It was the Republican Party that enacted the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed the slaves, yet Black Americans seem to overwhelmingly vote Democratic, why?
Percentage of black votes for the democratic party from 1976 to 2012
1976 - 83% of black vote
1980 - 83% of black vote
1984 - 91% of black vote
1988 - 89% of black vote
1992 - 83% of black vote
1996 - 84% of black vote
2000 - 90% of black vote
2004 - 88% of black vote
2008 - 95% of black vote
2012 - 93% of black vote
