Mississippi has the largest Black voting population in the United States.
Posted by Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov, Checked
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Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica TarlovOct 27, 2026
Read as a share of the electorate, the claim is supported: Pew's 2026 data puts Black eligible voters at about 36% of Mississippi's electorate, the highest of any state, and NPR and Forbes say the same.
This claim is about the present, so it is judged as of the day it was checked.
What was said
… Scott Column is incredible. I mentioned him last week, talking about that ad about pick another protein. He just continues to be fabulous. He's out on the campaign trail with Kamala Harris, who seems to be lighting up crowds down there in Mississippi, which has the largest Black voting population in the country. So we're going to say Kansas, Mississippi, not a waste of your money. Uhm, there was another really good one, Alaska, obviously, but Mary Patola up to a 75% chance is something I'm curious about, what happens with the lawsuit and what they're going to do …
Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Contradicts. Texas has the largest absolute Black eligible-voter population: Pew (2022) puts Texas at 2.9 million, about 14% of its eligible voters, which is more than any other state, so the claim is wrong if "largest" means raw numbers.[1][2][3]
Supports. Pew Research's September 2026 analysis, as reported by Forbes, says Black Americans make up 36% of Mississippi's eligible voters, the largest share of any state. The Pew state table lists Mississippi at 35.8% Black, ahead of Georgia (31.5%) and Louisiana (30.7%).[4][6]
Supports. NPR reports that Mississippi has the highest share of Black voters in the country, and the Mississippi Senate race coverage describes the state as having the largest proportional Black population.[5][7]
Context. Mississippi's lead is a proportional one, and the Forbes piece notes that population alone does not translate into political power. Some sources (e.g., the opinion piece) also cite "37%" and "39%" figures for different measures, so the exact percentage varies by source.[4][8][9]
Sources
9 sources: 7 not rated, 2 tier 2
- 1Voting advocates push to mobilize young Black voterstexastribune.org · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 2In this high-stakes election, young Black voters could be the push Dems need to turn Texas blueclick2houston.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 3'Voting gives us a voice': How Black voter turnout could change ...english.elpais.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 4The Case For Scott Colom: Why Mississippi's Senate Race Is Drawing National Attentionforbes.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports, context
- 5Can Black voting power and Trump fatigue break Mississippi's red wall?npr.org · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 6The U.S. Electorate's Changing Racial and Ethnic Makeuppewresearch.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7What Trump's Mississippi rally says about the midtermshoustonpublicmedia.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 8OPINION: 65,000 Mississippians can’t be wrongtallahatchienews.ms · not rated · cited for: context
- 9Mississippi's Political Shift Has Been Years in the Making. Philanthropy Is Helping Fuel Itinsidephilanthropy.com · not rated · cited for: context
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