Nearly two-thirds of South Carolina Democratic primary voters are black

Early exit polls suggest that nearly two in three voters in South Carolina's Democratic primary on Saturday are African-Americans, a measure which bodes well for Hillary Clinton's prospect of victory in the Palmetto State.

Bernie Sanders has had "a difficult time penetrating the black electorate," especially in the South, explains Scott Huffmon, a political scientist at Winthrop University of Rock Hill, South Carolina. "They’ve heard Clinton say the same things for a long time. They didn’t know who Bernie Sanders was."

If these numbers hold, these rates would mark a significant jump in African-American turnout compared to the last Democratic primary race in 2008.

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