Questionable data used to support Alito's voting rights decision

Three ways to calculate voter turnout in the 2016 Louisiana general election

Black voter

turnout

White voter

turnout

Citizen voting

age population

61.3%

62.4%

Widely used

Registered

voters

62%

71.5%

60.9%

All adults 18+

60.8%

DoJ used

Black voter turnout

was only higher using

this metric

Black voter

turnout

White voter

turnout

Citizen voting

age population

61.3%

62.4%

Widely used

Registered

voters

62%

71.5%

60.9%

All adults 18+

60.8%

DoJ used

Black voter turnout

was only higher using

this metric

Black voter

turnout

White voter

turnout

Citizen voting

age population

61.3%

62.4%

Widely used

Registered

voters

62%

71.5%

60.9%

All adults 18+

60.8%

DoJ used

Black voter turnout

was only higher using

this metric

Black voter

turnout

White voter

turnout

Citizen voting age population

61.3%

62.4%

Widely used

Registered voters

62%

71.5%

All adults 18+

60.9%

DoJ used

60.8%

Black voter turnout

was only higher using

this metric

Black voter

turnout

White voter

turnout

Citizen voting age population

61.3%

62.4%

Widely used

Registered voters

62%

71.5%

All adults 18+

60.9%

DoJ used

60.8%

Black voter turnout

was only higher using

this metric

Guardian graphic. Sources: US Census Bureau, Louisiana secretary of state. Note: Voter turnout is a percentage calculated by dividing the number of people who voted by a population metric.