The Real Heroes of the Alabama Senate Race? Black Women

Progressives cheered the news Wednesday that Democrat Doug Jones beat Republican Roy Moore in the Alabama special senate election.

Many in and out of the state congratulated one group of voters in particular--black women.

The hashtag #BlackWomen was trending Wednesday morning as the demographic breakdown of the voter results came out, showing that a resounding 98 percent of black women voted for Jones.

\u201cLet me be clear: We won in Alabama and Virginia because #BlackWomen led us to victory. Black women are the backbone of the Democratic Party, and we can\u2019t take that for granted. Period.\u201d
— Tom Perez (@Tom Perez) 1513179351

That's compared with the 63 percent of white women who voted for Moore, despite the several allegations against Moore of sexual misconduct with women when they were minors.

\u201cWhite Women: \u201cWe\u2019re putting \n Moore in the \n Senate!\u201d\nBlack Women: \u201cThe HELL you \n are!\u201d \n#BlackWomen #AlabamaElection\u201d
— Mindy (@Mindy) 1513179596

Breaking down the votes by county, Jones won in counties with major cities and in Alabama's "black belt" region--a historically poor and working-class area in southern Alabama that is predominantly African-American. Analysts congratulated grass-roots organizing and increased voter turnout for the mobilization of Alabama's black voters--some of whom voted for the first time.

\u201cI want to give this young woman a huge hug right now and let her know just how much her vote counted tonight! \n\n#ALSen\n#AlabamaSenateElection \n\nhttps://t.co/nOdHIRtSrh\u201d
— Khary Penebaker (@Khary Penebaker) 1513142408

Needless to say, in this election, all the people of Alabama made their voices heard and their votes count.

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And politicians shouldn't forget it.

\u201cIf Black people save the day in Alabama, you\u2019re not gonna be able to tell me *nothin\u2019*, man. \n\nI\u2019m gonna go outside and start screaming WAKANDA FOREVER.\u201d
— \ud83e\udd0c\ud83c\udffe Imani Gandy \ud83d\udc46\ud83c\udffe (@\ud83e\udd0c\ud83c\udffe Imani Gandy \ud83d\udc46\ud83c\udffe) 1513127641

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