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Black, white and the 2016 presidential race

The 2016 presidential race may come down to black and white.

The 2016 presidential race may come down to black and white.

The latest polls show that white voters are evenly split between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. But whites only comprise two-thirds of the population. One out of every three Americans identify as black or Hispanic, and polls show that Trump has little support among minority voters.

In Ohio, a swing state, zero percent of black voters say they’ll vote for Trump, according to a recent poll.

Some of that lack of support can be attributed to comments made by the candidate. At a June appearance in California, Trump pointed to a black man in the crowd and called him "my African-American.”

"Oh, look at my African-American over here. Look at him," Trump said. "Are you the greatest?"

Democrats also have successfully wooed black voters in recent elections. Traditionally, one out of every 10 black voters have cast ballots for Republican presidential candidates. In 2012 and 2008, that figure was one in 20, as more black voters cast their ballots for President Obama.

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