Suffrage in the U.S.A.

Go back in time and see who would have won the last presidential election. BuzzFeed has an excellent set of maps showing who would have won the election if voting was restricted as it was in the past.

2012: The actual voting map. (Image from BuzzFeed).
1970: Adults over 24 years old (before the voting age was lowered to 18). (Image from BuzzFeed).
1920: Women’s sufferage. Only white voters (men and women). (Image from BuzzFeed).
1870: Only men can vote. (Image from BuzzFeed).
1850: When only white men could vote. (Image from BuzzFeed).

The video below gives a quick history of when voting rights were extended to different demographic groups.

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