African American Voters
Donald Trump said this phrase at the last presidential debate: Immigrants are taking ____.
Black Jobs
___ proportion of Minnesotan Latinos live in the metro.
⅔
This location has the largest Hmong population per capita in the United States.
St. Paul
This Minnesota official is the highest-ranking elected native official in the county.
Peggy Flannigan
This Representative is the first elected Somali-American Representative in Washington DC.
Ilhan Omar
Black Voters have one of the highest rates of turnout in the county. There are __ predicted eligible black voters in 2024.
34.4 Million
Minnesota’s Latino population is the ___ largest demographic group in the state according to the US census. (Bonus for the number of residents)
Third, 345,640
___ % of Minnesotas have Hmong Heritage.
1.2%
On June 2, 1924, Congress granted citizenship to all Native Americans born in the U.S. However the right to vote was not granted to all Native Americans this year. (Bonus points if you can name the act)
1965, The Voting Rights Act
This Senator was the first Somali Representative in the Minnesota State Senate.
Omar Fateh
In Minnesota ___ % of eligible voters are black.
7%
There are ___ predicted eligible Latino voters in the US in 2024.
36.2 million
This act passed in 2000 gave tens of thousands of Hmong and ethnic Laotians the right to vote.
Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 2000
In 2020 there were ___ Native Americans of voting age in the US.
4.7 Million
This geographic area has the largest Somali Diaspora population in the United States. (Bonus for population size).
The Twin Cities, 68,000
In 2020 ___ % of single-race Black, non-Hispanic voters cast their vote for President Joe Biden.
92%
This politician was the first Mexican-American elected to the Minneapolis City Council. (Bonus for the election year)
Alondra Cano, 2013
This politician was the first Hmong-American elected to the Minneapolis City Council. (Bonus for the election year)
Blong Yang, 2013
Native Americans continue to face unjust challenges that limit their access to casting a ballot. In 2019 this act was introduced in Congress to try and create more access to voting by requiring the DOJ to regularly consult with tribes on key voting issues.
Native American Voting Rights Act
In 2022 __ Somali Americans ran for Legislative Seats across the US.
11
This politician and lawyer was the first African American Elected to the MN State Legislature. (Bonus for the election year)
John Wheaton, 1898
This politician was the first Latino elected to the MN state legislature. (Bonus for the election year)
Conrad Vega, 1977
This Official was the first Hmong American elected to public office in the Metro. (Bonus for the election year and office)
Choua Lee, 1991, St. Paul Board of Education
This politician was the first Native American Woman to serve in the Minnesota State Legislature and the first Native American Lesbian to be elected to any state legislature. (Bonus for election year)
Susan Allen, 2012
Elected in 2019 this person is the first Somli American elected as mayor of a US City. (Bonus for the city).
Nadia Mohamed, St. Louis Park