Republican voter registration in the same time period increased just 6 percent, to 304,000. That was the same week protests began gripping the country in earnest. In Minnesota, the epicenter of the protests, registration more than tripled that week. In California, voter registration doubled during the protests. “Successful protests know that they have to get protesters and allies to the polls on Election Day.”

Source: New York Times August 11, 2020 17:37 UTC