CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten said on Tuesday that a racially diverse array of Americans support requiring photo identification to vote, despite Democratic claims that the requirement is racist.
While Republicans have championed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which would require proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections, Democratic lawmakers have labeled it as a “voter suppression” bill that would disenfranchise Americans who lack easy access to citizenship documents, such as a U.S. passport or birth certificate. Enten noted on “CNN News Central” that Americans of different parties and races were aligned with rapper Nicki Minaj, who posted her support for voter ID requirements in a Sunday X post.
“What’s the racial breakdown on this? Because I think a lot of people make the argument that people of color, non-white Americans have a harder time procuring a photo ID to vote,” Enten said.
“But even here, take a look here, favor photo ID to vote: 85% of white people favor it, 82% of Latino, 76% of black Americans favor it.”