Black voters helped Democrats win in Georgia. Now they expect to be heard

Activists have been shouting about economic issues for years - in January they will expect lawmakers to respond

Stonecrest is resolutely middle class. About six out of 10 of its voters cast ballots in the 2026 election and about 90% of them voted for Democrats, according to election figures. And they have often been overlooked by Georgia's Republican establishment.

The fundraiser Keisha Lance Bottoms held at the Privi event center and retreat in suburban Atlanta in September didn't draw a lot of attention. But Stonecrest, by one measure the largest city in the United States with a non-Hispanic Black population above 90%, tends to roll under the radar.