Sure, there's a chunk of African-Americans out there who associate the Republican Party with racism, frankly particularly in the Deep South. It's an unfair perception, but it exists. Over a period time, that perception will die away if Republicans are focusing on issues that happen to impact African-Americans.

He also began writing a column for the conservative National Review. 2006

In the Democratic primary he defeated political newcomer Eddison Walters 90%–9%. On May 29 2012 Artur Davis confirmed that he was changing his voter registration from Alabama to Virginia and that he would run as a Republican were he to seek political office in the future.

In May 2012 he confirmed that he was considering running for Congress as a Republican. He was also a candidate for governor of Alabama in the 2010 Democratic Gubernatorial Primary.