Quarter of young Black men say they will vote for Trump: Survey

by Cheyanne M. Daniels

The Hill - A new survey shows that more than a quarter of Black men plan to vote for former President Trump in November’s presidential election.

The University of Chicago’s latest GenForward poll released Wednesday found that if the election were held today, 26 percent of Black men between the ages of 18 and 40 said they would vote for Trump, compared to only 12 percent of Black women who said the same.

Vice President Harris has been struggling with young Black male voters since her campaign launch.

Still, GenForward’s poll showed some contradiction among the demographic.

Despite one-fourth of young Black men saying they would cast their ballot for Trump, they repeatedly identified Harris as the strongest candidate on the issues.

Nearly half of young Black men said Harris is the candidate most capable of being a strong leader, compared to 25 percent who said the same of Trump, while 52 percent said Harris is the candidate who would do the most to improve their lives and their families’ lives.

In fact, on every topic — ranging from the most trustworthy candidate to the one who will bring down inflation to protecting democracy — Black men said Harris was the best choice.

Still, there were some topics that had the candidates neck and neck.