How Trump nearly doubled his support from black voters

The Washington Post ^ | September 24, 2025 | Theodore R. Johnson

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Democracy Dies in Darkness with Democrats

New data shows historic gains made by the president among this racial demographic.

After the presidential election in November, exit polls suggested that Donald Trump could credit his victory to support from young adults, voters lacking a college degree, and Hispanic and Black men. His improvement among Black voters was noteworthy at the time, but new data — based on voters whose participation is confirmed in state election records — confirms that his share was historic.

Trump is the first Republican presidential nominee in nearly half a century to win at least 15 percent of this voting bloc, according to the Pew Research Center, two points higher than exit polls showed. This means Trump nearly doubled his support from Black voters compared with 2020, increasing from 5 percent to 10 percent among women and from 12 percent to 21 percent among men.

Trump roughly doubled his support from Black voters in 2024

Support among Black voters compared to 2020 election

Reports attributed this shift to several factors: the appeal of MAGA’s swaggering brand to Black men, the resurgence of Black conservatives after Barack Obama’s presidency and a generational rift among the nation’s most uniform voting bloc.

Republican strategists in the post-civil rights era believed that if their candidates could win just 20 percent of Black voters, the party would have a stronghold on the White House and “become a majority party.” Trump came closer to that number than Ronald Reagan and every Republican presidential candidate since. Black Republicans are already pushing Trump and the party to take outreach to Black voters seriously if they want to maintain control of Congress.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Trump’s improvement isn’t due to his delivery on campaign promises or better outcomes for Black voters. Though his continued support of historically Black colleges is welcome, he hasn’t kept his word on nearly every other policy promise made to the group. Their economic situation is worsening: Unemployment is up; income and homeownership are down. And it isn’t his style or persona that is winning them over. Only 5 percent of Black Americans strongly approve of his performance, earning him the group’s lowest approval rating since 1983, when Reagan opposed creating a federal holiday for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. So, what explains Trump’s success?

Heh.

The reason Democrats can make the same promises election-after-election is because they never keep any of them.

[Lizavetta]

I really wonder how many of them truly believed Ted Kennedy, Biden, and all the rest that Bush, Romney, Trump, etc. would "put them back in chains" and "make them sit in the back of the bus."

It's disturbing to think how many people fall for that rhetoric when it is painfully obvious that the politicians are merely ACTING and PERFORMING in a role. They don't believe it any more than we do. Newsom is the least believable and comes across as a colossal phony.

[Texas Eagle]

The reason Democrats can make the same promises election-after-election is because they never keep any of them.

That's been a very effective business model for demonicRATS for decades.

[Lockbox]

Just winning that groups’ people who are tired of being victims of crime will kill the Libs. Prove we want all Americans to have a better life and help them achieve that is the death knell of the Democrats.

Being in the victim class is not a great life….

[Texas Eagle]

Pretty sad that DOUBLING the percentage only winds up with 10% of the vote.

On the positive side, it shows how precarious the demonicRAT position is when they have to depend on 90% of the black vote to even have a chance.

Hopefully, Trump and other Republicans will push harder for school vouchers in the next election cycle. That is a very popular issue with black Americans.

[Texas Eagle]

Pretty sad that DOUBLING the percentage only winds up with 10% of the vote.

On the positive side, it shows how precarious the demonicRAT position is when they have to depend on 90% of the black vote to even have a chance.

Hopefully, Trump and other Republicans will push harder for school vouchers in the next election cycle. That is a very popular issue with black Americans.

[desertsolitaire]

Maybe he does not come across as a colossal phony to many people who potentially vote. Something to keep in mind and plan for.

[desertsolitaire]

Hopefully, Trump and other Republicans will push harder for school vouchers in the next election cycle. That is a very popular issue with black American

Waiting for Superman documentary. We can do better as a country and Repubs should lead it.

[desertsolitaire]

Hopefully, Trump and other Republicans will push harder for school vouchers in the next election cycle. That is a very popular issue with black American

Waiting for Superman documentary. We can do better as a country and Repubs should lead it.

[desertsolitaire]

Hopefully, Trump and other Republicans will push harder for school vouchers in the next election cycle. That is a very popular issue with black American

Waiting for Superman documentary. We can do better as a country and Repubs should lead it.

[No name given]

At all.

[MinorityRepublican]

Obama, in blunt terms, tells Black men to get over their reluctance to support Harris

[CptnObvious]

Trump’s improvement isn’t due to his delivery on campaign promises or better outcomes for Black voters.

The premise of this statement is false, if one can state any promises or better things for "Black voters",then the statement is proven false.

Making most Tips not taxable, definitely helps this community.

Putting the National Guard into DC to stem the murder/rape/violence epidemic there has got to help as well. And by implication to come to the other Red Cities

Reducing the illegal immigrants in those cities also helps as those jobs become available as well.

Now Turn the question on Democrats. How have they helped the Red Sanctury cities? Has their willingness to die for the illegal immigrant cause helped in this regard?

Ah, no. As small business, like street vendors have suffered it the worst of all.

No, the Washington Pest throws out premise statements like this that are false, to load the dice in their favor.

This shtick's expiration date has expired, and the Dem/Mainstream Presses Butts are showing. Ready to get the proverbial boot.

[MayflowerMadam]

I think that little condescending scoldy event of Hussein’s torked off a bunch of black men.

[17th Miss Regt]

The signs say “Pennsylvania Democrats” and in the small print say, “Get back on the plantation, boy!”

[metmom]

Democrats are desperately trying to figure out how to get black support back, so they keep trying to figure out how Trump did it.

But he is so far beyond their comprehension, it’s ridiculous. They simply do not get the conservative mindset.

[metmom]

Democrats are desperately trying to figure out how to get black support back, so they keep trying to figure out how Trump did it.

But he is so far beyond their comprehension, it’s ridiculous. They simply do not get the conservative mindset.

[libertylover]

New data shows historic gains made by the president among this racial demographic.

Is this the first time the Washington Post has admitted it?

Blacks commit crimes at a much higher rate than other races, but still most blacks don't want their cities to be crime ridden either.

[gildafarrell]

The black voters have finally realized and recognized ALL the lies, half-truth promises over the decades by the demoncRATS are waste of their valuable time.