Young Black voter might be swing voters now

[el midgetron]

It’s good to see the black vote shifting towards issues and policy rather than obedience to the Democrat party. Considering this is in the MSM, it seems evident there is a shift happening.

“But by 2024, a clear age gap had opened up among Black Americans, at least when thinking about a Biden-Trump matchup. Older Black voters remained overwhelmingly Democratic: For example, Black respondents aged 65-74 supported Biden by 70 points. But as you can see in the next chart, younger Black voters favored Biden by much smaller margins. In fact, Black voters between 25 and 34 gave just about equal support to Biden and Trump.”

Young Black voters might be swing voters now

Black voter support for Trump and Republicans is concentrated among young Black voters.

abcnews.go.com

 

[yidnar]

Trump may get a record number of black votes for a republican .

 

[sealybobo]

It’s good to see the black vote shifting towards issues and policy rather than obedience to the Democrat party. Considering this is in the MSM, it seems evident there is a shift happening.

“But by 2024, a clear age gap had opened up among Black Americans, at least when thinking about a Biden-Trump matchup. Older Black voters remained overwhelmingly Democratic: For example, Black respondents aged 65-74 supported Biden by 70 points. But as you can see in the next chart, younger Black voters favored Biden by much smaller margins. In fact, Black voters between 25 and 34 gave just about equal support to Biden and Trump.”

Young Black voters might be swing voters now

Black voter support for Trump and Republicans is concentrated among young Black voters.

abcnews.go.com

Data shows that Black workers have seen gains during both the Biden and Trump administrations.



Under Trump, the unemployment rate for the group fell to 5.3% in September 2019 — a record low at the time. It dropped even further under President Joe Biden, to a new low of 4.8% in April 2023.

Another measure of job-market health, the labor-force participation rate, has also improved among Black workers under Biden, with 64% of the U.S. Black population in the workforce (employed and unemployed but seeking work), compared with a peak of 63.2% under Trump.

The all-time labor-force participation record for Black workers — as well as all U.S. workers — came during the Clinton

When it comes to pay, inflation-adjusted weekly earnings for Black workers reached a two-decade high of $314 under Trump. That was narrowly surpassed in the fourth quarter of 2023 under Biden, hitting $315.