Former President Donald Trump has dramatically improved his support among African-American supporters in Wisconsin — a crucial battleground that is part of Democrats’ “Blue Wall.”
According to an NBC, Donald Trump received about 20 percent support among black voters exit poll.
That’s more than double the 8 percent he got in 2020. He has made a strong case for minority support, encouraged by the pre-election polls.
At the same time, he received 38 percent among Hispanic/Latino voters, according to the exits.
That group supported Joe Biden over Trump by a margin of 23 points, 59 to 36.
He also sees gains among Latino men in a group of 10 key states. They backed Democrat Kamala Harris 54-44, a healthy margin but perhaps not what she needs in major battlegrounds where they make up a large part of the Democratic coalition.
Former President Donald Trump has made a big push for Black and Hispanic voters, making gains in Wisconsin, according to early exit polls
In 2020, they supported Joe Biden over Trump by a much larger margin of 23 points, 59 to 35.
During his campaign, Trump repeatedly spoke about illegal immigrants taking what he called “black jobs” and Latin American jobs. He pledged to impose tariffs on imports, saying this would boost U.S. manufacturing.
In Michigan, which has a larger minority share of the population, Trump received only 9 percent of the black vote, according to exit polls.
Republican presidential candidate and former US President Donald Trump speaks on stage next to former boxer Thomas ‘Hit Man’ Hearns, during a rally at Huntington Place in Detroit, Michigan, US on October 18, 2024. Trump saw pre-election margins improve compared to are 2020 figures among black and Hispanic voters
Bishop John Drew Sheard, center left, leads a congregation in a prayer for Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris, center right, during a church service at the Greater Emmanuel Institutional Church of God in Christ, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, in Detroit. Harris hoped for a goose-black turnout in the final days of the race
Pew Research estimates that there are 34 million Black eligible voters in the U.S., a 7 percent increase from the 2020 election, and make up about 14 percent of eligible voters.
They are a crucial part of the Democratic coalition and are helping to push Barack Obama to become the first black president.
Black voters in South Carolina also helped propel Joe Biden to his first victory, in part with the support and organizing of Rep. James C. Clyburn.
Harris would become the first black female president.
Trump injected the debate over her racial background into the campaign when he questioned her ethnicity during a controversial interview with a group of black journalists in Chicago.
Although Harris enjoys strong support among African American voters, the question Tuesday was whether she could maintain Biden’s margins.
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