Poll shows that a majority of Black swing-state voters support Harris among all age groups.

Young black men were the most likely to vote for Trump, but he still lost to Harris by a significant margin, with 16% to her 75%.

Poll shows that a majority of Black swing-state voters support Harris among all age groups.
Poll shows that a majority of Black swing-state voters support Harris among all age groups.

Insights into black voters' support for the 2024 presidential election can be gleaned from new data from the Howard University Initiative on Public Opinion.

In the seven swing states, a majority of black voters prefer Vice President Kamala Harris over former President Donald Trump, according to a Howard University poll.

Pollsters found that 82% of respondents supported Harris while only 12% backed Trump.

Donald Trump
Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a Planet Chronicle Town Hall with Sean Hannity at the New Holland Arena in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.  (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Approximately 5% of respondents are undecided, while 1% plan to vote for a candidate other than Harris or Trump.

The data shows a significant difference between age groups.

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Young black voters continue to support Harris with a majority (75%), but Trump's support has doubled to 16%, and the number of voters backing alternative candidates has increased to 9%.

The age difference was most noticeable among men, with men under 50 years old favoring Harris by 72% to 21%, while men over 50 were split 88% to 10% in favor of Biden.

In Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, black voters aged 18 and above who are registered to vote were surveyed by Howard University poll.

Kamala Harris
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) leadership conference in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

A poll was conducted from Sept. 4 to Sept. 11 with a sample size of 1,000 respondents and a margin of error of ±3.1 percentage points.

Individuals were surveyed via landline, cellphone, and text-to-web.

by Timothy Nerozzi

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