‘Speechless!’: CNN analyst shocked at Trump’s spike in Black voter support, ‘huge’ Biden decline
NEW YORK – In reaction to the latest polls measuring Black voter support of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, a CNN analyst said he was “speechless” at “historic” shifts in Trump’s favor.
According to the aggregate of Black voter polls, Biden’s share of the Black vote has gone from 86% in 2020 to 70% in 2024. For Trump, his share has tripled from 7% to 21%.
“I keep looking for this to change, to go back to a historical norm, and it – simply put – has not yet,” said CNN data reporter Harry Enten. “It’s not just that Joe Biden is losing ground – it’s that Donald Trump is gaining ground.”
“Right now we’re careening towards historic performance for Republican presidential candidate the likes of which we have not seen in six decades,” Enten said.
The massive shift is mainly in Black voters under the age of 50, the data found.
Per the polls, Biden has lost support in Black voters over 50, from +83% in 2020 to +74% in 2024.
In contrast, his Black vote under 50 has gone from +80% to only +37% – a swing against Biden of over 40 points in just four years.
“Holy cow, folks… holy cow. Look at this. Joe Biden was up by 80 points among this group back at this point in 2020,” Enten said. “It’s now just – get this – 37 points. That lead has dropped by more than half […] I’ve just never seen anything like this. I’m, like, speechless.”
Enten said that if the polling is “anywhere near” accurate, the 2024 election will be a “historic” moment when young Black voters leave the Democratic Party “in droves.”
When independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy comes into the mix, Biden’s share of the Black vote drops below 50%.
“I never thought I would see something like this amongst Black voters,” Enten said.
Trump has been gunning for the Black vote, which is pivotal in the swing states of Georgia, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan, thanks to large urban areas like Atlanta, Philadelphia, Milwaukee and Detroit.
The campaign recent launched a “Black Americans for Trump” effort as well, being pushed by Florida Republican Rep. Byron Donalds.
Donalds traveled with Trump to Detroit to speak at a Black church about why voting for Trump is the right move for the traditionally Democratic voting bloc.
