Harris maintains lead over Trump among Black swing state voters – poll

A new poll has revealed that Kamala Harris continues to lead Donald Trump among likely Black voters in battleground states.

The poll, conducted by Howard University’s Initiative on Public Opinion from 2 October to 8 October, surveyed 981 likely Black voters in the states of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

The results show that 84% of respondents said they planned to vote for the vice-president, while only 8% said they would support Trump for president in November, and another 8% remained undecided.

The survey also identified the most important issues for the respondents, with “democracy/voting rights/elections’” ranked as a top priority, followed by the economy and abortion rights.

About 63% of respondents indicated that were “very excited” about voting in November.

When asked their opinion of Harris, 61% of respondents expressed a “very favorable” opinion of the vice-president, while only 14% held a “very unfavorable” opinion of her.

In contrast, 10% of respondents viewed Trump as “very favorable” and 74% reported a “very unfavorable” opinion of the former president.

The margin of error in this poll is plus or minus 3.2 percentage points.

Harris’s support among Black likely voters in this poll is two percentage points higher than her support in a similar survey conducted in September by Howard University. In that poll, Harris received support among 82% of the respondents.

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Trump received more support among Black likely voters in that September poll than in the new October poll. In September, 12% of the respondents indicated they would vote for him, compared with 8% this time. That poll also noted that Trump garnered support among Black men in battleground states under the age of 50, with one in five indicating at that time that they would vote for him (though Harris still leads that the group).

A recent New York Times/Siena College poll also found that Trump had made gains among young Black and Hispanic male voters.

The new poll from Howard University comes as Harris announced a plan this week to enhance economic opportunities for Black men.

The plan includes offering forgivable business loans for Black entrepreneurs, creating more apprenticeships and mentorship programs, and more.