While most racial minorities in the United States are still more closely aligned with the Democratic Party, Republicans are gaining ground with those voters.
The change occurred above all in the post-Obama political context, starting with the advent of Donald Trump.
Despite President Joe Biden telling black voters they are “not black” if they support Donald Trump, more and more minorities are attracted to the 45th president.
An article in the New York Times on Tuesday – yes, the New York Times – detailed some of this change, although they downplay it when considering the overall numbers.
The Times writes: “Republicans have made significant gains among voters without college degrees, among rural voters and among white evangelical voters, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center. At the same time, Democrats have managed to retain key voters, such as black voters and younger voters, and have gained ground among college-educated voters.”
The story continued:
The GOP has long struggled with the fact that there have generally been fewer Americans who have identified as Republicans than as Democrats. After Barack Obama was re-elected president in 2012, the Republican Party produced an autopsy report concluding that to succeed in future elections, the party would need to broaden its tent to include black and Hispanic voters, who traditionally were not aligned with the GOP
Twelve years later, the party has made some small gains among Hispanic voters. But it was the growth of white working class and rural voters that pushed Republicans to achieve equity with Democrats.
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More minority support for Trump
The New York Times reported in its own poll in early March: “The poll shows Trump leading Biden among Hispanic voters, with 46% supporting the former president and 40% favoring Biden.”
A New York Times poll also showed that support for Trump among black voters has risen from 4% four years ago to a whopping 23% today.
This is a 19-point rebound: for a Republican, the left never tires of calling him racist. Apparently the tactic of turning voters away from Trump either turned out to be counterproductive or many voters always managed to understand it from the beginning.
Joe Biden’s campaign presents a number of problems. Add this trend among voters of color to the list.
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