Some Surprising Data on Black Americans

Pew Research Tells All

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The Democratic Party has very slowly seen their grip on Asian, Hispanic and Black voters slipping as of late. There are many nuanced, complex reasons for this. Here’s some fascinating data from Pew Research:

1. 66% of Black Democrats believe sex is immutable and assigned at birth.

2. 62% of Black Americans believe race should NOT be a factor in college admissions.

3. 38% of Black Americans believe police funding should be INCREASED; 38% believe funding should remain as is; only 23% want it decreased.

4. In 2021, 65% of Black Americans believed that increased attention given to inequality had NOT led to changes for the better for Black Americans.

5. 64% of Black adults feel that the ‘racial reckoning’ and focus on identity has NOT led to positive changes.

6. Only 29% of Black Democrats identify as ‘liberal’ within the party. (Compared with 55% of Whites.)

7. Currently, there has been a roughly 11% drop in Black voter support of the Democratic Party, dropping from 90% to 79%.

8. 55% of Black Americans believe Democrats should work hard to find common ground with Republicans, versus only 41% who feel Democrats should proceed with their agenda no matter what.

***All this data seems to make one thing clear: White lefties are turning Black voters off, big time. If white liberals keep being paternalistic and keep ignoring what Black voters actually want, and how these voters think and feel, Dems are going to be in trouble.

Of course what I’m presenting here is only one angle on a complicated story. 63% of Black adults, according to Pew (source #9 below) still feel that racism is a major problem, and 60% feel that police brutality is. And there’s more in this vein. I’m not trying to oversimplify the case or cherry-pick or be one-sided. In general, Black Americans still vastly favor the Democratic Party broadly (though they’re generally more moderate).

I’m simply pointing out that this demographic seems to clearly *not* like the direction the Democratic Party is moving. We should pay attention to this.

Resources:

1. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2023/01/04/black-democrats-differ-from-other-democrats-in-their-views-on-gender-identity-transgender-issues/

2. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/02/25/most-americans-say-colleges-should-not-consider-race-or-ethnicity-in-admissions/

3. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/10/26/growing-share-of-americans-say-they-want-more-spending-on-police-in-their-area/

4. https://www.pewresearch.org/race-ethnicity/2022/08/30/black-americans-are-pessimistic-about-their-position-in-u-s-society/

5. https://www.pewresearch.org/race-ethnicity/2022/08/30/black-americans-are-pessimistic-about-their-position-in-

6. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/02/27/5-facts-about-black-democrats/u-s-society/

7. https://www.newsweek.com/democrats-black-voter-problem-only-getting-worse-opinion-1749500?amp=1

8. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/02/27/5-facts-about-black-democrats/

9. https://www.pewresearch.org/race-ethnicity/2022/08/30/black-americans-are-pessimistic-about-their-position-in-u-s-society/