Trump Edges Out Harris in Georgia and Other States with Large Black Populations
As results continue to trickle in, it appears that more Black voters are leaning toward Donald Trump, the Republican candidate, despite Kamala Harris being the first Black woman to run for the presidency.
According to research by Neusroom, Trump is leading or projected to win in several states with significant Black populations, marking a shift from the 2020 election results.
According to one exit poll, Trump won 20 percent of the votes of Black men in both Georgia and North Carolina, two major states with significant Black populations. In 2020, he managed to secure only 11 percent of Black voters in Georgia and just 7 percent in North Carolina.
In the 2020 contest between President Joe Biden and Trump, states like Georgia and Virginia went to Biden. However, this election cycle shows Trump leading in Georgia and projected to take North Carolina.
Among the states with the highest percentages of Black residents, Trump is seeing notable success. In Mississippi, where 38 percent of the population is Black, Trump is projected to win, and he has already claimed Louisiana and South Carolina, which have Black populations of 33 and 26 percent, respectively.
Georgia, with a 33 percent Black population, also went to Trump this time, marking a reversal from Biden’s 2020 win.
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Meanwhile, Harris has managed to secure Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, which have Black populations of 32, 20, and 44 percent, respectively. These wins indicate some retention of Democratic strongholds, yet they represent fewer Black-majority states than expected for a candidate who identifies as Black.
These results suggest a complex electoral shift among Black voters, a group that has traditionally leaned Democratic. Trump’s success in these key states may point to his outreach resonating with Black communities or to Harris facing challenges in energizing this demographic.
If this trend continues, it could signal a significant reconfiguration of the political landscape as the Democratic Party confronts the erosion of its support base in Black-majority regions.
Across the states, Trump continues to maintain his lead in the race, with 246 electoral votes against Harris’s 187. In the total number of votes counted so far, the former President leads by over 5 million votes.
