Fewer Black Americans say they will vote in the 2024 election, new poll says

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden may be facing a tougher landscape six months out from Election Day, as a new poll shows that fewer Black Americans – a key voting bloc – say they will show up to the polls this year when compared to 2020.

The Washington Post/Ipsos poll, conducted between April 9 and April 16, found that 62% of Black Americans said they were certain to vote in this year’s election. That’s down by 12 percentage points compared to June 2020, where 74% of Black Americans said the same.

The poll also found that only 41% of young Black Americans ages 18-39 were certain to vote, compared to 61% in June 2020.

Black Americans' support for Biden overall has decreased too, according to the poll. Biden won 92% of support from the demographic group four years ago. However, the poll found that 74% of Black Americans said they would definitely or probably vote for Biden this year.

Fourteen percent of Black Americans said they would definitely or probably vote for former President Donald Trump. In 2016, Trump received the support of 8% of Black voters, according to exit polls.That support increased to 12% in 2020.

The survey, conducted among 1,331 Black adults, has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.2 percentage points.

Other polls have found similar results. For instance, a survey from GenFoward published last year found that 63% of Black voters said they would support Biden while 17% would cast their ballot for Trump.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Fewer Black Americans will head to the polls in 2024, new poll finds