Black voters are not happy with the vote between Biden and Trump

A brand new poll of Black voters in Michigan and Pennsylvania shows how dissatisfied many individuals are in having to decide on between current President Joe Biden and former commander-in-chief Donald Trump in the upcoming presidential election.

New discoveries from the University of Suffolk reveal like supporting Biden amongst black voters who helped him take office 4 years ago is declining ahead of the November election. Polls of Black voters in two swing states have Biden ranked first or second because most would still prefer to vote for him to avoid one other Trump administration.

Pew Center research revealed that 92% of Black voters supported Biden during the 2020 election. But now, lower than five months before the 2024 presidential election, Biden’s support amongst black voters is dramatically lower than it was 4 years ago.

Take your sisters. Olivia and Macayla Jones. “I’m not voting for Trump, but I’m not enthusiastic about voting for Biden. None of my close friends are thrilled with either candidate. It’s a universal feeling,” said Olivia Jones, 22, a senior at Central Michigan University

Macayla Jones, 23, a communications coordinator at a youth center in Bellville, Michigan, plans to vote for Biden as “the lesser of two evils, which still worries me a little.”

While Trump was in Detroit, working judge black votersa recent poll shows how unpopular the forty fifth president is amongst African American voters. Those planning to vote in November still favor Biden over Trump or third-party candidates like Cornel West or Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The poll was conducted June 9-13 via telephone survey of 500 African-Americans registered in Pennsylvania and an equal number in Michigan. Inflation and the economy are the biggest issues Black voters want to deal with.

Moreover, 14% remain undecided who and whether they may vote in November.

“I honestly don’t know what I’m going to do this time,” said Howie, an accountant and longtime registered Democrat. “I don’t necessarily believe in any of them at this point.”

Macayla and Olivia Jones represent a younger group of voters who desire a candidate who makes them feel like their concerns are being heard. Key issues they wish to resolve include a ceasefire in Israel’s war in Gaza, protecting reproductive rights, eliminating student loan debt and gun reform.

“I prefer candidates who better represent our generation and what we want this country to look like,” Macayla said. “Someone who listens to us.”