WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s approval rating among Black Americans is sinking, according to some of the latest polling, despite Trump making inroads with the electorate in last year’s presidential race.
A June Pew Research study found that Trump won 15% of Black voters in the 2024 election, up from 8% in 2020. The study noted that the shift mainly had to do with higher voter turnout in 2024 compared to 2020. Trump also held an edge over former Vice President Kamala Harris, his opponent, among voters “who did not vote four years earlier – a group that was considerably more diverse” than those who voted in 2024 and in 2020, according to the study.
But Black voters have been dissatisfied with Trump’s presidency, polls show. A Decision Desk HQ average of polls found that at the start of his term, Trump had a disapproval rating of 44% and an approval rating of 35% among Black voters.
However, his disapproval rating slowly started to increase. By the beginning of March, it was at around 63%, and it has reached 71.5% as of July 7.
A survey by the The Economist/YouGov conducted between July 4 and July 7 also found a dip in support among Black voters for Trump. It found that 15% of Black voters approve of the way Trump is handling his job as president, compared to 20% of Black voters who approved of his job handling in a June survey.
Since coming into office, Trump has unleashed a tariff war with other countries, sparking concerns among Americans over price increases back home. More recently, he signed into law his sweeping tax and domestic policy bill, which is expected to add trillions to the national debt.
Black Americans’ approval over the way Trump has handled inflation and prices has also decreased. The July YouGov/The Economist survey found that only 16% of Black voters approve of Trump’s handling of these issues, compared to 19% in June.
The July survey, conducted among 1,528 U.S. adult citizens, has a margin of error of plus or minus four percentage points.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Trump’s approval rating among Black voters is sinking: Polls
