More Mass. Black voters are backing Trump. Dems want to know how they can re-energize the voting base. - The Boston Globe

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : In 10 Massachusetts towns with the highest share of Black residents, Trump gained 5.8 percentage points on average compared to 2020, a Globe analysis of census and election data found.
49% : The increase is more pronounced among Black men, 21 percent of whom voted for Trump this year, a roughly eight-percentage-point jump from 2016.
46% : In Springfield, where one in five residents are Black, Trump earned 32.2 percent of the vote, compared to 24.9 percent in 2020.
43% : However, since 2016, the percentage of Black voters nationally backing Trump has risen from 8 percent to 13 percent this year, according to CNN exit poll data.
43% : In Brockton, where two in five residents are Black, Trump improved to 27.6 percent of the vote, from 22.3 percent in 2020.

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