Any gains in support among Black or Hispanic Americans would be helpful for Trump, who won 35% of Hispanic voters and 8% of Black voters in 2020, according to
AP VoteCast, and
has struggled to grow his appeal beyond his base. He's hoping, in part, to capitalize on frustration with his opponent, since
Views of Trump are remarkably stable
Most Americans have a negative view of Trump, according to the AP-NORC analysis, which combined two polls conducted close together to yield a bigger sample size. About 6 in 10 U.S. adults have a very or somewhat unfavorable opinion of him, while about 4 in 10 have a favorable opinion. Overall views of Trump were similar in
January and
July 2021, too, in the months after Biden took office.
Younger Black Americans might be a little more open to Trump's appeals. About one-third of Black younger adults — those under 45 — see him positively, compared to around 1 in 10 Black adults who are 45 or older. But most younger Black adults view him unfavorably.
About 6 in 10 Black Americans, meanwhile, have a positive view of Biden — down from 8 in 10 when he took office.
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The poll of 1,115 adults was conducted June 7-10, 2024 and the poll of 1,088 adults was conducted June 20-24, 2024. Both were conducted using a sample drawn from NORC’s probability-based AmeriSpeak Panel, which is designed to be representative of the U.S. population. ___
