Since the mid-80s, Republican strategists have dreamed about increasing their party’s share of the Black vote. Yet, for decades, the GOP share of the Black vote has hovered around 10%, sometimes a couple of percentages less and other times a couple of percentages more. What explains the GOP obsession with attracting Black voters to their cause? Is it about winning elections or something else?
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Republicans and the black vote:
1980 – 14% (Ronald Reagan)
1984 – 9% (Ronald Reagan)
1988 – 11% (George H.W. Bush)
1992 – 10% (George H.W. Bush)
1996 – 12% (Bob Dole)
2000 – 9% (George W. Bush)
2004 – 11% (George W. Bush)
2008 – 4% (John McCain)
2012 – 6% (Mitt Romney)
2016 – 8% (Donald Trump)
2020 – 12% (Donald Trump)
Data from the Roper Center.
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