A Definitive Guide to Black Trump Supporters
Forewarned is forearmed. Grab your binoculars.
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As Democratic demographics go, Black folks can be pretty conservative. We can be counted on to vote Democratic 90% of the time at any level of government, but for most of us it’s simply a matter of pragmatism. We are literally just trying to stay alive, so we vote for politicians whose platforms don’t seem to want us dead. At the same time, a history long subjected to European-defined religion, state violence, and anti-Black socialization has left us collectively leaning into capitalism as a balm, struggling against toxic self-definitions, and all too frequently sporting a homophobia kicker against the better angels of our nature.
And then there are those Black people who cut themselves off from the herd entirely, who throw Blackness under the bus for personal gain to such a degree that its calculation is crystal clear.
As the end of election season dots the horizon, it’s a good time to get familiar with the kind of Black supporters Trump has been able to amass. While only a sliver of voters, these…
