What polling shows about Black voters’ views of Harris and Trump

By Matt Brown and Linley Sanders | The Associated Press FILE – A supporter wearing earrings that read “Unapologetically Black” listens during a campaign rally for Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, Aug. 10, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Black registered voters have an overwhelmingly positive view of Vice President Kamala Harris, but they’re less sure that she would change the country for the better, according to a recent poll from the   AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.The poll, which was conducted in mid-September, found about 7 in 10 Black voters have a somewhat or very favorable view of Harris, with few differences between Black men and women voters on how they view the Democratic candidate. Younger and older Black voters also had similar views of the vice president.Black voters’ opinions of former President Donald Trump, by contrast, were overwhelmingly negative, underscoring the challenges that the Republican candidate faces as he seeks to erode Harris’ support among Black men. Black voters are an important Democratic constituency, and few are aligned with the Republican Party. According to the survey, two-thirds of Black voters identify as Democrats, about 2 in 10 identify as independents and about...