Black Gender + Generation Gap

2022 Election

Terrance Woodbury HIT STRATEGIES

FOUNDING PARTNER & CEO www.hitstrat.com

Disclaimer: This presentation is for academic purposes & not for public distribution.
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Black gender and generational gap persisted in 2022

Voted Republican Voted Democrat

Percentage Point Difference Between Preferred Identity

-18

Black Men 19 +59 78

Black Women 10 +77 87

Black Under 50 20 +56 76

Black Over 50 10 +77 87

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Black voters overall, trust Democrats more than Republicans on all issue areas
Q20. For each please say whether you think Democrats or Republicans would do a much better or somewhat better job handling that issue

% Black Voters Overall

Voting Rights 50%

8 8 11 72

Healthcare 7 8 13 72

Racial equality 6 8 19 68

Reproductive Rights 8 10 14 67

Education 10 13 16 61

Police Brutality 8 9 24 59

Gun Violence 10 10 23 57

Infrastructure 13 14 19 53

Economy 14 18 21 47

Inflation 13 20 24 44

Democrats Better Republicans Better Both Neither

Source: June 2022 NAACP Battleground Survey Total N=800 Black Voters who voted in EITHER 2018 or 2020 or both or newly registered since 2020
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Young Black voters trust Dems and Republicans almost equally on economic issues
Q20. For each issue please say whether you think Democrats or Republicans would do a much better or somewhat better job handl ing that issue

% Black Voters Under 50

Voting Rights 50%

9 11 15 65

Healthcare 8 10 17 66

Racial equality 6 9 24 61

Reproductive Rights 8 12 18 62

Education 11 15 20 55

Police Brutality 6 10 29 54

Gun Violence 10 10 30 50

Infrastructure 15 18 24 42

Economy 14 23 26 37

Inflation 13 24 28 34

Democrats Better Republicans Both Neither

Source: June 2022 NAACP Battleground Survey Total N=800 Black Voters who voted in EITHER 2018 or 2020 or both or newly registered since 2020