In the 2020 election, it is estimated that Donald Trump won around 12 percent of the Black vote. Among Black male voters, his percentage was higher, perhaps around 18 percent. Both showings were significantly better for Trump than in 2016. And Trump's 2016 showing was better than Republicans had been doing among Black voters. What accounts for Trump's 2020 numbers? The usual explanation is economic. Black employment soared under Trump
