Biden's support among black male voters dropped a record 15% compared to Obama in 2008 after a series of campaign gaffes and claims he took the African American vote for granted
Support for the Democratic presidential candidate reached a new low among black men in the 2020 election as some chose to vote for President Donald Trump instead, and others were turned off Joe Biden by a serious of campaign gaffes.
Biden received a significantly lower percentage of the vote among black men than Barack Obama, according to exit poll data from NBC, but also managed to win a lower percentage of the demographic than Hillary Clinton.
The former Vice President received a lower number of votes from black women than both Obama and Clinton as well, although he still won their support over Trump by a landslide.
The drop in black support for Biden was especially prominent in the Midwest and it comes despite Trump receiving some backlash for his response to Black Lives Matter protests over the summer.
Support for the Democratic presidential candidate reached a new low among black men in the 2020 election
Trump managed to draw more black men away from the Democratic party in 2020 with early NBC poll data showing a drop in the numbers who voted for Biden compared to Clinton
According to NBC, black men have been veering away from the Democratic presidential candidate over at least the last four elections but Biden's support featured a significant drop off from 2008.
In total 80 per cent of black men voted for Biden, down from 82 per cent for Clinton.
While the drop in support hasn't been as severe over the past four years, it marks a significant plummet from the 95 per cent of black men who voted for Obama in 2008.
However, Obama also lost a segment of the group in his reelection campaign, winning only 87 percent of black male voters in 2012.
Among black women, the decline in support for the Democratic candidate is not as severe.
Obama won 96 per cent of the black female vote in 2008 and 2012 and it remained at 94 percent for Clinton.
Yet the early poll data from NBC suggests Biden's support among black women was only 91 percent.
He still received the vote of more than nine out of ten black women.
Among the black men who voted for Trump, higher education levels led to a drop off in support for the president.
The poll showed that 26 per cent of black men who voted for Trump had a high school diploma or lower, 22 per cent had a bachelor's degree and 20 had an advance degree.
This stood in contrast to early data from CNN that suggested that in the 2020 election, white women with college degrees were more likely to vote for Trump than they were in the last election.
The drift from Biden was seen prominently in the Midwest where one in three black men voted for Trump, while 52 percent of black men who identified as ideologically conservative cast their vote for the president.
The data comes after a summer of turmoil and civil unrest as Black Lives Matter protests took to the streets following the death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis in May.
Trump and his administration has been criticized for its response to the wave of demonstrations with the president issuing threats to Democratic-led cities if they did not get the violence that broke out at some protests in check.
Others praised Trump for his heavy hand and calls for law and order.
Biden's lower standing with black voters comes after gaffes during his campaign which may have alienated some within the demographic and angered others.
In October, radio personality Charlamagne Tha God credited Trump with attempting to reach young black male voters, a group he said 'never gets courted' during election campaigns.
The influential 42-year-old radio host said Democratic Party marketing tended to speak to the interests of older black men, assuming that all other black people will share their concerns.
'When it comes to those black people you see who maybe [are] showing support for Trump, I just think because Trump is actually talking to young Black male voters,' he said.
Charlamagne also criticized some of the comments Democratic candidate Joe Biden made on race during his campaign.
In the lead-up to election day, influential radio host Charlamagne Tha God acknowledged the Trump campaign's efforts to reach young black male voters, saying the group is 'never courted' during election campaigns. The radio host has previously criticized Biden
High-profile rappers and actors 50 Cent (left) and Ice Cube (right) showed support for President Donald Trump in the upcoming presidential election on November 3
In fact, Biden's now infamous comment to black voters that: 'If you have a problem figuring out whether you're for me or Trump, then you ain't black,' was made in an interview with the radio host in May.
Biden later apologized for the controversial remark after a huge backlash.
Two months later, Charlamagne crowned Biden 'Donkey of the Day' for claiming Trump was America's 'first racist president.'
'I really wish Joe Biden would shut the f up forever,' he said on his radio show before pointing out that 12 former presidents had owned slaves.
The radio host has also said that he was voting for potential Vice President Kamala Harris rather than Biden himself.
Harris would be the first black and first female vice president if elected.
The early election data comes after several high-profile black men came out in support of President Trump or voiced their willingness to work with him and his administration in the lead-up to election day.
Rapper 50 Cent indicated his support for Trump in social media posts, while his fellow actor and rapper Ice Cube has partnered with the Trump campaign on its Platinum Plan to benefit black Americans.
And just days before the election, Lil Wayne praised Trump and said he had a 'great meeting' with the president.
Others who previously voiced support for Trump have included retired football great Herschal Walker, former NBA star Denis Rodman, Mike Tyson, Floyd Mayweather and even Kanye West, before the rapper decided to launch his own presidential bid.
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