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The air is thick with unease, a quiet tension that hangs heavy in Black communities across the nation. It’s not just the sting of defeat after rallying behind Kamala Harris—it’s the looming fear of what a second Trump presidency could unleash. For many Black Americans, the memories of Trump’s first term are not distant; they’re vivid and visceral, etched with the scars of hate and violence that now Black people feel could return with a vengeance.
During the 2024 presidential election, Black voters again showed that they are America’s most aligned voter block by appearing in force and voting for Kamala Harris, but she lost. Now, a Donald Trump victory has left Black voters terrified that a second Trump presidency will bring about hate and violence.
According to a recent report by the 2024 American Electorate Voter Poll, Black Americans overwhelmingly fear a Trump second term. The poll, conducted from Oct. 18 to Nov. 4, surveyed more than 9,000 Americans who voted in the 2024 election. It includes large national and swing states, with samples of African American, Black and Pacific Islander, Latino, and Native American voters and a robust sample of white voters, according to their website. When it came to Black people and their fear of what a second Trump presidency might look like, the data spoke for itself.
According to the study, 80% of Black people said that if Donald Trump becomes president again, he will promote hate and division and will encourage violence and bloodshed, which has already started to take shape. As previously reported by NewsOne, Black students across the country reported receiving racist text messages after Donald Trump’s presidential election win.
When it came to the topic of Project 2025, 71% of Black voters said it was too extreme and could result in mass deportations, jailing of political opponents and journalists, banning of the Department of Education, banning abortion, and extreme powers for the president turning the U.S. into an authoritarian nation. Seventy-three percent of Black voters said that if Republicans win Congress and the presidency, they would outlaw abortion nationwide.
The report also revealed that 67% of Black voters think the Supreme Court has become too political and don’t trust them to act independently from President-elect Trump.
“While generally hopeful, Black voters have serious concerns with a Trump second term and they’re concerned specifically about hate, division and violence, said professor and AARC advisor Ray Block.
Black voters are obviously scared of what a second Trump presidency will look like, and can you blame them? Trump’s divisive and hate-filled rhetoric is often directed toward minorities and America’s disenfranchised. Standing in the room with Donald Trump means you might be standing in the room with a racist.
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