Former Vice President Joe Biden holds a wide lead among black voters over the rest of the 2020 Democratic presidential field, according to a new poll.
The poll shows that 48% of registered black Democratic voters nationwide support Biden for the nomination, a double digit advantage over the other candidates. The poll was released on Saturday -- nearly two months before the South Carolina primary, which stands as the first real test of black support in the Democratic primary.Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has the backing of 20% of black Democratic voters, with Massachusetts Sen.
Deval Patrick, the only African American candidate besides Booker, also received less than 1% support.There are age and ideology divisions within black voters -- much as there are among Democrats generally -- with younger African American voters more apt to back Sanders and older ones more partial to Biden. Sanders leads Biden by 42% to 30% among black Democrats ages 18 to 34.Nearly six in 10 moderate or conservative black Democratic voters say they back Biden.
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