As the 2024 presidential election looms, the Democratic Party is grappling with a potential decline in turnout among Black voters, a demographic that has historically been the party’s most loyal constituency. This concern is fueled by a 10 percentage-point drop in Black voter turnout in the 2022 midterms compared to 2018, a more significant decline than any other racial or ethnic group.

Black voters played a pivotal role in delivering the White House to Joe Biden in 2020, and their support will be crucial for his bid for reelection. However, recent polls and interviews reveal a growing disillusionment among this demographic, particularly among younger Black voters and Black men.

W. Mondale Robinson, founder of the Black Male Voter Project, has criticized the Democratic Party for failing to effectively reach out to Black men, who he describes as “sporadic or non-voters.” He argued to The Washington Post that the party should focus more on turning out Black men, viewing them as swing voters who are debating whether to vote or stay home.