Pete Buttigieg receives 'zero percent' support from black voters: Emerson poll

Pete Buttigieg has been making the rounds in what could be a possible 2028 presidential campaign, making appearances and engaging with voters since he was Transportation Secretary. However,  Buttigieg has one group that he's having trouble winning over: the black vote, a key Democratic voting bloc.

A recent Emerson College poll showed Buttigieg receiving zero percent support from black respondents when asked about their preferred Democratic nominee for 2028. The striking result highlights a longstanding challenge for the South Bend mayor-turned-Cabinet official, who has yet to fully repair his relationship with the black community.

“He’s got one big, glaring soft spot … which is his relationship with the black community,” said a veteran Democratic strategist familiar with party dynamics to The Hill. “He didn’t have a lot of African American fans from his time as mayor, he didn’t have a lot of black support when he ran for president, and I haven’t seen evidence that he’s done much to fix that over the last few years.”