Black voters could play a decisive role in Michigan’s closely watched Senate race this November, raising the stakes for Democrats as signs of softer support among the historically reliable voting bloc threaten to complicate the party’s path to victory.National surveys suggest that the proportion of Black Americans who believe Democrats represent their interests is slipping.Additionally, the percentage of Black voters who identify with the Democratic Party fell by 10 percentage points between 2020 and 2025, according to the Pew Research Center.Fox News Digital spoke with roughly a dozen Black voters on the ground in Detroit, most of whom said they believe the Democratic Party has either failed to prioritize their concerns or has taken their support for granted.FOX NEWS POWER RANKINGS: AS DEMOCRATS TURN LEFT, BLACK VOTERS TAP THE BRAKESHouse Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., looks on as Congressional Black Caucus Chairperson Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference in front of the U.S.
Capitol on May 19, 2026, in Washington, D.C.(Getty Images)"I feel like some of the stuff that they do is just to hush us up and like … there you go," Dalia, an African-American from Detroit, told Fox News Digital."It's just the way that they don't address our issues, issues that concern actually Black people, especially working-class Black people," Vincent, a Black voter from the Detroit area, said to Fox News Digital.A resident in Grand Circus Park, Detroit.
(Robert Schmad/Fox News Digital) (Robert Schmad/Fox News Digital)"It's always a ploy to get the Black vote, make all these promises, but once that vote is in and stuff like that, then it's operation as normal," another Black voter said.Another snag for Democrats is their Senate nominee’s lack of support among African Americans in his primary election.DSA BRAND ON TRIAL AS EL-SAYED STRUGGLES WHERE DEMS CAN LEAST AFFORD ITAbdul El-Sayed, a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary for U.S.Senate ...