Sanders Does Better Among Young Black Voters

A new Reuters/Ipsos poll finds that if Bernie Sanders has a chance of drawing African-American voters away from Hillary Clinton in the South Carolina primary on Feb. 27, his best opportunity will be among the young.

Key findings: “African Americans support Clinton by more than a 3-to-1 margin nationwide, but among young blacks 18 to 29 years old, that margin shrinks to 46 percent for Clinton versus 33 percent for Sanders… African Americans overwhelmingly back Democrats, but opinion polls show younger blacks more apt to reject an establishment candidate. They seem less inclined than their parents to reward Clinton for the outreach of her husband, former President Bill Clinton, and more drawn to Sanders’ outspoken views on reducing income inequality, cracking down on Wall Street, and cutting the cost of college.”