Pete Buttigieg Is Less Popular Among Black People Than Former KKK Leader David Duke Was in 2016: Poll

Charlie Nash Dec 10th, 2025, 6:27 am

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Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg is less popular among black voters than former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke was in 2016, according to a new poll.

Just 4% of black voters said they would support Buttigieg if the 2028 Democratic presidential primary were held today, according to the Fall 2025 Yale Youth Poll .

Social media users were quick to point out that former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke received more support from black voters after announcing his Louisiana Senate campaign in 2016, with 14% of black voters backing Duke at the time.

While Buttigieg was one of t

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