Black voters rip Dems over taking them for granted in El-Sayed's backyard: ‘Hush us up’

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 BRAKES "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.

"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 IT Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed’s razor-thin win over Rep.

Haley Stevens, D-Mich., earlier this month was closer than expected, and Black voters appeared to have a lot to do with it.

In jurisdictions with the highest percentage of Black voters, El-Sayed consistently struggled against Stevens.

A collective analysis by The Hill found that in counties where Black residents account for 15% or more of the population, Stevens outpaced El-Sayed by an average of eight points.

Fox News's Power Rankings currently have the Michigan Senate race rated as a toss-up while also showing a steady decline in Black support for the Democratic Party.

El-Sayed, however, performed strongly in the Arab-American enclaves of Dearborn and Hamtramck.