Dems Face Declining Support Among Somali Voters In MN: Report

MINNEAPOLIS — Support for Democrats dropped in several Somali American communities in Minnesota, according to a new report.

Votes for Kamala Harris in the Somali American hub of Cedar-Riverside dropped 14 percentage points compared to Joe Biden's performance in 2020, the Star Tribune reported.

Support similarly dropped in precincts in the Seward neighborhood and on W. Lake Street by 9 and 12 percentage points.

"We used to be bloc voters, where we just voted for whoever Democrats bring along," Abdul Yusuf of Minneapolis told the Star Tribune. "That time is gone."

Yusuf is an activist advocating for parental rights in overseeing how gender issues are addressed in public school education.

Read more at the Star Tribune.