i did them a quick favor, we said we would do a big stopover and i hear it is nice. that s great. reporter: it is. a great honor to be here. reporter: why was it important to talk here today to this group? the chamber of commerce and african american and that s important to me and we got phenomenal polls from the african american people. 25% poll which is a fantastic number for a republican but we ll do better than that so i m very honored. reporter: what trump did not mention was this september gallup poll showing that actually just 16% of african americans have a favorable view of donald trump. look closely, 72% have an unfavorable view, at the podium again trump only the poll. trump received 25% of the black vote in general election matchup. it s unheard of.
you know, jobs, i mean, just taking jobs from some people that may need jobs. reporter: do you believe what he s saying he can accomplish it? i want to say i do. reporter: before he spoke, we asked trump if his plans would help create jobs for african americans. again, he brought up those positive polling numbers. reporter: they are very anxious to hear about immigration because they think your policy on immigration will open up jobs for african americans. that s probably true and why i m polling so well with the african americans. reporter: which brings us back to the crowd, the head of the south carolina african american chamber of commerce would not budge when asked about the low turnout among black voters. there are a number of african americans here. we re overwhelmed with the people that responded both african americans and non-african americans. reporter: what about the press? the media riser normally jammed with cameras following trump only had about a hand full
unheard of. and i have a lot of friends african americans. reporter: it s unclear if trump noticed how few african americans came to hear him speak. there aren t many african americans here. why is that? i m here. that s big. reporter: edward nelson suggested maybe more black voters didn t turn out because they had to work or live nearby. the african american voter is the voter that doesn t just favor the republican party like you have a tendency to believe that the democratic party primarily is the party, but when you check things out and start listening to the candidates, i mean, your mind-set can change. reporter: edward like trump s plan to build a wall and close the southern border. he and other black voters here believe stopping illegal immigration will help more african americans find jobs. i know what it s doing to really just our area, well, charleston in general as far as,