Black voters weigh Biden's influence ahead of South Carolina's Democratic presidential primary

After propelling President Joe Biden to the Democratic nomination in 2020, South Carolina was elevated by the party to the first state to award delegates in 2024.

Charles E. Maxwell, is no stranger to the campaign trail rolling through his small barbershop in Charleston, South Carolina. Every four years, Democrats, eager to appeal to the state's large share of Black voters, make an appearance, Maxwell said.

"A barbershop is a Black man's country club. It's a place where we go where there's no fee associated to be a part of the club," Maxwell told ABC News as the South Carolina Democratic primary -- set for Feb. 3 -- approached. "That's the meeting place for everyone to go and to be able to connect and to unwind."

Unlike with Iowa's butter cow or New Hampshire's crowded diner, candidates often meet South Carolinians where they are: churches, barber shops and local historically Black colleges and universities, Maxwell said.

ABC News spoke with Black voters ahead of the South Carolina Democratic primary -- the results of which are all but a foregone conclusion.