Former President Donald Trump has a two-point lead over President Joe Biden among Michigan voters as Tuesday’s primary approaches, according to an Emerson College poll.hill The study was released on Monday.
poll show Forty-six percent of Michigan voters support Mr. Trump, compared to 44% who support Mr. Biden in a potential general election showdown. 10% is undecided.
Notably, Michigan independent voters support Trump over Biden, 43% to 37%.
Third-party candidates voting supported Trump, with 42% supporting the former president, 39% supporting Biden, 6% supporting Robert Kennedy Jr., and 1% supporting Cornel West and Jill Stein. is supported. 11% remain undecided.
Broken down by party, an overwhelming majority (69%) of Republican primary voters plan to support Trump. Only 20% plan to support former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley. 11% are undecided. Importantly, when voters were asked which candidate they were leaning toward, Trump’s approval rating rose to 76%, while Haley’s approval rating remained at 24%.
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The top issues are ranked in this order: economy (31 percent), immigration (13 percent), threats to democracy (12 percent), health care (10 percent), and housing affordability (8 percent). ), education (7 percent), crime (7 percent), and access to abortion (5 percent).
Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling, said voters are dramatically increasing their support for Trump on the economy.
“Voters who say the economy is the biggest issue facing Michigan support Trump over Biden, 56% to 33%, along with immigration, 86% to 7%,” Kimball said. he said.
However, he said, “Biden has a 76% to 19% approval rating among those who say he is a ‘threat to democracy.'”
Kimball said polls show male voters in Michigan trail Trump by 12 points (53% to 41%), while female voters trail Biden by 5 points (46% to 41%). %) difference.
According to the poll, Mr. Biden is 81 years old and the majority of voters who will support him in 2024 is 57%, raising “serious doubts.” 43% say age is not a serious consideration.
Fewer voters than Biden’s age are concerned about criminal charges against Trump (55%), but 45% do not consider charges against Biden a significant consideration when voting.
Biden’s age is more of a concern to voters under 50 than to voters over 50. According to the survey, 63% of voters under 50 said Biden’s age made them question whether they would vote for him, compared to 53% of voters 50 and older.
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The poll also shows that a majority (52%) disapprove of the job Biden is doing as president, compared to just 38% who do.
In the Democratic primary, 75% support Biden, 5% support Dean Phillips, 9% plan to vote uncommitted, and 12% are undecided.
Muslim-American Democrats angry that Biden isn’t doing more to govern Israel in its war against Hamas and urge them to vote “irresponsibly” in the primary to send a message to Biden He is leading a campaign to appeal to voters.
According to the poll, 28% of voters under 30 plan to vote as “irresponsible” on Tuesday.
The survey was conducted between February 20 and 24, 2024, among a sample of 1,000 registered voters, and had a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
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