Former President Donald Trump and President Biden have virtually no approval ratings in key battleground states like Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, a new poll has found.
Mr. Trump, 77, narrowly edged Mr. Biden, 81, in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, but trailed by the same margin in Michigan. CBS News/YouGov investigation found.
All numbers were within the margin of error.
Voters in these key battleground states appear to have a generally bleak view of the economy. The poll found that only 29% of voters in Michigan, 23% in Pennsylvania and 25% in Wisconsin said the economy had improved in the years since the pandemic.
A sizable majority of people in Michigan (50%), Pennsylvania (50%) and Wisconsin (48%) say the economy is worsening. Meanwhile, 21% of Michiganders, 27% of Pennsylvanians, and 27% of Wisconsinites think the economy is staying about the same.
Overall, only 40% of voters believe Biden “understands people like you,” compared to 42% who said the same about Trump and 16% who were undecided. .
Voters also generally rated the economy under the Trump administration higher than the current economic situation.
In Michigan, 38% rate the current economy highly, while 62% rate the economy under Trump the same way. In Pennsylvania, 38% of people are positive about the current economy, compared to 61% under Trump. Additionally, a poll in Wisconsin found that 42% of people were positive about the current situation, compared to 62% under the Trump administration.
On abortion, 13% were enthusiastic about overturning Roe v. Wade, compared to 24% who were satisfied, 23% who were dissatisfied, and 40% who were angry.
Only 40% of voters said they had heard or read a lot about Trump’s hush-money charges in Manhattan.
The CBS News/YouGov poll had Michigan with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points of 1,287 votes, Pennsylvania with 1,306 votes with MOE of 3.1 percentage points, and Wisconsin with 1,245 votes with MOE of 3.2 percentage points.
The new CBS poll mix is nearly identical to RealClearPolitics’ tally, with Trump leading Biden by 1.9 percentage points. wisconsin 2.5 percentage points michigan — by training the current president by 0.1 percentage points pennsylvania.
Together, these three states will receive 44 votes in the Electoral College. For context, Biden won the 2020 electoral vote by 306 to 232 over Trump.
Trump would have won if he had won all three states in the 2020 election.
Nationally, Trump has a 1 percentage point advantage over Biden. According to the latest RealClearPolitics tally..
