President Biden will enter 2024 with a large coalition of voters leaving him behind, according to a poll released Monday.
of USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll It shows the president has a 37% to 39% lead over former President Donald Trump because he was unable to contain the coalition of voters that carried him to victory in 2020.
The 81-year-old incumbent is drawing significant support from black voters, young voters and Hispanic voters.
Among Black voters, Biden's approval rating fell to 63% from 87% in 2020. Mr. Biden still leads Mr. Trump with a 12% approval rating.
Voters under 35 and Hispanic voters are turning to Trump, with the former president leading in both groups.
Mr. Trump currently leads Mr. Biden 37% to 33% among young voters and 39% to 34% among Hispanic voters, according to the poll.
Biden's setback in key demographics is bad for his reelection campaign, as other recent polls show him struggling to beat Trump in several battleground states. It becomes news.
A new poll shows the president's approval rating remains below the surface. Only 39% of voters said they approve of Biden's job in the Oval Office, while 58% disapprove.
He fared slightly better than Vice President Kamala Harris, who had an approval rating of 33% and a disapproval rating of 57%.
Polls also show some positivity toward Biden on the economy, with voters insisting the economy is a key issue in the coming election cycle.
29% of respondents said the economy is on the mend, up from 21% in October.
He is the clear front-runner in the Democratic primary and faces no serious challenges.
Among likely Democratic voters, Biden's approval rating is 74%, followed by self-help author Marianne Williamson at 9% and Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) at 2%. . 15% of respondents said they had not decided yet.
Mr. Phillips is aiming to gain support in New Hampshire (the first primary state in the nation to be held on January 23), but Mr. was removed from the ballot.
Come November, Mr. Biden's agenda will have enough support in battleground states and among voters who say they are dissatisfied with both parties.
According to the poll, 17% of voters would rather vote for a third-party candidate than Trump or Biden, but 20% of Black and Hispanic voters and 21% of young voters would vote for another candidate. He said he would vote.
In the larger field of seven candidates, Trump's approval rating jumped to 39%, compared to Biden's 34%.
Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. received the most support of any third-party option, with 10% of respondents saying they would choose him over a seven-candidate lineup. .
Trump is currently the Republican front-runner in national polls, with a lead of more than 50 points over his rivals, former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. real clear politics.
According to a USA Today poll, Trump has an approval rating of 62%, compared to 13% for Haley and 10% for DeSantis.
Biotech mogul Vivek Ramaswamy has 6%, and former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has 4%.
The Republican candidates are scheduled to face off in the nation's first Iowa caucuses on January 15, with both Mr. DeSantis and Mr. Ramaswamy saying they aim to defeat Mr. Trump.
The former presidents face four charges related to falsifying bank records after paying hush money to former porn star Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougall. He is also charged in cases related to preserving national security documents and attempting to overturn the 2020 election. Georgia 2020 election results.
Colorado and Maine recently decided to exclude Trump from their ballots, a decision his team is likely to appeal.
Trump's support has not waned despite the legal battle. His poll numbers began to rise significantly in March after the Manhattan DA filed the first indictment related to hush money payments.
Trump's support appears to be more enthusiastic than Biden's, as 44% of respondents said they would rate their support a 10. Biden gave the same answer to just 18% of voters.
The survey was conducted from December 26-29 via landline and mobile phones and was answered by 1,000 potential voters. The margin or error in this poll was 3.1%.
