President Joe Biden is neck-and-neck with former President Donald Trump, but a hypothetical general election matchup would pit former Gov. Nikki Haley (R-South Carolina) and former Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Florida), according to state news agencies. It is said to be leading. economist–YouGov poll.
In a public opinion poll published In a hypothetical two-way race Wednesday among 1,339 registered voters, Trump and Biden both received 44% of the vote. In this scenario, his 6 percent of respondents would support someone else, while 3 percent would be undecided and 3 percent would sit out the election.
🇺🇲 National poll: YouGov (B+)
Mr. Biden: 44% (=)
Trump: 44%
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Biden: 44% (+3)
DeSantis: 41%
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Biden: 41% (+5)
Haley: 36%
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Republican: 44% (+2)
DEM: 42%
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Trump: 63% (+49)
DeSantis: 14%
Haley: 8%
Ramaswami: 5%
Christie: 1%
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12/31-1/2 | 1,339 RV | 529 Republican RV… pic.twitter.com/tLYiGZB6de— Interactive Polls (@IAPolls2022) January 3, 2024
Among independents, Trump leads Biden 40% to 33%. However, Mr. Biden's share of Democratic voters is 89%, which is higher than Mr. Trump's share of Republican voters, 86%.
Conversely, DeSantis and Haley are both trailing Biden in the hypothetical race. Against DeSantis, Biden won 44% of the vote, while the Florida governor's lead was 3 points at 41%. Five percent of respondents said they supported someone else, 5% were undecided, and 5% said they would not vote.
MIAMI, FL – NOVEMBER 8: Republican presidential candidate (LR), former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, and Florida Governor Ron at the NBC News Republican presidential primary debate at the Adrienne Arsht Performing Arts Center in Miami.・DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy will be introduced. November 8, 2023, Dade County, Miami, Florida. Five presidential candidates clashed in the third Republican primary debate, with former US President Donald Trump, currently facing four charges, once again declining to participate. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Haley's performance is even worse. Her response was 36% to Biden's 41%, with 8% supporting a third-party candidate. Another 9% are undecided and 6% intend not to participate in the election.
Respondents were also asked to predict who they thought would win each matchup, regardless of who they supported. Among registered voters, 40% think Biden will beat Trump in the general election, and 46% think Trump will win in a two-person contest.
Conversely, 44% expect Biden to beat DeSantis, and 40% believe the Florida governor will win the Oval Office. Furthermore, 36% think Haley is the best candidate for Biden, and 40% think the matchup will give the president a second term.
The poll was conducted from December 31, 2023 to January 2, 2024, and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points among registered voters.
The poll also gauged the temperature of the Republican presidential primary and found that Trump was suppressing the competition. He leads with 63% support among 529 registered Republicans and independents. Mr. DeSantis came in second with 14%, and the other three candidates were in single digits.
Haley had 8%, followed by Vivek Ramaswamy with 5% and former Gov. Chris Christie (R-New Jersey) with just 1%. Former Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R-Arkansas) received no percentage points.
