Former President Donald Trump is within single digits of President Joe Biden in blue New Jersey, according to the latest Emerson College Poll/PIX11/the poll. hill found.
investigation Asked Respondents were asked, “If Joe Biden and Donald Trump faced off in the 2024 presidential election, who would you vote for at this time?”
Just under a majority, 46%, said they would vote for Biden, followed by 39% who said they would support Trump. As a result, Biden now has a single-digit lead in New Jersey, with a difference of 7 percentage points. Additionally, he left 15% undecided.
With the addition of third-party candidates, Biden’s lead narrows further. In this scenario, 41% would support Biden, followed by 36% for Trump, a 5-point difference. Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. came in third with 8% support, followed by Cornel West with 1% and Jill Stein with 1%. Additionally, he remains 14% undecided.
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Similar to voters in other states, 39% of respondents cited the economy (jobs, inflation, taxes) as the most important issue facing New Jersey. An additional 10% identify immigration as the most important issue facing the state. Both of these issues present strong appeals to the former president. Another 12% said housing affordability, 11% said threats to democracy, 7% said health care, 7% said crime, and 5% said education was the most important issue facing the rural state.
📊 New Jersey GE: Emerson/The Hill
Biden 46% (+7)
Trump 39%
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Biden 41% (+5)
Trump 36%
RFK Junior 8%
West 1%
Stein 1%
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Job approval
Booker: 41-34 (+7)
Biden: 40-47 (-7)
Menendez: 14-62 (-48)
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538: #9 (2.9/3.0) | D38/R24/I38https://t.co/oOTPR1QOZl pic.twitter.com/UVfexPxtmV— Interactive Polls (@IAPolls2022) April 2, 2024
The overall survey was conducted between March 26 and March 29, 2024 among 1,000 registered voters. There is an error of ± 3%.
The survey comes as President Trump has made clear he intends to wage a “tough fight” in traditionally blue states, including New Jersey, this election cycle.
“The other thing I’m going to do, and it might be a stupid thing to do, is I’m going to play hard for New York, I’m going to play hard for New Jersey, Virginia. I mean, we’re going to play hard for Virginia, we’re going to play hard for Virginia. It’s a tough fight for New Mexico and Minnesota, which we haven’t won in years,” Trump said in January. He told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview at his Mar-a-Lago mansion.
“I’m going to have a rally. I’m going to give a speech. I’m going to put them to work,” Trump continued. “That doesn’t mean I’m going to make them work as hard as I do in Pennsylvania, where I’m doing very well.”
“But we’re going to do it in these other states, and it’s going to be a heavy measure,” Trump added. “We could rent Madison Square Garden, but that’s the belly of the beast, right?”
