Former President Donald Trump has a narrow lead over Joe Biden in the 2024 White House race, according to a new poll.
of fox news investigationThe former commander-in-chief leads the incumbent 49% to 48% in a head-to-head 2020 election, according to a report released Wednesday.
Trump, 77, maintains his lead over Biden, 81, with a three-point lead in a hypothetical five-way race, 43% to 40%.
Although still behind Trump, Biden’s numbers have improved since the last Fox News national poll.
A March poll found the president was 5 points behind his predecessor in both head-to-head contests (50% vs. 45%) and when including third-party candidates (43% vs. 38%). .
Biden’s rise in the polls coincides with improving numbers among Black voters, posting his highest approval rating since January 2023.
According to the survey, Biden enjoys 72% support among Black voters, up from 66% in February, but down from the 79% support he had among key Democratic voters before the 2020 election. still falls short.
The president’s approval rating was measured at 45%, up 4 points from March.
Biden’s approval rating declined when registered voters were asked about specific issues.
40% approve of his handling of the economy, while 59% disapprove. Regarding inflation, 34% support it and 64% disapprove it. Regarding border security, 33% approve and 64% disapprove. 32% supported the Israel-Hamas war, while 64% disapproved.
Polls show voters trusted Biden more than Trump on issues such as abortion, health care and election integrity, but the former president had an advantage on issues such as crime, immigration, foreign policy and the economy. .
Voters were divided on who they trusted more on energy policy.
Of the three third-party candidates in the race, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. leads the pack with 11% support (down from 12% in March), ahead of Cornel West and Jill.・Mr. Stein received support of 2% each.
In a two-way race, Mr. Kennedy won almost even support from supporters of Mr. Biden and Mr. Trump, with 10% for Mr. Biden and 9% for Mr. Trump, according to the poll.
Meanwhile, Mr. Stein and Mr. West were supported primarily by voters who would have otherwise supported Mr. Biden.
The Fox News poll was conducted May 10-13 among 1,126 registered voters.
The margin of error was 3 percentage points.
