A High Point University poll shows former President Donald Trump leading President Joe Biden in North Carolina, where inflation and national security are key issues for voters.
Poll March 22-30, 2024; published On Thursday, it found that 45% of registered voter respondents supported Trump over Biden, with Biden accounting for 42% of responses. Another 8% support another candidate, and 6% are unsure who they will support.
📊 North Carolina GE: @HPUSurveyCenter
Trump 45%
Biden 42%
Others 8%
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governor
Stein 37%
Robinson 34%
Undecided 25%
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General ballot paper
Republican 44%
DEM 42%
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General Legislative Ballot
Republican 45%
DEM 42%
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president biden
Agree 37%
Disapproved 55%
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favorite… pic.twitter.com/nF1caKkMKQ— Interactive Polls (@IAPolls2022) April 11, 2024
Mr. Trump’s 3-point lead is just within a margin of error of plus or minus 3.7 percentage points, which is on par with a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday. The poll, conducted from April 4 to 8, 2024, showed Trump leading Biden 48% to 46%.
The High Point poll also shows that voters think inflation and national security are the two most important issues that lawmakers and policymakers in Washington, D.C., should address. More respondents believe Republicans are better equipped to address these issues than Democrats.
More than 75% of those surveyed said inflation was “very important,” and a further 17% said it was “somewhat important.”
More than 40% think Republicans can “handle” inflation better than Democrats, but fewer than 33% say Democrats will do better in this area. 10% have equal confidence in both parties to fight inflation, but 12% don’t think either party will do a good job.
Similarly, 73% of respondents cited national security as a “very important” issue, and 19% said it was “somewhat important.”
More voters (42%) trust Republicans to address national security than Democrats (30%). Another 16% trust both parties equally, but 7% trust neither Republicans nor Democrats when it comes to national security.
The third most important issue was school safety, with a combined 91% calling it “very” or “somewhat important.” Voters are divided on who will do a better job of addressing this issue, with 35% saying Republicans and 35% saying Democrats.
