Former President Trump is leading President Biden by 3 points, 48% to 45%, according to reports in a hypothetical showdown of registered voters in Michigan for the 2024 general election. Quinnipiac University Poll It was released on Thursday.
The poll, conducted in the five days after Biden’s State of the Union address, found Michigan respondents choosing between five hypothetical candidates, including independent candidates Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Cornel West. When asked about the election, Trump’s lead grew to 5 points. , and Green Party candidate Jill Stein.
In the five-way race, Trump received support from 41% of voters, Biden from 36%, Kennedy from 10%, Stein from 4% and West from 3%.
In head-to-head competition, Trump and Biden have strong support from their respective parties, with 94% of Republicans backing Trump and 93% of Democrats backing Biden. Independents are divided between the two parties’ potential 2024 candidates, with 46% supporting Trump and 42% supporting Biden.
“With big electoral prizes at stake and both parties equally enthusiastic about their nominees, Biden and Trump are poised for a fierce rematch,” Quinnipiac University polling analyst Tim Malloy said in a statement about the survey. “
Michigan is gearing up to be one of the most important battleground states in the 2024 presidential election. Mr. Trump leads Mr. Biden by 3.3 percentage points in head-to-head polls, according to The Hill/Decision Desk’s polling average for the state.
The survey also asked respondents about their biggest issues heading into the election. Overall, when given a list of 10 items, 22% said their biggest challenge was preserving America’s democracy, 21% said the economy, and 21% said immigration. None of the other questions listed received double-digit answers.
There are wide partisan divides as to what issues Michigan’s registered voters care about.
42% of Democrats say preserving America’s democracy is their top priority. The only other issues that reached double digits were gun violence and the economy, at 12% and 10%, respectively.
Among Republicans, 42% say immigration is the most important issue, and 24% say the economy is the most important issue. None of the other questions listed gave him a double-digit answer.
Independents ranked the economy first at 26%, followed by American democracy (21%) and immigration (18%).
According to the survey, 65% of Michigan’s registered voters described the economy as “not very good” or “poor,” compared to 28% and 37%, respectively. Most respondents still said their personal financial situation was “good” or “excellent”, with 61% and 9% and 52%, respectively.
“It’s a sobering statement, but it’s true: 65% of Michigan voters think the economy is unstable at best, but about the same number say our finances are in good shape,” Malloy said in a statement. said.
The survey was conducted from March 8 to March 12 and included 1,487 self-identified registered voters in Michigan, with a margin of error of 2.5 percentage points.
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