Interest in the upcoming election has fallen to its lowest level in nearly 20 years, with just 64% of registered voters saying they have a high level of interest in the November election, according to a new NBC News poll. It’s staying.
This poll compares to NBC News polls conducted around this time in the 2008 (74%), 2012 (67%), 2016 (69%), and 2020 (77%) presidential elections. shows a decline.
According to NBC, the lowest level of interest in elections polled during a presidential term was at 59% in March 2012.
The poll surveyed 1,000 registered voters and asked participants whether they would vote for former President Donald Trump as the Republican candidate or President Joe Biden as the Democratic candidate.
Mr. Trump maintained a narrow 2-point lead over Mr. Biden, 46% to 44%, but that was down from Mr. Trump’s 5-point lead in January (47% to 42%).
Additionally, 50% of participants said Trump is being treated to the same standard as everyone else regarding multiple legal challenges, and 43% said Trump has been unfairly targeted in these cases. I answered that I thought so.
The poll had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points and was conducted from April 12 to 16.
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