President Biden heads into 2024 with a large coalition of voters leaving him behind, a poll released Monday shows.
The USA TODAY/Suffolk University poll shows the president trailing former President Donald Trump by 37% to 39% due to his inability to keep in check the coalition of voters that propelled him to victory in 2020.
The 81-year-old incumbent is losing support from black voters, young voters and Hispanic voters.
Among Black voters, Biden’s support has fallen to 63%, down from 87% in 2020. He still leads Trump’s 12% support by a huge margin.
Voters under 35 and Hispanic voters have rushed to support Trump, and the former president leads in both demographic groups.
According to the poll, Trump now leads Biden by 37% to 33% among young voters and 39% to 34% among Hispanic voters.
President Joe Biden is struggling to keep together the coalition of voters that put him in office, according to a new poll. AP
Biden’s slip in key demographics spells bad news for his re-election campaign, as other recent polls show him struggling to beat Trump in several swing states.
The president’s approval numbers remain below expected levels, according to the new poll. Just 39% of voters said they approved of Biden’s job in the Oval Office and 58% disapproved.
He fared slightly better than Vice President Kamala Harris, who had a 33% approval rating and 57% disapproval.
The poll also shows some positivity for Biden in terms of the economy, which voters say is an important issue in the next election cycle.
Twenty-nine percent of respondents said they thought the economy was recovering, up from 21 percent in October.
He is also the clear favorite in the Democratic primary and faces no serious challenge.
According to the poll, Donald Trump now leads Biden by 37% to 33% among young voters and 39% to 34% among Hispanic voters. REUTERS
Biden polls at 74% among likely Democratic voters, compared to self-help author Marianne Williamson at 9% and Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) at 2%. Fifteen percent of respondents said they were undecided.
Phillips aims to gain ground in New Hampshire, the nation’s first primary state on Jan. 23, where the Democratic National Committee’s disagreement with the state over the voting schedule led to Biden not being on the ballot.
Come November, Biden’s challenge will be to gain enough support in swing states and the large number of voters who say they are dissatisfied with either party.
Seventeen percent of voters would rather vote for a third-party candidate than Trump or Biden, the survey shows, while 20% of Black and Hispanic voters and 21% of young voters say they would vote for another person.
In a broader field of seven candidates, Trump jumps to 39% support, compared to 34% for Biden.
Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. garnered the most support among third-party options, with 10% of respondents saying they would choose him among the seven-candidate lineup.
Trump speaks during a campaign event in Waterloo, Iowa, on December 19, 2023. AFP via Getty Images
Trump is currently the Republican Party’s favorite in national polls and is leading his rivals, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, by more than 50 points, according to RealClearPolitics.
In the USA Today poll, Trump has 62%, compared to 13% for Haley and 10% for DeSantis.
Biotech mogul Vivek Ramaswamy has 6% and former New Jersey governor Chris Christie has 4%.
The Republican candidates will face off on Jan. 15 in the nation’s first caucus in Iowa, where DeSantis and Ramaswamy have said they intend to defeat Trump.
The former president faces four charges related to falsifying bank records after paying hush money to former porn star Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal, and in cases involving the withholding of national security documents, the attempted to overturn the 2020 election and the attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia.
Colorado and Maine recently decided to remove Trump from the ballot, decisions his team will likely appeal.
The legal battles have not diminished support for Trump. His poll numbers began to rise significantly in March after the Manhattan district attorney issued the first indictment related to hush money.
Trump’s support appears to be more fervent for the former commander in chief compared to Biden, as 44% of respondents said they would rate their support for Trump as a “10.” Biden received just 18% of voters saying the same.
The survey was conducted from December 26 to 29 via landlines and cell phones, and included 1,000 likely voters as respondents. The survey had a margin of error of 3.1%.
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