Key takeaways:
- The poll found that both Biden and Trump garnered 43% support from registered voters.
- Biden has solidified his standing among members of his own party, gaining ground compared to a previous survey.
- The poll results indicate that the 2020 election could be a tight race, with both Biden and Trump having a strong chance of winning.
A new poll from The New York Times and Siena College shows that a hypothetical election contest between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump would be dead even. The poll found that both candidates garnered 43% support from registered voters, with 4% of voters saying they would back another candidate and 6% saying they wouldn’t vote at all.
The poll also showed that Biden has solidified his standing among members of his own party, gaining ground compared to a previous survey last year that showed most Democrats favored a different candidate for their presidential nominee. 64% of Democratic primary voters said they would back Biden in next year’s contest, a relatively low number for an incumbent, while 13% favored a different candidate.
According to Times polling guru Nate Cohn, the survey suggests a slightly closer race than four years ago and this appears to be mostly attributable to modest Trump gains among Black, Hispanic, male and low-income voters.
The poll results indicate that the 2020 election could be a tight race, with both Biden and Trump having a strong chance of winning. It remains to be seen how the election will play out, but the poll results suggest that the race could be closer than the last election. It is also important to note that the poll results are based on a hypothetical election contest and may not accurately reflect the outcome of the actual election.
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