President Biden and former President Trump are tied in a new national poll about six months before Election Day.
USA Today/Suffolk University survey found that Biden and Trump each received about 37 percent support among registered voters. Another 12 percent said they remain undecided.
Third-party and independent candidates also received some support when voters were asked who they would vote for if the election were held today. Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. received 8% of support in the new poll, while about 5% of voters chose other independent or third-party candidates.
The survey also found that voters’ minds are not fully made up six months before the election. Twenty-four percent of all respondents, including 43 percent of independent voters, said it is possible their minds will change before the vote is held in November.
Polls noted that Biden and Trump received similar shares of support among independents, with Trump receiving 27% and Biden receiving 26%. USA today noted that Biden’s support among independents increased 5 points in his national poll since it was last conducted in January, while Trump lost 4 points.
USA Today also said Biden has made small gains in its national polls since January, when Trump had a narrow 3-point lead. Additionally, the outlet said Biden’s support among Black voters has increased 7 points since January to 64 percent support, while Trump’s has remained the same at 12 percent.
The poll was conducted via live telephone interviews among 1,000 registered voters between April 30 and May 3 and has a margin of error of 3.1 percentage points.
Many other national polls also show a tight race between the top two. The Hill/Decision Desk headquarters’ national polling average from a head-to-head matchup shows Biden and Trump each receiving about 45 percent support.
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