US elections 2024: according to polls, Biden is getting closer to Trump

MIAMI, Florida, USA- The American president, Joe Bidencut the former president’s advantage to two percentage points Donald Trump (2017-2021) facing the presidential elections next November, at a time when the majority of voters express negative opinions about both opponents.

According to him NBC News poll released this Sunday, Biden cuts Trump’s previous lead to just two points (44%-46%) in this race, an improvement compared to last January’s survey, when the difference was five percentage points (42%-47% ) in favor of Trump.

Low interest in the electoral contest

In this close head-to-head between Biden and Trump, the share of those saying they have a high interest in the presidential race has hit its lowest level in nearly 20 years, with just 64% of registered voters having a high interest in the races. elections.

This is a notably lower figure than what NBC News reported at this time in the presidential races of 2008 (74%), 2012 (67%), 2016 (69%) and 2020 (77%).

Trial against Trump and tension in the Middle East

The survey was conducted from April 12 to 16, at a very turbulent time in American politics, coinciding with the beginning of the Trump criminal trial in New Yorkas well as new attacks and Heightened tensions in the Middle East.

While Biden, 81, surpasses Trump, 77, on issues related to abortion rights and unifying the country, the former Republican president is ahead on competition and handling inflation.

This latest nationwide poll from NBC News finds that inflation and immigration top the list of the most important problems facing the country, while only a third of voters give Biden credit for an improving economy.

Results of other surveys

The Democratic Pollster Jeff Horwittfrom Hart Research Associates, which conducted the poll along with Republican Bill McInturffof Public Opinion Strategies, said that “Americans don’t agree on much these days, but nothing unites the country more than the desire to stop paying attention to this election.”

The poll shows the two candidates are essentially tied among independent voters (Biden 36%, Trump 34%) and those ages 18 to 34 (Biden 44%, Trump 43%).

The youth vote in the US

“One of the great mysteries of the polls this cycle is whether young voters have deserted Biden,” or whether the Democrats have maintained their advantage among this demographic group, the survey indicates.

In this context, the survey highlights how low voter interest and the independent candidacy of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “potentially complicate what has been a stable presidential race more than six months before Election Day.”

Although Trump has a two percentage point advantage over Biden in the direct confrontation, the Democratic president leads the former Republican president by two points (39% -37%) in a vote between five candidates that includes Kennedy (13%) and others third party candidates.