Latest presidential polls: Biden stumbles again as Trump makes more gains in primary and general election
President Joe Biden continues his slide of poor polls as his main rival, Donald Trump, creates further separation in Republican primary and general election polls.
Trump hit a new record this week in the Really clear policy average of 2024 general election polls, now leads Biden 47.2% to 44.9%. The difference of 2.3 points is the former president’s largest advantage over Biden since May, according to the PCR average. Trump is also posting his highest poll numbers ever. republican primaries this week, with 59.8% and a 46.3-point lead over the next closest rival, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
In the five most recent polls regarding a general election rematch between Trump and Biden, Trump leads in all of them and registers a 6-point lead in two polls. The most recent Emerson poll has Trump at 47% to Biden’s 43% in a two-way race, marking a 2-point drop for Biden since the last Emerson poll conducted a month ago. Biden also fell two points in the latest The Messenger/Harris
The most recent Morning Consult poll also showed improvement for Trump and meant more bad news for Biden. According to two Morning Consult polls conducted just a week apart, Trump rose from 43% to 44%, while Biden fell from 42% to 41%.
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Biden’s decline in the latest polls adds to his continued dismal approval ratings as the country faces numerous crises at home and abroad. According to Real Clear Politics’ average of the president’s approval numbers, 55.5% of Americans disapprove of Biden’s performance and 40.6% approve. Some Democrats have expressed frustration and concern about the re-election chances of the commander in chief, now 81, while saying they are “bewildered” by Trump’s resurgence.
The former president’s rise in the polls comes amid multiple legal battles after Trump was charged with state and federal crimes related to his challenge to the 2020 election results and his handling of classified documents after leaving office.
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Trump’s dominance in the Republican primary has not been affected by the shrinking of the Republican field after former Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) dropped out of the race in recent weeks. DeSantis is now neck and neck with former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, who also served as the US ambassador to the United Nations. According to the RCP average, DeSantis currently has 13.5%, while Haley has gained ground on him and is now polling at 10.5%.
