Trump is ahead of Biden in Michigan and Georgia, according to CNN Polls.
Former President Donald Trump leads President Joe Biden in two critical battleground states, Michigan and Georgia, according to new CNN polls conducted by SSRS, with younger voters breaking for Trump in both states.
In Georgia, a state Biden carried by a narrow margin in 2020, registered voters said they prefer Trump (49%) over Biden (44%) for the presidency in a two-way hypothetical matchup, according to the CNN polls.
In Michigan, which Biden won by a wider margin, Trump has 50% support to Biden’s 40%, with 10% saying they wouldn’t support either candidate.
Trump’s margin over Biden in a hypothetical matchup is significantly boosted by support from voters who say they did not cast a ballot in 2020, with these voters breaking in Trump’s favor by 26 points in Georgia and 40 points in Michigan.
Overall, just 35% in Michigan and 39% in Georgia approve of Biden’s job performance, the surveys found, and majorities in both states say his policies have worsened economic conditions in the country (54% in Georgia, 56% in Michigan).
About one-quarter of Democratic and Democratic-leaning registered voters in each state disapprove of Biden, and just over 4 in 10 say his policies have not helped the country’s economy.
Michigan has a large Muslim American population, and Biden’s strong support for Israel is unpopular with this group of voters, the poll found.
More younger Democratic voters than older ones disapprove of Biden’s support for Israel’s government. Younger voters in both states break in Trump’s favor in a hypothetical matchup (50% to 40% among voters aged 45 or younger in Georgia, 49% to 38% in Michigan), according to the CNN polls.
Most voters in both Michigan and Georgia say Biden does not have the attributes they’re looking for in a president when it comes to his policy positions, his ability to understand the problems of people like them, or his sharpness and stamina.
Trump fares worse than Biden on temperament, with 57% in Michigan and 58% in Georgia saying the former president doesn’t have the temperament they’re looking for in a president, compared to about half who say the same about Biden, according to the CNN polls.
Michigan will hold presidential primaries on Feb. 27, 2024, while Georgia’s primaries are set for March 12.
Results for the full sample in Michigan have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.4 percentage points; in Georgia for the full sample the margin of sampling error is 3.3 points.
