US President Donald Trump is ahead of his rival and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden by more than five points among likely voters in the state of Texas, according to a poll conducted to understand the popularity of the two leaders.
The poll released Monday by the University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs found that 50 percent of voters said they already voted or will vote for President Trump, while 44.7 percent said they voted or will vote. by Biden.
“The poll conducted between Oct. 13 and Oct. 20 found that 50 percent of voters said they already voted or will vote for Trump, while 44.7 percent said they voted or will vote for Biden,” he said. The result of the survey that published the opinions of more than 1,000 registered voters.
Trump, a Republican, is being challenged by Biden in the November 3 US presidential election.
“The record turnout in early voting clearly shows that the state’s Democrats are encouraged, but at least at the top of the list, that enthusiasm seems unlikely to outweigh the Republican advantage among men, Anglos, and older voters. said Renée Cross, senior director of the School of Hobbies.
“In fact, we found the Republican candidate leading by wider margins in state elections lower on the ballot,” Cross added.
There are more than 257 million people in the US who are 18 years of age or older, and nearly 240 million citizens are eligible to vote this year, according to the US newspaper USA Today.
More than 58.7 million Americans have voted in the 2020 presidential election thus far, topping all anticipated ballots in the 2016 polls, but an unprecedented number of mail-in ballots has led to the possibility that the result is delayed in counting votes. it can be extended beyond November 3.
The poll highlights that voters in Texas who plan to vote on Election Day would support Trump and not Biden.
“More than 40 percent had already voted at the time of the poll. Biden had a substantial advantage among those voters, leading Trump from 59% to 39%. Nearly two-thirds of those planning to vote on Election Day said they will vote for Trump, ”according to the poll.
Biden has a slight advantage among women with support of 49.5 to 46 percent, while Trump is preferred among men by a markedly greater margin of support of 54.3 to 39.5 percent.
While 63% of Anglo-Saxons support Trump and 87% of African American voters support Biden, the gap is smaller among Latino voters: 56% support Biden and 38% support Trump.
Independents support Trump over Biden by more than 17 points.
Mark P Jones, a research associate at the Hobby School and a professor of political science at Rice University, said the poll is a reminder that neither party can take the Latino vote for granted, especially in Texas.
The poll also highlighted the role that independent state voters will play in the elections.
Younger voters, on the other hand, overwhelmingly back the Democrats.
Generation Z and Millennial voters, those who are roughly between the ages of 18 and 39, prefer Biden over Trump 54.3 to 36.5 percent.
Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris is decidedly unpopular with Texas voters, with 48% of them viewing her “very unfavorably” while nearly two-thirds, or 64%, said they believe that if Biden and Harris are elected, she will have more influence than the four most recent vice presidents have wielded.
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