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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden was further ahead of President Donald Trump in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, building momentum in two states that could decide the winner of the November election, Reuters / Ipsos opinion polls showed on Monday.
Polls showed the former vice president leading Trump by 7 percentage points in both states. A week earlier, Biden was up 6 points in Wisconsin and 5 in Pennsylvania.
Reuters / Ipsos is polling potential voters in six states – Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Michigan, North Carolina, Florida and Arizona – who will play a critical role in deciding whether Trump wins a second term or whether Biden removes him.
Below is a state-by-state analysis of the Reuters / Ipsos findings, based on online responses from likely voters, including responses from some who voted before the formal election day of November 3, which it is increasingly common due to the coronavirus. pandemic:
WISCONSIN (October 6 – October 11):
** Vote for Biden: 51%
** Vote for Trump: 44%
** 20% said they had already voted.
** 52% said that Biden would be better at handling the coronavirus pandemic. 38% said Trump would be better off.
** 47% said Trump would handle the economy better. 46% said Biden would be better off.
PENNSYLVANIA (October 6 – October 11):
** Vote for Biden: 51%
** Vote for Trump: 44%
** 6% said they had already voted.
** 51% said that Biden would be better at handling the coronavirus pandemic. 42% said Trump would be better off.
** 50% said Trump would handle the economy better. 45% said Biden would be better off.
FLORIDA (from September 29 to October 6):
** Vote for Biden: 49%
** Vote for Trump: 45%
** 50% said Biden would be better at handling the coronavirus pandemic. 41% said Trump would be better off.
** 49% said Trump would handle the economy better. 45% said Biden would be better.
** 7% said they had already voted.
ARIZONA (from September 29 to October 7):
** Vote for Biden: 48%
** Vote for Trump: 46%
** 49% said Biden would better handle the coronavirus pandemic. 43% said Trump would be better off.
** 52% said Trump would handle the economy better. 42% said Biden would be better off.
** 3% said they had already voted.
MICHIGAN (from September 29 to October 6):
** Vote for Biden: 51%
** Vote for Trump: 43%
** 50% said Biden would be better at handling the coronavirus pandemic. 41% said Trump would be better off.
** 49% said Trump would handle the economy better. 44% said Biden would be better off.
** 10% said they had already voted.
NORTH CAROLINA (September 29-October 6):
** Vote for Biden: 47%
** Vote for Trump: 47%
** 47% said that Biden would be better at handling the coronavirus pandemic. 45% said Trump would be better off.
** 52% said Trump would handle the economy better. 40% said Biden would be better.
** 8% said they had already voted.
NOTES
Reuters / Ipsos opinion polls are conducted online in all six states in English, as well as in Spanish in Arizona and Florida.
** In Wisconsin, October 6-11, collected responses from 1,002 adults, including 577 likely voters, and had a credibility interval of 5 percentage points.
** In Pennsylvania, from October 6 to October 11, it collected responses from 1,002 adults, including 622 likely voters, and had a credibility interval of 5 percentage points.
** In Florida, from September 29 to October 6, it collected responses from 1,100 adults, including 678 likely voters, and had a credibility interval of 4 percentage points.
** In Arizona, from September 29 to October 7, it collected responses from 1,099 adults, including 663 likely voters, and had a credibility interval of 4 percentage points.
** In Michigan, from September 29 to October 6, it collected responses from 1,098 adults, including 709 likely voters, and had a credibility interval of 4 percentage points.
** In North Carolina, from September 29 to October 6, it collected responses from 1,100 adults, including 693 likely voters, and had a credibility interval of 4 percentage points.
(Reporting by Jason Lange; Editing by Scott Malone and Peter Cooney)
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