Biden leads 51% to 43% nationally and 49% to 46% in the battleground, including a lead in all 6 states (Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin). In the battleground, serious concerns about COVID-19 ticked down 4 points, approval of Trump’s handling of COVID-19 rose 3 points to 47% (the […] Read more »
Biden supporters in states where it is hardest to vote by mail are most concerned about voting this fall
As Election Day draws closer, it is difficult to recall a presidential election for which the act of voting has been more contentious and potentially more confusing. Voters living in states with different voting procedures have divergent views about the challenges of voting this fall – with the sharpest differences […] Read more »
College students favor Biden and mail-in voting
Just months away from a historic presidential election being held amid a deadly pandemic, a national reckoning on race and an unprecedented economic collapse, young people—especially college students—could help decide who wins the White House. A poll of 4,000 students, taken Aug. 9 to 12 and funded by the John […] Read more »
More Than 550,000 Primary Absentee Ballots Rejected In 2020, Far Outpacing 2016
An extraordinarily high number of ballots — more than 550,000 — have been rejected in this year’s presidential primaries, according to a new analysis by NPR. That’s far more than the 318,728 ballots rejected in the 2016 general election and has raised alarms about what might happen in November when […] Read more »
How do Americans react when warned that other countries are meddling in U.S. elections?
Three countries are trying to influence the November elections in the United States: China, Russia and Iran, William Evanina warned earlier this month. Evanina is the director of the U.S. National Counterintelligence and Security Center. Just two years ago, a U.S. Director of National Intelligence report warned that those three […] Read more »
A historical look at post-convention bounces
On this week’s episode of Poll Hub, our team takes a historical look at post-convention poll bounces. Recent history hasn’t shown much movement for presidential candidates. Could this year be different? Then, the United States Postal Service and mail-in voting have taken center stage this election season. We discuss the […] Read more »