Former President Donald Trump leads President Joe Biden by 3 points in Michigan in a hypothetical general election head-to-head matchup, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday.
Trump leads, 48% to 45%, with 8% volunteering that they are either undecided, wouldn't vote, or would vote for someone else or refusing to answer.
"With a big electoral prize hanging in the balance and their parties equally enthusiastic about their candidates, Biden and Trump brace for a combative rematch," said Quinnipiac University polling analyst Tim Malloy.
In a five-person hypothetical 2024 general election matchup, Trump receives 41% support among registered voters, Biden 36 %, independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 10%, Green Party candidate Jill Stein 4%, and independent candidate Cornel West 3%.
The poll, conducted among 1,487 registered voters from March 8-12, five days after Biden's State of the Union address, also found:
- Immigration was the top issue for Republicans (42%), while Democrats said preserving democracy in the United States was their top concern (42%).
- 42% said they approve of the response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, while 51% said they disapprove.
- 30% said they approve of the situation at the Mexican border, while 60% said they disapprove.
- 35% of voters describe the state of the nation's economy these days as either excellent or good, while 65% describe it as either not so good or poor.
The poll has a margin of error of +/-2.5 percentage points.