As he aims to retake the White House in November, former President Trump needs to make sure he wins back North Carolina, a state the former president nearly carried to President Biden four years ago.
A new poll from Quinnipiac University is the latest survey to show Trump with a slight edge over Biden in the crucial southern battleground state.
Trump took the support by 48% of registered voters in the survey, with Biden two points back at 46%, in a head-to-head 2024 election rematch.
The survey, conducted April 4-8 and released Wednesday, indicates that Democrats overwhelmingly support Biden (95%-2%) and Republicans support Trump by a similar margin (94%- 3%), with the former president holding a 49%- 41% lead over his successor in the White House among independents.
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Former President Trump, left, and President Biden. (Getty Images)
Trump also has an advantage over Biden when the matchup is expanded to include independents and third-party candidates. Trump is at 41% in the poll, with Biden at 38%, independent Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at 12%, and Green Party candidate Jill Stein and independent Cornell West each at 3%.
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A release from Quinnipiac University highlights that “there is no clear leader in any of these matchups as the leads are within the margin of error.”
President Biden looks on during his visit to the Chavis Community Center in Raleigh, North Carolina, on March 26, 2024. (REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz)
Biden aims to flip North Carolina in November, and he said he “delivered for the South” during a stop there last month. This is his second visit to the state this year.
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While polling suggests the presidential race for North Carolina’s 16 electoral votes remains tight, it does indicate that Democratic state attorney general Josh Stein holds an eight-point lead (52%-44%). led by Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson in the showdown for governor. .
Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson of North Carolina, left, joins former President Trump on stage at a rally at The Farm on 95 on April 9, 2022 in Selma, North Carolina. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images)
North Carolina and New Hampshire are considered the only competitive gubernatorial races this year among the 11 states holding contests.
The Quinnipiac University poll surveyed 1,401 registered voters in North Carolina, with a margin of error of 2.6 percentage points.
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