WASHINGTON/NEW YORK: Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden led President Donald Trump by 5 percentage points among likely voters in Michigan, while the two were even in North Carolina, according to Reuters/Ipsos opinion polls released on Tuesday.
Reuters/Ipsos is polling likely voters in six states – Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Michigan, North Carolina, Florida and Arizona – that will play critical roles in deciding whether Trump wins a second term in office or if Biden ousts him in the November election.
Below is a state-by-state look at Reuters/Ipsos findings, based on the online responses of likely voters, which include responses from some who cast ballots ahead of the formal Nov. 3 Election Day, a practice expected to increase due to the coronavirus health crisis:
MICHIGAN:
* Voting for Biden: 49%
* Voting for Trump: 44%
* 50% said Biden would be better at handling the coronavirus pandemic. 44% said Trump would be better.
* 48% said Trump would be better at managing the economy. 45% said Biden would be better.
* 2% said they already had voted.
NORTH CAROLINA:
* Voting for Biden: 47%
* Voting for Trump: 47%
* 47% said Biden would be better at handling the coronavirus pandemic. 45% said Trump would be better.
* 51% said Trump would be better at managing the economy. 44% said Biden would be better.
* 4% said they already had voted.
WISCONSIN:
* Voting for Biden: 48%
* Voting for Trump: 43%
* 48% said Biden would be better at handling the coronavirus pandemic. 40% said Trump would be better.
* 48% said Trump would be better at managing the economy. 42% said Biden would be better.
* 1% said they already had voted.
PENNSYLVANIA:
* Voting for Biden: 49%
* Voting for Trump: 46%
* 48% said Biden would be better at handling the coronavirus pandemic. 44% said Trump would be better.
* 51% said Trump would be better at managing the economy. 45% said Biden would be better.
* 2% said they already had voted.
FLORIDA:
* Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll expected on Sept. 23.
ARIZONA:
* Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll expected on Sept. 23.
NOTES
The Reuters/Ipsos opinion polls are conducted online in all six states in English, as well as in Spanish in Arizona and Florida.
* In Michigan, from Sept 11-16, it gathered responses from 1005 adults, including 637 likely voters and has a credibility interval of 4 percentage points.
* In North Carolina, from Sept 11-16, it gathered responses from 1005 adults, including 586 likely voters and has a credibility interval of 5 percentage points.
* In Wisconsin, from Sept 11-16, it gathered responses from 1005 adults, including 609 likely voters and has a credibility interval of 5 percentage points.
* In Pennsylvania, from Sept 11-16, it gathered responses from 1005 adults, including 611 likely voters and has a credibility interval of 5 percentage points.
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