Joe Biden has a growing lead over President Trump, building his support among women, nonwhite voters, and groups that have typically supported Republican candidates, according to a new national poll.
A New York Times/Siena College poll released Wednesday showed the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee leading the president by 14 percentage points, 50% to 36%, among registered voters, marking one of the worst results for Trump in a poll this election cycle.
Biden has a massive advantage over Trump with black and Hispanic voters, and women and young voters appear likely to turnout for the former vice president by an even wider margin than they did for Hillary Clinton over Trump in 2016. Biden is also virtually tied with Trump among male voters, whites, and people 50 years and older, groups that traditionally lean Republican.
Biden builds his lead as the Trump administration struggles to contain the spread of the coronavirus that shut down the economy, and as Trump’s response to the nationwide protests opposing racial injustice has been widely criticized.
The poll, which surveyed 1,337 registered voters, was conducted between June 17-22. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
A RealClearPolitics average of polling data shows Biden with a 9.8 point lead over Trump.
