Biden trailing in five of six swing states he won in 2020, poll finds

A new New York Times/Siena College poll shows former president Donald Trump leads US president Joe Biden in five of the six major swing states that Mr Biden won in the 2020 election.

The survey suggests that Mr Trump beats Mr Biden by three points in Pennsylvania; three points in Michigan; seven points in Arizona; 10 points in Georgia; and 12 points in Nevada.

Mr Biden only beats Mr Trump by two points in Wisconsin. Mr Biden won all six of those states in the 2020 vote.

The survey was conducted with registered voters. But the poll showed a tighter race among likely voters, with Mr Biden winning Michigan but narrowly losing Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.

Mr Trump shocked many in 2016 when he won the three historically Democratic states, which led to him assuming the presidency. Mr Biden largely won the Democratic nomination for president based on the idea that he could win these states back from Mr Trump, which he did.

The survey also showed that 21pc of voters listed the economy as the biggest issue they faced. Similarly, 58pc of voters said they trusted Mr Trump with the economy, compared with 36pc who trusted Mr Biden.

In addition, voter dissatisfaction with Mr Biden’s handling of the war between Israel and Hamas led to 50pc of voters saying they trust Mr Trump more, compared with 35pc who said Mr Biden.

In every state, a plurality of voters said they sympathised more with Israelis than Palestinians.

Many voters listed immigration as a major concern, with 37pc saying abortion should be always legal and 27pc saying it should be mostly legal.

But the poll showed that almost a fifth of voters blame Mr Biden for the overturning of Roe v Wade, which happened during his presidency but was decided thanks to the nomination of three Supreme Court justices nominated by Mr Trump, which shifted the balance of the court.

Mr Biden also continues to face low approval numbers, clocking in at only a 36pc approval rating. In particular, he struggles with young voters, with 65pc of 18 to 29-year-olds disapproving of him.

Only 53pc of black voters approve of Mr Biden, as Mr Trump continues to make overtures to the voting demographic that largely propelled Mr Biden to the Democratic nomination for president in 2020. (© The Independent)