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Poll: Biden and Trump Tied at 42% Support Eight Months out from General Election

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UMass Lowell’s Center for Public Opinion conducted a survey from Wednesday, April 3 to Monday, April 8, 2024, of 1,688 likely voters in the upcoming 2024 U.S. general election regarding the election, reproductive health care access and the state of the economy.

Key Findings:

  • Eight months out from the 2024 general election, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are tied at 42% support.
  • Nearly two-thirds (64%) of likely voters support access to abortion procedures in every state.
  • After Alabama temporarily paused in-vitro fertilization procedures earlier this year, similar support for IVF was heard among respondents. More than half (58%) oppose a ban while 42% support such a measure. In fact, opposition to such a measure was so profound it included more than half of each demographic polled: 59% of women, 57% of men, 65% of Democrats, 52% of Republicans and 54% of independents.
  • Affording basic necessities – housing, food, clothing and medical care – has become more difficult in the last six months for more than half of respondents while just one in 10 (11%) say it has eased. A third (35%) report their budgets holding steady.