July 25, 2019 - Biden Is Only Leading Dem To Top Trump In Ohio, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Former V.P. Has Big Lead In Democratic Primary

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Former Vice President Joseph Biden leads President Donald Trump 50 - 42 percent in the critical swing state of Ohio, the only leading Democratic candidate to top the Republican incumbent, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.





The other leading Democratic contenders each are locked in a dead heat with President Trump, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University Poll finds:

46 percent for Trump to Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders with 45 percent;

Trump at 46 percent to Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren at 45 percent;

44 - 44 percent between Trump and California Sen. Kamala Harris;

44 - 44 percent between Trump and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg;

44 percent for Trump to 43 percent for New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker.

Women, black voters and independent voters give Biden his lead in the matchup with Trump. Biden leads 53 - 40 percent among women, as men are split with 46 percent for Biden and 45 percent for Trump. White voters are divided, with 48 percent for Trump and 45 percent for Biden. Black voters go Democratic 84 - 8 percent.





Independent voters go to Biden 55 - 32 percent. Republicans back Trump 86 - 10 percent as Biden leads 96 - 2 percent among Democrats.





"Former Vice President Joseph Biden calls himself a blue-collar guy. With Ohio certainly a blue-collar state, it is no surprise he is the Democrat who runs best against President Donald Trump and is solidly ahead in the Democratic primary in the Buckeye State," said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll.





"Biden runs best against President Trump in every Quinnipiac University state poll so far. To get reelected, Trump will need to win the industrial Midwest. Ohio certainly is key to that plan."





Most Ohio voters, 58 percent, say they are better off financially today than they were in 2016, as 22 percent say they are worse off.





But Buckeye voters still give Trump a negative 43 - 52 percent job approval rating, compared to a negative 43 - 54 percent score in a June 13, 2018 Quinnipiac University poll.





Democratic Primary





Biden leads the pack for the March 17 Democratic Presidential Primary, with 31 percent of Democrats and independent voters leaning Democratic.





Harris and Sanders have 14 percent each, with 13 percent for Warren and 6 percent for Buttigieg. There are eight candidates at 1 percent and 12 candidates polling at less than 1 percent.





"Vice President Biden's blue-collar roots aren't necessarily the key to his success. It's his half century in Democratic politics and almost universal name recognition," Brown said.





"After all, U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan is the only native Buckeye in the crowded Democratic pack, yet he is polling at just 1 percent. South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg also is getting little help from his status as a neighbor.





"The other three coastal candidates - Senators Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and Kamala Harris - are not getting any special love from the blue collar base. And each of them trail Biden by a 2-1 margin."





From July 17 - 22, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,431 Ohio voters with a margin of error of +/- 3.2 percentage points, including the design effect. The survey includes 556 Democrats and independent voters leaning Democratic, with a margin of error of +/- 5.1 percentage points, including the design effect.





The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts gold standard surveys using random digit dialing with live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. The Quinnipiac University Poll conducts nationwide surveys and polls in more than a dozen states on national and statewide elections, as well as public policy issues.





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1. How much attention have you been paying to the election campaign for president; a lot, some, only a little, or none at all?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No A lot 42% 45% 53% 31% 42% 42% 50% 37% Some 30 35 26 32 28 32 29 34 Only a little 16 13 14 19 18 14 13 17 None at all 11 6 7 18 11 11 8 11 DK/NA 1 - - - 1 1 1 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk A lot 25% 38% 47% 55% 44% 41% 42% 46% Some 28 36 27 31 29 35 32 20 Only a little 28 12 15 9 17 14 15 16 None at all 19 12 10 4 10 10 10 18 DK/NA - 1 1 1 1 1 1 - DEMOCRATS/DEMOCRATIC LEANERS....................................... POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY WHITE...... LIBERAL..... Mod/ COLLEGE DEG Tot Very Smwht Cons Men Wom Wht Blk Yes No A lot 49% 57% 49% 45% 45% 52% 50% 53% 58% 44% Some 27 28 30 25 28 26 28 21 26 30 Only a little 15 13 14 15 17 12 15 13 11 19 None at all 9 2 6 14 10 8 7 14 6 8 DK/NA - - - - - - - - - - PARTYID..... AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. Dem DemLn 18-49 50-64 65+ <50k 50-100 100k+ A lot 53% 40% 38% 54% 65% 42% 56% 58% Some 26 30 29 24 25 28 26 26 Only a little 14 16 18 16 5 19 13 10 None at all 7 13 14 6 4 11 5 7 DK/NA - - - - - - 1 -

2. (If Democrat or Democratic leaner) If the Democratic primary for president were being held today, and the candidates were: Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Beto O'Rourke, Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker, Kirsten Gillibrand, Amy Klobuchar, Julian Castro, Tulsi Gabbard, Jay Inslee, John Hickenlooper, John Delaney, Pete Buttigieg, Andrew Yang, Marianne Williamson, Wayne Messam, Tim Ryan, Seth Moulton, Michael Bennet, Steve Bullock, Bill de Blasio, Mike Gravel, Joe Sestak, and Tom Steyer, for whom would you vote?

DEMOCRATS/DEMOCRATIC LEANERS....................................... POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY WHITE...... LIBERAL..... Mod/ COLLEGE DEG Tot Very Smwht Cons Men Wom Wht Blk Yes No Biden 31% 16% 24% 40% 31% 31% 30% 36% 25% 34% Sanders 14 21 16 8 14 13 12 20 9 14 O'Rourke 1 - - 2 1 1 1 2 - 1 Harris 14 25 12 10 15 14 14 18 20 8 Warren 13 18 21 7 13 12 16 5 20 13 Booker 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 - Gillibrand - - - - - - - - - - Klobuchar 1 1 4 - 1 2 2 - 2 1 Castro 1 - 2 - - 1 - - 1 - Gabbard 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 - - 1 Inslee - - - - - - - - - - Hickenlooper - - - 1 - - - - - 1 Delaney - - - - - - - - - - Buttigieg 6 8 10 4 8 5 8 1 8 8 Yang 1 2 - 1 3 - 1 - 1 2 Williamson - - - - - - - - - - Messam - - - - - - - - - - Ryan 1 - - 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 Moulton - - - - - - - - - - Bennet - - - - - - - - - 1 Bullock - - - - - - - - - - de Blasio - - - - - - - - - - Gravel - - - - - - - - - - Sestak - - - - - - - - - - Steyer 1 - - 2 2 - - 3 - 1 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 - - 2 - 2 - 4 - 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 - 1 3 - 3 1 - 2 1 DK/NA 11 7 8 14 6 14 9 9 9 10 PARTYID..... AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. Dem DemLn 18-49 50-64 65+ <50k 50-100 100k+ Biden 33% 25% 15% 38% 51% 34% 25% 29% Sanders 11 21 25 7 1 18 11 9 O'Rourke 1 1 2 1 - 1 2 1 Harris 14 15 17 16 10 11 20 16 Warren 15 8 12 15 15 10 17 16 Booker 1 - - 1 2 1 1 1 Gillibrand - - - - - - - - Klobuchar 2 - - 2 2 - 3 1 Castro 1 - - 1 1 - 1 - Gabbard 1 - - 1 - - 1 1 Inslee - - - - - - - - Hickenlooper - - - 1 - - 1 1 Delaney - - - - - - - - Buttigieg 6 8 10 6 2 5 5 13 Yang - 3 2 - - 1 2 - Williamson - - - - - - - - Messam - - - - - - - - Ryan 2 1 1 2 2 2 - - Moulton - - - - - - 1 - Bennet - - - - 1 - - - Bullock - - - - - - - - de Blasio - - - - - - - - Gravel - - - - - - - - Sestak - - - - - - - - Steyer 1 - 1 - 1 - - 1 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 - 2 - 1 3 - - WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 DK/NA 9 15 9 9 10 12 8 9 ATTN TO PRES CAMPAIGN Q1 Little/ A lot Some None Biden 36% 30% 21% Sanders 7 18 23 O'Rourke - 3 1 Harris 20 9 7 Warren 14 15 9 Booker - 2 1 Gillibrand - - - Klobuchar 2 1 - Castro 1 - - Gabbard - - 1 Inslee - - - Hickenlooper - 1 - Delaney - - - Buttigieg 9 7 1 Yang - 2 3 Williamson - - - Messam - - - Ryan 1 1 3 Moulton - - - Bennet - - - Bullock - - - de Blasio - - - Gravel - - - Sestak - - - Steyer - - 3 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 1 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 2 3 DK/NA 6 9 24

3. If the election for president were being held today, and the candidates were Joe Biden the Democrat and Donald Trump the Republican, for whom would you vote?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Biden 50% 10% 96% 55% 46% 53% 49% 41% Trump 42 86 2 32 45 40 44 52 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 - - 3 3 1 1 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 1 - 6 2 2 2 2 DK/NA 4 3 1 5 4 3 4 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Biden 61% 43% 49% 50% 41% 47% 45% 84% Trump 25 50 46 45 50 47 48 8 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 4 2 1 1 2 - 1 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 6 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 DK/NA 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 5

4. If the election for president were being held today, and the candidates were Bernie Sanders the Democrat and Donald Trump the Republican, for whom would you vote?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Sanders 45% 5% 91% 51% 41% 49% 44% 37% Trump 46 91 4 35 51 41 48 55 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 - 1 2 2 2 2 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 1 3 5 2 3 3 3 DK/NA 4 2 2 7 4 5 3 4 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Sanders 59% 41% 44% 41% 37% 43% 40% 80% Trump 32 52 49 49 56 48 52 9 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 2 3 4 3 4 3 2 DK/NA 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 6

5. If the election for president were being held today, and the candidates were Elizabeth Warren the Democrat and Donald Trump the Republican, for whom would you vote?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Warren 45% 4% 94% 48% 40% 49% 42% 36% Trump 46 91 2 37 51 42 48 55 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 1 - 2 2 1 1 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 2 2 6 3 4 4 3 DK/NA 4 2 2 7 4 5 4 5 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Warren 54% 38% 44% 45% 36% 42% 39% 80% Trump 32 53 47 48 56 49 52 10 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 4 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 5 3 3 2 3 4 3 3 DK/NA 6 2 5 4 4 5 5 4

6. If the election for president were being held today, and the candidates were Kamala Harris the Democrat and Donald Trump the Republican, for whom would you vote?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Harris 44% 6% 92% 43% 40% 47% 42% 36% Trump 44 90 3 34 48 41 46 54 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 - 1 3 2 1 2 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 1 1 7 3 3 4 3 DK/NA 7 2 3 13 6 7 6 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Harris 55% 39% 43% 42% 36% 41% 39% 81% Trump 27 51 48 48 54 48 51 8 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 3 1 2 2 1 1 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 5 3 3 2 4 3 3 3 DK/NA 10 4 6 5 5 7 6 6

7. If the election for president were being held today, and the candidates were Pete Buttigieg the Democrat and Donald Trump the Republican, for whom would you vote?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Buttigieg 44% 5% 91% 47% 42% 46% 43% 35% Trump 44 91 3 32 48 41 47 53 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 - 1 3 2 2 1 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 1 2 7 3 3 3 3 DK/NA 6 3 3 11 5 8 5 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Buttigieg 58% 37% 42% 41% 38% 40% 39% 79% Trump 28 51 47 48 53 48 50 9 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 4 1 2 1 2 1 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 5 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 DK/NA 7 5 7 5 4 7 6 7

8. If the election for president were being held today, and the candidates were Cory Booker the Democrat and Donald Trump the Republican, for whom would you vote?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Booker 43% 4% 92% 44% 40% 46% 43% 36% Trump 44 89 3 34 49 41 47 53 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 1 - 5 3 2 2 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 2 2 6 3 4 4 3 DK/NA 6 4 2 11 5 7 5 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Booker 58% 35% 42% 42% 36% 40% 39% 80% Trump 29 51 47 48 54 48 50 9 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 5 1 2 2 2 2 3 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 5 3 3 3 3 4 3 2 DK/NA 6 6 6 5 4 7 6 5

12. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 43% 87% 4% 32% 45% 41% 44% 53% Disapprove 52 11 96 58 49 54 51 42 DK/NA 5 2 - 10 6 5 5 5 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 25% 50% 47% 48% 50% 48% 49% 7% Disapprove 65 47 49 49 44 47 46 88 DK/NA 10 2 4 3 6 4 5 5

15. Would you say that you are better off or worse off financially today than you were in 2016?