Trump leads Biden in Georgia, North Carolina polls

Former President Trump is leading President Biden in both Georgia and North Carolina as voters brace for an increasingly likely rematch between the two men, according to a pair of polls released Wednesday.  

An Emerson College Polling/The Hill survey of Georgia voters found Trump leading Biden 48 percent to 42 percent, with 11 percent undecided.

When the polling expands to include third-party candidates such as Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump leads 45 percent to Biden’s 36 percent, with Kennedy receiving 6 percent, and Cornel West and Jill Stein each receiving less than 2 percent  Eleven percent are undecided.

“Biden leads among Black voters, 65% to 20%, with 16% undecided, whereas Trump leads among white voters, 63% to 30%, with 7% undecided,” Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling, said in a press release. 

Meanwhile, in a separate Emerson College Polling/The Hill survey of North Carolina voters, Trump leads Biden 47 percent to 44 percent, falling within the margin of error at plus or minus 3 percentage points. Undecided voters make up 10 percent.

When the poll is expanded to include third-party candidates, Trump sits at 46 percent, Biden at 37 percent and Kennedy at 5 percent. Eleven percent are undecided, while West and Stein receive less than 2 percent each.

“A majority of voters under 30 break for President Biden over Trump, 53% to 35%, along with a plurality of voters in their 30s, 47% to 40%. Voters in their 40s are evenly split: 45% support each candidate. Voters over 50 support Trump over Biden, 52% to 40%,” Kimball said.  

The 2024 election is steadily inching toward another match-up between Trump and Biden, though former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley is insisting she’s not leaving the GOP primary race, telling supporters in Greenville, S.C., on Tuesday, “I’m not going anywhere.” 

Both Georgia and North Carolina will play key roles in determining the presidency this fall, though North Carolina has trended more Republican in recent years.  

The Emerson College Polling/The Hill survey of Georgia voters was conducted Feb. 14-16 with 1,000 registered voters. The margin of error is plus or minus 3 percentage points. The Emerson College Polling/The Hill survey of North Carolina voters was also conducted Feb. 14-16 with 1,000 registered voters, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.