Polls: Biden remains ahead in Michigan and Wisconsin
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden remains ahead of President Donald Trump in the essential swing states of Michigan and Wisconsin, according to NBC News/Marist polls released Sunday.
Biden led by 52 percent to 44 percent in Michigan among likely voters and by 54 to 44 in Wisconsin. Trump won both states in 2016 but has consistently trailed in polls during the 2020 election season.
Biden has significant edges in both states among Black voters, women, independents and seniors. Trump‘s biggest edge is among evangelical Christians.
In both states, a majority of those polled said the election winner should fill the vacant Supreme Court seat that Trump nominated Amy Coney Barrett for on Saturday: 54 percent in Michigan and 56 percent in Wisconsin. The polls were conducted before Trump announced the selection of Barrett.
In the race for the Senate in Michigan, Democratic incumbent Gary Peters leads GOP challenger John James by a margin of 49 percent to 44 percent.
The NBC News/Marist Poll of Michigan was conducted Sept. 19-23, and the NBC News/Marist Poll of Wisconsin was conducted Sept. 20-24. Margins of error varied in different categories, ranging from 3.6 percentage points to 4.6 percentage points.