In a poll, US President Donald Trump, who is trying to reelect in the November presidential election, lags the former Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden by 14 percentage points.

The New York Times (NYT) said in a joint poll with Siena University on the 24th (local time) that Trump gained 36% when asked "Who will vote for today's presidential election?" %.

The poll (±3.0% point of sample error) was conducted on 1,337 voters on the 17th and 22nd.

Former Vice President Biden had an advantage over President Trump, not only among women (22% point gap) but also men (3% point gap) voters.

Former Vice President Biden led President Trump from blacks (74% points), Hispanics (39% points), and college graduates (28% points), and President Trump never left whites (1% points), especially colleges. He kept the edge against the white (19% points).

By age group, former Vice President Biden has gained more support from voters between the ages of 18-34 (34% points), 35-49 years (23% points), and those over 65 (2% points), and President Trump is 50-64 There was a slight edge among the three (1 percentage point) voters.

NYT said that former Vice President Biden is increasing support among white voters, and that the results of the poll indicated that President Trump is now clearly a sign of "underdog" (unfavorable competitor).

In a public opinion poll (±3.4% point for sample error) conducted by CNN broadcasts on 1,259 adults across the country on the last 2-5 days, Biden was 55% when asked if he would support the election today. Trump's approval rating was 41%, and he was 14% ahead of President Trump.

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