And looking ahead to the 2024 congressional elections, 48% of registered voters prefer Democrats in control of Congress, versus 46% who want Republicans in charge. That’s also in the same territory as the last time this question was last asked in the Jan uary 2023 NBC News poll, when 47% preferred a GOP-controlled Congress, while 46% wanted Democrats in control.A combined 44% of registered voters say they’d “definitely” or “probably” consider voting for a third-party or independent candidate for president - if the other candidates include Biden and Trump. That’s a greater share than the poll found saying that in the 20 cycles, but it’s down slightly from the 46% who said they’d consider a third-party candidate in 2016.Biden’s job-approval rating among all registered voters stands at 43% approve, 53% disapprove - essentially unchanged from April.A majority of these voters pick DeSantis as their first choice, yet Trump also gets support from 1 out of 5 in this group.Īnd 29% say the GOP needs a new leader with better personal behavior and an approach different from Trump’s. This group’s support is spread among DeSantis, Pence, Christie and other candidates.Īnd 58% say they’re concerned about Trump being elected again and serving another four years, including 51% who have major concerns. These voters overwhelmingly pick Trump as their first choice on a primary ballot.Īnother 21% say it’s time to consider other leaders, even though they believe Trump was a good president. The NBC News poll also finds nearly half of Republican primary voters - 49% - say that Trump should continue as the party’s leader. Half of Republicans want Trump to continue as party leader The NBC News poll was conducted June 16-20 - beginning a week after a federal grand jury indicted Trump on criminal charges for mishandling classified documents that were discovered last year at his Mar-a-Lago residence.Īnd 64% of Republican primary voters believe that the multiple indictments and investigations Trump faces are politically motivated, and they say they must support him to stop his opponents from winning - although that’s down slightly from the 68% who said this in April after his first indictment in the New York case.
The trouble for Trump comes not among Republicans but among the general electorate: A majority of all registered voters have concerns about Trump after his indictment on federal criminal charges, including 55% of independent voters. And President Joe Biden leads Trump by 4 points in the NBC News poll’s first hypothetical general-election matchup for 2024.īut the survey shows that majorities of all registered voters have concerns about both Trump’s and Biden’s mental and physical health, as well as reservations about either serving another four years as president. “Not only are they sticking with Trump post-federal indictment,” Horwitt said of Republican voters, “there are several signs that his support is growing or others are losing ground, particularly Ron DeSantis.”
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