A new poll is reporting some bad news for Democrats…
Voters in the 2020 battleground state of North Carolina are reportedly leaning toward former President Donald Trump in 2024.
The statewide poll conducted by Cygnal from March 6-7 and published by the Carolina Journal on Tuesday found that 45.2% of likely voters said they are planning to vote for Trump, while 39.8% said they plan to vote for Biden.
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A substantial amount – 9.4% – of likely voters indicated that they plan to vote for “someone else.” If that actualizes, as the Journal noted, that would be a marked increase from the less than 1.5% of North Carolina votes cast in 2020 for a third party candidate.
“Trump's lead is somewhat unsurprising given that he won the state in 2016 and 2020, by 3.6% and 1.3%, respectively. However, it's still 238 days to November 5, and we'll be watching to see how this fluctuates,” Carolina Journal publisher and John Locke Foundation CEO Donald Bryson said.
However, voters in the Tarheel State aren't just flocking towards Trump. The Journal noted an increase in support for Republicans across the board.
As for the state's gubernatorial race, 43.8% of likely voters said they'd cast their ballots for Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, a sizable 4.8-point lead over the 39.0% who said they'd vote for Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein. The poll showed that a majority of rural voters, 53%, indicated that they planned to vote for Robinson.
“Both Josh Stein and Mark Robinson have shown the ability to win statewide races and raise money – the race for the Executive Mansion is the one to watch in North Carolina,” Bryson said.
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