Trump ahead of Biden in election polls With less than a year to go until the U.S. general election, RealClearPolitics’ poll average shows President Joe Biden trailing Donald Trump by 2 points nationally Biden’s decline •could be because: •He is flawed – another Democrat would do better •Voters are angered by economy and state of world Poor polling numbers will bounce back, as voters aren’t paying attention yet Nov 1, 2022 43.7 REPUBLICAN 43.7 DEMOCRAT Dec 5, 2023 46.7 44.7 48% 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 N D J F M A M J J A S O N D 2022 2023 Nov 5, 2024: 60th quadrennial presidential election Sources: RealClearPolitics, Vox, NBC News Illustration source: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS