Presidential Trial Ballot, Biden vs. Ron DeSantis (October 2023)

Presidential Trial Ballot, Biden vs. Ron DeSantis (October 2023)

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Joe Biden38%
Ron DeSantis39%
Someone else16%
Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion8%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Joe Biden81%19%4%
Ron DeSantis2%29%74%
Someone else10%39%17%
Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion7%12%5%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Joe Biden76%67%92%
Ron DeSantis1%4%2%
Someone else20%12%3%
Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion4%17%4%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Joe Biden3%4%4%
Ron DeSantis76%64%79%
Someone else17%22%13%
Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion3%10%3%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Joe Biden78%36%9%
Ron DeSantis4%29%71%
Someone else13%22%14%
Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion5%13%6%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Joe Biden72%78%82%
Ron DeSantis7%4%1%
Someone else17%10%14%
Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion4%8%3%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Joe Biden20%7%4%
Ron DeSantis56%73%79%
Someone else13%16%12%
Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion10%4%5%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Joe Biden30%62%42%
Ron DeSantis51%17%24%
Someone else13%12%23%
Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion6%9%11%

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CategoryMaleFemale
Joe Biden36%39%
Ron DeSantis46%33%
Someone else14%18%
Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion4%11%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Joe Biden48%36%23%
Ron DeSantis27%43%50%
Someone else16%14%21%
Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion9%7%6%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Joe Biden52%38%33%33%
Ron DeSantis25%35%43%48%
Someone else14%18%18%13%
Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion10%10%6%6%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Joe Biden38%33%32%38%41%48%
Ron DeSantis22%37%41%34%44%37%
Someone else25%17%21%20%13%10%
Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion16%13%6%8%3%5%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Joe Biden29%35%50%56%
Ron DeSantis49%39%29%17%
Someone else16%16%13%20%
Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion6%10%8%8%

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CategoryThe Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is the word of God but not everything in it should be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is a book written by men and is not the word of God.Don't know.
Joe Biden27%35%63%23%
Ron DeSantis45%47%15%29%
Someone else19%13%14%30%
Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion9%5%8%18%

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