Latest Reuters-Ipsos poll: Biden leads Trump by one percent

(Patria) - The latest Reuters/Ipsos poll shows that US President Joe Biden has a marginal one percentage point lead over Donald Trump ahead of the presidential election in November.

A total of 39 percent of registered voters said they would vote for the Democrat Biden if the election were held today, compared to 38 percent who would choose the Republican former president Trump.

Many voters remain undecided - 11 percent would prefer to vote for other candidates, five percent said they would not vote, and seven percent said they don't know or refuse to answer.

Both candidates carry significant baggage into the first US presidential election rematch in nearly 70 years, with voters concerned about Biden's age and Trump's upcoming four criminal trials, including charges that he tried to overturn his 2020 election loss.

Trump had a marginal lead among respondents, but Biden's lead among registered voters was significant because people who are already registered to vote are more likely to do so in November.

Only two-thirds of eligible voters turned out for the 2020 presidential election, in which Biden defeated Trump.

With many voters not enthusiastic about either Trump or Biden, the new poll showed that independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is supported by 15 percent of registered voters if he appears as a third candidate on the ballot, down from 17 percent in a January poll.

When poll respondents were asked to choose between Trump and Biden, without any other options, Biden led 50 percent to 48 percent among registered voters, with two percent refusing to answer the question.

Only about 37 percent of Republican Nikki Haley's supporters plan to vote for Trump now that she has dropped out of the Republican contest, the poll showed.

Some 16 percent said they would vote for Biden, and the rest said they would vote for someone else or not vote at all.