Two-thirds of Democrats want President Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 presidential race, according to a new poll from the Associated Press and National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago (NORC).
The poll, released on Wednesday, found that 70 percent of Americans and 65% of Democrats believe Biden should step aside and let the party choose a new nominee to face off against former President Donald Trump in November.
The majority of this poll was completed before the assassination attempt on Trump.
"The survey – which was conducted July 11-15, mostly completed before the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump – finds that more people view Biden as honest than Trump. But Trump is more likely to be seen as capable of winning in November and better able to handle a crisis," the pollsters found.
The pollsters added, "Overall, 57% of adults say Trump should withdraw from the race and allow his party to name a replacement. But Trump is maintaining support from his party, with 73% of Republicans saying he should stay in the race."
Just 35 percent of Democrats said that Biden should stay in the race.
When examining the numbers by demographics like age and race, the survey found that Biden enjoys the most support from older and/or black Democrats.
"Black Democrats are among Biden’s strongest supporters. Half of Black Democrats say he should continue running, while only a third of white and Hispanic Democrats say the same. Younger Democrats are more likely to want Biden to withdraw from the race," the poll found. "Three-quarters of Democrats under the age of 45 want Biden to drop out, compared to 57% of those over the age of 45."
Almost half of the Democrat respondents said they are "not very" or "not at all" confident that Biden has the mental capacity to serve as president properly — this is up from one-third who said the same in February. Just 27 percent said they are "extremely" or "very confident" in his ability to lead effectively, down from 40 percent the last time the poll was conducted.
"Republicans have more confidence in Trump. Sixty percent of Republicans are extremely or very confident that Trump has the mental capability to serve effectively as president, not substantially different from February."
The pollsters surveyed 1,253 adults from July 11-15. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3.8 percentage points.
