Biden, Trump In Virtual Tie In Ohio: New Poll

BEREA, OH — President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden are in a virtual tie in Ohio and Pennsylvania, according to a new poll from Baldwin Wallace University.

The poll also found Biden leading comfortably in Michigan and Wisconsin. Biden is the favored candidate of independent voters in all four states, according to the poll results.

Among Ohio voters, 44.9 percent of voters prefer Biden, while 44.3 percent of voters prefer Trump. More than 7 percent of voters have yet to decide who they will vote for.

“The tight race in Ohio should concern Republicans. Having to expend resources in a state that was once considered a safe state for Trump means having fewer resources to deploy in other competitive states such as Pennsylvania, which is increasingly seen as the state most likely to decide who wins the Electoral College," said Lauren Copeland, a professor at Baldwin Wallace University.

The poll found that 47.3 percent of Pennsylvania voters are leaning toward Biden, while 44.6 percent of Pennsylvanians prefer Trump. More than 5 percent of Pennsylvania voters have not decided who they will vote for.

Trump and Biden will have their first presidential debate in Cleveland on Tuesday. The event will be held at Case Western Reserve University and will be moderated by Fox New's Chris Wallace.

This most recent Baldwin Wallace University Great Lakes Poll was conducted between Sept. 8 and Sept. 22 in collaboration with Oakland University (in Michigan) and Ohio Northern University.

"The survey was conducted online among self-identified registered, likely voters in Michigan (n = 1001), Ohio (n = 1011), Pennsylvania (n = 1012) and Wisconsin (n = 863) using Qualtrics, an online sample aggregator. Sampled individuals were emailed by Qualtrics and responded using a personalized link to the survey. Data were weighted by sex, education, race, income and age," the university said.