Former President Donald Trump boasts an eight-point lead against Joe Biden in Michigan, according to polling results released on Friday by CNN/ SSRS. Among registered voters, Trump received 50 percent support, to Biden’s 42 percent.
This lead matches his highest-ever advantage in the critical swing state, which Trump won in his 2016 election, becoming the first Republican presidential nominee to do so in 28 years. In 2020, the pendulum swung again, and Michigan awarded its electoral votes to Joe Biden.
Trump’s advantage in Michigan can be attributed to a 10-point lead among self-proclaimed independents and a 16-point lead among voters under age 35 in Michigan.