Recent poll puts Biden ahead of Trump in Pennsylvania

A new poll from Susquehanna Polling and Research suggests an eight-point edge to President Joe Biden (47%) over likely Republican challenger Donald Trump (39%).

2024 Pennsylvania GE:

Biden 47% (+8)
Trump 39%@SusquehannaPR, 745 LV, 1/15-21

— Political Polls (@Politics_Polls) January 23, 2024

In the 2020 presidential election, Biden was awarded Pennsylvania’s 20 electoral votes after securing 3,459,923 votes (50.0%) to Trump’s 3,378,263 votes (48.8%). More recently, Sen. John Fetterman (D) handily defeated the Trump-endorsed Dr. Mehmet Oz. Fetterman overcame the former daytime TV show host by 263,752 votes in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race during the 2022 midterms.

Meanwhile, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) won the state gubernatorial election with 56.5% of the vote over state Sen. Doug Mastriano (R), who participated in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

The Susquehanna poll gives a slight edge to incumbent Sen. Bob Casey (D), who is vying to retain his seat against probable GOP challenger David McCormick.

New Pa Poll (US Senate) – SP&R releases new Pa poll testing PA US Senate race between Bob Casey, Jr., and Republican presumptive frontrunner David McCormick:

Casey, 45.9%
McCormick, 42.1%
Not Sure, 9.3%
Other, 2.7%

Sample size 745 LV; Field Dates 1/15-1/21/24. MOE +/-3.7% pic.twitter.com/Dl5jnkPh6W

— SP&R (@SusquehannaPR) January 23, 2024

Polling from other Midwestern states like Michigan and Minnesota also, give the edge to Biden, while he behind Trump from anywhere between four and six percentage points in Wisconsin.