A quarter of voters nationwide believe that neither President Biden nor former President Donald Trump are in poor mental or cognitive health. assume the presidency.
Although partisanship plays a role in these perceptions, this could be a difficult trade-off for some voters, and many independents will either vote for Biden or someone else. erase — People who do not believe they have the cognitive capacity to serve.
Trump is relatively better. Mr. Biden Neither is widely trusted in perceptions of cognitive ability.
Only about a third of voters think Biden has cognitive abilities. Half of voters think Trump does.
This view has not changed much in recent months.
Views are linked to partisanship, but Democrats are more skeptical about Mr. Biden’s cognitive health than Republicans are about Mr. Trump. One in three people do.
Nonetheless, Democrats who believe Mr. Biden is incapable of serving are still voting for Biden over Trump.
Republicans have been much more skeptical of Mr. Biden, contributing to his lower overall numbers.
similar Voters’ overall opinionsMore independents think Mr. Trump has mental and cognitive health than say Mr. Biden.
These views are linked to voting. Most independents who think Mr. Biden does not have the cognitive health to serve as president are supporting Trump, and those who think Trump is not cognitively healthy are supporting Mr. Biden.
Fred Backus contributed to this report.
This CBS News/YouGov survey was conducted among a nationally representative sample of 2,063 adult U.S. residents interviewed June 5-7, 2024. The data includes an oversample from Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. The sample was weighted by gender, age, race, and education based on past voting as well as the US Census American Community Survey and Current Population Survey. The margin of error is ±3.2 points for all adults and ±3.8 points for registered voters.
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