Harvard/Harris Poll Shows President Trump Dominating GOP Primary, Beating Biden by 6 Points in General Election

June 19, 2023

Bedminster, NJ— A recent survey from Harvard/Harris finds President Donald J. Trump with a commanding 45-point lead in the 2024 GOP primary—with his nearest challenger hemorrhaging support and tumbling to the low teens.

 

In a general election matchup against Joe Biden, President Trump continues to be the strongest Republican candidate to win.

 

The survey, conducted June 14-15, shows President Trump beating Joe Biden by 6 points and Kamala Harris by 7 points.

 

 

In a general election, President Trump enjoys nearly universal support from Republicans, leads Biden among Independents, and even holds support among 11% of Democrats.

 

President Trump outperforms Ron DeSantis among Republicans, Democrats, and Independents in hypothetical general election matchups against Biden.

 

The poll shows that 59% of Americans have serious doubts about Joe Biden’s fitness for office—including a majority of Republicans and Independents and a third of Democrats.

 

A majority of Republicans and Independents believe that the Biden DOJ’s political prosecution of President Trump is selective prosecution—with a third of Democrats admitting the same.