POLL-Biden leads Trump narrowly in Florida on eve of election -Reuters/Ipsos

Reuters/Ipsos polled likely voters in six states - Florida, Arizona, North Carolina, Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania - that will play critical roles in deciding whether Trump wins a second term in office or if Biden ousts him. Below is a state-by-state look at Reuters/Ipsos findings, based on the online responses of likely voters: FLORIDA (Oct. 27 - Nov. 1) * Voting for Biden: 50% * Voting for Trump: 46% * A prior poll showed Biden leading Trump 49%-47%, effectively a tie because the margin was within the poll's credibility interval.

POLL-Biden leads Trump narrowly in Florida on eve of election -Reuters/Ipsos
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Democrat Joe Biden appeared to take a narrow lead over President Donald Trump in Florida in the final days of the 2020 U.S. election campaign, with the two candidates locked in a dead heat in North Carolina and Arizona, according to Reuters/Ipsos opinion polls released on Monday.

A week earlier, Reuters/Ipsos polls showed Trump and Biden in a statistical tie across the three states. Reuters/Ipsos polled likely voters in six states - Florida, Arizona, North Carolina, Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania - that will play critical roles in deciding whether Trump wins a second term in office or if Biden ousts him.

Below is a state-by-state look at Reuters/Ipsos findings, based on the online responses of likely voters: FLORIDA (Oct. 27 - Nov. 1)

* Voting for Biden: 50% * Voting for Trump: 46%

* A prior poll showed Biden leading Trump 49%-47%, effectively a tie because the margin was within the poll's credibility interval. * 41% said they already had voted.

* 47% said Biden would be better at handling the coronavirus pandemic. 44% said Trump would be better. * 53% said Trump would be better at managing the economy. 42% said Biden would be better.

ARIZONA (Oct. 27 - Nov. 1): * Voting for Biden: 49%

* Voting for Trump: 47% * The two are statistically tied as the margin is within the survey's credibility interval.

* A prior poll also showed a statistically even race, with 48% for Biden and 46% for Trump. * 49% said they already had voted.

* 49% said Biden would be better at handling the coronavirus pandemic. 41% said Trump would be better. * 52% said Trump would be better at managing the economy. 42% said Biden would be better.

NORTH CAROLINA (Oct. 27 - Nov. 1): * Voting for Biden: 49%

* Voting for Trump: 48% * Since the margin is within the poll's credibility interval, the race is statistically tied, as it was in the prior poll when Biden had 49% to Trump's 48%.

* 43% said they already had voted. * 49% said Biden would be better at handling the coronavirus pandemic. 43% said Trump would be better.

* 51% said Trump would be better at managing the economy. 43% said Biden would be better. MICHIGAN (Oct. 27 - Nov. 1):

* Voting for Biden: 52% * Voting for Trump: 42%

* Biden was up 52%-43% the prior week. * 37% of adults said they already had voted.

* 52% said Biden would be better at handling the coronavirus pandemic. 40% said Trump would be better. * 48% said Trump would be better at managing the economy. 44% said Biden would be better.

WISCONSIN (Oct. 27 - Nov. 1): * Voting for Biden: 53%

* Voting for Trump: 43% * Biden was up 53%-44% the prior week.

* 41% of adults said they already had voted. * 52% said Biden would be better at handling the coronavirus pandemic. 38% said Trump would be better.

* 47% said Trump would be better at managing the economy. 45% said Biden would be better. PENNSYLVANIA (Oct. 27 - Nov. 1):

* Voting for Biden: 51% * Voting for Trump: 44%

* Biden was up 50%-45% the prior week. * 25% of adults said they already had voted.

* 51% said Biden would be better at handling the coronavirus pandemic. 40% said Trump would be better. * 48% said Trump would be better at managing the economy. 46% said Biden would be better.

NOTES The Reuters/Ipsos opinion polls are conducted online in all six states in English, as well as in Spanish in Arizona and Florida.

* In Florida, from Oct. 27 to Nov. 1, it gathered responses from 1,011 adults, including 670 likely voters, and had a credibility interval of 4 percentage points. * In Arizona, from Oct. 27 to Nov. 1, it gathered responses from 989 adults, including 610 likely voters, and had a credibility interval of 5 percentage points.

* In North Carolina, from Oct. 27 to Nov. 1, it gathered responses from 1,009 adults, including 707 likely voters, and had a credibility interval of 4 percentage points. * In Michigan, from Oct. 27 to Nov. 1, it gathered responses from 1,007 adults, including 654 likely voters, and had a credibility interval of 4 percentage points.

* In Wisconsin, from Oct. 27 to Nov. 1, it gathered responses from 1,007 adults, including 696 likely voters, and had a credibility interval of 4 percentage points. * In Pennsylvania, from Oct. 27 to Nov. 1, it gathered responses from 1,006 adults, including 673 likely voters, and had a credibility interval of 4 percentage points.

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