Biden and Trump nearly tied in latest NYT Siena poll

On Saturday, the latest presidential poll from The New York Times with Siena College showed former President Donald Trump in a virtual tie with President Joe Biden. 

According to the poll of 1,059 registered voters from April 7 to 11, 46 percent of the poll’s respondents said if the election were held today, they would vote for Trump, while 45 percent said Biden. With a margin of error of plus or minus 3.3 percent, neither candidate had a clear advantage. 

When 3rd party candidates were added in, President Biden received 40 percent to Trump's 42 percent, with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. earning two percent of the vote. Seven percent of respondents said they wouldn't vote, and six percent refused to answer or said they were undecided. 

Among those who were eligible to vote in the 2020 election, 36 percent said they voted for former President Trump, while 43 percent voted for Biden. 16 percent did not vote in 2020. 

When asked if they think the country is heading in the right or wrong direction, 64 percent of respondents said it is headed in the wrong direction, while 25 percent thought it was headed in the right direction. 

One voter told the Times that he would vote for Biden because he didn't want to see Trump in office again. “That’s why I would vote for Biden again. But other than that, I can’t really think of a good reason to vote for him," 23-year-old Danny Ghoghas said. 

President Biden closed the gap from the same poll taken in February, where former President Trump held a 5-point lead among those polled. In that poll, Trump received 48 percent to Biden's 43. Of note, President Biden gained 10 points among the Hispanic community since the Feb Poll, as 50 percent said they would vote for him in the latest poll.