The polls showed the former vice president leading Trump by 7 percentage points in both states. A week earlier, Biden was up by 6 points in Wisconsin and by 5 in Pennsylvania.
Reuters/Ipsos is polling likely voters in six states — Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Michigan, North Carolina, Florida and Arizona — 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, which include responses from some who cast ballots ahead of the formal Nov. 3 Election Day, which is increasingly common due to the coronavirus pandemic:
WISCONSIN (Oct. 6 -11)
- Voting for Biden: 51%
- Voting for Trump: 44%
- 20% 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. 46% said Biden would be better.
PENNSYLVANIA (Oct. 6-11):
- Voting for Biden: 51%
- Voting for Trump: 44%
- 51% said Biden would be better at handling the coronavirus pandemic. 42% said Trump would be better.
- 50% said Trump would be better at managing the economy. 45% said Biden would be better.
FLORIDA (Sept. 29-Oct. 6):
- Voting for Biden: 49%
- Voting for Trump: 45%
- 50% said Biden would be better at handling the coronavirus pandemic. 41% said Trump would be better.
- 49% said Trump would be better at managing the economy. 45% said Biden would be better.
- 7% said they already had voted.
ARIZONA (Sept. 29-Oct. 7):
- Voting for Biden: 48%
- Voting for Trump: 46%
- 49% said Biden would be better at handling the coronavirus pandemic. 43% said Trump would be better.
- 52% said Trump would be better at managing the economy. 42% said Biden would be better.
- 3% said they already had voted.
MICHIGAN (Sept. 29-Oct. 6):
- Voting for Biden: 51%
- Voting for Trump: 43%
- 50% said Biden would be better at handling the coronavirus pandemic. 41% said Trump would be better.
- 49% said Trump would be better at managing the economy. 44% said Biden would be better.
- 10% said they already had voted.
NORTH CAROLINA (Sept. 29-Oct. 6):
- Voting for Biden: 47%
- Voting for Trump: 47%
- 47% said Biden would be better at handling the coronavirus pandemic. 45% said Trump would be better.
- 52% said Trump would be better at managing the economy. 40% said Biden would be better.
- 8% said they already had voted.
