Is the presidential race getting closer in red-state Missouri? Here’s the latest poll
President Donald Trump may not have the same support in Missouri that he did four years ago, based on the results in a poll from last week.
Trump leads former vice president Joe Biden, 51-46%, according to responses conducted by Remington Research Group, a GOP polling firm based in Kansas City.
That could indicate a change from 2016, when Trump took Missouri over challenger Hillary Clinton by an 18-point margin. Republican candidate Mitt Romney defeated Barack Obama by 10 points in the state in 2012, while Republican John McCain took Missouri over Obama in 2008 by less than a percentage point.
The latest Missouri poll also has Republican incumbent Mike Parson ahead of Democrat Nicole Galloway, 51-44%, in the state’s governor’s race. That’s roughly in line with how the state voted four years ago when Republican Eric Greitens won over Democrat Chris Koster, 51-46%.
Remington conducted the poll Sept. 30 through Oct. 1, surveying 980 likely voters. The margin of error is 3% with a 95% level of confidence.
In its previous Missouri survey — compiled Sept. 16-17 — Remington’s survey had Trump ahead eight points and Parson up by nine.
This story was originally published October 5, 2020 at 11:04 AM.
