Poll: Biden leads Warren by 8 points

Former Vice President Joe Biden leads Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) by 8 percentage points in this week’s national Economist/YouGov poll.

Thirty percent of Democrats planning on voting in the Democratic primary or caucus said they would back Biden if the election was today, compared to 22 percent who supported Warren. The two candidates have been competing for the top spot in the weekly poll. 

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) was the only other candidate who received double digit support, ranking at 12 percent, followed by South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg at 9 percent.

Following the front-runners, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) registered 4 percent, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) received 3 percent and entrepreneur Andrew Yang and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) each earned 2 percent support.

Biden maintains the plurality of black and Latino support, with 47 percent of African Americans and 34 percent of Hispanics backing the former vice president. Warren has a 2 percentage point advantage over Biden with white voters. 

The two are expected to go head to head in Wednesday’s November debate after trading quips over the past month. 

The poll surveyed 1,224 registered voters between Nov. 17 and 19, with a margin of error of 2.9 percent.