Trump tops Biden by 4 points in head-to-head match-up: poll

Former President Trump topped President Biden by 4 points in a poll released Wednesday.

In CNBC’s All-America Economic Survey, 46 percent of registered voters said they were leaning toward voting for Trump or would vote for him “[i]f the election for president were held today.” Forty-two percent said they either leaned toward or would vote for Biden, and 12 percent said they would vote for neither or are undecided. 

A University of Virginia’s Center For Politics survey also released Wednesday found Biden up by 4 percent on Trump; 52 percent of voters said they would support Biden in the poll, while 48 percent they would support Trump. 

Biden also received poor job approval numbers in the CNBC poll.

Only 37 percent of the respondents said they either approved or leaned toward approving of the job Biden is doing as president; 58 percent said they either disapproved or leaned toward disapproving.

The poll also took a look at views on the incumbent’s handling of foreign policy — an important topic in the spotlight as the Israel-Hamas conflict rages on.

Results showed 31 percent said they either approved or leaned toward approving of the president’s “dealing with foreign policy,” and 60 percent said they either disapproved or leaned toward disapproving.

Biden is currently visiting Israel and has outwardly stated his support for the country.

“In this moment we must be crystal clear: We stand with Israel,” Biden said in remarks last Tuesday, after a surprise attack from Hamas led Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to declare war.

“And we will make sure Israel has what it needs to take care of its citizens, defend itself and respond to this attack,” he added at the time. “There’s no justification for terrorism. There’s no excuse.” 

The survey, conducted Oct. 11-15, featured responses from 1,001 adults and has a margin of error of 3.1 percentage points.