Poll: Biden leads Democratic field by 6 points, Warren in second place

Former Vice President Joe Biden remains a top choice in the 2020 presidential primary among Democratic voters, but top tier candidates are narrowing his lead according to a new poll. 

Biden maintains a 6 point advantage, with 24 percent of Democrats surveyed saying they would vote for him if the primary were held today, according to an Economist/YouGov poll. 

The web-based poll was conducted between June 22 and June 25, and included 1,500 U.S. adults. There is a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percent. 

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is close behind Biden, with 18 percent of the vote. Warren now polls 3 points ahead of fellow progressive candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). {mosads}

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) ranks third among voters, with 7 percent of the vote, according to the poll. 

South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg ranked fourth in the crowded field, with 5 percent. Buttigieg has faced backlash in recent weeks in his city, and nationally, following a police shooting of a black man.

The shooting highlighted some black voters’ reluctance to back Buttigieg. He received 2 percent of the black vote according to the YouGov poll. 

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) notably received 3 percent in the recent poll, as did former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas). 

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) polled at 2 percent. All other candidates polled at 1 percent or less. 

Twenty candidates will participate in two debates, ten each night, on Wednesday and Thursday in Miami.