Americans are increasingly critical and dissatisfied with a Biden-Trump election rematch

NEW YORK CITY - As Americans come closer to facing the same choice they did four years ago in the Presidential elections, voters are becoming more broadly critical about this scenario, with half of them saying they would replace both Biden and Trump on the ballot if they could, a new study by the Pew Research Center shows.

The data comes from The Americans Trends Panel (ATP), a group of more than 8,000 nationally representative and randomly selected U.S. adults created by Pew Research Center. Panelists participated via self-administered web surveys during April.

Figures showed the presidential race to be virtually tied, with 49% of registered voters favoring Donald Trump and 48% of the support going toward Joe Biden. But regardless of these figures, voters from all parts of the political spectrum have one thing in common— a great dissatisfaction and little confidence in their options.

When it comes to Hispanic voters, 52% favored Biden and 44% backed Trump, according to the study.

Other racial and ethnic groups show greater disparities. The majority of White voters, for instance, favor Trump (56%) over Biden (42%). Roughly three-quarters of Black voters (77%) support Biden, while 18% back Trump. Asian voters in general favor Biden (59%) over Trump (36%).

Half of all respondents would prefer both candidates to be replaced on the ballot.

Interestingly, Biden's supporters are especially likely to say they would replace both candidates if they had the chance. Roughly six-in-ten (62%) express this view, compared with 35% of Trump supporters.

This study adds to the growing literature of voter attitudes ahead of the November elections. A large share of these analyses focus on the growing discontent and polarization of the electorate.

A mid-April poll by The New York Times and Siena College showed that President Biden narrowed Trump's initial polling lead. That poll suggested that the Democratic base is beginning to unify behind him despite ongoing concerns about the nation's trajectory, the economy and his age. It also found Biden and Trump in a virtual deadlock, with the presumptive GOP nominee maintaining a slight edge of 46 percent to 45 percent.

More recently, a study by Bloomberg and Morning Consult found that Biden's previously reported polling bump against Trump had nearly disappeared in key battleground states thanks to current negative attitudes about the economy.

According to that poll, a majority of swing-state voters see worsening economic conditions in the coming months, with fewer than one in five saying they expect inflation and borrowing costs to be lower by the end of the year. Similarly, despite a resilient job market, only 23 percent of respondents said the employment rate would improve over the same time period.