The A recent poll by NBC News That includes good news for Democrats: They caught Republicans excited about the upcoming election after President Joe Biden backed the measure when he was in the race.
The problem for Democrats is that large parts of their base are less enthusiastic about the election than in previous periods, as the party tries to boost turnout for a close race for the vice president. Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump.
Overall, the survey found that 74% of registered voters were highly interested in the election, scoring a “9” or “10” on a 10-point scale.
That’s the lowest share of high interest for all other presidential terms the poll has tested since 2004, except for 2016.
By party, 79% of Republicans have high interest, compared to 77% of Democrats. The 2-point deficit for Democrats is an improvement for the party from an NBC News poll in July, when Biden was still in the race. Then the deficit increased by 5 points, from 76% to 71%.
Still, key parts of the Democratic base, including black voters and young voters, show lower levels of interest in the upcoming election than in any of the last five presidential terms dating back to 2004.
Between 80% and 90% of black voters reported high interest in the upcoming elections in 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2020. In 2016, this number was 65%.
Now? It is 64%.
Similarly, the share of highly interested voters between the ages of 18 and 34 has been 60% or higher in every recent presidential term, except in 2016, when it was 54%.
Now? It is 49%.