Fifty-three percent of likely voters in Kentucky favor Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, while 36% support Democrat Amy McGrath in the state’s Senate race, according to a new Morning Consult poll.
Here are how the results of the poll, released Tuesday, break down.
- 84% of Republican voters in Kentucky favor McConnell, compared to 12% of Democrats who back his reelection effort. 45% of independents prefer McConnell.
- 79% of Democrats in Kentucky back McGrath, while 7% of Republicans prefer her. 33% of independents favor her.
- 59% back President Donald Trump in Kentucky, compared to 35% who favor Joe Biden.
The poll, conducted July 24 to Aug. 2, surveyed 793 likely voters in Kentucky. The margin of error is plus or minus 3 percentage points.
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