Who will win the US election? Here's what Yahoo readers think
We asked Yahoo readers who will be the next US President. Here are the results
Yahoo UK's poll of the week lets you vote and indicate your strength of feeling on one of the week's hot topics. After 72 hours the poll closes and, each Friday, we'll publish and analyse the results, giving readers the chance to see how polarising a topic has become and if their view chimes with other Yahoo UK readers.
As the US presidential election unfolds with unexpected twists and turns, Yahoo readers have shared their thoughts on who they think the likely winner will be.
According to many bookies, Donald Trump is the favourite to claim victory in the November election if he faces the incumbent, Joe Biden. This sentiment is echoed by our readers, who have overwhelmingly said the Republican leader will regain the White House.
It has been an eventful few weeks for former president Trump, who was defeated by Biden in the 2020 election.
He survived an assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, and re-emerged this week at the Republican National Convention where he secured the party's official nomination. In his first speech since the attack, he said he was only there "by the grace of Almighty God."
Polls have also indicated that his recent conviction in the hush money case has not impacted his support among his base.
However, it is possible that Trump may not face Biden at the end of the year, as the current US president has faced calls from influential members of his party to step down from the Democratic ticket following his shaky debate performance against Trump.
Trump is the hot favourite to return to the presidency - on betting aggregate website Oddschecker, he is currently at 4/7, with Biden on 18/1 and vice-president Kamala Harris, who many Democrats want to replace Biden, at 7/2.
Yahoo News UK asked our readers who will be the next US president, here are the results:
Our poll from Monday at midday until midday Thursday asked: 'Who will win the US election?'
The poll received a total of 1,894 votes.
Results showed that 68% (1,288 votes) of the participants believed Trump would win, while 19% (360 votes) thought Biden would remain US president. Meanwhile, 14% (265 votes) of the respondents thought someone else would be taking charge.
68% of the participants believed Trump would win
Yahoo News UK readers were also asked: 'How important is the US election to you?'. This poll received 1,307 votes, with a mode of 10 (357 votes), while the average strength-of-feeling score on all the votes was 6.3.
The average strength-of-feeling score on all the votes was 6.3
Our original poll article can be found here.
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