The survey found that 49% of registered voters said they were “very likely” or “somewhat likely” to consider picking someone else instead of Biden or Trump.
When asked who they would choose as their alternate to Biden and Trump, 20% picked socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders . Other popular choices included former Rep. Liz Cheney and Sen. Joe Manchin . Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang, and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema all got 5% support. Jo Jorgensen, the Libertarian Party’s 2020 presidential nominee, brought up the rear with 4% support.
The poll also found that younger and non-white voters were more likely to consider a third-party option in the event of a Biden-Trump rematch. Only 32% of people over 55 said they would consider voting for a third party compared to 61% of individuals between the ages of 18 and 34. Among voters 35 through 55, 60% said they might vote for a third-party candidate over Trump or Biden. Getty Images
Nearly two-thirds of African-Americans said they would consider a third-party candidate, making them the most likely racial group to break party ranks. Whites were the least likely, with only 45% saying they would consider voting for a non-Trump or Biden candidate, while 62% of Asians and 63% of Hispanics said they would consider a third-party candidate as well.
The online survey of 1,000 registered voters, conducted May 25 and 26, found that 51% said they were “not very likely” or “not likely at all” to vote third party over Biden or Trump. West, 70, called his candidacy a “quest for justice” and vowed that he would “go down fighting.”
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