FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

RALEIGH, NC – In its first publicly released poll of the 2020 Election Cycle, the Cardinal Point Analytics Poll shows President Donald Trump with a slight lead over former Vice President Joe Biden – 48.6% to 47.7%.  President Trump is leading among non-partisan voters with 52.6% support and 8.9% support among African Americans.

US Senator Thom Tillis is trailing challenger Cal Cunningham.  Cunningham leads Tillis by 3 percentage points with 6.1% undecided.  Governor Roy Cooper enjoys a 2.5 percentage point lead over challenger Lt. Governor Dan Forest. 

Cardinal Point’s voter preference survey was conducted between July 13 – 15, 2020, of approximately 550 likely North Carolina voters with a 4.2 percentage point margin of error at a 95% confidence level.

This is the poll Cardinal Point Analytics has released to the public.  Polling since 2015, Cardinal Point polls have only been available to its clients.  For the 2020 Election Cycle, Cardinal Point Analytics plans to conduct a weekly tracking poll for public consumption.