Hunter Biden’s attorneys and prosecutors made their closing arguments in the case Monday.
Topline
Hunter Biden’s gun trial could deter some voters from casting their ballots for President Joe Biden in November—potentially enough to tip the scales in former President Donald Trump’s favor in the razor-thin race, according to polls.Key Facts
An Emerson poll taken last week found 64% of voters said Hunter Biden’s trial would have no impact on their voting decisions in the 2024 election, while 24% said it makes them less likely to support Joe Biden, and 12% said it makes them more likely to support him.
Roughly half of voters, 49%, said they do not believe Hunter Biden is being prosecuted because his father is president, 27% think he is and 24% are unsure, Emerson found.
The results show the plurality of voters who said the trial hurts their chances of voting for Biden and who said they don’t believe Hunter Biden is being prosecuted because his father is president are Republicans, however.
Only 11% of respondents who said they would be less likely to vote for Biden are Democrats, compared to 42% who are Republicans, while 65% of those who said Hunter Biden’s prosecution is not due to his father being president are Republicans and 40% of those who said he is being prosecuted for that reason are Democrats.
A Monmouth University poll taken in September last year produced similar results: 27% of the electorate said Hunter Biden’s legal troubles make them less likely to vote for his father, but most of those voters are Republicans and wouldn’t have voted for Biden anyway, and just 2% of Biden supporters said the issue may deter them from voting for the president.
