Sixty-six percent of respondents said, “Biden is too old to effectively serve another 4-year term as president.” Only 31 percent said Biden is not too old.
Biden, who is 80, would be 86 by the end of his potential second term.
“Republicans (90 – 8 percent) and independents (69 – 28 percent) think that Biden is too old, while Democrats 57 – 41 percent think that Biden is not too old to effectively serve another 4-year term as president,” the poll found.
In contrast, only 37 percent of respondents said former President Donald Trump, 76, is too old to serve a second term as president. Fifty-nine percent said he is not too old.
“Republicans (85 – 15 percent) and independents (55 – 39 percent) think that Trump is not too old, while Democrats 51 – 42 percent think that Trump is too old to effectively serve another 4-year term as president,” the poll found.
The poll sampled 1,819 adults from May 18-22, 2023, with a 2.3 percent margin of error.
“One candidate is 80, the other 76, but what a difference those four years make,” said Quinnipiac University Polling Analyst Tim Malloy. “Voters dispute the old saying that age is just a number, to the detriment of the President.”
