MA Voters Love Rent Control, Donald Trump: See Poll Results

MASSACHUSETTS — If Election Day was today, voters in Massachusetts would probably vote for rent control and — depending on your party affiliation — Donald Trump and Joe Biden.

A new poll released this week by UMass-Amherst/WCVB asked voters to give their opinion on some key election issues that will be on the ballot in 2024, including ballot initiatives and presidential candidates.

Here are some key takeaway of the poll of about 700 voters conducted Oct. 13 to 20:

Donald Trump — He's the top pick for Republicans by a wide margin: 54 percent want him in 2024, with Ron DeSantis in second place at just 15 percent.

Bring back Biden — But in a race between Joe Biden and Trump, the incumbent president would win the state with 43 percent of the vote. Trump would get about 21 percent, and independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at 17 percent.

Rent control — A possible 2024 ballot measure allowing cities and towns to enact rent control policies had about 64 percent support.

Ending MCAS — Eliminating the standardized test as a graduation requirement, which also may be on the ballot in 2024, only had about 52 percent support.

Election changes — Voters would also support voting changes including making Election Day a state holiday (73 percent), same-day voters registration (71 percent) and ranked-choice voting (67 percent).

The poll had a margin of error of five percentage points. You can read the full poll, including a demographic and political breakdown, on the UMass website.