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More voters in the presidential election battleground state of Wisconsin say they would cast ballots for former President Donald Trump than for President Joe Biden if the election were held

between the two candidates today, according to an exclusive new AARP survey taken after the two candidates debated. Fifty-two percent of Wisconsin voters age 50-plus say they would support

Trump, a Republican, compared with 43 percent for Biden, a Democrat — a 9 percentage point lead in a head-to-head matchup. Among Wisconsin voters of all ages, Trump’s lead narrowed to 5

percentage points. In a race among Trump, Biden and third-party candidates, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s lead shrinks among voters 50-plus, with 48 percent for Trump, 41 percent

for Biden, and 7 percent favoring Kennedy. Kennedy has not yet gained access to the Wisconsin ballot. The poll was conducted by the bipartisan team Fabrizio Ward and Impact Research and

included 1,052 likely Wisconsin voters interviewed between June 28 and July 2, just after the live debate June 27 between Biden and Trump. AARP (Source: Getty Images) The poll found that 75

percent of voters 50-plus said they watched the debate and 94 percent said they were aware of it. When asked who won, 59 percent of voters 50-plus said Trump, while 16 percent said Biden.

Among all voters polled, 56 percent said Trump won the debate while 13 percent chose Biden. The debate is “having an impact,” says Bob Ward, a partner at Fabrizio Ward, who noted that other

polls taken earlier showed Trump ahead by an average of 1.5 percentage points. “It’s changed this state, not dramatically, but noticeably,” Ward said. Voters also were asked about

Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate race. Among voters 50-plus, Eric Hovde, the Republican candidate, had a 3 percentage-point lead over the incumbent, Tammy Baldwin, a Democrat. Half of older voters

said they’d cast ballots for Hovde versus 47 percent for Baldwin. Among voters of all ages, the lead reversed, with 50 percent favoring Baldwin versus 45 percent for Hovde. AARP (Source:

Getty Images) OLDER VOTERS HAVE POWER Wisconsin is among the battleground states for the presidency and provides 10 electoral votes toward the 270 total needed for the winner. In 2020, Biden

won Wisconsin with a margin of just 0.63 percentage points.