Poll: Biden leads Trump by 12% in Michigan

• In an earlier EPIC-MRA survey conducted in January, Michigan voters favored Biden over Trump 50% to 44%.
• Since that poll, the state has been hit hard by the coronavirus and the subsequent economic disruption.

By the numbers: Of those surveyed, 43% identified as Democrats and 38% as Republicans.

• Independent voters in the state are backing Biden over Trump, 63% to 23%.
• 63% said the country is heading in the wrong direction, up from 50% in January.
• 41% of voters approved of Trump's handling of the pandemic, while 58% disapproved.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D), a potential Biden VP pick who has repeatedly been attacked by Trump during the coronavirus crisis, has an approval rating of 55% positive and 43% negative, up from 43%-50% in January.

• 60% commended her handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

Methodology: EPIC-MRA surveyed 600 Michigan voters by telephone between May 30 and Wednesday. The margin of error is ±4 percentage points. The sample used was 40% cellphone users.