More than half of black voters in battleground states say that they would be either more excited or more likely to vote for former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Trump finalizing executive order calling on police to use ‘force with compassion’ The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook MORE in the November general election if he were to select an African American woman as his running mate, according to a new poll.

The poll — conducted for the advocacy group BlackPAC in the battleground states of Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — found that 38 percent of black voters who already plan to vote for Biden in November would be more enthusiastic about it should he choose a black woman as his running mate. Another 17 percent said that doing so would make them more likely to vote for the former vice president.

Twenty-seven percent of respondents said that they already plan on casting their vote for Biden and that selecting a black woman as his vice president wouldn’t change that. 

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The results of the poll were first reported by Politico.

Biden has already said that he plans to tap a woman as his running mate, and that he’s looking at somewhere between six and 10 potential candidates. 

Some Democrats are urging the former vice president to choose a black woman for the job, arguing that doing so would be an acknowledgement of the crucial role black voters have played in his presidential campaign.

One person seen as a top contender for the vice presidential slot on the ticket is Sen. Kamala HarrisKamala Devi HarrisRand Paul introduces bill to end no-knock warrants The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook McEnany says Juneteenth is a very ‘meaningful’ day to Trump MORE (D-Calif.), Biden’s one-time rival in the Democratic primary. The BlackPAC poll showed the California senator with a net favorability of 32 points, with 50 percent of respondents viewing her in a positive light and only 18 percent viewing her unfavorably.

Another possible pick, former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, scored a net favorability rating of 36 points in the poll. Forty-nine percent of respondents said they see her in a favorable light while 13 percent reported an unfavorable opinion of her.

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Biden already holds a high favorability rating among black voters in battleground states — 73 percent, according to the BlackPAC survey. President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE, meanwhile, holds little ground with those voters. Only 17 percent said they view him favorably compared to 76 percent who have an unfavorable opinion of him.

In a head-to-head matchup in the battleground states, Biden holds a wide lead over Trump. Eighty-one percent of respondents said that they would vote for the former vice president in November and another 2 percent said they leaned towards him. Only 8 percent said they plan on voting for Trump, with another 1 percent leaning in his direction.

The BlackPAC poll, conducted by the Democratic polling firm Normington, Petts and Associates, surveyed 800 voters across eight battleground states — Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — from April 1-5. 

It has a margin of error of +/-3.5 percentage points.

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