Fifty-one percent of registered voters surveyed in the Sept. 10-14 poll said the current Electoral College system should be abolished so that whoever wins the nationwide popular vote wins the presidency.

By contrast, 49 percent of voters said the current Electoral College system should be kept as is “to distribute voter power among all 50 states.”

The survey found Democratic voters to be more likely than Republican or independent respondents to favor abolishing the Electoral College system.

Sixty-eight percent of respondents who identified as Democrats said it should be abolished compared to 49 percent of independents and just 33 percent of Republicans.

The survey comes less than 50 days from Election Day where President Trump will hope to win reelection against Democratic challenger Joe Biden.

In 2016, Trump lost the popular vote by roughly 3 million votes but won the Electoral College against former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

The Hill-HarrisX poll was conducted online among 3,758 registered voters between Sept. 10-14. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 1.6 percentage points.

The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee’s lead fell from a 7 percentage point in a July 17-20 survey to 3 percentage points in this August 2-5 poll.

Five percent of voters said they would cast their ballots for someone else if the election were held today, while 3 percent said they do not plan to vote.

Nine percent of registered voters in the poll are still unsure.

The survey found Trump made gains among voters in two key demographics.

Support among Midwestern voters rose from 38 percent two weeks ago to 42 percent in this most recent poll. Support for Biden among the same group fell from 45 percent to 39 percent.

The president also edges out Biden among independents in the latest poll, with 35 percent support, a 4 percentage point increase from the last survey.

By contrast, 33 percent of independents prefer Joe Biden as their candidate for president.

The Hill-HarrisX poll was conducted online among 2,850 registered voters between August 2 and 5. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 1.84 percentage points.