New poll shows majority of people named Karen plan to vote for Joe Biden in US election

A new poll shows that although people named Karen have an online reputation for being right-leaning, the majority plan to vote for Democratic candidate Joe Biden in the US election.

The New York Times and Siena College broke down presidential candidate preferences based on the first names of voters by polling more than 17,000 people in almost every battleground state in the US.

If your name is Richard, Thomas, William or Nancy, the NY Times predicts you are likely to vote for Trump in Wednesday's election. And if you are a Karen you will be joined by Barbara, Mary, and Susan in voting Biden.

Of the top 10 most common male and female names, the NY Times chart shows women are more likely to vote for Biden than men, while men are almost split between the two presidential candidates.

In all weekly Reuters polling, Biden has led Trump in all three states, with his leads ticking higher in each state over the past two weeks.

With the election fast approaching, Tuesday's Reuters/Ipsos polling shows Biden taking a 10 percent lead over Trump in Wisconsin and Michigan - he is also ahead by seven points in Pennsylvania.