The majority of voters say that the debate between US President Joe Biden and former head of state Donald Trump did not affect their choice of candidate for the next president, according to the results of a survey conducted by CNN.

About eight in ten registered voters (81%) did not change their choice for the next US president after watching the debate. Fourteen percent of respondents admitted that the debate made them think, but did not change their choice. And only 5 percent of respondents said they had changed their position.

The survey also showed that the debate had a negative impact on Biden's image. Accordingly, the popularity rating of the current leader of the United States dropped from 37 percent before the debate to 31 percent. Trump, on the contrary, strengthened his position, improving his popularity rating from 40 percent to 43 percent.

Separately, 48 percent of the viewers noted Trump's superiority in presidential competence, 23 percent believe that Biden will do a better job as head of state, while 22 percent are dissatisfied with both candidates.

The aforesaid CNN survey was conducted among 565 registered US voters following the debate. The sample was formed from the participants of the platform of the SSRS company, which was created to conduct public opinion polls. The margin of error of the results was approximately 5.5 percent.