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Latest polls on Harris vs. Trump

Online Niel October 30, 2024

The race for the White House remains incredibly close as Democrat Kamala Harris it maintains such a light edge Republican Donald Trump in latest national polls.

With less than a week by election day, both candidates presented their final pitches to voters and visited key swing states to appeal to any remaining undecideds.

Trump held a rally on Tuesday Allentown, Pennsylvania, located about 60 miles northwest of Philadelphia. The former president is looking for a victory in the Keystone State after winning Pennsylvania in the 2016 presidential election but losing it in 2020.

Harris it was in the nation’s capital Tuesday. She delivered a “closing argument” for her campaign at the Ellipse, the same venue where Trump gave a fiery speech nearly four years ago before crowds of supporters stormed the US capital on January 6, 2021.

Harris returns to the campaign trail on Wednesday with a full schedule. Her itinerary includes a visit to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and Raleigh, North Carolina, before traveling to the University of Wisconsin-Madison for a rally and concert with folk rock band Mumford & Sons.

Trump, meanwhile, is set to hold rallies in two cradle states Wednesday. In the afternoon, he is scheduled to appear at a rally in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, located northeast of Raleigh. He is then scheduled to hold a rally later that night in Green Bay, Wis., where he will be joined by the former Green Bay Packer quarterback. Brett Favre,

Harris still leads Trump in the latest TIPP poll

Harris clings to a 1 percentage point lead over Trump in TIPP follow-up survey from Wednesday morning.

The poll of 1,302 likely voters showed Harris leading Trump 48 percent to 47 percent with just six days until the election. The poll had a margin of error of 2.7 percentage points.

As in previous TIPP surveys, more than half of respondents, 53 percent, said they feel the economy is worse than it was before the pandemic. TIPP found that 66 percent of respondents are dissatisfied with the nation’s path, which “poses a serious challenge to the incumbents.”

As November 5 approaches, 15% of voters have already cast their ballots, while another 14% plan to vote by mail and another 12% plan to opt out before Election Day. Just over half, 51 percent, plan to vote in person or drop off their ballots on Election Day, the survey found.

Harris and Trump tied in North Carolina poll

Harris and Trump are stalemate among likely voters in North Carolina, pursuant to s SurveyUSA/WRAL poll released on Tuesday.

The poll of 853 likely voters, conducted online Oct. 23-26 and published exactly one week before Election Day, has both candidates at 47 percent, with 2 percent of respondents saying they would vote for a third candidate and 4% undecided. The result is well within the poll’s margin of error of 4.1 percentage points.

Trump and Harris neck and neck in Arizona and Nevada

Harris and Trump are in a dead heat in two key swing states one week after election day, according to new CNN polls by SSRS.

Harris leads Trump 48% to 47% among likely voters in Arizona, while Trump leads Harris 48% to 47% among likely voters in Nevada.

The poll was conducted among 781 registered voters in Arizona and 683 registered voters in Nevada.

Both candidates were within polling margins of error of plus or minus 4.4 percentage points among likely voters in Arizona and plus or minus 4.6 percentage points among likely voters in Nevada. The survey was conducted between October 21 and October 26.

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Things to consider about surveys

The margin of error describes how accurately we can count on the survey results to be representative of the entire population.

When a candidate’s lead is “within” the margin of error, it is considered a “statistical tie,” according to Pew Research Center.

Pew has, too found that most pollsters have changed their methods since the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections, where Trump’s performance was significantly underestimated.

Contribute: James Powell, Sudiksha Kochi, Kinsey Crowley, Terry MoseleyUSA TODAY

Eric Lagatta covers breaking news and trends for USA TODAY. Contact him at [email protected]