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    The latest polls on Trump vs. Harris

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    That polling stations open in the United Statesrace for the White House it’s anyone to win based on the final batch of national polls.

    Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris remains locked in an extraordinarily close race for the presidency after each candidate spent the last hours of their campaigns trying to win over voters in key swing states. Now that Election Day is here, Americans from coast to coast will be making their voices heard at the polls.

    Information many voter choices likely to be their opinions on who is best to deal with economy, immigration, abortion and threats to democracy—key issues that have been at the forefront of Americans’ minds in survey after survey.

    Here’s what you need to know about the latest national polls where Americans are headed cast their votes:

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    Harris has a narrow lead over Trump in the Ipsos poll

    Vice President Harris leads the former President Trump by 2 percentage points in the latest Ipsos Core Political poll released on Monday.

    The poll of 1,242 adults showed Harris leading Trump 50%-48% as the election finish line nears. Conducted from Friday to Sunday, the poll had a margin of error of three percentage points.

    On these issues, 42 percent of those polled prefer former President Donald Trump’s approach to the economy and foreign conflicts, while 45 percent say he is best at handling immigration. Meanwhile, 42 percent of voters polled favor Harris’ approach to health care, while 39 percent say she would be best at dealing with political extremism or threats to democracy.

    While a majority of Americans, 57 percent, say they disapprove of the way President Joe Biden is doing his job, only 48 percent say the same about Vice President Harris. And when it comes to favorability, slightly more Americans (45%) say they have a generally favorable view of Harris than Trump (42%). Harris’ net favorability (-5%) is also higher than Trump’s net favorability (-12). %) of all Americans.

    Trump has a narrow lead over Harris in the final TIPP poll

    The race is even tighter in the final TIPP follow-up survey released Tuesday that showed Trump with just a .3-point lead over Harris.

    The poll of 1,863 likely voters found Trump leading Harris 48.6 percent to 48.3 percent. Conducted online Saturday through Monday, the poll has a margin of error of 2.3 points.

    “Lately decided voters often lean toward the challenger over the incumbent, which may give Trump an advantage on the final day, a common trend among undecided voters who have no doubts about the incumbent administration,” it said in the survey.

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    Harris leads Trump in latest Marist/PBS/NPR national poll

    Harris has a four-point lead over Trump the final national survey released Monday by Marist.

    The survey of 1,297 likely voters, sponsored by NPR and PBSsaw 51 percent of respondents support Harris, while 47 percent supported Trump. The remaining 2% supported a third-party candidate. The result is outside the poll’s margin of error of ±3.5 percentage points.

    The poll found Harris down significantly President Trump with men at the national level. Trump still leads men in the poll 51%-47%, but the previous version of the poll had Trump ahead by 16 points. Harris rule among women in the poll 55%-45%, although her previous lead was 18 points.

    “Harris is well positioned to secure the popular vote for president, but has a narrow path to reach 270 in the Electoral College,” Dr. Lee M. Miringoff, director of the Marist Institute for Public Opinion, said in the poll’s release. . “Former President Trump’s candidacy held back by his high negatives among likely voters”.

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    Harris and Trump are tied in the Forbes/HarrisX poll

    Harris and Trump are in a statistical tie most recently Forbes/HarrisX National Poll released Monday night.

    Harris has a thin lead of 49%-48%. over Trump among the 4,520 registered voters surveyed, with 3% preferring third-party candidates. When respondents were asked to choose only between Harris and Trump, the vice president’s lead increased slightly to 49%-47%, with 4% undecided.

    The survey was taken online between October 30 and November 1 and has a margin of error of ±1%.

    “Price increases/inflation” was among the most important issues for respondents, with 36% of those surveyed saying it was the most important thing. Immigration and the economy followed by 32% and 31% of respondents, respectively, putting them at the top of their list. Abortion was ranked fourth in importance, with 16% of respondents saying it was one of their top concerns.

    “The race will come down to turnout tomorrow, especially for Trump,” Dritan Nesho, CEO and head of polling at HarrisX, an analytics firm with no ties to Kamala Harris, told Forbes. “Trump outperformed in the polls in both 2016 and 2020 thanks to his ability to get low-propensity voters to turn out and win over swing voters.”

    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.

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