Vice President Kamala Harris lost support after the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, according to a poll by Redfield & Wilton Strategies.
The results suggest that her campaign is losing momentum.
In opinion polls, Published The poll, conducted Monday, Aug. 29, found that 44% of 2,500 self-identified likely voters support Harris over former President Donald Trump, who has an approval rating of 42%. Another 8% are undecided and 4% plan to vote for another candidate. No margin of error was shown.
Nationally, Kamala Harris leads Donald Trump by 2 percentage points.
🇺🇸 Presidential Election Voting Intentions (August 29):
Kamala Harris: 44% (-3)
Donald Trump: 42% (-2)
Others: 4% (+4)
Don't know: 8% (+4)Changes +/- August 21https://t.co/WwIDmmNfAX pic.twitter.com/69oc5nXy98
— Redfield & Wilton Strategies (@RedfieldWilton) September 2, 2024
Harris drops 3 points in Redfield & Wilton Strategy Poll photograph On August 21, the third day of the Democratic National Convention, Harris' approval rating rose by one point while Trump's rating fell by two points, giving Trump a one-point lead and indicating that Harris' approval rating has not increased since accepting the party's nomination.
The poll also shows that Trump's recent indictment for contesting the results of the 2020 election has not hurt his prospects. Additionally, the survey sheds light on how Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s decision to drop out of the race and endorse Trump has affected the race.
The poll finds that the percentage of Americans who are still undecided is four points higher than in an Aug. 21 poll, in which Kennedy's support was at 3 percent. The “other” option also increased by four percentage points, suggesting that lesser-known third-party candidates are garnering some of Kennedy's support.
A Redfield & Wilton poll at the time found the Trump-Harris race to be much closer than the race between Trump and President Joe Biden at this time in the 2020 election cycle. The poll, which surveyed 2,000 respondents on August 20, 2020, found: Found Biden has a 10-point lead over Trump.
The poll showed Biden and Trump with 49 percent and 39 percent support, respectively. Nine percent were undecided and 3 percent leaned toward a third-party candidate. Harris is five points behind Biden, while Trump is three points ahead of his previous record.
According to the latest poll, the most influential issues are the economy, immigration, and abortion. When asked to choose the three issues that would most influence their vote, 62 percent chose the economy, 36 percent chose immigration, and 34 percent chose abortion.
