Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has reportedly not seen an uptick in support nationally or in the key state of Pennsylvania following last week's debate with Donald Trump and remains neck-and-neck with her Republican opponent. New poll.
The current vice president and former president each have 47% support among general election voters nationwide, while Harris led Trump in Pennsylvania 50% to 46% after the Sept. 10 debate, according to polls from The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer and Siena College.
With a field of candidates, the major party candidates for 2024 presidential election are tied at 46% support nationwide, with Green Party candidate Jill Stein and Libertarian Party candidate Chase Oliver each receiving the support of 2% of voters.
Trump, 78, lost a percentage point in his approval ratings in both the two-way and four-way races after his debate with Harris in Philadelphia.
In a four-way race, Harris, 59, saw her approval rating increase by just one percentage point after the debate.
The two candidates are also roughly evenly matched in favorability ratings, with 48% approving of Harris and 47% viewing Trump favorably. A majority of voters (51%) have an unfavorable view of Trump, and 49% feel the same about Harris.
These results come despite 67% of voters surveyed saying the vice president performed well against Trump in the debates, while only 40% said the 45th president performed well.
But nearly half of voters (47%) see Harris as too liberal, while just 35% say Trump is too conservative.
This difference may explain why Trump led Harris among self-described independents, 48% to 45%.
Notably, however, those same independents gave the 45th presidential debate performance a lower rating: 65% said Harris did a good job, while only 30% said Trump did a good job.
On those issues, voters still believe Trump can handle the economy (54%) and immigration (54%) better than Democrats.
The economy remains a major concern in Pennsylvania, with 77% of general election voters rated the economy as poor or fair and only 22% rated it as good or very good.
On the other hand, Harris has a strong lead over Trump among voters who are concerned about the president's handling of the abortion issue (54%) and preserving democracy (50%).
Other demographics where the Harris coalition is likely to win nationally include women (54%), voters ages 18-29 (58%), Black and Hispanic voters (76% and 51%, respectively), and college-educated voters (61%).
Meanwhile, Trump has the support of majorities of non-college educated voters (56%), white voters (54%) and voters in the Midwest and South (52% in each region).
The vice president still has the support of majorities of voters in the Northeast (54%) and West Coast (52%).
Harris also has the support of 59% of urban residents and 56% of suburban residents, while Trump has 65% support from rural communities.
The Times/Inquirer/Siena poll was conducted Sept. 11-16 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points, surveying 2,047 general election voters.
