According to the latest polls, with less than 40 days until the election, Vice President Harris and former President Trump are in a close race in the battleground states of Michigan and Wisconsin.
The study was released on Saturday. New York Times/Siena Collegeshows that among likely voters in the state, Ms. Harris leads Mr. Trump by 1 point in Michigan, 48% to 47%. He also had a two-point lead over the Republican candidate in Wisconsin, garnering 49% support compared to the former president's 47%. Both narrow leads were within the study's margin of error.
In both states, the economy was the top issue for voters, with 24% of voters in Michigan and 28% in Wisconsin saying so. Abortion and immigration also ranked high in the poll.
Voters in Michigan, Wisconsin and Ohio (another state surveyed) said they had more confidence in President Trump to tackle the economy. The former president received 55% support on this issue, compared to 42% for Harris.
But on issues of abortion and reproductive rights, the vice president had the advantage. According to the poll, Ms. Harris leads Mr. Trump by 20 points on this issue in Michigan and by 13 points in Wisconsin.
A recent Bloomberg News/Morning Consult poll shows the Democratic candidate has a 3-point lead in the Great Lakes state, 50% to 47%. The poll shows Harris holding a similar lead in Wisconsin, 51% to the Republican candidate's 48%.
Other recent polls from the Wisconsin Watch/MassINC polling group released Monday showed Harris leading the former president by seven points in the Badger State, winning 53 percent of the vote compared to the former president's 46 percent.
Harris currently leads by 2 percentage points in Wisconsin, 49.8% to 47.8%, according to the latest poll tally from The Hill/Decision Desk Headquarters (DDHQ). The vice president also holds a 1.2 percentage point lead in Michigan, 48.9% to 47.7%, according to the poll index.
The Times/Siena poll was conducted Sept. 21-26 among 688 potential voters in Michigan and 680 potential voters in Wisconsin. The margin of error was 4 percentage points for each survey, but 2.5 percentage points for the three surveys combined.
