According to reports, Vice President Harris and former President Trump are in a close race in the key battleground state of Nevada. AARP's latest research.
In the all-candidate matchup, Trump leads Harris by one point among likely Nevada voters, 47% to 46%. Another 1% supported Libertarian candidate Chase Oliver, 2% said they did not support any candidate, and 3% said they were undecided.
In the head-to-head race in Nevada, Trump led by one point, with 49% approval rating and Harris 47%. Another 2% said they did not support any candidate, and 2% said they were undecided.
Trump leads among independents, with 46% supporting him and 39% supporting Harris.
Gender and age trends in national polls also appear in the Nevada poll. Among women, Ms. Harris leads Mr. Trump 54% to 39%, and among men Mr. Trump leads Mr. Trump 56% to 38%.
Elderly voters over 65 support Trump by a narrow margin, 50% to 46%. Meanwhile, Ms. Harris performed best among young voters aged 18 to 34, who favored her over Mr. Trump by a 14-point margin, 53% to 39%.
Mr. Trump did best among voters in the second-oldest age group, 50 to 64, with 52% supporting him by a 9-point margin, compared to 43% for Ms. Harris. are. The vote among the second youngest age group, ages 35 to 49, was almost evenly split, with 46% going for Trump and 45% going for Harris.
Although Harris has improved support among key groups since AARP's last poll in June, when it polled Trump against then-leading candidate President Biden. , the biggest change comes from voters who were more supportive in June. Those who answered “Other/None” or undecided as their preferred candidate.
Currently, 3% of voters say they support “other/neither”, down from 15% in June, and 3% are undecided, down from 4% in June.
Harris has narrowed Trump's lead among independent voters by 9 points, from 16 points in June to 7 points now.
In both polls, 88% of Republicans support Trump, but 9% of Republicans now support Harris, up from 5% in June. Harris' approval rating also improved by a net 6 points among Democrats, with her support increasing by 10 points and Trump's approval improving by 4 points.
Harris will likely see the largest net increase in voters under 65 since June. Trump cut his lead in half among voters ages 50 to 64, nearly erased his nine-point lead among voters ages 35 to 49, and increased his lead among younger voters in June. This more than doubled the 6-point difference gained in the previous year.
Harris and Trump remain in a close race in Nevada, with Trump leading Harris by 0.2 percentage points, 47.8% to 47.6%, according to Decision Desk Headquarters and The Hill polling average. .
The survey was completed between Oct. 8 and Oct. 15 and included 1,368 potential voters, including a statewide representative sample of 600 potential voters, with a margin of error of 4.0 percentage points.
