A new poll commissioned by The Post shows Vice President Kamala Harris leading former President Donald Trump by 4 points nationally, but a majority of likely voters They want Republican candidates to address top issues like inflation, immigration and jobs.
Leger's poll found Harris ahead of Trump among likely U.S. voters, 51% to 47%, a 4-point margin that has remained stable since the group's Post poll in August. It turned out that
But when voters were asked who would be “ready to lead” on Inauguration Day in 2025, Republican candidates outnumbered Democratic candidates 51% to 49%.
Harris is supported by a majority of likely voters in the 18-34 (57%) and 35-54 (53%) age groups, while Trump is supported by 52% of voters 55 and older. There is.
Most women (56%) also support Harris, while most men (51%) support Trump.
But looking at each issue, voters probably supported Trump by a large margin.
Inflation and price rises are the only issue on which a majority of likely voters agree that they are the most important issue facing the country today, but a majority (54%) disagree with Harris on this issue. (46%) prefer President Trump's leadership.
When it came to jobs and the economy, 57% said Trump would do a better job of handling the issue, compared to 44% who said Harris would do a better job.
And when it comes to illegal immigration, a whopping 57% supported Trump's approach compared to Harris' position. Just 43% wanted President Biden's border czar to continue to address the issue.
Majorities also see Trump as a strong leader (55%), and Harris as reasonable (58%), honest (53%) and likely to unite the country (52%).
Majorities of voters also said they were more concerned about who would do a better job on gun control (51%), civil rights and freedoms (53%), the quality of public schools (53%), and democracy and fair elections. In response to a question, he said he wanted Harris to join the White House. (54%), health care affordability (54%), poverty, hunger and homelessness (56%), and climate change (58%).
The vice president received the highest score (60%) among likely voters concerned about access to abortion.
When voters were polled about who would handle infrastructure better, the two candidates tied.
Both Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, had higher favorability ratings than their Republican opponents.
At least 44% had a favorable opinion of Harris, while 41% had a favorable opinion of Trump.
Another 36% had a favorable view of Walz, and 25% had a favorable view of Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio.
President Trump had the highest negative rating among the four, with 50% giving a negative rating to the 45th president, followed by 41% giving a negative rating to Harris, and 40% giving a negative rating to the 45th president. Vance had a negative rating, and 28% had a negative rating of the 45th president. Waltz.
When asked who would win in the 2024 election, 40% of likely voters said Harris, 39% said Trump, 19% were undecided, and 2% said someone else.
An additional 43% of voters said they would have additional concerns if Trump regained the White House. Only 34% had similar concerns about Harris.
The Leger poll was conducted online among 1,010 American adults between September 27th and 29th, and had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.08 percentage points.
