Two separate polls show Vice President Harris leading former President Trump by six points in New Hampshire ahead of their expected showdown in November.
according to The poll released Thursday Ms. Harris, who announced her candidacy this week shortly after President Biden dropped out of the race on Sunday, is leading Mr. Trump in New Hampshire, 49 percent to 43 percent, according to a survey by the University of New Hampshire Research Center. Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. garnered 4 percent support, with 3 percent of respondents saying they didn’t know.
In a choice between Harris and Trump, Harris’ lead widened slightly, with 53% saying they would support the vice president and 46% saying they would support the former commander in chief.
After Biden announced he would not seek reelection and endorsed Harris, Democrats threw their support behind the vice president, breaking donation records and running a meme-heavy, online-focused campaign. Harris is not yet the party’s official candidate, but she appears to be on track to become the nominee.
The poll found that Ms. Harris’s favorability rating has risen in recent months: In May, 24% of New Hampshire voters said they had a favorable view of her. That figure jumped to 39% in the latest poll in July.
She also received higher favorability ratings than Biden, Trump and Trump’s new running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio).
a Another surveyA poll conducted by the New Hampshire Institute of Politics’ Saint Anselm College Research Center also found Harris leading Trump by six points among registered voters, 50 percent to 44 percent.
The survey also showed Harris had a favorable rating of 49%, ahead of Biden’s 39% and Trump’s 43%.
“Harris has garnered a level of partisan enthusiasm that Biden has failed to achieve, particularly among liberal voters,” Neil Rebeck, executive director of the New Hampshire Institute of Politics, said in a statement. “As Harris leads the race, we expect the shift in voter perceptions to continue.”
The University of New Hampshire poll was conducted July 23-25 among 3,016 people and has a margin of error of plus or minus 1.8 percentage points.
The Saint Anselm College poll was conducted July 24-25 among 2,083 respondents and has a margin of error of 2.1 percentage points.
