New polls in the key electoral college race that could determine whether Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Trump win the 2024 White House election show Harris holding a significant lead. It suggests that there is.
According to the latest CNN poll conducted September 20-25 and released on Friday, Harris has an approval rating of 53% among voters in Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District, compared to Trump's approval rating of 42%. %.
Nebraska and Maine are the only two states in the nation that divide their electors by congressional district. The battleground states in each state could help decide whether Harris or Trump will succeed President Biden in the White House.
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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump departs from a campaign event at Central Wisconsin Airport on September 7, 2024 in Mosinee, Wisconsin. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Nebraska is definitely turning red in the presidential election. Trump led the state by 25 points in his 2016 White House victory and 19 points in his 2020 reelection loss.
But Nebraska's 2nd District, an urban and suburban area centered around the city of Omaha, has a competitive history.
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In 2008, then-Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama narrowly won the district, receiving one electoral vote. In 2012, Republican candidate Mitt Romney won the district by a single-digit margin. Trump narrowly won the district in 2016, but Biden won it four years ago.
According to polls, Harris has the support of 96% of Democrats, 61% of independents and 10% of Republicans.
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign event on Friday, September 20, 2024 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Alex Wroblewski/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
According to the poll, Harris has a 24-point lead among female voters, but Trump's lead among men is just 5 points.
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Six in 10 people surveyed said Nebraska should maintain its current system of rewarding electors in presidential elections, and 40% said the statewide winner takes all electors. He said they should switch to the system used in 48 states. .
President Trump and Republican lawmakers across the country have carried court-wide press coverage in recent weeks, urging Nebraska Republicans to change the law and move to a winner-take-all system, but their lobbying efforts have fallen short.
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