The gap between Vice President Harris and former President Trump has narrowed. Latest national opinion poll From Suffolk University and USA Today.
A poll released Monday showed Ms. Harris leading Mr. Trump by 1 point among voters nationwide, with an approval rating of 45% and an approval rating of 44%. No other candidate received support of more than 1 percentage point, but about 5 percent of respondents said they were still unsure, and 3 percent declined to answer.
A one-point difference is a shift from a tie. Survey conducted in Augustimmediately after the Democratic National Convention. After that, Ms. Harris led Mr. Trump by about 4 points, and when rounded off, Ms. Harris' approval rating was 48% and Mr. Trump's approval rating was 43%.
The new poll follows a similar trajectory to the Decision Desk Headquarters/The Hill national polling average, with Harris leading Trump by 1.2 points, with approval rating at 49%. The ratio is 47.8%. This means the gap between the two candidates has narrowed since last month, when national polling averages often showed Harris 4 points ahead of the Republican candidate.
USA Today noted that between the two polls, Harris lost support among Latino voters and black voters. The latest polls show that Latino voters support Trump over Harris (49% to 38%), and black voters favor Harris over Trump (72% to 17%). ), but this is a smaller Democratic advantage than usual.
USA Today reported that the margin of error for Latino and Black voters was as high as 9 percentage points, making it difficult to track how much of a change in voter sentiment there was.
The latest poll was released with less than two weeks left until voting day. Both campaigns are ramping up efforts in seven battleground states where Harris and Trump are tied in polls.
The survey was conducted from October 14th to 18th and targeted 1,000 likely voters. The margin of error is 3.1 percentage points.
