The 2024 U.S. presidential election is now a close race in the battleground state of North Carolina, according to a new poll released Thursday.
Former President Trump and his opponent, Vice President Harris, both received 48 percent support from likely voters in North Carolina, according to one report. High Point University Survey. About 2% said they would choose someone else, while the remaining 2% were unsure.
The outlook is slightly different among registered voters in the Tar Heel State, with Harris in the lead. The Democratic candidate holds a two-point lead over Trump, 48% to 46%. About 2% of North Carolina registered voters said they would choose another option, while 4% said they were unsure.
The economy was the top issue for both the state's 31% of likely voters and the 32% of registered voters who self-identified as voters. Immigration control was the second most important issue, and third was social security protection. According to the survey, abortion laws ranked fourth with 9%.
According to an East Carolina University poll released Tuesday, Republican candidate Trump has a two-point lead over Harris among likely voters in North Carolina. The former president's approval rating was 49%, while the Democratic candidate's approval rating was 47%.
A Washington Post poll released late Tuesday found a similar gap. Trump held a two-point lead among likely voters in the Tar Heel State, 50% to 48%.
The former president currently leads Harris by 0.7 points in North Carolina, a state she won by less than 2 percentage points in 2020, according to the latest poll tally from The Hill/Decision Desk headquarters.
The High Point University poll was conducted September 20-29 among 814 registered voters and 589 prospective voters. Among registered voters, the margin of error was 3.6 percentage points. The margin of error among likely voters was 4.9 percentage points.
