The survey showed former President Trump was ahead of Vice President Harris in three key Sun Belt states. The results of the opinion poll were published Monday from The New York Times and Siena College.
Trump maintains a five-point lead over Harris among Arizona voters, 50 percent to 45 percent. Trump maintains a four-point lead among Georgia voters, 49 percent to 45 percent. Trump maintains a two-point lead among North Carolina voters, 49 percent to 47 percent.
Across the three battleground states, Harris' support has declined slightly since surging in early August after President Biden dropped out of the race and Vice President Harris announced her candidacy as the Democratic nominee.
Between Arizona VotersTrump is leading Harris 49 percent to 45 percent, a reversal from last month when Harris led Trump 49 percent to 45 percent. Seven percent didn't know or refused to answer in both surveys.
Between Georgia VotersTrump currently leads Harris 48 percent to 44 percent, with 8 percent saying they don't know. Last month, Trump and Harris were tied at 47 percent, with 6 percent saying they don't know.
Harris also North Carolina VotersIn that poll, Trump leads 48 percent to 47 percent. That's a change from last month, when respondents favored Harris over Trump 49 percent to 46 percent. Five percent didn't know or refused to answer in both surveys.
The new poll is good news for the Trump campaign, with North Carolina and Georgia being particularly important to the former president's chances of reclaiming the White House, Times pollsters said. They added that those states are not as crucial to Harris' path to the presidency, and that while it's possible for Harris to lose those three states and still win the election, it would be difficult.
The latest Decision Desk HQ/The Hill polling average shows the race close in all three states, with Trump leading Harris by 0.1 percentage points in Arizona and Georgia, but 0.5 percentage points in North Carolina.
The latest poll was conducted September 17-21 and interviewed 713 voters in Arizona, 682 voters in Georgia, and 682 voters in North Carolina. The margin of error for the sample was 4.4 percentage points in Arizona, 4.6 percentage points in Georgia, and 4.2 percentage points in North Carolina.
