A new poll released Monday finds former President Trump leading Vice President Harris among Catholic voters in battleground states.
About 50% of Catholics in battleground states said they supported Mr. Trump, compared to 45% who supported Ms. Harris. national catholic reporter (NCR) Poll found.
Trump had a significant lead among Catholics in Wisconsin, with an 18-point lead over Harris, and a 12-point lead over the vice president in Michigan.
Harris has a large lead over Trump among Latino and Black Catholic voters in battleground states, with 67% of Latino Catholics and 77% of Black Catholics supporting her. Meanwhile, the Republican candidate holds a 16-point lead over his Democratic rival among white Catholics in battleground states, the poll showed.
Abortion is an issue that could sway Catholics this term, as the church considers abortion to be murder. catholic voters Split In 2020, half supported President Trump and half supported President Biden, the second Catholic president in U.S. history.
The poll found that 51% of Catholics in battleground states consider themselves pro-life, and 45% agree with the former president's softening stance on abortion. President Trump has said he will veto a nationwide abortion ban. The poll also found that 58% of Catholics in battleground states think abortion should be legal.
Additionally, the poll shows Trump holding an 8-point lead among older voters in Catholic battleground states, those 45 and older. However, Harris has an advantage among voters in Catholic battleground states under the age of 24, leading her Republican challenger by 7 points.
The two were tied among voters in the Catholic battleground state between the ages of 44 and 24, according to the poll.
The NCR poll was conducted Oct. 3-8 among 1,172 Catholic voters in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. The margin of error is plus or minus 2.86 percentage points.
