According to reports, former President Trump leads Vice President Harris by a narrow margin of 4 points in Florida. New survey of likely voters In the state.
A Marist poll conducted in early October and released Thursday found Trump with 51% support in the state and Harris with 47% support. Another 1 percent of potential voters support another party's candidate, and 1 percent are undecided.
Among independents, Harris leads Trump 55% to 41%, an improvement over Biden's 11-point lead over Trump among Florida independents in 2020.
The latest poll is in line with recent national polling that shows Black and Latino voters are moving away from the Democratic Party, while the party's support among white voters has increased slightly.
Trump's support among Latino voters in Florida has increased since 2020, when he won 46% of the state's Latino vote. Currently, Trump leads Harris among likely Latino voters in Florida, 58% to 40%, according to the latest poll.
Meanwhile, Harris holds a 76% to 24% advantage among black voters, but that falls short of Biden's 89% approval rating in Florida in 2020.
Among likely white voters, Mr. Trump leads Ms. Harris 53% to 45%, but this is below his 2020 approval rating of 62%.
Recent polls show a 15-point gender gap between the candidates, with Trump leading Harris 55% to 43% among men and Harris leading Trump 51% to 48% among women. I am doing it. In 2020, there was a 12-point gender gap between Trump and Biden, according to polls.
Trump's 4-point lead in recent Marist polls is consistent with his 4.4-point lead over Harris in Hill/Decision Desk's average state poll.
The poll was conducted October 3-7 and included interviews with 1,257 potential Florida voters. The margin of error is 3.6 percentage points.
