Former President Trump holds a three-point lead over Vice President Harris. CNN’s first poll This is a new election battle since President Biden ended his reelection campaign.
Trump leads Harris 49-46 percent in the head-to-head race, a closer race than previous CNN polls between Trump and Biden, and the slight lead is within the poll’s margin of error.
Democrats have quickly rallied around Harris as the party’s new frontrunner, with polls showing 90 percent of Democrats support Biden’s decision to drop out of the election.
Among voters who told CNN in previous polls that they support Biden, about 95% now support Harris, while 92% of voters who previously supported Trump say they support the former president. Among previously undecided voters, 30% support Harris and 27% support Trump.
According to the CNN poll, support for Harris is stronger among young people, black and Hispanic voters than Biden has shown in past polls.
The vice president also gained support among independents, who led Trump over Biden by 47% and Harris by 43%.
The CNN poll surveyed about 1,600 registered voters who had previously responded to CNN polls. The new survey, conducted Monday through Tuesday, has a margin of error of 3 percentage points.
