According to the latest polls, former President Donald Trump has widened his lead over Vice President Harris in Georgia, despite narrow races in key states in the Southeast.
New Quinnipiac University Poll According to the Peach State, President Trump has a six-point lead over Harris, with approval rating at 50% and Harris at 44%. A further 3% supported other candidates.
That's slightly larger than Trump's lead last month, when pollsters gave him a 4-point lead among likely Georgia voters.
Meanwhile, in the key battleground state of North Carolina, Mr. Trump has a 2-point lead, making it too close to decide, Quinnipiac said.
“Georgia and North Carolina are buoyed by 32 electoral votes, with Georgia currently leaning toward Trump, with both candidates in the race in what appears to be a closely contested race. “All eyes are on the South because of the potential for North Carolina,” Quinnipiac University polling analyst Tim Malloy said in a statement.
The poll was conducted in late September as Hurricane Helen battered the southeastern United States, devastating parts of both major battlegrounds. Georgia and North Carolina are both showing signs of a heated presidential race, but with just over a month until Election Day, it's unclear how or if the storm will affect voters. is.
Trump won both states in 2016 and North Carolina in 2020, but Biden won Georgia. The latest polling averages from The Hill/Decision Desk show Trump tied in Georgia and with a 0.8 point lead in North Carolina.
President Trump visited Georgia on Monday due to the hurricane, but Harris cut short her West Coast campaign and returned to Washington for a FEMA briefing. The White House said Harris would visit the affected areas “as soon as possible without disrupting emergency response efforts.”
The Quinnipiac University poll, conducted Sept. 25-29, surveyed 942 likely voters in Georgia and 953 likely voters in North Carolina. Both samples had a margin of error of 3.2 percentage points.
