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Harris Leads in Critical Swing State in New Poll
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Harris Leads in Critical Swing State in New Poll

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Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are within one percentage point of each other in seven new polls this week in Pennsylvania and are within two points in the eighth poll; because the race remains fluid, which will essentially determine the winner. From the 2024 elections.

Basic Information

Harris leads Marist by two points, 50%-48% questionnaire That includes undecided voters leaning toward one candidate (margin of error 3.4 points) and a one-point margin in the Washington Post, 48%-47% questionnaire (margin of error 3.1 points), both released Friday, and the Post poll show no movement in the race since the September poll.

Trump up 50 percent to 49 percent both ways Fox News poll While 30 percent of voters in Pennsylvania were unable to vote Wednesday (within the three-point margin of error), the candidates have a 48 percent tie if poll respondents were able to choose third-party candidates (about 3 percent of voters chose another candidate).

Trump also leads by a margin of 47 percent to 46 percent. quinnipiac The survey of likely voters was released Wednesday (the margin of error is 2.1 percentage points and respondents may choose other candidates), but Harris has a narrow 49%-48% lead in the Cooperative Election Study questionnaire published this week (3,685 respondents surveyed as part of a national survey of universities conducted by YouGov).

Meanwhile, the race remains dead even at 48%-48%. CNN/SSRS poll of voters likely to vote Wednesday — just 8% said they were undecided or might change their mind — and CBS/YouGov A likely voter survey released Tuesday found a similar tie of 49-49%.

Turnout may play a role: Trump was ahead 47 percent to 46 percent monmouth The survey of all registered voters was released Wednesday, but the race remains tied at 48-48% among respondents who are highly motivated to vote, with Harris leading 48-47% among those who have voted in most or all general elections since 2014 (margin of error 3.8 points).

Last week, Harris led Trump 50 percent to 48.2 percent among likely voters in Bloomberg/Morning Consult. questionnaire (margin of error 3) and Harris was ahead 49%-47% Washington Post/Schar School questionnaire (margin of error 4.6), while Trump gained 49%-48%. Emerson survey (margin of error 3.4).

Earlier this month, Harris led Trump by three points in the New York Times/Philadelphia Inquirer/Siena College split, 50%-47%. surveys It was announced on October 12, while Trump gained 47%-46% in the period between September 28 and October 28. 8 Wall Street Magazine questionnaire Percentage of registered voters who say they will “definitely” or “probably” vote for both candidates.

Poll averages close to a tie with Trump’s narrow lead: Trump leads in Pennsylvania by 0.3 points on FiveThirtyEight average.

Pennsylvania receives more electoral votes (19) than any other battleground, and Pennsylvanians routinely pick winners, voting for 10 of the last 12 White House winners; The candidate who wins Pennsylvania also wins Michigan and Wisconsin (all three states together are known as “Pennsylvania”). “blue wall”) in the last eight elections.

According to statistician Nate Silver, Pennsylvania has a much better chance of leading the election than other battleground states. election prediction modelIt also found that both candidates have a greater than 85% chance of winning the election if they secure Pennsylvania.

Trump became the first Republican to win Pennsylvania since the 1980s in the 2016 election, and Biden, originally from Scranton, Pennsylvania, bucked the trend in 2020 as the state put him above the 270-vote threshold needed to win the Election. university

Pennsylvania is also important to Trump personally, as he was shot there while speaking at a rally near Butler on July 14.

The state has a large share of white, working-class voters, with about 75% of the population identifying as non-Hispanic white — a demographic group in which Trump typically performs well, but Harris has made inroads with white voters compared to Biden’s performance in 2020 . He is only three points behind Trump nationally, according to the latest data. PBS News/NPR/Marist pollAfter Trump won the demographic by 12 points in 2020.

Surprising Fact

Since 1948, no Democrat has won the White House without Pennsylvania. If Harris wins Pennsylvania and continues her trend of winning Wisconsin and Michigan, she is almost certain to win the White House.

Key Background

If Trump maintains his leads in Arizona and Georgia and wins North Carolina as expected, he will need only one of the “Blue Wall” states (Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin) to win the White House.

Big Number

82%. That’s the share of registered voters in Pennsylvania who say the economy is an important factor in their vote in 2024, according to CBS/YouGov. This is followed by inflation with 78 percent and the state of democracy with 70 percent. questionnaire. The results are in line with national voters, according to Pew Research. questionnaire 81% of registered voters rate the economy as “very important” in the election.

Chief Critic

Trump and his allies have repeatedly attacked Harris for her previous support. breaking ban—Pennsylvania is the nation’s second largest producer of natural gas. “Fracking? He was against this for 12 years,” Trump said during the debate in Philadelphia. Harris, who said “there is no question that I am in favor of banning fracking” while running for president at the CNN climate town hall in 2019, said she has since changed her stance. During a debate with Trump, Harris said he made it “very clear” that he opposed a ban on fracking in 2020, likely a reference to the vice-presidential debate with Mike Pence, and said the Inflation Reduction Act, reiterating her espoused stance that new gas He noted that he opened rental agreements. in a CNN interview last month. Harris didn’t actually say during the 2020 debate that she was changing her own stance on the issue; instead, he said then-Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden “won’t end the fracturing.”

Tangent

Pennsylvania has a divided state legislature. The state’s Democratic governor, Josh Shapiro, is extremely popular in the state. Democrats also control the House of Representatives, but Republicans hold the majority in the Senate.

Additional Reading

2024 Election State Polls Shift: Harris Narrowly Leads Trump in Michigan and Wisconsin, But Tie in Pennsylvania (Forbes)

How Did Kamala Harris’ Views on Fracking Change After Reversing the Ban? (Forbes)

Trump Vs. Harris 2024 Polls: Harris Ahead by 1 Point – As Leader Plateau Before Debate (Forbes)