New Morning Consult presidential poll: Harris ahead of Trump

As Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump vie for voters in key swing states, another national poll shows Harris with a slight lead over her opponent.

The race for the White House has been neck-and-neck as Democrat Harris and Republican Trump are in the final stages of their presidential campaigns. With just a week until Election Day, a new poll from Morning Consult shows Harris with a three percentage point lead over Trump.

The Morning Consult poll of 8,807 likely voters showed Harris leading Trump 50% to 47%. The poll, conducted Friday through Sunday (Oct. 25-27), had a margin of error of 1 percentage point.

The poll released Tuesday morning comes as Trump plans an evening rally in Allentown, Pennsylvania, about 60 miles northwest of Philadelphia, and Harris is scheduled to appear at a rally in Washington, DC

While Harris' lead was four percentage points in a similar poll last week, 45% of likely voters say they have heard something positive about the Democrat recently, “the positive buzz lead she has had throughout the campaign.” , to maintain”. ” says the survey. Meanwhile, almost half of those surveyed, 49%, said they had heard something negative about Trump recently.

At the same time, Republicans remain more favored than Democrats when it comes to tackling the economy, national security, crime and immigration. However, Democrats are more trusted on health care, climate change and abortion, according to the poll.

What you should consider when taking surveys

A survey's margin of error describes how accurately we can assume that the survey results are representative of the entire population.

If a candidate's lead is “within” the margin of error, it is considered a “statistical tie,” according to the Pew Research Center.

Pew also found that the majority of pollsters have changed their methods since the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections, which significantly underestimated Trump's performance.

Eric Lagatta covers breaking and breaking news for USA TODAY. Reach him at [email protected]

What you should consider when taking surveys

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