Latest research on Harris vs. Trump

Democrat Kamala Harris And Republican Donald Trump stay in a dead heat like the presidential elections approaching in just over a week.

The latest batch of investigations released since Sunday show that the two candidates were locked in a nail biter of a breedalthough polls from CBS and ABC give the vice president a slight lead over former President Trump. The latest poll from TIPPBut for the third day in a row, Trump and Harris were tied at 48%.

Amid the tight race, both candidates are spending money the latter part of the 2024 presidential election focusing on Michigan and Georgia, two crucial battleground states that could decide the race for the White House.

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Harris, Trump came in at 48% in TIPP’s continued reporting

Harris and Trump remain virtually linked TIPP’s Tracking Poll from Monday morning.

The poll of 1,288 likely voters, conducted from October 25 to 27, showed the two candidates tied at 48%, with a margin of error of 2.7 percentage points.

“With both campaigns in full swing, we expect this razor-thin race to remain within a tight band,” TIPP Insights said.

The new poll showed Trump has made significant gains among voters with a high school education (+13.9 points), black voters (+8.1) and seniors (+8). In contrast, Harris has gained ground among voters with at least some college education (+6.3 points) and independent/other voters (+5 points).

A growing sense of dissatisfaction with the economy looms over the election, with 53% of respondents saying they now feel worse off compared to their situation before the pandemic, according to the TIPP survey.

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Trump 48%, Harris 47% in new USA TODAY/Suffolk poll

Trump and Harris are almost tied in Wisconsin48% to 47%, a new statewide poll of 500 likely voters found.

The USA TODAY/Suffolk University survey was conducted Oct. 20-23 with a margin of error of 4.4 percentage points.

Harris has a slim lead of 50% to 47% among the 300 likely voters in Door County, which has been a bellwether for the state. The results are within the margin of error of 5.7 percentage points.

Wisconsin, which has 10 electoral votes and is considered a State of the ‘Blue Wall’is one of several key swing states that both Trump and Harris want to help catapult them to the presidency. Trump flipped all three states in 2016, helping him win the presidency. In 2020, Biden won back all three states.

− Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY

New exclusive survey: Harris, Trump was locked in deadly heat in battleground Wisconsin

Harris leads Trump 49% to 47% in the ABC News poll

Harris regained a slight lead among likely voters nationally the latest ABC News/Ipsos poll released Sunday, surveying a total of 2,808 adults.

The poll showed Harris leading 49% to 47% among the 2,392 registered voters surveyed. Looking at likely voters (1,913 in this poll), Harris also has a slight advantage at 51% over Trump’s 47%.

The poll had a sampling error of 2 percentage points.

“Compared to earlier this month, Harris regained a more typical Democratic lead among Hispanic people and widened her lead among suburban women, while remaining strong in core groups, including Black people,” the poll said. “Trump is retreating in rural areas and among non-college-educated white men, waging a competitive battle among younger men.”

The poll was conducted from October 18 to October 22.

The new poll found that most respondents saw Trump as the best candidate to tackle issues such as immigration and the economy. Harris, meanwhile, was seen among respondents as the best to tackle issues like abortion and health care.

Harris has a 1 percentage point lead in the CBS poll

Harris also has a narrow 1 percentage point lead over Trump the latest CBS News poll released on Sunday.

The survey of 2,161 registered voters showed Harris leading 50% to 49% with a margin of error of 2.6 points. It was performed from October 23 to 25.

As in most national polls, the economy emerged as a major concern among respondents, with 84% saying it will be an important factor in how they vote this year. More than half (53%) of those surveyed said it is getting worse.

Things to keep in mind when voting

The margin of error describes how accurately we can count on the research results being representative of the entire population.

When a candidate’s lead is “within” the margin of error, this is considered a “statistical tie,” according to the researchers. Pew Research Center.

Pew has that too found that the majority of pollsters have changed their methods since the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections, significantly underestimating Trump’s performance.

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