Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris holds a marginal 3 per-cent lead over Republican Donald Trump, with support at 45 per cent compared to Trump’s 42 per cent, according to a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll.
As the candidates vie for votes in the upcoming November 5 US presidential election, the race remains tightly contested.
Harris’s advantage extends to likely voters, where she leads Trump 47 per cent to 44 per cent. The poll, which closed on Sunday, has a margin of error of approximately 4 percentage points.
Despite the steady gap observed in a Reuters/Ipsos poll from the previous week, the latest data indicates that voters, particularly Democrats, may be exhibiting greater enthusiasm for this year’s election compared to the 2020 presidential race, where Democrat Joe Biden triumphed over Trump.
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Notably, 78 per cent of registered voters in the three-day poll, including 86 per cent of Democrats and 81 per cent of Republicans, expressed being “completely certain” they would cast their ballots. This marks an increase from 74 per cent certainty reported in an Oct 23-27, 2020, survey, when 74 per cent of Democrats and 79 per cent of Republicans indicated similar commitment to voting.
Harris appears to benefit from voters identifying her as the preferable candidate regarding healthcare policy and managing political extremism. However, the economy remains the primary concern for voters, with many indicating that Trump is viewed as the superior steward of economic issues.
The latest Reuters/Ipsos poll surveyed 938 US adults online nationwide, including 807 registered voters. Among these, 769 individuals were classified as the most likely to participate in the election on November 5.
