Washington: The US President Elections 2024 are heading towards a photo-finish as Vice President Kamala Harris has gained considerable strength in North Carolina and Georgia, while Republican candidate Donald Trump diminished her lead in Pennsylvania, as per the latest The New York Times and Siena College poll survey. Trump has also been able to maintain his lead in Arizona. Notably, the US Presidential polls are scheduled to take place on November 5.
The survey showed a neck-and-neck contest between Trump and Harris. In Nevada, Harris is leading Trump by a margin of three per cent. Harris is predicted to have 49 per cent vote share. In North Carolina, also Harris is expected to have 48 per cent vote share, while Trump is likely to get 46 per cent vote share.
In Wisconsin and Georgia also, Harris is at an advantage, as per the survey. Meanwhile, in Arizona, the former president is likely to get 49 per cent vote share and Harris is expected to get 45 per cent. In Pennsylvania and Michigan, both Trump and Harris are expected to get the same vote share. Harris had a four- percentage-point edge over Trump in all the previous New York Times/Siena College polls In Pennsylvania, a key swing state.
Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin account for 44 electoral votes in the 2024 election.
Notably, Both Trump and Harris are required to get 270 Electoral College votes to win the polls. The survey released as over 70 million Americans had already voted in the polls.
Around 40 per cent of those surveyed by The New York Times/Siena poll across the seven states said they had voted, revealed The New York Times.
Trump has a razor thin majority country-wide in all surveys released by several media outlets. Harris has a 49 per cent-48 per cent lead among voters across all seven battleground states, according to a new HarrisX/Forbes poll out Thursday.
The results of the 2024 election could be announced on November 5.