Former President Donald Trump closed the gap against Vice President Kamala Harris and now leads the Democrat presidential nominee by 1.2 percentage points, according to a national poll released Wednesday by ActiVote.
Trump, the GOP nominee, was trailing Harris by 5.4 points in a poll conducted by ActiVote Sept. 11-17.
The new survey, taken Oct. 3-8, shows Trump with a lead of 50.6%-49.4%.
Both polls surveyed 1,000 likely voters and had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
The survey also found:
- Trump leads among rural and suburban voters, while Harris leads among urban voters.
- Harris leads among younger voters (18-49), while Trump leads among older voters (50+).
- Harris leads among women, while Trump leads among men.
- Trump leads among White voters, while Harris gets 73% of the Black vote and a majority (59%) of Latino voters.
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