White House race tied in Pennsylvania: Poll

The race for the White House between former President Trump and Vice President Harris is tied in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, according to a new poll. 

Trump and Harris saw support from 48 percent of respondents apiece in the Emerson College Polling/RealClearPennsylvania survey released Tuesday.

More than half of Keystone State voters surveyed, 51 percent, said Trump would be better for their personal financial situation, while 44 percent said the same about the Democratic nominee, according to the survey. Independents sided with the ex-president over Harris, 50 percent to 38 percent, on the topic.

The top issue in the state was the economy, with 50 percent of respondents selecting it. Sixty percent of respondents said their economic situation is worse than what it was five years ago, pollsters found. Around 22 percent thought it is better, and 18 percent said there was no difference. The majority of independents, 65 percent, said their economic situation was worse.

When it comes to fracking, one of the most important issues in a state that carries 19 Electoral College votes, survey respondents projected more confidence in Trump than Harris. Approximately 50 percent said they trust the former president more to handle the issue, while 39 percent side with the Democratic nominee. About 11 percent said they did not have confidence in either candidate. 

Harris had a 2-point advantage over Trump, 50 percent to 48 percent, among registered voters in Pennsylvania in a Fox News poll that came out last week and showed the race was tied among likely voters. 

The Democratic nominee had a similar lead in the Monmouth University poll last week, with 40 percent of voters in the Keystone State saying they would definitely vote for Harris. Around 38 percent said the same about Trump. 

Harris has a 0.9 percentage point lead over Trump in Pennsylvania, 49.1 percent to 48.2 percent, based on the latest The Hill/Decision Desk HQ’s aggregate of polls.

The Emerson College Polling/RealClearPennsylvania survey was conducted Sept. 27-28 among 1,000 Pennsylvania likely voters. The margin of error was 3 percentage points.