Presidential race a toss-up in North Carolina survey

The 2024 U.S. presidential race is currently a toss-up in the battleground state of North Carolina, according to a new poll released Thursday. 

Both former President Trump and his election opponent, Vice President Harris, garnered 48 percent support from likely voters in North Carolina, according to a High Point University survey. Around 2 percent said they would choose someone else while another 2 percent were unsure. 

The outlook is slightly different among registered Tar Heel State voters, with Harris having the upper hand. The Democratic nominee leads Trump by 2 points, 48 percent support to 46 percent. Some 2 percent of registered North Carolina voters said they would pick another option, while 4 percent said they were not sure. 

The economy was the top issue, for both likely voters, 31 percent, and self-identified registered voters, 32 percent, in the state. Managing immigration was the second most important issue, and in third place was protecting Social Security. Abortion laws were fourth at 9 percent, according to the survey. 

Trump, the GOP nominee, led Harris by 2 points among likely voters in North Carolina, according to an East Carolina University survey released Tuesday. The former president earned 49 percent support while the Democratic nominee earned 47 percent. 

A similar gap was found in a poll published later Tuesday by The Washington Post. Trump was ahead by 2 points, 50 percent to 48 percent, among the Tar Heel State’s likely voters. 

The former president currently leads Harris by 0.7 percentage points in North Carolina, a state he won in 2020 by less than 2 points, according to the latest The Hill/Decision Desk HQ’s aggregate of polls

The High Point University Poll was conducted Sept. 20-29 among 814 registered voters and 589 likely voters. For registered voters, the margin of error was 3.6 percentage points. The margin of error among likely voters was 4.9 percentage points.

Tags 2024 presidential election Donald Trump Donald Trump High point university Kamala Harris Kamala Harris North Carolina

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