Harris ahead of Trump by 2 points in Pennsylvania survey
Vice President Harris is ahead of former President Trump by 2 percentage points in Pennsylvania, according to a survey that was released Thursday.
Harris leads by 2.1 points in Pennsylvania, 46.8 percent to 44.7 percent, among registered voters, according to a Center for Working Class Politics/YouGov poll published by Jacobin magazine. Some 5.5 percent were undecided, while 3 percent backed another contender. The lead is within the poll’s margin of error.
The vice president’s lead was slightly larger in the head-to-head match-up with Trump, getting 51.3 percent to the ex-president’s 48.7 percent.
The Democratic nominee had a 15-point lead among voters making less than $30,000 annually year, getting 53.3 percent to Trump’s 38.3 percent.
Among voters making between $30,000 and $60,000, Trump has a minimal lead, amassing 44.9 percent to Harris’s 44.3 percent, and he is up by more than 4 points among those making $60,000 to $100,000, 49.9 percent to 45.3 percent.
Harris was up by more than 2 points among those making between $100,000 to $200,000, garnering 47.6 percent to the former president’s 45.6 percent.
Manual workers sided with Trump over Harris, 55.9 percent to 36.2 percent. Harris had the upper hand with clerical and service workers, 47.7 percent to 42 percent. The vice president had a 2.4-point lead with professionals, amassing 47.3 percent to 44.9 percent. Both White House contenders were tied among business owners and managers, getting 46.4 percent each.
An InsiderAdvantage poll released Thursday showed Trump with a 2-point lead over Harris among likely voters in Pennsylvania, 49 percent to 47 percent.
The Democratic nominee is ahead of Trump in Pennsylvania by 0.7 percent, 48.7 percent to 48 percent, according to The Hill/Decision Desk HQ’s latest tally of polls.
The survey was conducted between Sept. 24 and Oct. 2 among 1,000 Pennsylvania residents. The margin of error is 4.19 percentage points.
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