New National Polling Shows Trump Holds Slight Edge Over Harris Among Registered Voters

Statewide surveys of Michigan, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania all demonstrate the presidential candidates are polling within the margin of error.

(Left) Vice President Kamala Harris at the Naval Observatory in Washington, DC, on Oct. 7, 2024; (Right) Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump delivers remarks at a campaign rally at the Santander Arena in Reading, Pa., on Oct. 09, 2024. Ting Shen, Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

A new national poll and a slew of battleground state surveys continue to show an exceptionally tight race for the White House.

Polls published on Oct. 31 covering the entire United States and three of the critical battleground states—Michigan, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania—all showed that the race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump is within each poll’s margin of error.