Here’s who is leading in the most important election campaigns in 2024

Upper line

The swing state race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris is tied, with several new polls showing Harris with an advantage in the Upper Midwest and Nevada, while Trump leads in the Southeast and Arizona — meaning the race will come down to Pennsylvania, which is basically a miss.

Key facts

Pennsylvania: It couldn’t get any closer – the candidates are tied at 48% Fox News and CNN/SSRS polls released on Wednesday and it is 49%-49% in a CBS/YouGov polland while Trump is up 47%-46% in one Quinnipiac poll and 50%-49% if Fox News eliminates third parties, Harris has a 49%-48% lead in a large Cooperative selection survey survey (3,685 respondents). Monmouth found Trump is up 47%-46% among all registered voters, but Harris leads 48%-47% among people who vote in most elections. Overall, Trump leads Harris by 0.4 points in FiveThirtyEight’s poll average.

Michigan: Harris leads 48%-46% in one Fox News poll (though tied at 49% without third parties), and Harris is up 51%-46% in the CES poll (2,336 respondents) and 48%-43% in CNN/SSRS pollwhile Trump leads 49%-48% in one Emerson study published Tuesday (margin of error 3 points). Harris is up one point in Michigan in FiveThirtyEight’s poll average.

North Carolina: Trump leads Harris 49%-47% according to Fox News (or 50%-49% without third parties), and he’s up 50%-48% in surveys released this past week by CES, Marist and Emerson College. FiveThirtyEight’s average shows Trump with an advantage of 1.1 points.

Wisconsin: Harris is up 50%-47% over Trump in the CES poll (1,542 respondents), 51%-45% in CNN/SSRS poll and 50%-49% in one Marquette votewhile Trump is up 49% to 48% in an Emerson map out and the two candidates are tied at 48% in a Quinnipiac vote. Harris is up 0.8 points in FiveThirtyEights average.

Nevada: Harris leads Trump 51%-47% in CES map out (933 respondents), while Trump is ahead 48%-47% in a CNN/SSRS map out released Tuesday (margin of error 4.6 points), and Harris is up 48.8%-48.3% in a Bloomberg poll out October 23 (margin of error 5). Harris is up 0.1 points in FiveThirtyEights poll average.

Arizona: Trump is up 51%-47% in the CES poll (2,066 respondents), and he leads 50%-49% in a Marist vote released Oct. 24 (margin of error 3.7) and 49%-46% in a Washington Post-Schar School poll (margin of error 5), while Harris leads 48%-47% in a CNN/SSRS poll this week (margin) of error 4.4). Trump is up 2.2 points in FiveThirtyEights poll average.

Georgia: Trump has a 51%-46% lead over Harris in the CES poll (2,663 respondents), reflecting his lead in most polls, though they are tied at 49% in a Marist vote (margin of error 3.9), and Trump leads by a narrower 49.9%-48.4% in a Bloomberg poll (margin of error 3), while a Washington Post-Schar vote (margin of error 4.5) found Harris ahead 51%-47%. Trump leads by 1.8 points in FiveThirtyEight’s poll average.

big number

1.4 points. That’s Harris’ lead in FiveThirtyEight’s national poll average.

Key background

Harris became the Democratic nominee after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race on July 21, amid a party uproar in the wake of his debate performance — dramatically changing the Democrats’ fortunes. Before the switch, polls consistently found Trump beating Biden in most battleground states, despite Biden winning six of the seven (excluding North Carolina) in the 2020 election.

Further reading

Trump vs. Harris 2024 Polls: Harris Retains Lead in 4 New Polls (Forbes)

Michigan 2024 Trump-Harris polls: Harris narrowly leads in one of her key states (Forbes)

Pennsylvania 2024 Trump-Harris Polls: Harris Leads Less than 1 Point in Polling Average (Forbes)

North Carolina 2024 Trump-Harris Polls: Near Tie in New 7th Swing State (Forbes)

Georgia 2024 Trump-Harris Polls: Most Polls Show Trump Ahead in Pivotal Swing State (Forbes)

Nevada 2024 Trump-Harris Polls: Harris Has Narrow Lead – But Struggles With Latino Voters (Forbes)

Wisconsin 2024 Trump-Harris Polls: Latest Polls Show Trump With Slight Edge (Forbes)

Arizona 2024 Trump-Harris Polls: Trump Has Advantage in Latest Swing State Poll (Forbes)