Vice President Kamala Harris has a commanding lead over former President Donald Trump, according to an exclusive UMass Amherst/WCVB national poll. The survey asked a nationally representative sample of 1,000 people about the upcoming presidential election, and 46% said they were leaning toward Harris, the Democrat; 43% said they were leaning toward Trump, the Republican; and 6% said they were leaning toward Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is running as an independent. The previous UMass Amherst/WCVB national poll, conducted in January, found President Joe Biden trailing Trump by 4 percentage points. Moderates played a crucial role in the shift, with 50% backing Harris in the new poll compared to 38% who backed Biden in the January poll. The poll was conducted between July 29 and August 1, less than two weeks after Biden dropped out of the race and helped rally the party behind Harris. The margin of error for the poll is 3.8%. Asked why they chose Harris, 66% of those who supported Harris said she “represents a new generation” and 37% said they thought she would “strengthen America’s global standing.” Three-quarters of Trump supporters said they would vote for him again because of his first-term record, and 48% said they thought he would “save America.”
Vice President Kamala Harris has a commanding lead over former President Donald Trump, according to an exclusive UMass Amherst/WCVB national poll.
The survey asked a nationally representative sample of 1,000 people about the upcoming presidential election, and 46% said they were leaning toward voting for Harris, the Democrat; 43% said they were leaning toward Trump, the Republican; and 6% said they were leaning toward Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is running as an independent.
The previous UMass Amherst/WCVB national poll, conducted in January, found President Joe Biden trailing Trump by 4%. Moderates played a crucial role in that shift, with 50% backing Harris in the new poll, compared to 38% who backed Biden in the January poll.
The poll was conducted between July 29 and August 1, less than two weeks after Biden dropped out of the race and helped rally the party behind Harris.
The margin of error for this poll is 3.8%.
When respondents were asked to explain their reasons for choosing Harris, 66% of those who supported Harris said she “represents a new generation” and 37% said they believed she would “strengthen America’s global standing.”
Three-quarters of Trump supporters said they would vote for him again because of his first-term record, and 48% said they believed he would “save America.”
