Vice President Kamala Harris holds a narrow lead over former President Donald Trump in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania, according to a Washington Post
poll released Thursday.
Harris leads Trump by just 1 point, with 48% of registered and likely voters supporting her compared to 47% for Trump. Green Party candidate Jill Stein garners 1% support, while less than 0.5% back Libertarian candidate Chase Oliver. An additional 3% of respondents expressed no opinion or skipped the question.
Key Issues for Pennsylvania Voters
The poll also highlights the importance of various issues to Pennsylvania voters as they decide which candidate to support. "Protecting American democracy" topped the list, with 90% of voters considering it important, including 69% who labeled it "extremely important."
"The economy" ranked as the second-most important issue, with 89% calling it important, and 61% marking it as extremely important. Other key issues included crime and safety (79% important, 52% extremely important), health care (77% important, 45% extremely important), immigration (70% important, 48% extremely important), and abortion (62% important, 43% extremely important).
Candidate Strengths on Issues
Harris outpaces Trump on several key issues:
Abortion: 52% to 34%
Health care: 48% to 40%
Protecting American democracy: 48% to 45%
Helping middle-class workers: 48% to 46%
Trump, however, leads on other important topics:
Immigration: 52% to 39%
The economy: 51% to 42%
Crime and safety: 50% to 43%
Favorability Ratings
Harris has a slight edge over Trump in favorability, with 47% of Pennsylvania voters viewing her favorably and 44% unfavorably. Trump’s favorability stands at 43%, while 49% see him unfavorably.
Additional Polling
A separate poll from The New York Times/Siena College/The Philadelphia Inquirer released the same day shows Harris leading Trump by 4 points in Pennsylvania. Nationally, Harris holds a 3.6-point lead over Trump, according to the Hill/Decision Desk HQ polling average, while her Pennsylvania lead remains a slim 1-point margin.
The Washington Post poll surveyed 1,003 registered voters in Pennsylvania between Sept. 12-16, with a margin of error of 3.6 percentage points.