Harris at 48%, Trump at 47% in latest CNN/SSRS poll

Reuters

September 24, 2024 at 12:30 p.m.

A combination picture shows Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Trump and U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Harris

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump remain deadlocked among likely voters ahead of the Nov. 5 election, a CNN/SSRS poll released on Tuesday showed.

The survey, conducted Sept. 19-22, showed Harris at 48% and Trump at 47% with six weeks left in the campaign, CNN said. The poll of 2,074 registered voters has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.

(Reporting by Susan Heavey; Editing by Caitlin Webber)

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