Republican Donald Trump has pulled into a virtual tie with Democrat Vice President Kamala Harris, according to the final poll commissioned by The Post ahead of Tuesday’s election — erasing a 4 percentage-point deficit as the race entered October.
The survey by Leger found Trump, 78, and Harris, 60, each receiving 49% support among likely voters, with the remaining 2% saying they would back another candidate.
Harris has lost two points of support from the Oct. 1 Leger poll for The Post, which showed her leading the 45th president 51% to 47% among likely voters
Both candidates will end their campaigns underwater with the American public in terms of favorability, though Trump’s net unfavorability rating of negative-3 (45% favorable, 48% unfavorable) is by far the best of his three runs for the White House. In 2020, the Republican nominee’s favorability was negative-12 and was negative-27 four years earlier in 2016.
Harris has a net favorability of negative-1 (43% favorable, 44% unfavorable), with a surprising 13% saying they either were unsure what they thought of the vice president or didn’t know enough to give her a rating.
Trump also benefits by comparison with his successor, President Biden. Nearly half of respondents (48%) said the 45th president’s term of office was better for them personally, while just 37% said they were better off under Biden’s presidency.
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