Vice President Kamala Harris continues to enjoy a wide lead over former president Donald Trump in her home state of California, according to the latest Emerson College Polling/Inside California Politics/The Hill poll released on Wednesday.
The survey of 1,000 likely voters found 59% support Harris while 35% support Trump. Four percent were undecided, and two percent said someone else. When undecided voters were asked which direction they were leaning, Harris’ overall support increased to 61% to Trump’s 37%.
The poll was conducted Oct. 12-14, and the margin remains unchanged from a previous survey conducted Sept. 3-5. The margin of error was 3%.
“Since the September California poll, the margin between Trump and Harris has stayed the same at 24 points,” Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling, said. “Including who undecided voters are leaning toward, Harris’ 61% is slightly underperforming Joe Biden’s 2020 vote, of 63.5%, and Trump’s 37% is slightly overperforming his 2020 vote, of 34.3%.”
In California’s race for U.S. Senate, Democrat Rep. Adam Schiff holds a wide lead over Republican former Major League Baseball star Steve Garvey.
Schiff leads Garvey 56% to 33%, with 11% of voters undecided, also unchanged since September, the survey found.
An October poll found Adam Schiff with a double-digit lead over Steve Garvey in California’s U.S. Senate race. (Emerson College Polling/Inside California Politics/The Hill)
Other Findings
A majority of California voters, 61%, view Kamala Harris favorably, while 39% view her unfavorably.
35% view Donald Trump favorably, while 65% have an unfavorable view of the former president.
The top issue for California voters is the economy at 31%, followed by housing affordability (19%), healthcare (10%), education (10%), and crime (8%).
A majority of California voters, 56%, have considered leaving the state due to the cost of living, while 44% have not.
77% of voters are confident that votes across California will be accurately counted in the 2024 presidential election, while 23% are not confident.
California voters were also asked about issues related to immigration and border policys.
41% think increasing deportations of people in the U.S. would make the”situation” better, while 36% think it would make the situation worse. 23% think it would have no impact.
A majority, 63%, think creating more opportunities for people to legally immigrate to the US would improve the situation, while 24% think it would make it worse. 13% think it would have no impact.
Nexstar Media, the parent company of KTLA, sponsored the polling.
Vice President Kamala Harris continues to enjoy a wide lead over former president Donald Trump in her home state of California, according to the latest Emerson College Polling/Inside California Politics/The Hill poll released on Wednesday. The survey of 1,000 likely voters found 59% support Harris while 35% support Trump. Four percent were undecided, and two […]
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