New Harris vs. Trump CNN polls: Who’s ahead in these Southern swing states?

Two new polls from CNN show Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump nearly deadlocked in the swing states of Georgia and North Carolina.
The latest polls, conducted by SSRS and released Thursday, found that Trump has a 1-point lead in Georgia while Harris has a 1-point lead in North Carolina. The polls show that there is no clear leader in either state as the two candidates try to make their cases to undecided voters in the final days of the campaign.
The Georgia poll shows Trump with 48 percent of support among likely voters while 47 percent support Harris. CNN noted that there’s been little movement in the Georgia race since the poll was last conducted in late-August. It also found that 96 percent of likely voters said they’ve decided who to support and just 4 percent saying they could change their minds.
Fifty-nine percent of the likely electorate in Georgia said they’ve already cast their ballot, according to CNN. The outlet said that among likely voters who already voted, Harris leads by a 7-point margin in the state.
Trump narrowly lost Georgia to now-President Biden in 2020, which prompted Trump to pressure a state official to help him “find 11,780 votes”. The Georgia poll was conducted among 732 registered voters Oct. 23-28 and has a margin of error of 4.7 percentage points among likely voters.
In North Carolina, Harris has 48 percent of support while Trump has 47 percent of support among likely voters. About 52 percent of the likely electorate said they’ve already cast their votes, giving Harris a 6-point lead among those who already voted. The poll found that there is little room for movement in the race, with just about 4 percent of voters saying they could change their mind before the election.
In 2020, Biden nearly won North Carolina—a state that has not voted for a Democrat since former President Obama’s first campaign for the White House in 2008. The latest North Carolina poll was conducted among 750 registered voters and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.5 percentage points among likely voters.
Harris and Trump are hosting numerous events across the seven critical battleground states ahead of Election Day to try to appeal to remaining undecided voters. The two are polling neck-and-neck in the national polls and are also locked in a tight race across the swing states.
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