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Who are you supporting in the 2024 presidential race?
- Kamala Harris
- Donald Trump
- Undecided
- Third-party candidate
The vice president now has the support of 58 percent of likely New York voters, a 19-point lead over Trump, who has the support of 39 percent of voters, according to a Siena College poll released on Tuesday, Oct. 22.
The pollsters said this is Harris' largest lead yet in New York, up from 55 percent to 42 percent in September.
"Harris has widened her lead over Trump in New York, leading by 19 points in a head-to-head matchup, up from 13 points last month, and by 17 points in a multi-candidate race, up from 12 points," said Siena College pollster Steven Greenberg, who added that the poll found 88 percent of Democrats support Harris while 87 percent of Republicans support Trump.
As for independent voters, the split is neck-and-neck; 47 percent say they will vote for Trump, while 46 percent indicated support for Harris.
The poll also indicated a "widening" gender gap in support for the two main candidates in New York: men support Trump over Harris 54 percent to 43 percent, while women support Harris 71 percent to 25 percent, up from 64 percent to 32 percent in September.
"The increase in Harris’ lead comes from Black, white, and Latino voters, as well as younger and middle-aged voters," Greenberg said, adding that the poll also found data on support for specific issues:
"New Yorkers continue to trust Harris more than Trump to do a better job on four key issues – two, abortion and democracy, by 33 points and 20 points, respectively. On the economy and immigration, voters narrowly think Harris will do a better job," Greenberg said.
He added that 81 percent of New York Democrats think Harris will do better on abortion, democracy, and the economy, while 76 percent think she will do better on immigration. As for Republicans, 85 percent think Trump will do better on immigration, the economy, and democracy, while 72 percent think he will do better on abortion.
Greenberg also said the poll revealed that 54 percent of likely New York voters have a favorable view of Harris, while only 38 percent view Trump favorably.
"A modest majority of voters continue to have a favorable view of Harris. And by a larger margin, voters continue to have an unfavorable view of Trump, who they have consistently viewed unfavorably for more than a decade," Greenberg said.
Click here to view the full results of the Siena College poll.
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