(The Center Square) – With two weeks until Election Day, a new poll found that Vice President Kamala Harris is leading former President Donald Trump by 1% in North Carolina.
In the latest High Point University Poll, Harris received 47% of the vote while Donald Trump got 46%.
The poll was conducted from Thursday through Sunday and surveyed 1,164 registered voters.
Harris wasn’t the only Democrat leading in the poll.
In the heated race for governor, the poll found that Democrat Josh Stein received 50% while Republican Mark Robinson got 34%.
In the U.S. House of Representatives, 2% more voters said they planned to vote for the Democratic candidate in their congressional district over the Republican candidate.
This poll shows that North Carolina still firmly holds its position as one of seven consensus battleground states, with Trump leading Project 538’s polling average by 1%.
Two other polls from the last week have Harris leading by either 1% or 2%, which is well within the margin of error.
North Carolina has been the focus of both campaigns over the last few months, with Trump appearing Monday on a campaign visit to Greenville and in the mountains to check on Hurricane Helene devastation.
Republicans remain confident of their chances, even as Democrats vie to win the state for the first time since Barack Obama won it in 2008 and only the second time since 1964.
Trump has been steadily increasing his polling lead in the last few weeks. He also outperformed the polls here both four and eight years ago, winning the state twice.
For example, in 2020, Biden was polling 1.8% ahead of Trump going into Election Day and lost by 1.3%. The Democrat never trailed in the final months, and was 1.2% ahead at this same time.
The High Point University Poll found that the majority (60%) of those polled believe the country is headed in the wrong direction. Nearly that many also stated they disapprove of President Joe Biden’s job as president.
Interestingly enough, some voters do not seem to think of Biden and Harris as the same administration. While 57% said they disapprove of Biden, only 48% said they disapprove of Harris’ job.
While it is unclear who it will benefit, early in-person voting has been very high in North Carolina since first beginning last week. Absentee by mail ballots went out in September.
So far, nearly 20% of all registered voters in the state have already cast their ballots. Republicans have turned in ballots at record percentages.
