USA, Presidential Election 2024. Kamala Harris leads in three key swing states – Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania

For almost a year, opinion polls on support for the American presidential election indicated a tie Donald Trump with the president Joe Biden or a slight advantage for the Republican candidate – writes the American daily “New York Times” on Saturday.

Meanwhile, from the newspaper's report published that day survey Siena Polls show that the current vice president USA Kamala Harris is ahead of Trump in three key states – Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.

The difference between them is 4 percentage points. In all three states, 50% of voters said they would vote for Harris, while 46% supported Trump. The American elections will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024.

The newspaper recalled that Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania are so-called swing states. They owe their common name to the fact that sometimes the Republican candidate wins the election there, and sometimes the Democratic candidate. Gaining an advantage among the voters there is of fundamental importance for the outcome of the presidential election.

In addition to the three states mentioned, this year's swing states include: North Carolina, Nevada, Arizona, and Georgia.

Already at the end of July, a Bloomberg poll showed that Harris was leading in four of the seven swing states – Michigan, Nevada, Arizona and Wisconsin, and tied with Trump in Georgia.

At the beginning of July, Trump was ahead of Biden by 2 percentage points and was leading in five of the seven swing states.