LANSING, Mich (WLNS) — New poll results from Emerson College show current Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris leading over former president and current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Michigan.
The poll was conducted in seven battleground states for the November election, including Michigan, Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina, Wisconsin, and Georgia.
When asked who they would vote for if the presidential election was held today, 50% of Michigan respondents chose Harris, with 47% choosing Trump and 3% choosing a different answer or remaining undecided.
This combination of photos shows Vice President Kamala Harris, left, on Aug. 7, 2024 and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump on July 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
In this poll, Michigan joins Georgia and Nevada in leaning toward Harris. Arizona, Wisconsin, and North Carolina lean toward Trump.
Of the states polled, Michigan had the highest percentage of Harris supporters and the lowest percentage of Trump supporters.
Women voters in Michigan were far more likely to choose Harris over Trump, with 56% choosing the former and 41% choosing the latter. However, 54% of Michigan men chose Trump and 43% chose Harris.
Harris is leading in Michigan’s pool of independent voters with 46% compared to Trump’s 43%, and overwhelmingly in voters under 30 with 62% of respondents choosing her and 32% choosing Trump.
When asked if Project 2025 makes them more or less likely to support Trump, 15% of Michiganders said it would make them more likely, 39% said less likely, 34% said it made no difference, and 12% said they were not familiar with Project 2025.
Michigan voters were split on their opinions of President Joe Biden and how he will go down in history, though 39% believe him to be a poor president:
Outstanding: 20%
Above average: 16%
Average: 15%
Below average: 13%
Poor: 39%
The poll of 800 likely voters in Michigan was conducted by Emerson College for WLNS and our parent company and has a credibility interval (which is similar to a margin of error) of plus or minus 3.4 percent.
“The race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump continues to be tight, within each state’s margin of error,” Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling, said.
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