Democratic presidential candidate vice president Kamala Harris narrows the gap with the former president Donald Trump in Iowa, with new polls showing her down by just 4 points in the red-leaning state.
Trump won Iowa handily in 2016 by nearly 10 points, and again in 2020 by more than 8 points. A June poll in Iowa showed President Joe Bidenwho had seen his approval ratings reached historic lowsbehind Trump by as many as 18 points.
With Biden’s unprecedented decision to bow out of the race and endorse his vice president in late July, democrats have seen dramatic swings in opinion polls. Although the race is close, Harris leads in many national polls while swing state polls show her narrowly ahead, tied or only slightly behind Trump. Polls have shown her closing the gap with Trump, especially compared to Biden, in several conservative states.
Now a new poll is published Sunday morning by Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll shows Harris with 43 percent compared to Trump 47 percent. The margin of error is 3.8 points, and the poll polled 656 likely voters from September 8 to 11.
This is a developing story and will be updated with more information.
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