US Vice President Kamala Harris leads former President Donald Trump by 46%-43% in a Reuters/Ipsos US election poll.
Harris' lead in the six-day poll, which ended on Oct. 21, was not much different from her 45%-42% lead over Trump in a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted a week earlier.
The latest figures reinforce the view that the race between the two candidates is extremely close with less than two weeks to go until the 2024 US presidential election (November 5).
Both polls show Ms. Harris leading within the margin of error, with the latest poll showing her leading by just 2 percentage points using unrounded numbers.
Voters have a less optimistic view of the economy and immigration, according to new polling — and they generally support Mr Trump's approach to these issues.
About 70% of registered voters surveyed said their cost of living was going in the wrong direction; 60% said the economy was going in the wrong direction and 65% said immigration policy was also going in the wrong direction.
The economy and immigration, along with threats to democracy, are the country's most important issues, voters say.
When asked which candidate had a better approach to these issues, Trump led Harris on the economy by a margin of 46%-38%.
Trump also leads Harris on immigration by a margin of 48%-35%.
But Trump did not do well on the question of which candidate better addresses political extremism and threats to democracy, with just 35% compared to 42% for Harris.
Harris's lead over Trump may not be enough to win the election even if it holds until November 5.
National polls, including Reuters/Ipsos polls, provide important signals about voter sentiment, but state-by-state electoral college results will determine the winner, with seven potentially decisive battleground states.
Trump defeated Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in the 2016 US presidential election, winning the electoral college despite Mrs. Clinton's 2-point lead over Trump in the national popular vote.
US election polls show Harris and Trump are neck and neck in those battleground states.
Polls suggest voters — particularly Democrats — may be more enthusiastic about this year's election than they were before the 2020 presidential election, when Democratic candidate Joe Biden defeated Mr Trump.
