Kamala Harris Narrowly Takes The Lead Over Donald Trump, New Poll Finds

Democratic nominee Kamala Harris is leading her Republican opponent Donald Trump by just 3% as the race for the 2024 U.S. presidential election slides into its final month, an October 8 New York Times/Siena College poll reveals.

Kamala Harris Favored Over Donald Trump, New Poll Shows

According to the poll conducted between September 29 to October 6 amongst 3,385 likely voters, the polled electorate favored the former top prosecutor to Trump by 49% to 46%, respectively.

NEW Siena/NYT Poll: Harris Up 4 Points Over Trump in New National Survey of Likely Votershttps://t.co/d6oFfmQy9O#SienaPoll #NYT #NYTSienaPoll #National #USA #2024Election #KamalaHarris #DonaldTrump #ElectionTwitter pic.twitter.com/CdkyA0riEd

— SienaResearch (@SienaResearch) October 8, 2024

The poll’s results mark the first time since July that Harris leads the one-time reality television star in the New York Times/Siena College poll, with the media outlet indicating that the current U.S. vice president may be making gains in regards to concerns about “temperament, trust and change that can be critical in a presidential race.”

The race to the Oval Office has been largely considered too close to call, with national polling showing the two opposing candidate’s deadlocked.

The results of the New York Times/Siena College poll stand in stark contrast to Polymarket’s official 2024 Election Forecast, which shows Harris trailing Trump 46% to 52% as of Tuesday morning.

Trump now leading Kamala by 3% in betting markets. More accurate than polls, as actual money is on the line. https://t.co/WrsqZ2z8pp

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 7, 2024

On Monday, X CEO Elon Musk claimed that the decentralized prediction market’s forecast is “more accurate than polls” citing there being “actual money on the line.”

Crypto Takes The Spotlight In 2024 U.S. Presidential Election

Trump has widely embraced cryptocurrencies on the campaign trail, most recently launching his family’s crypto platform “World Liberty Financial” last month where he warned that the digital asset sector would be “living in hell” should he lose come November.

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— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 16, 2024

“The SEC’s been unbelievably hostile,” Trump said, referring to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) treatment of American crypto businesses.

The former U.S. president has previously vowed to fire SEC Chair Gary Gensler should he defeat Harris, citing the federal regulator’s regulation-by-enforcement approach to digital assets.

“We will have regulations, but from now on, the rules will be written by the people who love your industry, not hate your industry,” Trump told audiences at Bitcoin Conference 2024.

Meanwhile, Harris has recently bolstered calls that she would “encourage” fair digital asset innovation nationwide.

“We will encourage innovative technologies like AI and digital assets while protecting consumers and investors,” Harris said while at a campaign stop in Pittsburgh late last month. “We will create a safe business environment with consistent and transparent rules of the road.”