This result reflects the deep anxiety facing the country after a dramatic campaign among the democrats Kamala Harris And the Republican Donald Trump.
The data indicates that Democracy The economy is one of the most important issues for voters, with about a third of participants indicating each of them, followed by abortion and immigration at 14 percent and 11 percent, respectively.
The poll showed that 73 percent of voters believe that democracy is in danger, compared to only 25 percent who said it is safe.
These numbers reflect a small portion of the tens of millions of people who voted, whether before Election Day or today, and preliminary results may change overnight as more people’s opinions are polled.
44 percent of voters view Trump positively, compared to 46 percent in similar polls conducted in 2020 when he lost to current President Joe Biden.
48 percent of participants view Harris positively, compared to 52 percent for Biden in 2020.
Harris was relying on a large turnout by female voters to compensate for her weak support among men.
And it shows Opinion polls After the vote, women made up 53 percent of voters, largely unchanged from 52 percent in post-vote polls in 2020.
The race for the White House witnessed unprecedented events, as Trump was subjected to two assassination attempts, and President Joe Biden suddenly withdrew due to the intervention of his rival, Vice President Harris, but it is difficult to predict its outcome even after spending billions of dollars during months of hectic election campaigns.
Trump cast his vote near his home in Palm Beach, State FloridaHe previously claimed without evidence that he won the 2020 presidential elections against Biden, and his supporters attacked the Congress building (Capitol) on January 6, 2021.
Trump told reporters, “If I lose the election, and if it is a fair election, I will be the first to admit my loss,” without going into details.
There were reports of technical malfunctions in the vote counting process in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, and a local court approved a request from election officials to extend voting hours for two hours this evening.
Authorities briefly evacuated two polling stations in Fulton County, Georgia, after false bomb threats.
The Trump campaign hinted that he might declare victory by the end of Election Day, even though he had not completed the counting of millions of votes as he did four years ago.
The former president repeatedly stated that any defeat he is expected to achieve is only the result of widespread fraud, repeating allegations he made in 2020.
The final results that determine the winner will not be announced for a few days if the difference between the votes is small in pivotal states as expected.
Regardless of who wins the race to The white house The event will be historic.
Harris (60 years old), the first woman to hold the position of Vice President, will become, if she wins, the first woman and the first American of color of South Asian and Jamaican descent to reach the presidency.
As for Trump, who is 78 years old, his previous presidential term witnessed the first two impeachments of a sitting president. He is also the first former president to be convicted of a criminal charge, and if he wins, he may become the first president to win two non-consecutive terms in more than 100 years.
Opinion polls in the final days of the election campaign showed the candidates very close together in seven swing states that will most likely determine the winner: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada and North Carolina. And Pennsylvania And Wisconsin.
In a poll conducted by Reuters/Ipsos, a large gap emerged in gender attitudes towards the candidates, with Harris leading among women by about 12 percentage points and Trump leading among men by seven percentage points.
This intense competition reflects a sharp polarization in the United States that became more intense during the election campaign. Trump used a fiery tone tending to exaggeration, while Harris warned that Trump obtaining a second term would undermine the foundations of American democracy.
There is another battle that is no less important, as millions of Americans will vote in a fierce battle, but the way is more paved for Republicans in the Senate, where Democrats are defending several seats in states that usually tend to support Republicans, while the competition appears very close in the House of Representatives.
