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Two new national polls released Sunday show former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are engaged in an extremely close race for the White House, even if a majority of voters are dissatisfied with having to choose between either of the candidates. 

An ABC News/Ipsos poll of 2,267 likely voters has Harris leading Trump 49%-46%, with a 2% margin of error.  

Seventy-four percent of those voters say they feel the country is heading on the "wrong track," including 50% of those who are backing Harris, the results show. Among Trump supporters, that figure rises to 98%. 

The poll, which was taken from Oct. 29-Nov. 1, also revealed that 60% of voters are dissatisfied with the candidates presented to them in this race for the presidency.  

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Trump and Harris

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are locked in a dead heat with just days to go until Election Day. (AP)

Meanwhile, 42% of likely voters say their personal financial situation has worsened under the Biden-Harris administration, according to the poll.

In another national survey, Trump and Harris are tied at 49%.

The NBC News poll of 1,000 registered voters, which was conducted from Oct. 30 to Nov. 2, has a margin of error of 3.1%. 

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Trump in Pennsylvania

Former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Lititz, Pa., on Nov. 3. (AP/Matt Rourke)

Of those who responded, Harris leads Trump among Black voters by 87%-9%, voters under 30 years old by 57%-41% and White voters with college degrees 55%-43%, according to NBC News. 

Trump leads among rural voters 75%-23%, White voters in general 56%-42% and white voters without college degrees 64%-34%, the outlet added. 

Between genders, Harris leads Trump 57%-41% among women, while men back Trump over Harris 58%-40%, NBC News reported.

Harris in Detroit

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at Greater Emmanuel Institutional Church of God in Christ on Nov. 3, in Detroit. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

The poll also found that 60% of registered voters think America will still be divided no matter who prevails on Election Day. 

Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.

Authored by Greg Norman via FoxNews November 3rd 2024