Pennsylvania survey finds Harris leading Trump narrowly, identifies her 'biggest weakness,' pollster says

AARP polling data shows Harris' weakest point is with senior citizens, a group that breaks decisively for Trump overall

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Pennsylvania remains one of the tightest contests in the nation as November's presidential election approaches. 

Vice President Harris remains ahead of former President Trump by a razor-thin margin, according to new data from AARP. 

Harris maintains 49% of likely voters, while Trump maintains approximately 47%, according to the survey. Three percent reported being undecided.  

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The AARP poll was conducted by landline, cell phone, and text-to-web by a bipartisan team from Sept. 17 to Sept. 24. 

Harris' weakest point is with senior citizens, AARP's response data shows.

Seniors aged 65 years and older broke for Trump by 7 points, according to the data. 

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A voter fills out a mail-in ballot at the Board of Elections office in the Allegheny County Office Building in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)

It's a major shift after Trump was trailing previous Democratic candidate President Biden by 1 point before he dropped out and Harris became the party's nominee.

The AARP survey found that 50% of likely voters approve of Trump's performance as president from 2016 to 2020. About 49% disapprove of his job performance in the Oval Office.

Approximately 45% approve of Harris' performance as vice president, while 52% disapprove.

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US Vice President Kamala Harris is pictured during a campaign event at the Philip Chosky Theatre in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Rebecca Droke/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

The AARP survey spoke with 1,398 likely voters in Pennsylvania and has an overall margin of error of 4 percentage points. 

An over-sample of 470 likely voters within the state who are 50 years old and up was included in the data with a margin of error of 3.5 percentage points.

Timothy Nerozzi is a writer for Fox News Digital. You can follow him on Twitter @timothynerozzi and can email him at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Authored by Timothy Nerozzi via FoxNews October 1st 2024