Traditionally a battleground state, Florida has recently become a Republican stronghold.
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are in a dead heat in Florida, according to a new poll.
The poll, conducted by The Independent Center and The Bullfinch Group between September 20 and 23, found that Trump had a 1-point lead among registered voters in Florida, on 48 percent to Harris’ 47 percent—a lead well within the poll’s 4-point margin of error. The lead was the same when third-party candidates were offered as a choice.
The poll indicates that the race in Florida is extremely tight, making it anyone’s race to win. The poll surveyed 600 registered voters in the state.
Newsweek has contacted the Trump and Harris campaigns via email for comment.
Florida has traditionally been a key swing state, voting for Bill Clinton in 1996 and Barack Obama in both 2008 and 2012, but more recently, it has become a Republican stronghold, voting for Trump in 2016 and 2020.
In November 2022, GOP Governor Ron DeSantis secured reelection over his Democratic challenger with 59.
