Independents are a critical voting block in November’s election, likely to be determined by close votes in battleground states.
A new national poll has Kamala Harris 16 points ahead of Donald Trump among Independents, a key demographic to deciding the next president.
The poll was conducted by TIPP Insights for Issue & Insights between October 2 and October 4. It surveyed 997 voters and had a margin of error of +/- 3.2 percent. Of respondents, 49 percent said they would vote for Harris and 46 percent said they would vote for Trump.
But among Independents, Democratic presidential candidate Harris received 52 percent of the vote, Republican candidate Trump received 36 percent, 10 percent were not sure, and 2 percent said they would vote for somebody else.
Independents are a critical voting block for both Vice President Harris and former president Trump to win over ahead of the November election, which is likely to be determined by close votes in just a handful of key battleground states. Small swings in independent voters could determine whether these states are won by either candidate.
