Harris takes slim lead over Trump in final Iowa Poll before 2024 election

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66% : The results are a surprising development for the state, which has been largely written off as an easy victory for Trump.
63% : Trump had the support of 50% of likely Iowa voters in June when President Joe Biden was expected to become the Democratic presidential nominee.
60% : While likely voters 65 and older also support Harris as a demographic, 63% of senior women support the vice president compared to 28% who support Trump - a more than 2-to-1 margin.
55% : That lead grew in the latest poll to 57% of independent women who support Harris and 29% who support Trump.
52% : Though both Harris and Trump have spent most their time in key swing states ahead of the election, Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart told reporters Saturday that the poll results show that Iowa is a winnable state for Democrats in the upcoming election.
50% : The latest Iowa Poll showed Harris leading with 47% of likely voters and Trump with 44%, the Register reported.
44% : Independent women favored Harris in the September poll, with 40% supporting her and 35% supporting Trump.
41% : More independent likely voters as a whole now support Harris at 46% to Trump at 39%, despite the demographic favoring Trump in every earlier Iowa Poll.
40% : Iowa Republicans have stumped for Trump in swing statesIowa Republicans have spent time on the campaign trail touting Trump's popularity in the state and the expectation that the former president will win Iowa for the third election in a row -- U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst and U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, Iowa Republicans, have traveled to swing states like Pennsylvania and Georgia to rally voters in recent weeks, with Ernst saying Iowa was "in the bag" for Trump.
36% : In September, Trump led the Iowa Poll with 47% to Harris' 43%.
34% : More independent men still favor Trump over Harris at 47% to 37%.
25% : "Iowa GOP chair calls poll an 'outlier'But Iowa GOP Chair Jeff Kaufmann disputed the accuracy of the results, comparing the Des Moines Register's poll results to one released by Emerson College earlier Saturday that showed Trump ahead at 53% to Harris at 43%.

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