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Trump vs. Harris · October 21, 2024

Donald Trump
54.6%
Donald Trump (R)
Kamala Harris
45.4%
Kamala Harris (D)
R+9.2%
Published October 21, 2024 · 400 likely voters · MoE ±4.9%
Election result
R+13.1% Donald Trump won
This poll's error: D+3.9%
What we wrote at the time

Trump extends lead in Florida

October 21, 2024

ActiVote’s October 21, 2024 Florida Presidential poll shows that former President Trump leads Vice President Harris by 9.2%. The poll was among 400 likely voters, has an average expected error of 4.9%, and was in the field between October 7, 2024 and October 20, 2024 with a median field date of October 14.

Harris leads among urban voters, the younger voters (30-49), women, Democrats, and Black and Latino voters. Trump leads or ties all other groups.

Political Spectrum

The crosstabs below show the support for Harris and Trump among left, moderate left, center, moderate right, and right voters. These groups are defined by splitting the national electorate in 5 equal sized groups of 20% each. Please note that in the light-red state of Florida, there are more right-leaning voters than the national average and fewer left-leaning voters.

Harris gets 95% of her core constituents (left and moderate left), while Trump gets 89% of his: the right and moderate right. Trump has a significant lead among centrists.

Comparisons

In our previous poll of October 7, Trump led by 6.0%. In our poll of August 31, 2024, Trump led by 6.8%. In 2020, Trump beat Biden in Florida by 3.4% while in 2016 Trump beat Clinton by 1.2%.

Crosstabs

Weighted results by demographic group · October 21, 2024

Left
100%
Moderate Left
9%
91%
Center
57%
43%
Moderate Right
84%
16%
Right
93%
Donald TrumpKamala Harris

The full crosstab table

ActiVote · Florida President 2024 · October 21, 2024
ActiVote 400 LV Unweighted Weighted Donald Trump Kamala Harris
National ±4.9% MoE 100% 100% 54.6% 45.4%
Political Spectrum Left 17% 18% 0% 100%
Moderate Left 27% 18% 9% 91%
Center 22% 14% 57% 43%
Moderate Right 16% 23% 84% 16%
Right 17% 27% 93% 7%
Region rural 21% 19% 68% 32%
suburban 47% 47% 55% 45%
urban 32% 34% 46% 54%
Age 18-29 16% 13% 58% 42%
30-49 37% 27% 47% 53%
50-64 24% 26% 60% 40%
65+ 23% 34% 56% 44%
Gender F 35% 54% 48% 52%
M 65% 46% 62% 38%
Party D 42% 34% 7% 93%
R 31% 40% 92% 8%
I 26% 26% 59% 41%
Ethnicity White 67% 58% 68% 32%
Black 11% 15% 28% 72%
Latino 20% 23% 48% 52%
Income Low 27% 21% 41% 59%
Middle 39% 46% 60% 40%
High 34% 33% 56% 44%
Education HS 30% 33% 50% 50%
Some C 9% 24% 51% 49%
BSC+ 61% 44% 60% 40%
All polls in this race: August 15, 2024 · August 31, 2024 · October 7, 2024 · October 21, 2024 · October 28, 2024
Methodology. 400 likely voters in Florida. Responses weighted by Demographics and Spectrum. Average expected error ±4.9%. See Why trust our polls? for the methodology, disclosures and accuracy record.