A new poll from the National Catholic Reporter shows former President Donald Trump holding a five-point lead over Democratic candidate Kamala Harris among Catholic voters in key swing states. The poll, conducted across Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, reveals Trump leading Harris 50% to 45% among Catholic voters likely to cast their ballots.
Trump’s strongest performances among Catholics are in Wisconsin, where he holds a commanding 57% to 39% lead, and Michigan, where he leads 54% to 41%. Harris has narrow leads over Trump in Nevada (50% to 45%) and Pennsylvania (50% to 48%).
Swing-state Catholic voters were more likely to say they support their preferred candidate for reasons that go against church teaching, with Trump supporters favoring his anti-immigration policies and Harris voters backing her views on reproductive rights. Catholic teaching generally favors immigrant rights and opposes abortion.
BREAKING: New poll of Catholic voters finds Trump’s advantage is strongest in WISCONSIN and MICHIGAN…. Trump+18 and Trump+12.
Across the battleground states – he leads among white Catholics by 16 points.
Trump’s rise in Catholic support is reminiscent of 2016. pic.twitter.com/Q7a4WuOVnh
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) October 14, 2024
In the battleground