Vice President Harris has seen a rise in her favorability rating among Americans, according to a new poll conducted nearly a week after President Biden dropped out of the 2024 race and Harris emerged as his likely replacement.
At the ABC News/Ipsos Pollreleased on Sunday, 43 percent of Americans say they have a favorable view of Harris — an 8-point jump from last week’s 35 percent favorability rating.
Harris’s unfavorability rating has also improved since last week’s poll – with 42% of Americans now having an unfavorable opinion of the vice president, a 4-point drop from 46% last week.
With a positive net favorability rating of 1 point, Harris surpasses Biden, who has a negative favorability rating of 13 points, and Trump, who has a negative approval rating of 16 points.
Biden’s favorability rose to 37% — a statistically significant 5-point increase from last week’s 32%. Her unfavorability rating also decreased by 5 points, from 55 percent last week to 50 percent this week.
Trump’s favorability rating has cooled slightly since receiving a 9-point boost last week, from 31% to 40%, following the assassination attempt. This week, his favorability rating is 36% and his unfavorability rating is 52%.
The new numbers are consistent with similar polls, suggesting a rise in enthusiasm since Harris took center stage as the party’s presumptive nominee.
In this latest poll, 88 percent of Democrats say they are very (63 percent) or somewhat (25 percent) excited about Harris as the party’s nominee. Among independents, 49 percent say they are very (24 percent) or somewhat (25 percent) excited about Harris as a candidate.
According to The Hill/Decision Desk HQ’s national polling average, Harris’s favorability rating is 44.1 percent, a slight improvement over the 41.9 percent average favorability rating she had in July 20, the day before Biden exits the race.
The survey was conducted July 26-27, 2024 and included 1,200 adults. The margin of error is plus or minus 3 percentage points.
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