Poll: Poles would choose Harris as U.S. president

Ahead of the U.S. presidential election on November 5, a poll conducted by United Surveys for RMF FM and Dziennik Gazeta Prawna asked Polish respondents who they would support if they were voting in the U.S. election.

Democratic presidential candidate US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a Get Out the Vote rally in East Lansing, Michigan, USA, 03 November 2024. Vice President Harris and Republican candidate former President Trump are tied in the polls with two days until the election on 05 November.

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While the U.S. election hinges on swing states like Pennsylvania, where 19 electoral votes are up for grabs, Polish respondents leaned toward Vice President and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris. When asked which candidate would be better for Poland, 58.1% chose Harris, with particularly strong support among voters of Poland’s ruling centrist-left coalition—86% of those identifying with KO, Third Way, and New Left preferred Harris.

In contrast, former President and Republican candidate Donald Trump was favored by 31% of respondents, with most support coming from voters of the opposition parties—62.8% of nationalist-populist Law and Justice and far-right Confederation voters saw Trump as a better choice from Poland’s perspective.

Gender also played a significant role in these preferences. Among Polish women, 77% favored Harris, while only 9% preferred Trump. Among men, the trend reversed, with 55% choosing Trump. About 11.2% of respondents were undecided on which candidate would be better for Poland.

The survey, conducted from October 25-27 using a mixed-method approach (online and telephone interviews), sampled 1,000 Polish participants.

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Source: DGP, RMF FM