New poll reveals voters think Harris is more progressive than Trump is conservative

There are so many polls leading up to an election, especially a major presidential election, that it's often difficult to keep track.

According to Fox News, one of those polls regarding the upcoming election asked respondents if they believe Vice President Kamala Harris is "too liberal or progressive" on the primary issues, and if former President Donald Trump is "too conservative" on the same issues.

The results were notable, as voters weighed in on which candidate is more deeply into their respective ideologies.

While Harris and Trump have traded places in several national and battleground state polls, this particular poll revealed that voters believe Harris is more progressive than Trump is conservative.

Fox News noted:

Among the data compiled in the poll, it found that nearly the majority of voters reported Trump is "not too far" to the left or right on key issues, while only around one-third of voters said he is "too conservative," the New York Times poll found.

The outlet continued:

On the other hand, nearly half of voters surveyed, at 44%, reported that Harris is "too liberal and progressive," and 42% found that she is "not too far either way."

Vice President Harris undoubtedly received a polling boost during the DNC and shortly after the convention was over.

However, the New York Times/Siena College poll released over the weekend showed that Trump was back on top, garnering 48% support to Harris' 47% support.

Interestingly, the metric that measures how far a candidate leans to their respective side of the aisle was noted as one of Trump's "overlooked advantages."

Being seen as a more centrist candidate can help Trump garner more of the "middle" vote -- voters who don't align with one side or the other.

"Yes, he’s outside of the political mainstream in many respects -- he denied the result of the 2020 election. And yes, he does have conservative views on many issues, like immigration," the New York Times wrote about the survey results.

The outlet added, "But he’s also taken many positions that would have been likelier to be held by a Democrat than a Republican a decade ago, like opposition to cutting entitlements, support for a cooperative relationship with Russia or opposition to free trade. It’s a reputation he’s careful to protect, from saying he doesn’t support Project 2025 to his cagey position on additional measures to restrict abortion."

Adding to the bad news for the Harris campaign, more voters, by a significant margin, felt that they needed to know more about Harris to support her than they did Trump.

If the former president keeps winning these key metrics, this race might not be as close as some in the media seem to believe.