Trump leads Kamala 49 to 45 among likely voters nationwide: Rasmussen poll

Donald Trump is leading Vice President Kamala Harris by four points nationally, with a lead of 49 to 45 points among likely voters, according to data from a new Rasmussen poll.

The polling was conducted on August 8 and the 11-14 of 1,885 likely voters in the country and has a margin of error of 2 percent. According to the poll, those who do not identify as Republican or Democrat are leaning toward Trump over Harris 49 to 40 percent.

Harris saw a slight 1-point lead over Trump among voters ages 18 to 39, at 46 to 45 percent, while Trump led Harris in the 40-64 age category (51 to 43 percent) and in the 65 and up category (48 to 50 percent). Voters under the age of 40 were also more likely to say they want a different candidate than Harris or Trump, at 6 percent.

Trump also received more support from the opposing party, with 15 percent of Democrats saying they would vote for Trump, compared to 13 percent of Republicans who said they would vote for Harris.

When third-party candidates Cornell West, Jill Stein, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and others are added to the mix, Trump continues to hold a four-point lead over Harris, at 48 to 44 percent, and among those not identified as Republicans or Democrats, Trump leads Harris 48 to 39 points.

The poll with the numbers in favor of Trump comes as there have been reports of Harris having a bump or a "honeymoon period" after she replaced President Joe Biden in the race. The split of voters in the poll was 35 percent Democrats, 33 percent Republican, and then 32 percent of those who do not identify with either major party.

Trump led with Hispanics in the poll 48 to 46 percent with a head-to-head match-up, but when other third-party candidates were added, he pulled ahead of Harris 47 to 41 points. The poll may be a sign that the "honeymoon period" for Harris is coming to a halt after multiple weeks where she has avoided the press and been accused of creating a false image around her campaign in different ways, such as using invite-only emails for rallies and making Google ads with fake headlines that appear to give her good coverage.