Trump and Harris are even dead in the national polls, and only one in four say the country is on the right track

A new poll has found that former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are in a dead heat among voters. Only one in four say the country is going in the right direction.

Both candidates have 48% of the vote, a margin of error of 2.5%, in the New York Times/Siena College poll of 2,516 likely voters nationwide conducted Oct. 20-23.

Harris led Trump 49% to 46% nationally when this poll was last conducted in early October.

Only 28% of respondents believe the U.S. is heading in the right direction with President Biden and Harris in the White House, compared to 61% who believe it is heading in the wrong direction.

According to CNN data gurus, there is a 60% chance the election will end in a “college default.”

A new poll has found that former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are in a dead heat heading into Election Day. (AP/Alex Brandon/Mike Stewart)

27 percent of voters said the economy – including jobs and the stock market – was their most important issue in deciding their vote in November, followed by abortion and immigration at 15 percent each.

When likely voters were asked who would handle the economy better, voters preferred Trump by 6%.

That's less than the 13-point lead Trump had over Harris the last time this poll was conducted, The New York Times reported.

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Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris hugs former President Barack Obama after he introduced her as a speaker at a campaign rally for Harris on Thursday, Oct. 24, in Clarkston, Georgia. (AP/Mike Stewart)

Harris has a 16% lead over Trump on protecting abortion access, while Trump has an 11% lead on immigration, the poll also showed.

As for President Biden, only 40% of respondents said they either fully or somewhat approved of the job he is doing in the Oval Office as his administration winds down.

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump laughs after speaking during a campaign rally on Thursday, October 24, in Las Vegas. (AP/Alex Brandon)

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