Donald Trump opens three-point lead over Kamala Harris in final Daily Mail poll before Election Day

Donald Trump has overtaken Kamala Harris successful nan last DailyMail.com/J.L. Partners nationalist canvass earlier Election Day, pinch nan erstwhile president holding a three-point lead complete nan vice president.

Both candidates person shored up their bases, but Trump has done amended astatine picking up support from independents and undecided voters successful nan last push, according to nan data.

The canvass of 1,000 apt voters shows that Trump has nan support of 49 percent to Harris' 46 percent.

The title is still close. Yet, pinch 5 days to go, nan numbers mean Trump is presently connected course to go nan first Republican campaigner since George W. Bush successful 2004 to triumph nan celebrated vote.

The vice president held a one-point lead erstwhile nan canvass was past conducted successful September.

She enjoyed a two-month honeymoon aft President Joe Biden announced he was ending his reelection campaign. Her canvass numbers and fundraising surged amid a activity of enthusiasm.

But since past nan title has tightened to go 1 of nan closest successful history.  

James Johnson, co-founder of J.L. Partners said nan canvass was bully news for Trump's chances of winning nan White House. 

'The activity nether nan aboveground suggests Trump is having a amended closing infinitesimal successful driving up enthusiasm than Harris is, and undecideds and third-party campaigner supporters person besides surgery for Trump successful nan past month,' he said. 

'He has besides seen betterment among voters of each race, and leads successful each property groups isolated from 18–29-year-olds.'

The afloat results show third-party candidates making small headway.

Independent Robert F. Kennedy Jr, Green Party campaigner Jill Stein, and Libertarian Chase Oliver are each connected conscionable 1 percent.

Independent Cornel West's stock is rounded to zero percent.   

Perhaps nan starkest uncovering is nan gender mismatch successful nan contest. 

'One point makes this predetermination guidelines retired from others: When voters spell to nan polls adjacent week, they will beryllium sharply divided connected their gender, pinch women being much apt to ballot for Harris and men much apt to ballot for Trump,' said Johnson.

Harris tin count connected nan support of 54 percent of women, while Trump has nan backing of 40 percent.

Men break 59 to 37 for Trump.

After wobbles connected some sides, nan 2 candidates tin now trust connected their ain statement support. Harris is backed by 94 percent of Democrats; Trump is backed by 93 percent of Republicans.

And location is much bully news for Trump arsenic his run useful to move retired nan vote. Enthusiasm for nan erstwhile president is higher (74 percent opportunity they are very enthusiastic for him) than Harris (67).

A period ago, Harris led Trump by 5 points. 

But each is not mislaid for Harris. Trump's lead is powered by a 43-point advantage among agrarian voters. Harris remains connected people to triumph nan suburbs, wherever our canvass shows she has a two-point lead. 

Johnson said that was a 'ray of light' for Harris.

'That could mean Trump’s ballot is now looking much inefficiently spread,' he said. 'Things could look overmuch person successful nan plaything states if Harris tin thrust location her votes successful suburban areas.'

Trump's danger, he explained, was that he could beryllium racking up precocious ballot counts successful reddish states, while nan distribution of Harris supporters mightiness thief her triumph plaything states. 

The 2 candidates are now crisscrossing nan states that will determine nan result successful nan electoral college.

Both had struggled pinch antagonistic headlines successful nan last week. 

Trump launched his closing connection connected Sunday nighttime astatine Madison Square Garden successful New York, an arena that was overshadowed by a comedian making disparaging remarks astir Puerto Rico.

And Harris made her last transportation adjacent nan White House, but was upstaged by President Joe Biden apparently calling Trump supporters 'garbage' though his words were unclear.