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Former President Trump and Vice President Harris are nearly tied in Wisconsin, a key battleground state, with just eight days until Election Day, according to a new poll.

A USA TODAY/Suffolk University poll released Monday found Trump and Harris neck and neck in Wisconsin, 48% to 47% respectively, compared to a statewide poll of 500 likely voters. The razor-thin results fell within the margin of error of 4.4 percentage points.

However, Harris is leading Trump in Door County, Wisconsin, which has been a predictor of which candidate will win the White House. The poll of 300 likely voters in Door County showed Harris leading Trump in that area 50% to 47%, within the margin of error of 5.7 percentage points.

Wisconsin is one of three Rust Belt states that voted for Trump in 2016 and returned to the Democrats in 2020. President Biden won the state by just 20,682 votes, or 0.7 points.

In Wisconsin, which like other competitive states in the Midwest is defined by its white working-class population, 58% of the state’s voters are white without a college degree, according to Fox News Voter Analysis. That’s 15 points higher than the national electorate.

The USA TODAY/Suffolk University poll also showed Harris with a 14-point lead over Trump among women in Wisconsin, 55% to 41% respectively. The result favors Trump among men and shows Trump with an 18 percentage point lead over Harris, 56% to 38% respectively.

Wisconsin is one of three so-called “Blue Wall” states – the others being Michigan and Pennsylvania – that make up seven swing states that will ultimately decide the election. Harris and Trump are competing aggressively in these states, which also include Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and North Carolina.

This is an excerpt from an article by Stephen Sorace of Fox News