US election 2024: Early voting data gives Kamala Harris narrow lead in the presidential race

is edging ahead in voting for the US election with a third of Americans having - but the race for the White House remains tight, according to unofficial data.

A presidential campaign marked by upheaval and rancour is now, with the electorate deciding whether to send back to the White House or elevate Kamala Harris to the Oval Office. Voters faced a stark choice between two candidates who have offered drastically different temperaments and visions for the ’s largest economy and dominant military power.

More than 82 million people voted early. Those casting ballots on Tuesday mostly encountered a smooth process around the country, with isolated reports of some hiccups that regularly happen, including long lines, technical issues and ballot printing errors. And from early voting data it shows that Harris has 40% with Trump on 38% while overall so far including people who have now also gone to the polls in person, it shows that the Democrats also have a lead.

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an independent voter data and firm, shows Harris has 38% to Trump, 32%, with the other 27% voting for others. Breaking down the analysis it can also be seen that so far the highest group of voters are in the over 65 category with 37% while only 11% of people under 29 have given their vote so far.

Trump voted in Palm Beach, Florida, near his Mar-a-Lago club, and said afterward that he was feeling “very confident.” “It looks like Republicans have shown up in force,” he told reporters, wearing a red “Make America Great Again” baseball cap. He said he had not prepared a speech on the results — win or lose — saying, “I’m not a Democrat. I’m able to make a speech on very short notice.”

Harris, the Democratic vice president, did radio interviews in the battleground states of Pennsylvania, Georgia and North Carolina. She made a surprise appearance the Democrat party's Washington DC headquarters, and was filmed meeting supporters and staff.

She stands to be the first female president if elected and has promised to work across the aisle to tackle economic worries and other issues without radically departing from the course set by President .

Trump, the Republican former president, has vowed to replace thousands of federal workers with loyalists, impose sweeping tariffs on allies and foes alike, and stage the largest deportation operation in US history.