If Canadians could vote, a vast majority would elect Kamala Harris president, according to a recent survey.
A study by Leger, analyzing Canadians’ perception of the U.S. election found that 64 per cent would cast their vote in favour of Democratic candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Leger surveyed 1,562 respondents 18 years of age or older between Oct. 18 and Oct. 24. For comparison purposes, the margin of error for the survey is plus or minus 2.48 per cent, 19 times out of 20.
On the contrary, 21 per cent said they would vote in favour of Republican and former president Donald Trump, and 15 per cent said they were unsure or preferred not to say.
According to the study, 62 per cent of Canadians believe that a Harris victory would be a more beneficial outcome for Canada and that she would perform better than Trump on issues such as climate change, trade relations with Canada, immigration, current conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine and the U.S. economy.
The survey revealed that political affiliation and age also plays into interest around the U.S. election.
Leger says 85 per cent of Liberal voters and 78 per cent of respondents aged 55 and older are more likely to be interested in the results than any other group.
Now Toronto also spoke with Toronto residents to get their take on the presidential candidates.
“I would genuinely like to see Kamala Harris win,” one Toronto resident, who chose to remain anonymous, told Now.
But others said they were not paying much attention to the election, and that they were not overly concerned about who wins.
“I don’t know, it doesn’t really affect me like that,” another Torontonian told Now.
Another local said they want to see Trump return to the White House.
“He’s a good guy, he’s smart, he’s a businessman..he’s done it before, he just needs a little bit more discipline that’s all,” they said.
Leger’s findings also suggest that 38 per cent of Canadians will tune in to overnight coverage as election results roll in.
On the contrary, 42 per cent said they would not be watching in real time but would follow along after the fact. Meanwhile, 15 per cent said they were not interested in following the results, and five per cent preferred not to answer.
Americans will cast their votes today, however it could be days until the official results are called.
