Harris holds 12-point lead in key Nebraska congressional district: Poll

Vice President Harris continues to hold on to Nebraska's "blue dot" Omaha presidential electoral voting bloc, according to the latest polling in the district.

A new poll from The New York Times and Siena College has found that Harris leads former President Trump with 54 percent support to his 42 percent in the reliably Republican state's only Democratic district.

Nebraska is one of few states that doesn't take a winner-take-all approach to its electoral votes. Two of the state’s five electors go to the winner statewide, and each congressional district gets to decide one electoral vote individually.

Local media outlets reported last month that an increasing number of the "blue dot" signs — signs that are white with simply a blue circle in the middle — were popping up to highlight the district's unique swing status in the state.

Harris supporters in the Omaha-based district have spent recent months putting out "blue dot" signs, signaling that they would be resisting the rural state's overall vote in favor of Trump and at least give one potentially critical electoral vote to the Democratic nominee.

The so-called swing district went to Democrats during the 2020 presidential election.

Blue Dot Nebraska, a nonprofit group, offers the simple yard signs for free with a suggested $10 donation.

The man behind the spread of this year's blue dot campaign, Omaha resident Jason Brown, told Forbes that he got behind it because "there’s a real sense this year that our vote counts."

The Hill/Decision Desk HQ's national polling average shows an exceptionally tight race, with Harris at 48.5 percent support to Trump's 48 percent. Meanwhile, the two have been jockeying for support in key swing states as they try to map out a path to the 270 electoral votes needed to win.

Trump is a slight favorite to win the White House based on current forecasts, but the race remains a toss-up as polling in swing states Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina and Wisconsin remains within the margins of error, according to Decision Desk HQ polling analysts.