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Poll finds Harris and Trump's approval ratings are rising among American voters

Poll finds Harris and Trump's approval ratings are rising among American voters

Favorability ratings for both Vice President Harris and former President Trump are rising as more Americans say they are “extremely motivated” to vote in the November election, according to a new poll.

The Pew Research Center survey of 9,201 adults, including 7,569 registered voters, found Harris' overall favorability rating rose from 36% to 44% since May, while Trump's rose from 39% to 42%.

Among voters who identify as Democrats or Democratic-leaning independents, Harris' approval rating has risen from 65% to 83%, while Trump's is 79% among Republicans and Republican-leaning independents.

Nationally, Harris slightly leads Trump among all voters, 46% to 45%, while Robert F. Kennedy Jr. comes in third with 7%, according to the poll.

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Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and former President Trump. (Getty Images)

The poll also found that 70% of Harris supporters say they are “extremely motivated” to vote, up from 63% of Biden supporters who felt the same way in early July, when he was still in the presidential race.

Meanwhile, 72% of Trump supporters surveyed said they felt the same, up from 63% in July.

Although Biden has abandoned his re-election bid, the poll found he still has just a 37% approval rating among the American public.

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Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally, Saturday, Aug. 10, in Las Vegas. (AP/Julia Nikhinson)

But one figure that has changed is the number of “double-negative” voters who told pollsters earlier this year that they didn't like either candidate, according to the Pew Research Center.

In May, a quarter of American voters said they had unfavorable views of Trump and Biden, but now, with Harris in the race, that number has dropped to 14%.