Kamala Harris' strong performance in the ABC debate against Donald Trump has seen her increase her average poll lead in the 2024 presidential election campaign.

Numerous surveys conducted in the wake of the September 10 debate—possibly the only one to take place between Harris and Trump ahead of the November 5 election day—suggest the Democrat came out on top.

Despite Harris being considered by many to have won the debate, the ABC event will arguably best be remembered for what Trump said about migrants eating people's cats and dogs in Springfield, Ohio, claims which have been debunked.

Trump's and Harris' teams have been contacted for comment via email.

Multiple national polls show that Harris is maintaining or improving her slight lead over Trump. According to the national live average poll tracker from 538, Harris was ahead of Trump by 2.5 points on the day of the ABC debate. As of September 19, Harris now leads her Republican rival by 2.8 points (48.3 percent to 45.5).

Real Clear Politics gave Harris a 1.1-point lead over Trump on September 10, which has since increased to 2 points (49.4 percent to 47.4) as of September 18.