Democrat Clinton has 44 percent of likely voters’ support this month, while Republican Trump has 42 percent. Trump has been trailing in most polls since the summer but has taken the lead in many key swing states in recent days such as OH and Florida.
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After a rocky week of controversy over her health and for calling some of Mr. Trump’s supporters “deplorables”, the Democratic nominee leads Mr. Trump by 6 percentage points, 43% to 37%, among people likely to vote, the survey found. It also found a 7-point lead for Clinton in a head-to-head race with Trump.
The Roanoke College Poll interviewed 841 likely voters in Virginia between September 11 and September 20 and has a margin of error of +3.4 percent. The poll’s overall margin of error is plus or minus 4 percentage points, and is higher in subgroups like those.
Overall, the Siena poll shows Clinton has a significant lead, especially among the African and Latino communities, where she has over 80 percent in favor of her. Clinton also has a lead amongst Protestants in NY, with 57 percent to 30 percent in favor for Clinton to Trump. The Real Clear Politics average of six Virginia polls taken since August 24 has a head-to-head difference of 5.3 percentage points between Clinton and Trump.
Four per cent of respondents said they would not vote for president, while three per cent said they were undecided, the NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, released on Wednesday, showed. “The system is corrupt, the system is rigged, the system is sexist, the system is racist”, King said, arguing that Trump is “able to throw this system out and create a new system where it encompasses all women, people of color, blacks, and all freedom-loving people coming together to support themselves”. “If those reluctant Republicans return to Trump and he continues to make inroads among other groups, then her lead could disappear”.
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Clinton received more support than usual from registered male voters in the NBC/Wall Street Journal poll. Gov. Mike Pence is viewed favorably by 33 percent of those surveyed. The full results are available on the institute’s website.
