2016 US Elections - Clinton Leads Trump by 5 Points (July 29)
Among Likely Voters, Clinton now leads Trump by 5 points (40% vs 35%) on the last Ipsos/Reuters Poll.
General Election Matchup
Among Likely Voters, Clinton now leads Trump by 5 points (40% vs 35%). Among Registered Voters, Clinton leads by seven points (40% vs 33%)
The inclusion of Libertarian Gary Johnson and Green Party Candidate Jill Stein on the ballot, again among Likely Voters, yields a tie between Trump and Clinton at 37%, with Johnson taking 5% and Stein 1%
Clinton’s and Trump’s favorability are an exact match this week, at 43% favorable and 57% unfavorable among Registered Voters.
Other Trends
President Barack’s Obama approval rating has dropped a few points and is now at 45% approval vs. 49% disapprove
It also appears that recent events like the bombing in Baghdad as well as shooting events in Dallas and Baton Rouge have the country concerned; like the spikes in concern about terrorism measured after attacks in France and Orlando, we are seeing a jump now in concern regarding threats posed by terrorism (currently at 24%). As is often the case, concern about the economy declines at a similar rate.
These are findings from an Ipsos poll conducted for Thomson Reuters July 25-29, 2016. For the survey, a sample of 2,157 Americans, ages 18+ were interviewed online.
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