2016 US Elections - Clinton Remains At 43% Though Trump’s Dropped To 37% (October 26)
General Election Trends
Hillary Clinton continues to lead Donald Trump among likely voters with a current lead of 6 percentage points. Clinton remains at 43% though Trump’s numbers dropped slightly to 37%.
- One-in-five likely voters continue to support alternatives to the major two candidates with many saying they will vote third party (10%), would not vote (3%) or don’t know (7%).
- Clinton’s lead shrinks amongst likely voters on the 4-way ballot with a smaller 4 percentage point margin, which includes Gary Johnson and Jill Stein (Clinton 42%; Trump 38%; Johnson 7%; and Stein 2%).
Clinton’s favourability dipped to 47% amongst registered voters.
Trump’s favourability scores continue to struggle with his score now at 39%.
Other Trends
The general economy moves back into the top slot as the most serious problem facing the United States, with one-fifth of Americans citing each as a top threat. Terrorism is only cited by 14% as the most serious problem.
President Barack Obama’s approval rating among all Americans decreased slightly to 48%.
In our generic congressional ballot question, Democrats still lead with 44% of likely voters saying that they’ll vote for a Democratic candidate vs 37% saying that they’ll vote for a Republican candidate.
