2016 US Elections - Clinton’s Lead Over Has Remained Relatively Stable Over The Past Week (September 7)

General Election Matchup

Hillary Clinton’s lead over has remained relatively stable over the past week. Among likely voters, Clinton leads by 2 points (40% Clinton to 38% Trump), up from 1 point last week.

• Clinton’s lead is the same in the 4-way ballot including Libertarian Gary Johnson and Green Jill Stein. Clinton still leads among likely voters by 2 points (Clinton 40%; Trump 38%; Johnson 8%; and Stein 3%) and among registered voters by 3 points (Clinton 39%; Trump 36%; Johnson 9%; and Stein 5%).

Favorability scores for Donald Trump are stable (if low) with 43% of registered voters viewing him favorably, down from 44% last week. Hillary maintains a slight favorability score lead from last week with 45% viewing her favorably and 55% of registered voters viewing her unfavorably.

Other trends

With just less than one-fifth of Americans ranking the economy as their main concern on the list of problems facing America, terrorism takes second place with 15%.

President Barack’s Obama approval rating among all-Americans remains unchanged at 47%.

In our generic congressional ballot question, Democrats are still favored with a 6-point advantage among registered voters.