2016 US Elections - Clinton’s Lead Over Has Remained Relatively Stable Over The Past Week (September 7)
After two weeks with few self-inflicted losses, Donald Trump’s favorability rates have stabilised and he remains tied with Hillary Clinton in the national head-to head. Clinton, on the other hand, has seen her unfavorable ratings going up over the last few weeks, potentially as a consequence of the steady drip of negative stories.
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.
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