2016 US Elections - Clinton’s Lead Over Trump Shrank Over The Past Week (August 31)
It seems - at least for one week - Trump’s latest ‘pivot’ has helped him shore up support within the Republican Party and close the margin with Clinton” said Ipsos pollster Chris Jackson. “He’s gone from winning 73% of Republican likely voters last week to 78% this week matching the level of support Clinton receives among Democrats (79%).
General Election Matchup
Hillary Clinton’s lead over Donald Trump shrank over the past week. Among likely voters, Clinton leads by 1 point (40% Clinton to 39% Trump), down from 7 points last week.
- Clinton’s lead is similar 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 6%; and Stein 2%) and among registered voters by 5 points (Clinton 40%; Trump 35%; Johnson 7%; and Stein 3%).
Favorability scores for Donald Trump have improved slightly over the past week by just a point with 44% of registered voters viewing him favorably, up from 43% last week. Hillary maintains a slight favorability score lead from last week with 46% of registered voters viewing her unfavorably and 54% favorably.
Other Trends
With one-fifth of Americans ranking the economy as their main concern on the list of problems facing America, terrorism takes second place with 18%.
President Barack’s Obama approval rating among all-Americans is now at 47%.
In our generic congressional ballot question, Democrats are still favored with a 6-point advantage among registered voters.
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