Thursday, June 23, 2016

Poll Watch: Rasmussen (R) 2016 Presidential Survey

Rasmussen (R) 2016 Presidential Poll
  • Hillary Clinton (D) 44% {44%} [42%] (39%) {40%} [37%] (39%) {41%} [37%] (36%)
  • Donald Trump (R) 39% {39%} [38%] (38%) {39%} [42%] (41%) {36%} [36%] (38%)
  • Some other candidate 11% {14%} [15%] (18%) {14%} [13%] (15%) {21%} [22%] (22%)
  • Undecided 6% {4%} [5%] (5%) {7%} [7%] (5%) {3%} [5%] (5%)
Survey of 1,000 likely voters was conducted June 20-21, 2016. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points.Results from the poll conducted June 14-15, 2016 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted June 6-7, 2016 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted May 31 - June 1, 2016 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted May 23-24, 2016 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted May 17-18, 2016 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted April 27-28, 2016 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted February 29 - March 1, 2016 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted December 22-23, 2015 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted October 18-19, 2015 are in parentheses.

Inside the numbers:
Clinton now earns the support of 80% of her fellow Democrats, while Trump has the backing of 70% of Republicans. Both findings are down slightly from last week.
The two are in a near tie among voters not affiliated with either major party, but 31% of these voters still like someone else or are undecided.
Men still favor Trump 46% to 39%, while women prefer Clinton by 18 points, 49% to 31%.
Clinton also has a double-digit lead among voters under 40 and a six-point advantage among middle-aged adults. Senior citizens prefer Trump 52% to 37%.
The former first lady maintains an enormous lead among blacks and is ahead by 12 among other minority voters. Trump has a slight advantage among whites.
Among voters who think stricter gun control laws would help prevent shootings like the one in Orlando, Clinton earns 74% support. Trump gets 68% of the vote from those who don't see more gun control as a preventative measure.

No comments: