Poll Watch: Rasmussen (R) 2016 Presidential Survey

Rasmussen (R) 2016 Presidential Poll

• Donald Trump (R) 42% (41%) {36%} [36%] (38%)
• Hillary Clinton (D) 37% (39%) {41%} [37%] (36%)
• Some other candidate 13% (15%) {21%} [22%] (22%)
• Undecided 7% (5%) {3%} [5%] (5%)

Survey of 1,000 likely voters was conducted May 17-18, 2016. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points. 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:

Trump now gets 76% of the Republican vote, while Clinton has 72% Democratic support. Thirteen percent (13%) of Democrats prefer Trump, while nine percent (9%) of GOP voters favor Clinton. Among voters not affiliated with either major party, Trump leads 41% to 28%, but 31% of these voters either like another candidate or are undecided.

Trump leads by 22 points among men, compared to Clinton’s 11-point advantage among women.

Those under 40 favor Clinton, while older voters prefer Trump by double-digit margins.

Younger voters traditionally have been a key part of the Democratic base, but right now one-third of those voters like some other candidate or are undecided.