Priorities USA commissioned Global Strategy Group and Garin Hart Yang to conduct polling and focus groups among two key groups decisive in the recent 2016 election – “swing voters” who voted for Barack Obama in 2012 and Donald Trump in 2016 and “turnout voters” who are Democratic-leaning voters, including African-American […] Read more »
Unlike other Latinos, about half of Cuban voters in Florida backed Trump
In Florida, Cubans were about twice as likely as non-Cuban Latinos to vote for Donald Trump. More than half (54%) supported the Republican president-elect, compared with about a quarter (26%) of non-Cuban Latinos, according to National Election Pool exit poll data. CONT. Pew Read more »
Voter Trends in Battleground States That Helped Trump Win
Donald Trump’s stunning victory last night, despite the majority of pollsters predicting a Clinton win, has many voters wondering how he pulled it off. A look at four key states –- Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Florida, and North Carolina –- highlights trends that helped trump clinch 278 electoral votes (and counting). CONT. […] Read more »
CBS/YouGov: Clinton, Trump even in Ohio and Florida two days before election
In Ohio and Florida the races are tight and the trend line is toward Donald Trump. Trump has the narrowest of leads – up one point in Ohio, and Florida is even. Trump’s most likely electoral map all but requires him to win both these states, in addition to others. […] Read more »
New CNN / ORC polls suggest new strength for Trump in Nevada, Clinton rise in Florida
Both the Clinton and Trump campaigns have hit the ground hard in Arizona, Florida, Nevada and Pennsylvania, and new CNN/ORC polls across the four states paint a picture of a tight race to the finish in critical battlegrounds. CONT. Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Read more »
Poll gives Clinton wide lead in Florida, with strong GOP support
Democrat Hillary Clinton enjoys an eight-point lead over Donald Trump in Florida, a key presidential battleground, according to a new survey, and that’s due in no small part to significant crossover support from 28 percent of early voting Republicans. The poll, by TargetSmart, a political data firm, and the College […] Read more »