As the number of locally transmitted Zika cases in Florida grows, people in Florida see themselves at greater risk of being infected with Zika than do others nationally. And a greater proportion of Florida residents, as compared with people living outside Florida, say that they have taken steps to protect […] Read more »
The Poll Numbers That Show Why Mitch McConnell Is Sounding the Alarm
… As the Donald Trump campaign implodes, Mr. McConnell could not care less about his party’s presidential nominee. The thing he cares about is making sure that Republicans focus on supporting his Senate colleagues Kelly Ayotte (N.H.), Richard Burr (N.C.), Ron Johnson (Wis.), Rob Portman (Ind.), Pat Toomey (Pa.), and […] Read more »
Poll: Clinton up in Florida, New Hampshire; extends lead on electoral map
Hillary Clinton has extended her lead in Florida and is now up five points over Donald Trump, 45 percent to 40 percent; she led by three points in June. And Clinton now has a dominant nine-point lead in New Hampshire, 45 percent to 36 percent, a lead that has her […] Read more »
Four Takeaways From the Latest Battleground Polls
Seven new battleground polls, seven states where Hillary Clinton holds a lead against Donald Trump. Those are the results from the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist polls, which found Hillary Clinton ahead in Iowa (by four points), Ohio (by five), Florida (by five), North Carolina (by nine), Pennsylvania (by 11), […] Read more »
Polls: Clinton Running the Table in Key Battlegrounds
Democrat Hillary Clinton leads Republican Donald Trump in some of the most diverse battleground states – including by double digits in two of them – according to four brand-new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist polls. CONT. Mark Murray, NBC News Read more »
Polls Show Pennsylvania Back In Clinton’s Firewall
At FiveThirtyEight, we generally prefer state polls to national polls. So far, though, we haven’t had much of them to work with. If you’re getting dozens of national polls every week, but just a smattering of state-level surveys — and that’s what we’ve been getting — you’re better off inferring […] Read more »