A recent presidential poll from the Rasmussen Reports indicates that not only are Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton going up neck and neck against each other but there is also a chance that Trump may even have the upper hand.
Based on a recent national telephone survey, Republican Donald Trump has taken away 38 percent of support while Democrat Hillary Clinton has garnered 36 percent. This puts the two on the lead as of the time of being as the polls also show that only 22 percent of the poll participants would prefer a different candidate. About 5 percent are still undecided.
However, in terms of support from their respective parties, Clinton is a few levels stronger. She is being supported by a high 70 percent of Democrat voters and only 14 percent of Democrats stated they preferred a different candidate. As for Trump, 65 percent of Republican voters were in favor of him while 24 percent preferred a different choice.
Meanwhile, 78 percent of Democrat voters also believe that it is likely Clinton will be their candidate in the 2016 Presidential elections, which include 50 percent of those who state it is "very likely" she will be the Democratic Party's candidate. Only 58 percent of Republicans say it is likely Trump will be the GOP candidate next year, with only 24 percent saying it is "very likely" he will be their candidate.
This significantly changes with voters who are not aligned with any of the two major political parties. For non-partisan voters, Donald Trump led the group with 37 percent of voters in his favor. About 29 percent preferred a different candidate, only 25 percent of voters favored Clinton, and 10 percent were currently undecided at the time being.
It is also important to note that voters under the age of 40 preferred Clinton while those who are older favored Trump.
The Rasmussen Reports' poll was conducted between Oct. 18 and 19 and involved one thousand likely voters.
