Fox News Poll: Trump's Lead Jumps 11 Points as Cruz Gains

Donald Trump's lead increased by 11 points in the latest Fox News poll over last month — while Ted Cruz gained ground, Marco Rubio slipped and Ben Carson fell precipitously.

Here are the results released Friday in the latest poll compared with those of last month.

The most recent survey of 1,013 adults was conducted Wednesday and Thursday. The fifth GOP debate was held on Tuesday in Las Vegas.

• Trump: 39 percent, up from 28 percent last month.
• Cruz: 18 percent, up from 14 percent.
• Rubio: 11 percent, down from 14 percent.
• Carson: 9 percent, down from 18 percent.
• Jeb Bush: 3 percent, down from 5 percent.
• Chris Christie and Carly Fiorina: 3 percent each, tied with last month.
• Rand Paul: 3 percent, down from 1 percent.
• John Kasich: 2 percent, even with last month.
• Mike Huckabee: 1 percent, down from 3 percent.
• Rick Santorum: 1 percent, up from zero last month.
• George Pataki: Zero percent, down from 1 percent.
• Lindsey Graham and Jim Gilmore: Zero percent each.

For the Democrats, Hillary Clinton continues to hold the lead in the Fox News poll:

• Clinton: 56 percent, up from 55 percent last month.
• Bernie Sanders: 34 percent, up from 32 percent.
• Martin O'Malley: 2 percent, down from 3 percent.

The latest Fox News poll has a margin of error of 3 percent.

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