National Poll: Clinton Has 9-Point Lead Over Trump

Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 9 points nationally, according to the latest Fairleigh Dickinson University poll released Wednesday.

The results:

• Clinton: 45 percent;
• Trump: 36 percent;
• Gary Johnson: 11 percent;
• Jill Stein: 3 percent.

Clinton leads Trump 50 percent to 40 percent in a head-to-head matchup, according to the poll.

Other results from the poll:

• Clinton has a slight edge among Independents: 44 percent to 40 percent;
• Clinton's support from Democrats: 92 percent;
• Trump's support from Republicans: 80 percent;
• Trump with men: 17-point edge;
• Clinton with women: 14-point lead.

Further, Clinton leads Trump in every age demographic:

• Millennials: 46 percent to 43 percent;
• Ages 30-44: 55 percent to 28 percent;
• Ages 45-64: 48 percent to 43 percent;
• Seniors: 50 percent to 43 percent.

The Fairleigh Dickinson University poll was conducted Sept. 28-Oct. 2 among a random national sample of 862 registered voters, including 788 likely voters. Results have a margin of sampling error of +/- 4.4 percentage points for likely voters.

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