Clinton leads Trump in Virginia in new Washington Post poll; propelled by voter-rich Northern Va.

Source: The Washington Post

Clinton leads Trump in Virginia in new Washington Post poll; propelled by voter-rich Northern Virginia

By Scott Clement, Laura Vozzella and Gregory S. Schneider November 1 at 7:00 AM

Hillary Clinton maintains a lead over Donald Trump in Virginia just a week from Election Day, but her six-point margin is far from ironclad, according to a new Washington Post-Schar School poll.

Antipathy toward Trump in the vote-rich counties close to Washington fuels Clinton’s overall advantage in the state, though majorities of voters around Virginia hold unfavorable impressions of both candidates.

The poll, conducted Thursday through Sunday, did not show any immediate drop in Clinton’s support following Friday’s announcement that the FBI was investigating more of the former secretary of state’s email. In fact, Clinton held her widest advantage in the polling conducted Saturday and Sunday. But that result could be due, in part, to a more demographically diverse sample of voters being reached on those days.

Clinton leads Trump, 48 percent to 42 percent, among likely voters statewide, with Libertarian Gary Johnson taking six percent and Green Party nominee Jill Stein at two percent. Clinton’s margin is similar to other recent Virginia surveys and to an August Washington Post poll where Clinton led by seven percentage points in a four-candidate race.

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