Poll: Clinton, Trump tied at 40 in Iowa, Clinton leads by six in Ohio

The share of voters who are undecided or uncommitted to any of the four candidates named has fallen by five points since July, to 11%. But most of the support has moved to Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson, who now garners 7%. That’s a notable increase for a third-party challenger, and suggests continued discontent with the major party’s nominees in a state Barack Obama won twice, but which went Republican in 2004. Both Clinton and Trump also struggle with voters from their own parties. Only 80% of Iowa Democrats back Clinton, and 76% of Republicans back Trump…

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Ninety percent of Democrats back Clinton in the all-important swing state, while just 79% of Republicans back Trump. However, most of the shift towards Clinton comes from independents. Independents still break for Trump by a six-point margin (42-36), but that’s down from a 19-point margin (46-27) in July. The former Secretary of State also benefits from overwhelming support among the state’s African-American voters, topping her Republican opponent 91-3, a slight improvement from the 85-6 split in the previous month.

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