Breaking down the contest along racial lines, Trump boasts a 9-point lead among white voters, 44 percent to 35 percent, but he trails heavily with minority voters. More than half of Hispanic likely voters (55 percent) back Clinton, compared with one-fourth of Latinos who prefer Trump. African American likely voters back the Democratic nominee by almost 70 points, 73 percent to 7 percent.
In terms of education, Clinton continues to be the top choice for educated voters when they are asked to choose among all presidential candidates. Likely voters with a bachelor’s degree prefer her over Trump, 43 percent to 34 percent. Post-graduates back her by a larger margin, 54 percent to 28 percent. Trump is still the preference for likely voters who haven’t been to college. He leads Clinton by 6 points (43 percent to 37 percent) among those respondents.
The Republican also has the edge with self-identified blue-collar voters, who back him over her, 44 percent to 38 percent. That margin is flipped among white-collar voters, 43 percent of whom prefer Clinton to 36 percent who say they would vote for Trump.
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