Elway Poll of Washington State: HRC: 45% Trump: 24%
Both Hillary Clinton and Jay Inslee have double-digit leads over their Republican opponents in the
new Elway Poll conducted last week.
Among the most likely voters, Clinton’s lead stretched to 45-24%. Likely voters are deined here as
voters who have voted in at least 2 of the last 4 elections. They comprise 70% of this sample.
Libertarian Gary Johnson had 7% among all voters, while Green Party candidate Jill Stein got 4%;
16% were undecided and 6% said they may not vote for president this time. Washington has a history
of support for third party candidates: Ross Perot got 19% of the vote here in 1992 and 9% in 1996;
John Anderson got 11% in 1980, and who can forget that the Bull Moose party won the state in 1912.
Clinton’s strongest support came from:
• Democrats (86% vs. 2% for Trump, 4% for Stein and 2% who may not vote);
• Women (50% vs. 17% for Trump);
• King County (55% vs. 13% for Trump);
• Voters with post-graduate educations (62% vs. 14% for Trump).
Trump’s strongest support came from:
• Republicans (60% vs. 6% for Clinton, 7% for Johnson, and 8%
who may not vote);
• Men without college degrees (37% vs. 25% Clinton);
• Eastern Washington (37% vs. 29% for Clinton
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/docs/2016/Elway-Poll-Governor-President-081516.pdf
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