Trump and Hillary in statistical tie nationwide, August 15-16, 2016, Rasmussen national poll. Trump leads 38-29 among unaffiliated voters

Hillary 41
Trump 39 
Johnson 9
Stein 3

August 15-16, 2016, 1000 likely voters nationwide, telephone and online, 3% error margin

8/18/16, "White House Watch," Rasmussen Reports

"White House Watch: Clinton 41%, Trump 39%, Johnson 9%, Stein 3%" 

"The race between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton continues to tighten as it moves further from the conventions, but both candidates are still struggling to close the deal.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online White House Watch survey of Likely U.S. Voters shows Clinton with 41% support to Trump’s 39%. Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson picks up nine percent (9%) of the vote, while Green Party nominee Jill Stein trails with three percent (3%). Three percent (3%) like some other candidate, and five percent (5%) are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)

Trump has been steadily losing ground since mid-July when his support peaked at 44%, while this is the second week in a row that Clinton's support has fallen from an identical 44% just after the Democratic National Convention. Clinton held a 43% to 40% edge over Trump last week. 

Clinton continues to earn more support among voters in her party (77%) than Trump does in his (69%), but support is down from last week in both parties. Trump still leads Clinton 38% to 29% among voters not affiliated with either major party. 

Johnson has 11% GOP support, four percent (4%) of the Democratic vote and 12% of unaffiliated voters. Stein’s support among Republicans is at a statistical zero, and she picks up just one percent (1%) support from Democrats and eight percent (8%) from unaffiliateds. 

The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on August 15-16, 2016 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology....

Clinton now holds just a 43% to 39% edge over Trump among women. The race is even closer among men: 40% support Clinton, while 39% back Trump. 

Voters under 40 give a narrow 39% to 35% edge to Clinton. The top two candidates are neck-and-neck among older voters. Johnson continues to poll best among voters under 40. 

Black voters still overwhelmingly favor Clinton, while Trump holds a five-point lead among white voters. Other minority voters are evenly divided. 

Most voters think the media is more interested in controversy than in the issues when it comes to the presidential race, and supporters of Trump strongly believe the coverage of his public comments is a classic example. Most Clinton supporters say Trump’s just a sloppy speaker. 

Following news reports that federal investigators are taking a deeper look at the charitable foundation established by Bill and Hillary Clinton, voters are even more suspicious that Hillary Clinton traded favors to donors while she was secretary of State.
Republicans are again asking questions about Clinton's health, while Democrats continue to insist that Trump release his tax returns. Most voters still believe major White House hopefuls should make public recent tax returns, but now most also think they should release their medical records, too. 

Most voters share a favorable opinion of the National Rifle Association, but the NRA’s endorsement of Trump is more important to Democrats than to other voters. 

Voters are more eager to vote this year than they have been in past elections. 

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