***Monmouth University Colorado Poll: Clinton 49, Trump 38, Johnson 7, Stein 3***
Hillary Clinton holds an 11 point lead over Donald Trump in Colorado, which is nearly identical to the 13 point advantage she had when Monmouth University polled the state in mid-July. In the contest for U.S. Senate, the Monmouth University Poll finds that Democratic incumbent Michael Bennet has widened his lead over Republican challenger Darryl Glenn to 18 points.
Among Colorado voters likely to participate in November's presidential election, 49% currently support Clinton and 38% back Trump. Another 7% intend to vote for Libertarian Gary Johnson, 3% support Green Party candidate Jill Stein, and 3% are undecided. In mid-July, the race stood at Clinton 48%, Trump 35%, Johnson 5%, and Stein 3%.
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Among self-identified Democrats, 95% support Clinton - similar to 93% in July. Among self-identified Republicans, 90% support Trump - up from 78% in July. Clinton has widened her lead among independents - 49% to 26% now, compared with 40% to 28% in July.
Clinton also has an overwhelming lead among Hispanic, black, and Asian voters (71% to 17%) as well as a slight lead among white voters (45% to 42%). These dynamics are basically unchanged from July when she had a 66% to 15% lead among non-white voters and a 44% to 38% edge among white voters.
Clinton has lost some support among women voters, but this has been made up for by a swing in her favor by male voters. Women back Clinton over Trump by 49% to 36% and men support her by a 48% to 41% margin. In July, Clinton had a larger lead among women voters (56% to 30%), but men were divided (39% Clinton and 40% Trump).
Colorado voters continue to hold a more negative view of Trump than Clinton. Fewer than 4-in-10 (37%) have a favorable opinion of Clinton while 51% hold an unfavorable view of her. However, only 29% have a favorable opinion of Trump while 63% hold an unfavorable view of him. Both of these results have changed little since July.
Clinton has a slight edge over Trump on being seen as someone who understands the concerns of typical voters. While Colorado voters are divided on whether Clinton has this characteristic - 47% say she does and 50% say she doesn't - fewer see Trump as someone who understands the day to day concerns of people like them - 38% say he does and 60% say he doesn't.
Clinton has an even wider advantage on the issue of presidential temperament - something that has been dominating the news since last week's debate. Twice as many voters say Clinton has the right temperament for the job (61%) compared to those who say the same about Trump (31%).
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The Monmouth University Poll was conducted by telephone from September 29 to October 2, 2016 with 400 Colorado residents likely to vote in the November election. This sample has a margin of error of + 4.9 percent. The poll was conducted by the Monmouth University Polling Institute in West Long Branch, NJ.
http://www.monmouth.edu/polling-institute/reports/MonmouthPoll_CO_100316/
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