Republican front-runner Donald Trump beats former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in a national head-to-head matchup by 5 points, according to a new poll by SurveyUSA released Labor Day weekend.
Up until this point, Trump has trailed Clinton in every poll released despite his popularity within the Republican party.
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The results show Trump leading independent voters (43-30), trailing Clinton with women (44-39) and leading with seniors (55-37.) Trump leads every age group except 18-34, where he trails Clinton by 19 points, 50-31.
The results also found the businessman defeating a slew of Democrats — Trump bests Al Gore (44-41), Joe Biden (44-42) and Bernie Sanders (44-40).
The poll surveyed 1,000 people nationwide Sept. 2 and 3, and has a margin of error of 3.3 percent.