If Republicans can’t carry Georgia, it’s bad. But with Donald Trump the presumptive GOP nominee, the state might be in play in the general election for the first time in 24 years.
A new poll conducted on May 5 by Landmark/RosettaStone shows Trump statistically tied with Clinton, leading the former secretary of state by less than 1 percent in the Peach State. More than 16 percent of Georgia voters have yet to make up their mind or have no opinion on who they prefer in the general election, according to the poll.
The last time Georgia went for a Democrat was in 1992. Hillary’s husband, former President Bill Clinton, defeated President George H.W. Bush there. Since then, the state has been solidly Republican.
But the poll shows uncertainty in the state, which looks ready to start trending left behind a growing minority population that helped a Democrat, Michelle Nunn, make a competitive Senate bid last year.
Among independents, 28 percent said they would vote for trump while 36 percent said they would vote for Clinton. Another 36 percent of voters said they were undecided or had no opinion.
While both candidates had strong support from their own parties, 14 percent of Republicans said they were undecided about who to vote for and almost 9 percent of Democrats said they were still undecided.
Clinton has leads over Trump in Georgia among women, voters who are between 18-39 and voters who are between 40 and 64. Trump handily won the 65 and over age group.
Clinton holds a huge lead among African-American voters at 73 percent to 9 percent, but Trump trounces her with white voters 61 percent to 25 percent. Among “other” races, Clinton leads 49 percent to 22 percent.
