Hillary Clinton is edging Trump in several states that could play a significant role in determining the next president, according to new battleground state surveys by the left-leaning group Public Policy Polling.
Of the half dozen states in which PPP surveyed likely general election voters, Clinton currently leads Trump in all but one. The former secretary of state has a 4-point advantage over Trump in Ohio (44 to 40 percent), New Hampshire (43-39), and Pennsylvania (46-42) and an 8-point lead over the billionaire in Wisconsin (47-39).
In Iowa, which President Obama won handily in both 2008 and 2012, Clinton leads her Republican opponent by two percentage points (41-39), putting Trump within the margin of error against her.
The only state in which Trump currently bests Clinton is Arizona, which falls outside the traditional battleground state category but could come into play this November due to Trump’s low favorability numbers among Hispanics.
Clinton leads Trump by at least 15 percentage points among non-white voters in every state but Wisconsin, where minority voters are split 37-37 between the two candidates. The former first lady also leads Trump among millennial voters ages 18-29 in every state, while Trump typically does better among voters ages 30 to 45.
Poll results come the same day Trump travels to both Ohio and Pennsylvania as he looks to court blue-collar communities with his anti-trade message. Clinton was in the Buckeye State on over the weekend and on Monday, rallying supporters with the help of Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
The latest PPP survey of voters in the six battleground states was conducted between June 22-23. Results contain varying margins of error across the six states.
