New York: Clinton holds double-digit lead over Sanders

Published April 12, 2016 2:43pm ET



Hillary Clinton leads Bernie Sanders by 13 points in New York, a week away from the state’s key primary.

The former secretary of state leads Sanders 50-37 percent, according to a new NYC/Baruch College poll released late Monday.

In various other polls, Clinton, a former New York senator, has also held double-digit leads over Sanders, who is from Brooklyn.

New York’s primary is a big one for Clinton, who leads the delegate race against Sanders, 1,756-1,068. The Vermont senator has won eight of the last nine voting contests.

The poll said that in a general election matchup, Clinton beats Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump in New York, 51-35 percent. Sanders also beats Trump in the Empire State, 54-32 percent.

The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.2 percentage points in the Democratic race, and 2.9 percentage points in the general election.