ROCHESTER, N.H. — For the first time in the 2016 Democratic primary, Bernie Sanders has a 20-point lead over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire.
The NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, which was conducted after Clinton’s razor thin win in the Iowa caucuses, shows Sanders leading among likely Democratic primary voters 58-38. This is a slight boost from last week’s poll, which showed Sanders leading Clinton 57-38.
The Vermont senator also maintains a large lead among independent voters in New Hampshire (69-26 percent), among men (70-25 percent) and among voters ages 18 to 29 (76-24 percent). Furthermore, Sanders holds advantages among some of Clinton’s usual supporters. For example, he leads among women voters 50-46 percent as well as self-identified Democrats 51-46 percent.
The only demographic where Clinton leads Sanders is among voters over age 60, 51-44 percent.
“So far in New Hampshire, it’s all Sanders as Clinton faces an uphill fight,” said pollster Lee Miringoff, director of the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion.
Clinton and Sanders will face off on stage Thursday night at the MSNBC debate in Durham, N.H.
