US 2016 Presidential Elections: Trump Leading Clinton by 2%

Local Editor

A new poll showed that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has taken a two-percentage point lead over his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, in the run-up to the 2016 US presidential race.

According to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Tuesday, Trump has 39% of the votes as compared to Clinton's 37% of support, marking the first time he has been ahead since early May.

Trump made the gains after accepting the Republican Party's nomination during the four-day convention in Cleveland last week and before Clinton's nomination in Philadelphia this week.

The poll was carried out between July 22 and 26 with a credibility interval of four percentage points.

Meanwhile, Clinton has solidly been trailed by Trump in the poll throughout most of the 2016 presidential race, however, only on May 9, Trump briefly pulled even with Clinton with a 0.3 percentage point lead.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team