Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reclaimed New Hampshire from her rival Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) while celebrity tycoon Donald Trump continued his reign at the top of Republican contenders in the Public Policy Polling poll of likely New Hampshire voters released Tuesday.
Clinton earned 41 percent to Sanders’ 33 percent and Vice President Joe Biden’s 11 percent. Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley earned 4 percent.
This represents a six-point increase for Clinton and a 9-point drop for Sanders in the Granite State since PPP’s poll in August.
Trump led the field of likely New Hampshire Republican voters at 28 percent, followed by Florida Sen. Marco Rubio at 12 percent, retired neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson at 11 percent, and Ohio Gov. John Kasich at 10 percent. No other candidate in the crowded field polled in double digits.
The poll was conducted among 417 usual Republican primary voters and 393 usual Democratic primary voters from Oct. 16 through 18 with 80 percent completing the survey via landline and 20 percent completely the survey online. The Republican margin of error was 4.8 points while the margin of error for Democratic voters was 4.9 points.
Correction: The original version of this story mistakenly reported that Sanders polled at 11 percent. In fact he polled at 33 percent. We regret the error.
