A Monmouth University poll released Thursday shows former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton narrowly beating Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) in Iowa 47 percent to 42 percent.
Clinton’s lead in Iowa has narrowed substantially since the previous Monmouth University poll conducted in December, which showed her beating Sanders 55 percent to 33 percent. This result is consistent with most polling of the Democratic race in Iowa, which has shown a tightening contest between Sanders and Clinton.
The Monmouth poll was carried out by live telephone interviews among 504 likely Democratic caucusgoers from Jan. 23-26. It had a margin of error of 4.4 percentage points.
