The first poll of New Hampshire that includes some survey data collected after the Iowa caucuses showed only slight movement in the race there between Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The University of Massachusetts-Lowell tracking poll released Wednesday still shows Sanders with nearly twice the level of support of Clinton.
In the three-day tracking poll, which included responses taken from the day before, of and after Clinton won the Iowa caucuses by a whisper, 61 percent of respondents supported Sanders, while only 32 percent supported Clinton. This indicates only a very slight tightening of the race since the previous day’s results (covering the preceding three-day period), which showed support for Sanders at 63 percent and Clinton at 30 percent.
In the wake of the extremely close Iowa results, all eyes have turned to New Hampshire, where Sanders has been dominating in the polls for most of the fall and winter. These results are consistent with polling suggesting a wide margin for Sanders in the state. However, nationwide polling shows Clinton the overall favorite in the Democratic race. Polling in Nevada, the next Democratic contest after New Hampshire, has been very limited.
The UMass-Lowell tracking poll, sponsored by 7News, surveyed 415 likely Democratic primary voters by live telephone interviews. The margin of error was 5.4 percentage points.
