Down To The Wire

This article originally appeared on Rasmussen Reports.

It’s too early to measure the impact of last night’s final presidential debate, but Republican Donald Trump now has a three-point lead nationally on Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online White House Watch survey finds Trump with 43% support among Likely U.S. Voters to Clinton’s 40%. Six percent (6%) still prefer Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson, and three percent (3%) favor Green Party nominee Jill Stein. Another three percent (3%) like some other candidate, and six percent (6%) are undecided.

The latest survey finds Trump with the support of 82% of Republicans, 14% of Democrats and a six-point lead among voters not affiliated with either major political party. Clinton earns 77% of the Democratic vote and nine percent (9%) of Republicans.

Democrats, however, are nearly twice as likely as Republicans to think their presidential nominee will help congressional candidates in their party. 

Twenty-two percent (22%) of unaffiliated voters say they could change their minds between now and Election Day, compared to just eight percent (8%) of both Democrats and Republicans.

Trump has a 14-point lead among men; Clinton leads by eight points among women. Women are slightly more certain of their vote than men are. Those under 40 continue to prefer Clinton; older voters favor Trump.

Clinton retains her sizable advantage among blacks. Trump is still ahead among whites. The candidates are tied among other minority voters.