Clinton now more unpopular than Trump
The latest ABC poll finds:
- Trump 39% favourable and 58% unfavourable for a -19% net favourability
- Clinton 38% favourable and 60% unfavourable for a -22% net favourability
The net favourabilities in October of election year for recent candidates has been:
- Obama (2008) +29%
- Reagan (1984) +22%
- Clinton (1996) +20%
- Clinton (1992) +20%
- Bush (1988) +17%
- McCain +13%
- Bush (2000) +12%
- Dole +12%
- Gore +7%
- Obama (2012) +6%
- Romney -4%
- Bush (2004) +3%
- Kerry +2%
- Dukakis +1%
- Bush (1992) -6%
- Mondale -11%
- Trump – 19%
- Clinton (2016) -22%
Every other winning candidate has been elected (for first term) with at least a +12% approval, and Clinton is at -22%.
Clinton’s unfavourables by demographics are:
- Nonwhites +22%
- College grads -10%
- Women -11%
- All – 22%
- White women -25%
- Non grads -29%
- Men -35%
- Whites -36%
- White men -51%