--- description: December poll says 61% of likely Democratic voters say they would vote for Clinton title: Hillary Clinton's Lead for 2016 Democratic Nomination Has Shrunk, Poll Finds image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5ccc77eec869c267/6987705f2dce01d68e9dc9e6/460572136.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [2016 Election](/tag/2016-election/) ## 2016 Election Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Poll: Hillary's Lead for 2016 Democratic Nomination Has Shrunk  by [Jack Linshi](/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 21, 2014 9:22 PM CUT  Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks onstage at the RFK Ripple Of Hope Gala on Dec. 16, 2014 in New York. Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks onstage at the RFK Ripple Of Hope Gala on Dec. 16, 2014 in New York.Mike Coppola—Getty Images  by [Jack Linshi](/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 21, 2014 9:22 PM CUT Hillary Clinton’s lead over possible candidates for the 2016 Democratic nomination has “shrunk significantly,” a new poll found. 61% of likely Democratic voters in December say they would vote for Clinton, according to [a poll conducted by _ABC News_ and the Washington ](http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2014/12/clinton-off-her-peak-but-still-towering/ "undefined")[_Post,_](http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2014/12/clinton-off-her-peak-but-still-towering/ "undefined")down from her lead of 63% in November, and 73% in January. Vice President Joe Biden is in second place with 14%, the poll said, and Mass. Senator Elizabeth Warren is in third with 13%, though Warren has emphasized that she is not seeking a nomination. For the Republican nomination, 2012 GOP nominee Mitt Romney is leading with 19%, with Florida Governor Jeb Bush in second at 14%, according to a McClatchy-Marist poll last week. \[[_ABC_](http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2014/12/clinton-off-her-peak-but-still-towering/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3643271/hillary-clinton-poll/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3643271/hillary-clinton-poll/"},"headline":"Poll: Hillary's Lead for 2016 Democratic Nomination Has Shrunk","datePublished":"2014-12-21T21:22:34.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T03:02:42.129Z","description":"December poll says 61% of likely Democratic voters say they would vote for Clinton","url":"https://time.com/3643271/hillary-clinton-poll/","keywords":["2016 Election","Hillary Clinton","2016 Election topic"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5ccc77eec869c267/6987705f2dce01d68e9dc9e6/460572136.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jack Linshi","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/jack-linshi/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5ccc77eec869c267/6987705f2dce01d68e9dc9e6/460572136.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Hillary Rodham Clinton","caption":"Hillary Rodham Clinton","creditText":"Mike Coppola—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/2016-election/","name":"2016 Election"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3643271/hillary-clinton-poll/","name":"Poll: Hillary's Lead for 2016 Democratic Nomination Has Shrunk"}}]}] ```