--- description: Women are giving Hillary Clinton a narrow advantage over Donald Trump in a likely general election matchup. title: Women Put Hillary Clinton Narrowly Ahead Donald Trump, Poll Finds image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf0dcba1c654803c4/69889121e20a871afaa90a0a/trump-clinton1.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 # Hillary Clinton Holds Narrow Lead Over Donald Trump Nationally, Poll Finds by [Daniel White](/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 1, 2016 12:20 PM CUT  Hillary Clinton in New Haven, Connecticut on April 23, 2016 (R); Donald Trump in New York City, on April 21, 2016. Hillary Clinton in New Haven, Connecticut on April 23, 2016 (R); Donald Trump in New York City, on April 21, 2016.Justin Sullivan—Getty Images (R); John Lamparski—Getty Images by [Daniel White](/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 1, 2016 12:20 PM CUT Women are giving Hillary Clinton a narrow advantage over Donald Trump in a likely general election matchup, according to a poll of likely voters. The [Quinnipiac University poll](http://www.qu.edu/news-and-events/quinnipiac-university-poll/national/release-detail?ReleaseID=2352&version=meter+at+0&module=meter-Links&pgtype=article&contentId=&mediaId=&referrer=&priority=true&action=click&contentCollection=meter-links-click "undefined") found that voters preferred Clinton to Trump 45% to 41% in the November presidential race. When a [third-party candidate is added to the mix](http://time.com/4348326/gary-johnson-libertarian-party-convention/ "undefined"), Clinton’s lead is virtually nonexistent at some 2% of the vote, with Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson getting 5%. Where Clinton holds an advantage against Trump is with women, 54% of whom plan to vote for the Democratic candidate this fall. The poll found that 51% of men, on the other hand, plan to vote Republican. “This is a very tight race that will divide Democrats and Republicans, the young and the old, white, black and Hispanic voters – and husbands and wives – in the months ahead,” said Tim Malloy, the assistant director of the Quinnipiac poll, in a statement. Clinton’s Democratic challenger Bernie Sanders [fares better in a potential matchup with Trump](http://time.com/4351261/donald-trump-bernie-sanders-debate-no/ "undefined"), 48% to 39%, but is behind Clinton 53% to 39% among their own party. “Sen. Bernie Sanders can take solace in the fact that he leads Donald Trump, but the cold hard truth is that his own party favors Hillary Clinton,” Malloy said. Neither leading candidate is well liked, as Clinton is viewed as unfavorable by 57% of voters, while Trump is viewed by 59% as unfavorable. The Quinnipiac survey was conducted May 24-30 using a sample of 1,561 registered voters across the country with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.5%. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4353352/clinton-leads-trump-may-poll/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4353352/clinton-leads-trump-may-poll/"},"headline":"Hillary Clinton Holds Narrow Lead Over Donald Trump Nationally, Poll Finds","datePublished":"2016-06-01T12:20:30.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T17:57:38.342Z","description":"Some 54% of women say they will vote for a Democrat in November","url":"https://time.com/4353352/clinton-leads-trump-may-poll/","keywords":["2016 Election","Hillary Clinton","2016 Election topic","Polls","Bernie Sanders","Donald Trump","Gary Johnson"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf0dcba1c654803c4/69889121e20a871afaa90a0a/trump-clinton1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Daniel White","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/daniel-white/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf0dcba1c654803c4/69889121e20a871afaa90a0a/trump-clinton1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"trump-clinton","caption":"Hillary Clinton in New Haven, Connecticut on April 23, 2016 (R); Donald Trump in New York City, on April 21, 2016.","creditText":"Justin Sullivan—Getty Images (R); John Lamparski—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/4353352/clinton-leads-trump-may-poll/","name":"Hillary Clinton Holds Narrow Lead Over Donald Trump Nationally, Poll Finds"}}]}] ```