--- title: Hillary Clinton Holds Slim Lead Over Donald Trump in Georgia description: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump may face trouble in Georgia, as a new poll shows Democrat Hillary Clinton building a slim lead. canonical: https://time.com/4441131/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-poll-georgia-august/ author: Daniel White article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-08-05T16:56:23.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:48:20.199Z article:section: Politics og:title: Clinton Holds Slim Lead Over Trump in Georgia Poll og:description: It's not normally a swing state. og:url: https://time.com/4441131/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-poll-georgia-august/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd1bc309415409595/6988a07a196cf4d08003caba/cinton-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2857 og:image:height: 1607 og:image:alt: cinton-trump og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Clinton Holds Slim Lead Over Trump in Georgia Poll twitter:description: It's not normally a swing state. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd1bc309415409595/6988a07a196cf4d08003caba/cinton-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Poll: Hillary Clinton Leads Donald Trump in Georgia > Sponsored content. 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Getty Images (2) by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Aug 5, 2016 4:56 PM UTC Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump may face trouble in Georgia, as [a new poll](http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2016/08/05/ajc-poll-hillary-clinton-has-slim-lead-over-donald-trump-in-georgia/) shows Democrat Hillary Clinton building a slim lead. An Atlanta _Journal-Constitution_ poll released Friday shows Clinton at 44% to Trump’s 40% in a two-way race. In a four-way race, however, Clinton leads Trump 41% to 38%, with 11% voting for Libertarian Gary Johnson and 2% picking Green Party candidate Jill Stein. Georgia, with its 16 electoral votes, is not normally seen as a swing state, having voted for the Republican nominee since 1996. The poll comes after [a tough week for Trump](http://time.com/4441007/morning-must-reads-donald-trump/), who has seen a post-convention slump in the polls. A [feud with the Khan family](http://time.com/4436076/khizr-khan-donald-trump-john-mccain/), parents of a slain Muslim American soldier, and [a refusal to endorse](http://time.com/4435974/donald-trump-paul-ryan-john-mccain-endorse/) either House Speaker Paul Ryan or Sen. John McCain. Trump held a 45% to 41% lead over Clinton in May, according to the _Journal-Constitution_. The poll of 847 registered voters was conducted between Aug. 1-4\. 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