By: Michael Watts II
As the race for the White House continues between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, new poll results show that Trump is coming in close, but he is still behind Hillary for the title of President of the U.S. Who will take home the title in November?
According to NBC, new poll results show that in the state of Florida, 42 percent of the voters are in support of Trump and 39 percent favor Clinton. In Virginia, 44 percent of the voters prefer Clinton, while 37 percent choose Trump. In Iowa, 42 percent are in favor for Clinton and 39 percent are in favor for Trump. The state of Wisconsin has Clinton in favor with 43 percent of the votes while Trump only has 37 percent right now.
As we have seen so far between the race of Clinton and Trump, a big factor in whose going to win the election are the gender, racial and education gaps that can sway voters any way to decide on who will be the next president, according to NBC.
In gender disparity, 48 percent of the male population of Iowa voted for Trump, while 33 percent of men voted for Clinton. The women of Iowa made up their mind with ease with 49 percent of the women lean to Clinton and 31 percent in favor for Trump.
In Ohio, 47 of the male population are voting for Trump, while 32 percent are in favor for Clinton. The women in Ohio show Clinton at 47 percent are voting for her and 31 percent Trump fans.
Pennsylvania, men, are split almost right down the middle, with 42 percent voting for Trump and 41 percent voting for Clinton. Women in Pennsylvania are mostly siding with Clinton as she has 49 percent, and Trump has 30 percent.
The racial gap is split between whites and African-Americans.
In Ohio, 43 percent of the white population are in favor for Trump and 33 percent are voting for Clinton. African–Americans in Ohio have made up their mind with 88 percent of them planning to vote for Clinton.
The white population splits in Pennsylvania between Clinton and Trump with both of them having 40 percent of the votes. However, African- Americans in the state have their sights on Clinton with 91 percent.
The last gap, which is the education gap, goes either way.
Iowa shows 44 percent of white college graduates are in favor for Clinton while with 44 percent of the votes and Trump has 37. Nonwhite college graduates in the state are in favor for Trump while he contains 43 percent of the votes and Clinton contains 37 percent.
In Ohio, 39 percent of white college graduates are voting for Clinton, while 34 percent are likely to vote for Trump. 49 percent of nonwhite college graduates are lean to Trump and 30 percent are in support of Clinton.
For Pennsylvania, 47 percent of white college graduates are for Clinton and 37 percent are voting for Trump. Nonwhite college graduates were for Trump with 43 percent voting for him and 33 percent voting for Clinton.
Trump’s gap closure may be happening due to Clinton’s email dilemma within the last few weeks.
