Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump in New York state by 12 points — but only because of a commanding 3-to-1 margin in the Big Apple, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll.
The poll shows the presumptive Democratic nominee with a 47 percent to 35 percent lead over The Donald. Nine percent were undecided.
“New York City voters back Clinton 63-20 percent, while upstate voters go to Trump 48-36 percent,” according to the poll. “Suburban voters are divided, with 40 percent for Trump and 39 percent for Clinton.”
Quinnipiac found a significantly narrower gap between Clinton and Trump than in a Siena College poll late last month, which found Clinton with a 23-point lead in the state.
“Clinton leads among all age groups, especially among voters 18 to 34 years old, who go Democratic 53-18 percent,” the poll said. “There is a yawning gender gap, with men tipping to Trump 44-40 percent, while women back Clinton 54-28 percent.”
The latest numbers come as Republicans gather in Cleveland for the Republican National Convention, which kicked off Monday — with Democrats to follow in Philadelphia next week.
“As Republicans rally in Cleveland and Democrats prepare for their Philadelphia convention, Hillary Clinton seems to have her adopted home state votes safely locked up,” Quinnipiac pollster Maurice Carroll said in a statement.
“Donald Trump’s a native New Yorker. He even sounds like one, compared with Clinton’s flat Midwestern accent, but he lags by double digits in the state where they’ll both vote,” Carroll added.
Neither candidate is thought of positively by a majority of Empire State voters.
Sixty-one percent said they have a somewhat unfavorable or unfavorable view of Trump, while 52 percent said the same about Clinton, a resident of Chappaqua in Westchester County.
Trump’s selection of Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his running mate was a good choice, voters in New York say 43-21 percent — but 59 percent of them don’t know enough about Pence to form an opinion about him.
“Picking Pence had no noticeable effect on Trump’s New York numbers,” Carroll said.
Quinnipiac polled 1,104 registered voters by phone from July 13 to 17. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
