Maryland: 63 points lead for Clinton in new Wash Post/Univ. Of Maryland*Wash Post/Univ. Of Mar poll
Wash Post/Univ. Of Maryland*Wash Post/Univ. Of Mar released the results of a new poll, in which respondents from Maryland were asked for whom they will vote: Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton.
Wash Post/Univ. Of Maryland*Wash Post/Univ. Of Mar poll results
Of those who answered the question, 63.0% said that they will vote for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, whereas 0.0% revealed that they would give their vote to real estate developer Donald Trump.
The poll was carried out with 0 participants.
Putting the results in context
Individual polls should be interpreted with caution, since they can incorporate substantial biases. At least, one should check how a poll's results compare to benchmark forecasts.
For the following analysis, we translate Clinton's and Trump's raw poll numbers into two-party vote shares. The respective figures are 70.0% for Clinton and 30.0% for Trump.
Comparison to other polls
Clinton is currently at 69.4% of the major two-party vote according to an average of recent polls in Maryland. This value is 0.6 percentage points lower than her corresponding numbers in the Wash Post/Univ. Of Maryland*Wash Post/Univ. Of Mar poll.
Results compared to the combined PollyVote prediction
The current PollyVote forecasts Clinton to gain 64.3% of the two-party vote in Maryland. That is, the PollyVote is 5.7 points below her polling numbers.