This statistic represents the answer from an opinion poll regarding how respondents would vote in the 2016 U.S. presidential election if they had to cast their vote at the time of polling. As of February 28, 2016, 40 percent of respondents would vote for the Democratic Party candidate.
If an election for president was going to be held now, who would you vote for?
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YouGov. (February 28, 2016). If an election for president was going to be held now, who would you vote for? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/518255/2016-election-presidential-vote-opinion-poll/
YouGov. "If an election for president was going to be held now, who would you vote for?." Chart. February 28, 2016. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/518255/2016-election-presidential-vote-opinion-poll/
YouGov. (2016). If an election for president was going to be held now, who would you vote for?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/518255/2016-election-presidential-vote-opinion-poll/
YouGov. "If An Election for President Was Going to Be Held Now, Who Would You Vote For?." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/518255/2016-election-presidential-vote-opinion-poll/
YouGov, If an election for president was going to be held now, who would you vote for? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/518255/2016-election-presidential-vote-opinion-poll/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
If an election for president was going to be held now, who would you vote for? [Graph], YouGov, February 28, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/518255/2016-election-presidential-vote-opinion-poll/