Hillary Clinton has expanded her lead over Donald Trump following Monday’s first presidential debate, new data suggests.
According to analysis of opinion polls by FiveThirtyEight, Clinton saw a two-point boost post-debate – doubling her lead in the race for the White House.
The website, which produces their numbers by analyzing various polls, put Clinton at a 62.2 per cent chance of winning the White House while Trump sits at 37.7 per cent chance.
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The site broke down the numbers and as of Thursday, Clinton has 290.2 electoral votes compared to Trump’s 247.5. In terms of the popular vote, Clinton sits at 46.6 per cent while Trump has 44.2 per cent.
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The website cited a Morning Consult poll which showed Clinton leads by three points overall if factoring in third-party candidates.
FiveThirtyEight also compiled data collected from an Echelon Insights survey that suggested Clinton leading Trump by five points post-debate, a bump from the one to two points she had pre-debate, according to the website.
But, not all polls seem to think Clinton saw a major boost from the debate.
Reuters news agency conducted its own poll which suggests Americans feel Clinton won the debate but it didn’t really do anything to give her a bump in voter support.
The online poll, which gathered responses from more than 2,000 people on Tuesday, found that 56 per cent of American adults felt that Clinton did a better job than Trump in the first of their three televised debates, compared with 26 per cent who felt that Trump did better.
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The news agency reported 31 per cent of likely voters said the debate improved Clinton’s bid for the White House while 16 per cent said the debate helped Trump’s run.
Narrowing the focus to likely voters who watched the debate, Clinton led Trump 44 per cent to 39 per cent.
–with a file from Reuters
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