Hillary Clinton up nearly 6 points on Donald Trump in race for White House

Hillary Clinton is up as much as six points over Donald Trump in the US presidential election, new poll data suggests.

According to analysis of opinion polls released by FiveThirtyEight Monday morning, Clinton is up between three to six percentage points over her rival Trump.

The website, which produces their numbers by analyzing various polls, put Clinton at 68.1 per cent chance of winning the White House while Trump sits at 31.9 per cent.

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Clinton’s chances jumped nearly six points over the weekend. On Thursday, the website gave Clinton a 62.2 per cent chance of winning and Trump a 37.7 per cent chance.

Since then, FiveThirtyEight pulled data from seven polls, including two from earlier Monday that suggests Clinton has as much as a six point lead.

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According to a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll that surveyed 1,991 likely voters, Clinton was up 42-36 over Trump while Libertarian Gary Johnson grabbed nine per cent of the vote. Green Party candidate Jill Stein took in two per cent while 10 per cent of those surveyed remained undecided.

The POLITICO/Morning was conducted between Sept. 30 and Oct. 2.

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The poll data comes after a report from the New York Times that suggests Trump has possibly dodged paying federal income tax for nearly two decades after he posted a loss of over $900 million in 1995.

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Before the weekend, a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll suggested Clinton was up on Trump by five points heading into Friday, with 43 per cent of likely voters support Clinton while 38 per cent back Trump. Another 19 per cent of those surveyed said they don’t support either.