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Clinton Tops Trump In Latest Quinnipiac Poll

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (CBSMiami) -- Democrat Hillary Clinton has taken an early lead in the race for the White House with Republican rival Donald Trump behind 51 - 41 percent, according to a Quinnipiac University National poll released Thursday.

The 10-point difference represents a head-to-head matchup but the numbers differ only slightly when adding third party candidates like Libertarian Gary Johnson and Green Party candidate Jill Stein -- with Clinton getting 45 percent to Trump's 38 percent.

Johnson and Stein nabbed 10 percent and 4 percent, respectively.

Women back Hillary 60 - 36 percent, while men back Trump 48 - 42 percent.

And when it comes to whites compared to non-whites, the numbers are even more drastic. Whites favor Trump 52 - 41 percent. Non-white voters favor Clinton 77 - 15 percent.

The one thing both candidates have in common is how much they're disliked, as a whole, with 37 percent of voters say they will consider voting for a third party candidate. Clinton's favorability was between 41 - 53 percent, while Trump's was 33 - 61 percent.

With Clinton voters, 47 percent say they are anti-Trump and 32 percent are pro-Clinton.

With Trump voters, 64 percent are anti-Clinton and 25 percent are pro-Trump.

Both candidates also received very unfavorable ratings for their honesty. Americans say 53 - 42 percent that Trump is dishonest. By a 66 - 29 percent margin, voters feel Clinton is dishonest.

In contrast, voters say 66 - 33 percent that Clinton is qualified to be president. Trump gets 58 - 40 percent.

On several other measures, Clinton was favored over Trump in the following:

58 - 40 percent on her leadership skills, compared to 46 - 52 for Trump;
71 - 29 percent on her experience for the job, compared to 32 - 65 percent for Trump;
87 - 12 percent on her intelligence, compared to 67 - 30 percent for Trump;

Voters also 74 - 21 percent that say Trump should release his tax returns.

From August 18 - 24, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,498 likely voters nationwide with a margin of error of +/- 2.5 percentage points. Live interviewers call land lines and cell phones.

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