Poll: Clinton leads in Iowa with support from men and women

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton continues to maintain her lead against Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in Iowa, according to a new poll.

A new Public Policy Polling (PPP) survey released Tuesday found that the former secretary of state leads Sanders, 52 to 34 percent. The poll also found that Clinton leads Sanders among women by 21 points and men by 15 points.

The results are similar to a Quinnipiac University poll also released on Tuesday that showed Clinton leading the Vermont Senator 51 to 42 percent.

PPP’s poll shows she leads Sanders among women voters, 55 to 34 percent, and among men, by 49 to 34 percent. That differs from the Quinnipiac poll, which showed her ahead by a wide margin with women, but behind with male voters.

{mosads}In the PPP poll, Clinton also has the highest favorability rating, 73 to 19 percent, compared to Sanders’ favorability of 65 to 23 percent.

“New Hampshire is still looking like a toss up for the Democrats,” Dean Debnam, President of Public Policy Polling, said in a release. “But Hillary Clinton increasingly appears to be in a pretty strong position in Iowa.”

Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley trails far behind with 7 percent.

A RealClearPolitics average of Iowa Democratic primary polls shows Clinton holding a sizable lead to Sanders, 52.7 to 35 percent.

The poll was conducted from Dec. 10 to 13 and surveyed 526 usual Democratic primary voters via phone and Internet. The margin of error was 4.3 percentage points.