Poll: Clinton, Trump lead in Illinois

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump are in the lead in a new poll in Illinois.

Clinton takes 51 percent of the vote in the poll, compared to rival Bernie Sanders with 32 percent among self-declared primary voters, according to the poll by Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute.

{mosads}Clinton leads among women, according to the poll, but Sanders takes the lead with voters under 35. Clinton also holds a lead with minority voters.

The poll was conducted Feb. 15-20 with a margin of error of 4.7 percent.

Trump leads the Republicans with 28 percent of the vote among those who said they would vote in the Illinois GOP primary. Rival Ted Cruz has 15 percent of the vote. Marco Rubio takes 14 percent and John Kasich takes 13 percent.

The poll conducted Feb. 15-20 with a margin of error of 5.6 percent.