As the nominees for the presidential election have become more clear, a new survey finds LGBT voters support Hillary Clinton for president over Donald Trump by a margin. According to the survey, 84 percent of likely LGBT voters back Clinton, compared to the 16 percent who support Trump, a significant margin showing more than 4 in 5 LGBT voters would vote for the former secretary of state.
That shows greater support for the Democratic candidate in among LGBT voters than exit polls showed among gay, lesbian and bisexual voters in The survey demonstrates LGBT voters back Clinton over Trump by a much larger percentage than the general electorate.
Recent polls show the race is becoming evenly split between the two candidates. Although most results have Clinton leading Trump, a recent poll from Rasmussen Reports found Trump had a 2-point advantage against his Democratic opponent. Moreover, the survey found LGBT voters are significantly more likely than voters overall to identify as Democrats: 60 percent identify as Democrats, and 40 percent say their intensity is strong.
Meanwhile, only 15 percent of LGBT voters identify as Republican, while 22 percent identify as independents. As such, Democrats are well-positioned not only to win strongly among LGBT voters come November, but harness this already mobilized voter segment into action.
The unweighted number of survey respondents who self-identify as LGBT is 88, which is about 5 percent of total respondents and consistent with estimates of the percentage of LGBT people within the population. Nearly three in five LGBT voters say they are following this election very closely, a number that outmatches all other major subgroups. Like other Americans, solid majorities of LGBT voters distrust government and politicians to do what is in their best interest.
