Donald Trump only leads Hillary Clinton by a single point in Missouri

Donald Trump has a mere 1-point lead on Hillary Clinton in the deep-red state of Missouri, a new Monmouth University poll released Tuesday revealed. Among likely voters, 44 percent in the state support Trump, with 43 percent backing Hillary Clinton, 8 percent backing Libertarian Gary Johnson, and 5 percent still undecided.

There's good news for Trump in Utah, though: He holds a 15-point lead on Clinton in the most recent Public Policy Polling poll, with 39 percent to Clinton's 24 percent despite his unpopularity with Mormon voters. Even though over 60 percent of the state's voters view Trump unfavorably, "there's not much of a chance that Utah's actually going to go Democratic this year," PPP president Dean Debnam said.

The Monmouth University poll was conducted by telephone between Aug. 19-22, reaching 401 Missouri residents; the margin of error is plus or minus 4.9 percent. The PPP poll was conducted by telephone between Aug. 19-21, reaching 1,018 Utah residents; the margin of error is plus or minus 3.1 percent.

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