Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump with wealthier voters — a group that historically votes Republican

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Voters with annual household incomes of $100,000 or more might be breaking from their typical voting habits in this presidential election. Though higher-income voters historically support Republican presidential candidates, a new Purple Slice online poll for Bloomberg Politics out Wednesday revealed Hillary Clinton is leading Donald Trump with that voting bloc. Clinton claimed 46 percent support among voters with annual household incomes of $100,000 or more, while Trump claimed 42 percent.

While a four-point lead may not be a huge edge — especially as it falls within the poll's overall margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points — Bloomberg Politics contended it "may sound an alarm" for Trump:

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