California Democratic Polls 2016: Sanders Trails Clinton

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Bernie Sanders trails Hillary Clinton in the California polls. (Getty)

California is the next state on deck for the Democratic candidates. The primary takes place June 7 and has 475 delegates at stake.

Bernie Sanders trails Hillary Clinton in the early polling numbers. According to RealClear Politics, Sanders trails Clinton by an average of 9.5 percentage points in the latest polls.

The Sanders campaign has been eyeing California as a way to cut into Clinton’s delegate lead. According to FiveThirtyEight, Clinton leads Sanders by 272 pledged delegates.

Here’s a look at the latest California Democratic polls.


RealClear Politics Average

RealClear Politics keeps a running average of the California polls. The average includes data from four polls. The KABC/SurveyUSA poll conducted May 19-22, the FOX News poll conducted April 18-21, the CBS News/YouGov poll conducted April 13-15 and the Gravis poll conducted April 7-10.

CANDIDATE VOTE%
Hillary Clinton 51.0
Bernie Sanders 41.5

KABC/SurveyUSA

The KABC/SurveyUSA poll was conducted May 19-22. It has a margin of error of 3.4 percentage points.

CANDIDATE VOTE%
Hillary Clinton 57
Bernie Sanders 39

FOX News

The FOX News poll was conducted April 18-21. It has a margin of error of 4.0 percentage points.

CANDIDATE VOTE%
Hillary Clinton 48
Bernie Sanders 46

CBS News/YouGov

The CBS News/YouGov poll was conducted April 13-15. It has a margin of error of 4.5 percentage points.

CANDIDATE VOTE%
Hillary Clinton 52
Bernie Sanders 40

Gravis

The Gravis poll was conducted April 7-10. It has a margin of error of 3.4 percentage points.

CANDIDATE VOTE%
Hillary Clinton 47
Bernie Sanders 41