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 |