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Polls show divided America with Democrats viewed more favorably after convention

Xinhua, August 2, 2016 Adjust font size:

A number of polls released Monday show a divided America though more people view the Democratic Party and its presidential nominee Hillary Clinton favorably after the party's national convention in Philadelphia last week.

The former secretary of state won a nine-point lead over her Republican rival Donald Trump in a head-to-head matchup by 52 percent to 43 percent, according to a new CNN/ORC poll.

The poll also showed that 70 percent of non-white voters back Clinton, compared with only seven percent supporting Trump.

Earlier on Monday, a CBS poll finds Clinton holds a seven-point lead over the New York real estate mogul after the Democratic convention, a four-point shift in her favor.

Meanwhile, 44 percent of Americans view the Democratic Party more favorably, compared with only 35 percent saying they favored the Republican Party, shows the latest Gallup poll conducted immediately after each party's convention.

By 45 percent to 41 percent, Americans say they are more rather than less likely to vote for Clinton based on what they saw or read about the Democratic convention.

In contrast, 36 percent of respondents said they are more likly to vote for Trump, compared with 51 percent who said they are less likely, the Gallup finds.

It is the first time that a greater percentage of Americans said they are "less likely" rather than "more likely" to vote for the party's presidential nominee after the Republican convention, said Gallup, which has asked this question since 1984.

Also on Monday, a survey from The AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research indicates some 85 percent of people regard the nation as more politically divided than in the past, and 80 percent view Americans as being greatly divided on the most important values.

As many as 73 percent of Americans believe Trump will further divide the United States, compared with 43 percent saying that about Clinton, the last poll finds.

The Republican convention was held in Cleveland from July 18 to 21 and the Democratic convention in Philadelphia from July 25 to 28. Endit