Poll in Florida Trump vs Clinton October 2016

As far as swing states go, Florida is the most important, it is definitely a must win state for the Republican candidate for president, Donald Trump.

The race has fluctuated wildly according to which poll you choose to believe, some have shown Trump with a lead of up to 4 points and others showing Clinton well ahead, if we take into consideration the average polling numbers, based on the last 6 polls undertaken in the sunshine state between September 7-29 then it is Clinton with the lead, albeit a slender one of a mere 1.2%.

RealClearPolitics Average Florida (Polls conducted between September 7-29)

Hillary Clinton   45.0%
Donald Trump   43.8%

In 2012 it was President Barack Obama who won the state which switches every now and again between Republican and Democrat.

Presidential Polls Colorado September 2016 Trump vs Clinton

Colorado is considered one of the key swing states in this year`s presidential election. In 2008 Obama won the state with a 9 point margin, this was reduced to 5.4 points in 2012.

According to the RealClearPolitics running average, Clinton leads by 3.7%, this signals a reduction in her lead from prior weeks, largely due to an Emerson poll which showed Trump winning by 4 points.

RealClearPolitics Average (9 August-13 September)

Hillary Clinton  42.7%
Donald Trump  39.0%

As recently as the end of August this average showed Clinton up by more than 11 points, so there seems to be little doubt that the race is tightening here.

Colorado is certainly a state that Trump would hope to win in order to boost his chances of victory on November 8.