Poll: Trump up by 1 point in Georgia

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are separated by only 1 point in Georgia, according to a new poll, suggesting the state is up for grabs in November.

{mosads}Trump, the GOP’s presidential nominee, has the support of 45.5 percent of the state’s voters in the Landmark/Rosetta Stone poll released Monday. He’s trailed by Clinton, the presumptive Democratic nominee, at 44.2 percent; Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson at 5.2 percent; and Green Party candidate Jill Stein with 2.5 percent.

The poll also showed that Clinton has 87.6 percent support among African-Americans in Georgia, while Trump has 67.6 percent support among the state’s white voters.

Clinton leads Trump among females, too, 49.3 to 45.7 percent.

“What’s driving the close election numbers in Georgia is the large and growing minority population,” said Landmark Communications President Mark Rountree.

“[Thirty-seven] percent of voters who will cast ballots this fall in Georgia are minorities, and black voters, who are overwhelmingly Democratic, make up 32 percent of that 37 percent,” he added.

In 2012, GOP nominee Mitt Romney won Georgia with 53.3 percent of the vote. He carried 74 percent of the white vote.

The new Landmark/Rosetta Stone poll was conducted on July 24 among a pool of 500 potential Georgia voters. Its margin of error is 4.4 percentage points.

The race in Georgia has been tight since May. Trump also held a 1-point lead over Clinton in the same poll two months ago.

Other polls, however, suggest that Trump’s support may be lagging in Georgia.

An Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll in May showed Trump with a 4-point lead over Clinton, 45 to 41 percent.

— This report was updated at 11:48 a.m.