Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonJeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Momentum growing among Republicans for Supreme Court vote before Election Day Warning signs flash for Lindsey Graham in South Carolina MORE has a slim 2-point national lead over Donald Trump Donald John TrumpUS reimposes UN sanctions on Iran amid increasing tensions Jeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Trump supporters chant 'Fill that seat' at North Carolina rally MORE in the race for the White House, according to a new national poll.

Clinton edges out Trump, 42 to 40 percent, in the Quinnipiac University survey released early Wednesday.

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The thin gap remains when third-party candidates are included, with Clinton squeaking past Trump, 39 to 37 percent. Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson Gary Earl JohnsonWhat the numbers say about Trump's chances at reelection Presidential race tightens in Minnesota as Trump plows resources into state The Hill's Campaign Report: Biden condemns violence, blames Trump for fomenting it l Bitter Mass. primaries reach the end l Super PAC spending set to explode MORE earns 8 percent in that scenario, while Green Party candidate Jill Stein nabs 4 percent.

Pollsters also found voters are deeply dissatisfied with the climate surrounding the 2016 presidential election.

Sixty-one percent say it has “increased the level of hatred and prejudice in the U.S.,” with only 34 percent seeing “no impact.”

Of those who see hatred and prejudice rising, 67 percent blame Trump’s campaign and 16 percent point to Clinton’s campaign.

Wednesday’s results additionally found 58 percent believe Trump would not make for a good president, while 35 percent say he would.

Fifty-three percent believe Clinton would not be a good leader, while 43 percent say the opposite is true.

Quinnipiac University conducted its latest sampling of 1,610 registered voters nationwide via cellphone and landline phone interviews from June 21 to 27. It has a 2.4 percentage point margin of error.

Clinton, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, leads Trump, her GOP counterpart, by roughly 6 points nationwide in the latest RealClearPolitics average of polls.