Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonJoe Biden looks to expand election battleground into Trump country Biden leads Trump by 12 points among Catholic voters: poll The Hill's Campaign Report: Biden goes on offense MORE's lead over Donald Trump Donald John TrumpBubba Wallace to be driver of Michael Jordan, Denny Hamlin NASCAR team Graham: GOP will confirm Trump's Supreme Court nominee before the election Southwest Airlines, unions call for six-month extension of government aid MORE in Florida has shrunk to 5 points from last month's edge of 9, a Monmouth University survey released Tuesday reported.

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In a four-way race, the Democratic presidential nominee has 46 percent support to Trump's 41 percent. Libertarian 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 receives 6 percent support, while only 1 percent plans to vote for the Green Party's Jill Stein.

A month ago, Monmouth reported Clinton with 48 percent to Trump's 39.



Clinton's core support among likely Florida voters comes from Hispanic, black and Asian communities, while the Republican nominee holds a healthy 18-point lead among whites.



“Although Clinton’s lead is smaller than in our last poll, she is maintaining her advantage in Florida given the ominous state of her poll standing last week,” said Monmouth's Patrick Murray.



The poll also found that Trump's recent attempt to end the "birther" controversy by reversing on his long-standing belief that President Obama may not have been born in America "does not seem to have had the intended effect.”



While 76 percent of Floridians said that their vote will not be impacted by Trump's birther reversal, 18 percent said that it makes them less likely to vote for the GOP nominee.

In Florida's Senate race, incumbent Republican Marco Rubio Marco Antonio RubioMurky TikTok deal raises questions about China's role Sunday shows preview: Justice Ginsburg dies, sparking partisan battle over vacancy before election Florida senators pushing to keep Daylight Savings Time during pandemic MORE holds a narrow 2-point lead over his Democratic challenger, Rep. Patrick Murphy, 47 percent to 45 percent.

Last month, the same poll found Rubio ahead by 48 to 43 percent.

The Monmouth University Poll surveyed a pool of 400 likely Florida voters from Sept. 16 to 19. Its margin of error is 4.9 percentage points.