Clinton holds a 13-point lead over a generic Republican in the poll. Millennial poll: It's Clinton by a mile

Millennials appear to be ready for Hillary, a new poll shows.

According to a Fusion poll released Thursday, 58 percent of Democrats ages 18-34 — sometimes referred to as the millennial generation — support former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for the 2016 presidential nomination. Vice President Joe Biden finished a distant second with 13 percent and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren received 9 percent.


Among Republican voters, 16 percent would support House Budget Committee Chairman and 2012 vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, making him the top vote-getter. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush came in second with 11 percent, while Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul came in third with 9 percent and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz tied for fourth with 8 percent.

Clinton holds a 13-point lead over a generic Republican nominee in a hypothetical 2016 general election race, receiving 50 percent of the vote compared with 37 percent for a GOP nominee. In the matchup, she holds an 11-point edge among independent voters and a 44-point advantage among Hispanic voters.

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The survey also reports that young voters will likely be turning out in far stronger numbers for Democrats in the upcoming midterm elections. Forty-seven percent of millennials say they are more likely to vote for the Democratic candidates in the November elections, compared with 32 percent who say they are more likely to vote for Republican candidates.

Democrats have a particularly strong edge among Hispanic voters — 60 percent saying they are likely to support Democratic candidates and 17 percent saying they are likely to support Republicans. Sixty-two percent of Hispanic voters say the Democratic Party best represents their views on immigration policy, compared with 17 percent who prefer the GOP on immigration policy.

The survey was conducted Sept. 12-24 with 1,200 likely voters ages 18-34. Interviews were conducted in English and Spanish, and the poll’s margin for error is plus or minus 2.8 percentage points.