Hillary Clinton gives a speech on national security on June 2 in San Diego, Calif. | AP Photo Poll: Clinton still leads Sanders among likely California voters

Bernie Sanders’ relentless campaigning in California has pulled him ahead of Hillary Clinton in a recent poll. But among those Democratic voters deemed likely to vote in next week’s primary, Clinton retains a double-digit edge.

The Vermont senator leads the former secretary of state by a single point in California, 44 percent to 43 percent, among Democratic primary voters in a new USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences/Los Angeles Times poll released Thursday.


Sanders’ one-point lead over Clinton is within the poll’s margin of error for Democratic voters, essentially tying the race in California with four days until the primary.

But among respondents considered likely to vote in next week’s Democratic primary, Clinton leads Sanders by 10 points, 49 percent to 39 percent. The survey also found that Clinton leads the Vermont senator 46 percent to 42 percent among those who identified themselves as Democrats, while Sanders leads 50 percent to 34 percent among those who declined to give a party affiliation.

Sanders has campaigned hard in California, holding rallies across the state in the lead-up to its primary. At an event Wednesday in Palo Alto, California, Sanders criticized the media for reporting that Clinton has the Democratic nomination all but wrapped up and chided her for making a hasty return to the state as the race there has grown tighter.

Just 47 percent of overall poll respondents said they have a favorable view of Clinton, while 57 percent said they view Sanders favorably. Both Democratic candidates polled well ahead of Republican nominee Donald Trump on favorability: Just 25 percent said they held a favorable view of him.

The USC/LA Times poll was conducted from May 19 to May 31 and included 1,500 registered voters in California with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.9 points. That included 903 Democratic voters, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.7 points, and 503 likely Democratic voters, with a margin of error of plus or minus five points.