Donald Trump’s support has dipped from 45 percent to 39 percent while Hillary Clinton’s has remained steady at 42. | Getty National poll: Trump loses altitude against Clinton

Faltering support for Donald Trump among voters is boosting Hillary Clinton’s advantage over him, according to a new poll released Thursday.

Clinton leads Trump by three percentage points — 42 percent to 39 percent — among voters nationwide according to the new Fox News poll.


Clinton's lead, which falls within the poll’s margin of error, represents a reversal of fortune for Trump, who held a three-point lead in a different Fox News poll three weeks ago. Since then, Trump’s support has dipped from 45 percent to 39 percent while Clinton’s has remained steady at 42.

Among independents, the news is even worse for Trump, whose support dropped 11 points relative to the previous Fox News poll. Support for the presumptive Republican nominee among voters who identified themselves as Republicans also dropped three points.

Despite Trump’s recent controversies, those who say they support him also say they are unlikely to change their minds about him. Fifty-seven percent of respondents who said they support Trump also said there was “no chance at all” the GOP nominee could do or say something that would change their mind, while 23 percent said there was only a small chance.

Clinton’s supporters were just as loyal as Trump’s: 57 percent said there was no chance at all that the former secretary of state would change her mind while 24 percent said there was only a small chance.

The poll was conducted several days after Trump began attacking a U.S.-born federal judge for his "Mexican heritage" and accusing him of bias in his handling of two class-action lawsuits over Trump University. The furor over Trump's comments was widely covered on cable news, with prominent Republicans stepping forward to distance themselves from his remarks.

The Fox News poll included 1,004 registered voters from across the nation, reached on both landline and cell phones. The poll was conducted from June 5-8. It's margin of error was plus or minus three points.