Since the new year, Bernie Sanders has led Hillary Clinton in three other reliable New Hampshire polls by margins between 4 and 14 points. | AP Photo Poll: Sanders builds N.H. lead over Clinton

Bernie Sanders is ahead of Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire by a ratio of nearly 2-to-1, according to a CNN/WMUR New Hampshire Primary Poll out Tuesday.

The Vermont senator has the support of 60 percent of likely Democratic primary voters, while Clinton has 33 percent and former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley has 1 percent. Sanders’ lead has increased from 50 percent in December, while Clinton’s share has fallen from 40 percent.


The latest bump for Sanders caps a meteoric rise from July, when Sanders was polling at just 5 percent and Clinton enjoyed a huge lead.

Sanders has captured the majority of those surveyed under 35, with 81 percent of those voters choosing Sanders. He also won support from 3 out 4 of people who have not voted in a primary before (76 percent) and people who live in the northernmost part of the state (74 percent).

The poll shows Sanders with a larger lead than other public surveys: Since the new year, Sanders has led Clinton in three other reliable New Hampshire polls by margins of between 4 and 14 points.

While many New Hampshire voters are still not set on their choice, the percentage of those surveyed who have “definitely decided” has increased to its highest point yet, 52 percent. Twenty-six percent of those surveyed are “still trying to decide.”

The telephone poll of 420 likely 2016 Democratic primary voters in New Hampshire has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.8 percentage points. It was conducted Jan. 13-18.

