Story highlights Among Hispanic, black and Asian voters, Clinton has a massive lead over Trump, 69% to 19%

Trump is faring worse among the state's white voters than Mitt Romney in 2012

(CNN) Hillary Clinton has built a 9-point lead over Donald Trump in Florida, according to a poll released Tuesday, owing to her advantage among minorities and white women in the state.

The survey from Monmouth University found Clinton with the support of 48% of likely voters in the important swing state, compared with 39% for Trump. Libertarian Gary Johnson nets support from 6% of Florida voters.

Among Hispanic, black and Asian voters -- a collective bloc that comprises a third of Florida's electorate -- the poll found Clinton with a massive lead over Trump, 69% to 19%.

The poll showed that although Trump has a lead among white voters in Florida -- 51% to 37% -- Clinton benefits from a gender split. Trump leads big among white men, 64% to 24%, while Clinton holds a 10-point edge among white women, 49% to 39%.

And Trump is faring worse among the state's white voters than Mitt Romney, who carried the group by 24 points in his 2012 race against Barack Obama.

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