Hillary Clinton has Better Odds of Beating Donald Trump than Bernie Sanders, Poll Says

If Donald Trump wins the GOP nomination, the Democratic candidate who would have the best shot at beating him is Hillary Clinton, the latest Monmouth University poll released on Tuesday reported.

The poll, which surveyed 352 Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters, found that 52 percent of them stated that they would vote for Clinton, who was the former Secretary of State and was once the nation's First Lady, over Bernie Sanders. Sanders, the Senator of Vermont, received 37 percent of the vote.

Although Clinton is still the frontrunner, this recent poll marked the first time that the size of her lead fell to under 20 points. In Monmouth University's December poll, Clinton received 59 percent of the votes, which was significantly higher than Sanders' 26 percent.

When the poll asked the voters whom they believe has a better shot at beating Trump, 44 percent voted for Clinton. Only 16 percent of the voters believed that Sanders could win over Trump. 35 percent of the voters stated that both candidates would have an equal shot at beating Trump.

For the second-leading Republican candidate, Ted Cruz, 39 percent said Clinton had a better shot than the other candidates at defeating Cruz. 17 percent believed Sanders would have the edge and 37 percent agreed that both candidates had an equal chance of beating Cruz.

Other findings from the poll included:

-Clinton has lost the support of liberals. 57 percent supported Clinton while 31 percent picked Sanders back in December. In the New Year, Sanders is leading with 51 percent support compared to Clinton's 42 percent.

-Sanders also leads in support from people in the age group of 18 to 49 (52 percent for Sanders vs. 39 percent for Clinton).

-Clinton continues to have more support than Sanders among older voters over the age of 50, and black and Latino voters.

-Voters believe Clinton would do a better job with health care and gun control.

-Voters believe Sanders would be better at handling Wall Street and at closing the gap between the rich and poor.

For more information on the poll, click here.