Poll Shows Hillary Clinton Continuing to Lead Pack in New Hampshire

Hillary Clinton continues to maintain a significant lead over her rivals in the New Hampshire presidential primary, according to new polling data released by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center. The latest poll also showed Bill Richardson and John Edward's campaigns locked in a battle for 3^rd place in the Granite State. Barack Obama remained entrenched in second place behind Clinton.

The University of New Hampshire Survey Center conducted the poll between November 14 and 18. The Survey Center conducted a similar poll between November 2 and 7^th. For each poll voters who identified themselves as likely to vote in the Democratic presidential primary in New Hampshire were surveyed.

In the latest poll Hillary Clinton had the support of 36 percent of these voters. In the previous poll 35 percent of voters said they would vote for Clinton.

Barack Obama inched forward by one point in the latest poll. Support for Obama now stands at 22 percent in New Hampshire, up from 21 percent earlier this month.

Support for John Edwards fell from 16 to 13 percent between the two polls. But Bill Richardson's campaign enjoyed a boost in the polls. Support for Richardson rose from 10 to 12 percent.

Dennis Kucinich's presidential campaign was reported to have the support of 3 percent of the voters who participated in the poll. The poll also showed support for Joe Biden at 2 percent and for Chris Dodd at 1 percent.

But very few voters who participated in the poll were certain about who they would vote for come January. Only 24 percent of the respondents said that they had definitely decided who to vote for. Close to half - 47 percent - said they had not decided who they would vote for on Election Day.

A significant number of voters in New Hampshire call themselves independents. Independent voters can register to vote in either the Democratic or Republican election on the day of the primary. Voter support for the candidates was more divided among undeclared voters who planned to vote in the Democratic presidential primary. More of these voters reported supporting John Edwards (16 percent), and less reported supporting Hillary Clinton (31 percent), Barack Obama (21 percent), or Bill Richardson (11 percent).

The Survey Center has been tracking opinion on the candidates since February of 2005. Support for Clinton appeared to have peaked at above 40 percent in September. Her campaign has experienced a modest decline in the polls in New Hampshire since then. With about a month and a half left in the race each campaign can be expected to sink additional resources into the race in New Hampshire in the hopes of winning the support of undecided voters.