The top chart reflects the latest polls taken in the presidential race on a national basis, and the RealClearPolitics average of all those polls. That average, which usually is closer to the actual electoral result, is now showing a 6.2 point lead for Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump (45.3 to 39.1). The bottom chart shows how this average has been over the length of this presidential campaign. Note that it shows the gap is growing wider between Clinton and Trump.
