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New poll predicts electoral landslide for Clinton in US 2016 vote

Tuesday, 08 November 2016 12:57 AM [ Last Update: Tuesday, 08 November 2016 4:08 AM ]

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton boards her campaign plane at Gerald R. Ford International Airport on November 7, 2016 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. (Photo by AFP)

Results of a new poll point to an Electoral College landslide for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, one day before the US 2016 presidential election.

The Emerson College Polling predicted Monday that the former secretary of state would win 323 electoral votes , 270 of which is required for a candidate to secure presidency, while GOP nominee Donald Trump is not set to gain more than 215.

To reach the results, Emerson combined polls in battleground and other states with averages of other polls by the Real Clear Politics website.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump walks to the podium to speak at a rally at Lackawanna College in Scranton, Pennsylvania, on the final day of campaigning November 7, 2016. (Photo by AFP)

The swing states of Colorado, Florida, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin are expected to be won by the former first lady and New York senator, according to the poll results.

Iowa and Ohio, meanwhile, will be won by the billionaire property tycoon.

Emerson further predicted victory for Democrats in battleground Senate races, in which they are expected to secure 50 or more total seats to finally gain majority, unlike the present Republican-controlled legislative chamber.

Seats in Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri and Pennsylvania are expected to flip in favor of the Democrats, based on the final round of Emerson polls ahead of the Election Day.