Data Points

While Trump has criticized House Speaker Paul Ryan for his negative response to several of Trump's controversial statements, a full third (34 percent) of Republicans and Republican-leaning voters say they would trust Ryan more to lead the Republican Party than the party's current presidential nominee.

Among Trump's own supporters, a quarter say they would trust Ryan more to lead the party. Among Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson's supporters, 80 percent say they would trust Ryan more. This number is potentially consequential given Johnson's position as a potential spoiler-candidate in several critical states.

As several prominent GOP party leaders and down-ballot Republican contenders scramble to figure out the potential impact of a Clinton victory in their respective states, 74 percent of likely voters overall say that the GOP is divided and will remain so through the general election in November—only 4 percent say the Republican Party is united now. This is in stark contrast to the perception of the Democratic Party -54 percent of voters overall say that the Democratic Party is united now.

Among Republicans and Republican-leaning voters, 57 percent say that their party is divided and will not unite by November.

As of October 24, Democratic-affiliated voters have outpaced Republican-affiliated voters in 9 of 12 battleground states including Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Michigan, North Carolina, Nevada, Ohio, Virginia and Wisconsin. In Florida, Georgia, and Pennsylvania, more Republican-affiliated voters have cast ballots so far.

As of October 24, 2016, over 6.5 million votes have been cast in the 2016 Presidential Election nationwide. In 12 key battleground states, 4,270,596 early votes have been cast.

Among Republican and Republican-leaning likely voters, 45 percent said they might not accept the election as legitimate if their candidate doesn't win, including 18 percent who said they would definitely not accept the outcome. A majority of Republicans—53 percent—said they would accept the results of the election if their candidate loses.

An overwhelming majority of Democrats and Democratic-leaning voters—82 percent—said they would definitely or probably accept the election.

Hillary Clinton won the third and final debate of the 2016 Presidential Election cycle by a 9-point margin over Donald Trump, according to likely voters who watched or followed coverage of Wednesday's face-off. A 46 percent plurality said Clinton won the debate, while 37 percent said Trump won. Another 17 percent said that neither candidate won the debate. Clinton's final victory over the Republican nominee marks a decisive sweep of all three debates.

As of October 21, 2016, nearly 4.4 million votes have been cast nationwide. In 12 crucial battleground states, nearly 3 million votes have been cast.

As of October 19, more Democratic-affiliated voters have cast early ballots in Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio, Virginia and Wisconsin. In Georgia, North Carolina, Nevada and Pennsylvania, more Republican-affiliated voters have cast ballots so far.

In Florida, an equal proportion of Democratic-affiliated and Republican-affiliated voters have cast early ballots

As of October 19, over 2.5 million early votes have been cast nationwide. Among twelve battleground states, over 1.5 million voters have already cast ballots in the 2016 Presidential Election.

Gender issues have been at the forefront of the campaign this election cycle and after a particularly tumultuous week, it is interesting to see how wide the persistent gender gap has become.

According to the latest NBC News|SurveyMonkey Weekly Election Tracking Poll, Hillary Clinton currently enjoys an 18-point margin over Trump among likely women voters overall. Trump leads Clinton among likely men voters by 7 points.

The Democratic candidate leads Trump among women of all age groups and education levels. Women with college degrees support her by a 37-point margin (62 percent to 25 percent) and women without college degrees support her by a narrower 6-point margin (46 percent to 40 percent).