GREEN BAY, WI -- A new poll in Wisconsin is showing tightening presidential races on both sides of the aisle.
This latest Marquette Law School poll shows where the candidates currently rank in this important swing state, along with how issues, like immigration, could be shaping these numbers.
According to the poll, in Wisconsin, Bernie sanders trails Hillary Clinton by just 2% compared to a 9 point gap in November.
"So, sanders is appealing more to independent voters, and even bringing over a few Republican leaners," says poll director Charles Franklin.
On the Republican side, Donald Trump leads with 24%, while Ted Cruz--at 16%--trails Marco Rubio by two points.
"It perhaps, in part, reflects the nature of the Republican party here," adds Franklin, "not quite as strong in the embrace of the Tea Party, or the very conservative wing of the party--though Ted Cruz is doing pretty well here."
On issues, like immigration, the poll shows 57% of Wisconsinites support a path to citizenship, while 58% oppose a ban on Muslims entering the country.
"In Wisconsin, our opinions on those two issues match up quite closely with what most national polling is showing, as well," adds Franklin.
The question now: will the issues, and the candidates, bring out the state's young, and independent voters?
"Especially younger people that... are like, 'oh, I'm not going to vote, why would I vote?' the population around here of younger kids that can vote is pretty big," says NWTC Freshman Jake Laitinen, "so I think that they can make a pretty [big] difference."
Political experts say presidential races typically see a four to five point Democratic advantage.
As far as expectations, 65% of Democrats polled expect Clinton to be nominated, while 49% of Republicans think it will be Trump.
However, in possible matchups, Sanders beats Trump, Cruz, and Rubio by a wider margin than Clinton.
