Poll: Hillary Clinton wins first presidential debate

Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton took the stage on Monday night for the first presidential debate, and viewers were quick to weigh in with their thoughts on which candidate was winning.

According to a poll conducted on AOL.com during the debate, Clinton was the winner. Of respondents who voted during the debate, 55.4 percent said Clinton won, while 44.6 named Trump.

Clinton, Trump face off in first presidential debate

But perhaps the most telling figures came from the breakdown of votes over the roughly 90 minutes of debate.

The two White House hopefuls were in a dead heat for the first 30 minutes of the debate, with a near even split of votes going to each candidate. The close votes were captured during the early portion of the debate, which kicked off with comments on the economy. Clinton spoke at length about her plans to generate middle-class jobs, ensure equal pay and raise the minimum wage.

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Trump countered by saying America needed to bring jobs back from overseas and railed against the woes of NAFTA and TPP. The debate caused NAFTA to surge as a search term, according to Google.

The voting shifted, however, during the final 60 minutes.

As the discussion turned to Trump's tax returns, stop-and-frisk and other contentious issues -- voters began to favor Clinton.

The votes cast in the final hour leaned heavily toward Clinton. An hour after the debate ended, voters chose Clinton as the victor by a 25-point margin.

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