Hillary Clinton's chances of being elected president skyrocket

Many post-debate public opinion polls suggested that Hillary Clinton likely beat Donald Trump in their first face-off, and now that appears to be having an impact on election projections.

Hillary Clinton has received a significant bump in election projections released Friday.

Predictions coming from Nate Silver's FiveThirtyEight show Clinton's chances of winning the presidency at 64.8 percent, as opposed to Trump's 35.2 percent -- that's according to his "polls plus" prediction.

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If the election were taking place immediately, the data suggests that the former Secretary of State is more likely to win the presidency by a 3 to 1 margin.

The results occurred despite Clinton only being ahead in the polls by a mere 2.9 percent, according to Real Clear Politics data.

FiveThirtyEight projects Clinton will win 291 electoral votes come November, with Trump just shy of 247. A candidate must win 270 electoral votes in order to become the next president.

The increase stems from Clinton's increased chances of winning in several swing states post-debate.