Kajidata Research said 86.8 per cent of respondents to its survey believed that Clinton, the Democratic party nominee, was a better choice for America compared with the Republican nominee Donald Trump.
Kajidata conducted a telephone poll from Oct 24 to Nov 3 with 848 respondents to find out the level of interest that Malaysians had in foreign politics.
According to the survey, 59 per cent of the respondents have been following the US presidential election.
The firm’s advisor, Prof Syed Arabi Idid, in interpreting the results, said Malaysians appeared to be well aware of the impact that the new US President would have on the region and on Malaysia.
The outcome of the survey also showed that Malaysians in general had been keeping up with developments in the world, said the International Islamic University academician.
Clinton and Trump are neck-to-neck in public opinion polls. Voting in the presidential election takes place on Tuesday.