A recent poll shows that candidate Hillary Clinton has gained a strong 25-point lead over Bernie Sanders in the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination election.

A new Bloomberg Politics national poll which was conducted after the last Democratic primary debate and the terror attacks in Paris shows that Clinton has continued to gain traction among likely voters in her party and now leads Sanders 55 to 30 percent.

Polling data released on Friday also reveals that voters prefer the former secretary of state over the Vermont senator 3-to-1 when it comes to key presidential characteristics, including the ability to combat terrorism and climate change and having the competence to get things done.

On the other hand, more voters favored the self-proclaimed "Democratic Socialist" when it comes to cracking down on Wall Street and being honest and trustworthy.

In addition, Clinton's likability ratings have jumped as 31 percent of Democrats and Democrat-leaners gave her a "very favorable" rating compared to 23 percent in September. Plus, a significant amount of her supporters have already made up their minds about voting for the former first lady, while more of Sanders backers say their opinion could change over the course of time.

"What I see is a candidate that, before, was sort of teetering," said J. Ann Selzer, whose firm conducted the poll. "There was this undercurrent of, 'Things were not as solid as you think.'" Selzer added that the Democratic front-runner now "has a solid majority saying, 'She's my choice.' She wasn't close to that before. It's not like she's put together a fragile coalition. She's strong across the board."

Clinton's poll numbers may be growing as a result of the outstanding performances she gave in the last two debates. Her popularity also increased following her daylong Benghazi hearing in late October where she was grilled by Republicans over her handling of 2012 terror attacks in Libya.