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AMES, IA — Donald Trump far outpaces other Republican presidential nominees in an Iowa State University/Civiqs poll, which surveyed 1,128 registered voters from Sept. 2-7. The results are the first in a five-part, monthly poll intended to track shifting voter perspectives before the Iowa caucuses on Jan. 15, 2024.
Among the participants, 434 said they “definitely” or “probably” will attend the Iowa Republican Caucuses and identified themselves as Republican or independent. Just over half (51%) of these likely Republican caucus-goers picked former President Trump as their top choice. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis trailed in second place with 14%, followed by former U.N. Ambassador and South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley (10%) and entrepreneur and political commentator Vivek Ramaswamy (9%).
The participants’ second choice for candidates revealed a tighter line-up. DeSantis took the lead with 21% and Ramaswamy came in at 18%, followed by U.S. Senator Tim Scott from South Carolina with 16%. Trump is in fourth place for the second-choice candidate with 13% and Haley in fifth place with 11%.
Participants were also asked if there were candidates that they did not support. Three candidates stood out. Almost a third of respondents said that they did not want former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to be the nominee. Former Vice President Mike Pence followed, with 20% saying they opposed him for the nomination. The only other candidate with more than 10% opposition was Trump, with 18% of the respondents saying they did not want him.