Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster
Donald Trump continues to lead the pack in the race for the Republican nomination, according to a new NBC News/SurveyMonkey poll.
Among Republicans and Republican-leaning registered voters, the New York businessman has 35 percent support. That’s compared with 18 percent for U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and 13 percent for U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio. The NBC News/SurveyMonkey weekly election tracking poll covered Dec. 28 through Jan. 3, and was conducted online among a national sample of 3,700 adults over 18.
Trump has the highest support among white evangelical voters — @nbcnews/SurveyMonkey poll https://t.co/eG8OuciT7D pic.twitter.com/ycsQnoxUcR
— NBC News (@NBCNews) Jan. 5, 2016
Ben Carson received 9 percent support among Republican and Republican-leaning registered voters; while Jeb Bush received 6 percent support in the one-week period. Five percent of respondents said they didn’t know who they would support.
Among Democrats and Democratic-leaning registered voters, Hillary Clinton has 53 percent support, compared to 36 percent for Bernie Sanders. Seventy-seven percent of Democrats and Democratic-leaning registered voters said they think Clinton will win the Democratic nomination.
Clinton holds lead over Sanders heading into primaries — @nbcnews/SurveyMonkey poll #2016 https://t.co/k7AZM7mog7 pic.twitter.com/ZYt9v4PdXg
— NBC News (@NBCNews) Jan. 5, 2016
