Poll: Ron DeSantis trails Donald Trump by nearly 20 points in Iowa
Donald Trump gives Ron DeSantis the cold shoulder.

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It's still a better performance for DeSantis than other recent Hawkeye State surveys.

Ahead of a trip to Iowa Saturday for both Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis, new polling suggests the Florida Governor has ground to make up.

A survey released Friday by American Greatness, conducted by National Research Inc., finds the former President leading the Florida Governor, 44% to 26%, in a crowded field of candidates. Another 12% are undecided, and Nikki Haley tops all other names with 6%.

Compounding DeSantis’ problem is the relative softness of his support.

While 34% are firmly committed to Trump, only 15% are staunchly backing DeSantis.

In a head-to-head matchup, Trump still leads by double digits, 45% to 33%.

Though this poll is lopsided in favor of Trump, it’s actually better for DeSantis than two other recent Iowa polls.

In a McLaughlin and Associates poll conducted in late April, Trump led DeSantis in a full field of names, 54% to 20%. A hypothetical two-way battle between Trump and DeSantis also goes the former President’s way, 57% to 35%, with 8% undecided.

In an April Victory Insights poll of 400 likely Iowa caucus participants, Trump led DeSantis 54% to 20% in a crowded field, and 59% to 41% when the field was reduced to just those two names.

Other April polls told a similar story.

In a survey conducted by Cygnal for Iowans for Tax Relief, the former President leads DeSantis, 37% to 30%. An additional 19% of respondents are undecided, with other candidates struggling for support.

In still another post-indictment poll of the Iowa race, a J.L. Partners survey shows Trump up 41% to 26% in a crowded field.

A.G. Gancarski

A.G. Gancarski has been the Northeast Florida correspondent for Florida Politics since 2014. He writes for the New York Post and National Review also, with previous work in the American Conservative and Washington Times and a 15+ year run as a columnist in Folio Weekly. He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter: @AGGancarski


6 comments

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    May 12, 2023 at 2:25 pm

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  • Tiny Poll

    May 12, 2023 at 3:33 pm

    400 Iowans? Did you just shout the question into a diner?

    Spend money, do work and get a 1,400 person poll or get off the internet.

  • Elliott Offen

    May 12, 2023 at 3:43 pm

    He has a good chance of winning if he has Trump assassinated.. otherwise his stupid voters can’t be depended on to not vote for the orange crime spree. He better get Pushaw in there and hire some Russian guy to take out orange Hitler. Already he’s destroyed the GOP.

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