Presidential Primary Poll (NC)
Source: Elon University
Registered voters who were self-identified Republicans or Independents who lean Republican
were asked who they planned to vote for if the presidential primary were held today. Fourteen
candidate names were read to respondents, with names randomly rotated to prevent primacy and
recency effects.
The survey found Carson in the lead with 31 percent. Carson gained 10 percentage points from
the prior Elon Poll conducted between September 17th and September 21st. Donald Trump
dropped to second place with 19 percent (compared to 21.5% in the last poll). Ted Cruz and
Marco Rubio are now in third place. Cruz was previously in 6th place with 6.2 percent but
currently has 9.7 percent support. Rubio was in 4th place in the previous poll with 7.4 percent,
but now has 9.7 percent support as well. Jeb Bush's support has dropped from 7 percent to 4.6
percent and Carly Fiorina, previously in 3rd place, has dropped to 6th place with only 3.4 percent
(a 6.5 point drop in support).
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Registered voters who are self-identified Democrats or Independents who lean Democratic were
asked who they would vote for if the presidential primary were held today. Three candidate
names were read to respondents with names rotated randomly.
Hillary Clinton is still the clear favorite among Democratic voters in North Carolina. Fifty-seven
percent said they planned on voting for Clinton, a 33 point lead over Bernie Sanders’ 24 percent.
Clinton's support is up 4 points from the September survey. Martin O'Malley had less than 3
percent support. Nearly 14 percent of Democrats or Democratic leaning Independents are still
undecided.
Read more: http://elon.edu/images/e-web/elonpoll/11_5_15_ElonPollEXEC.pdf
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