Presidential Polls 2016: Ahead of South Carolina Primary, Donald Trump is Ahead
The latest presidential polls for 2016 reflect that Republican candidate Donald Trump is ahead of his rivals in the South Carolina primary race.
Based on polls listed on Real Clear Politics, Donald Trump leads by 27 points among likely South Carolina Republican voters two weeks ahead of the Feb. 20 primary. The billionaire's latest lead comes in the wake of his Feb. 9 win in the New Hampshire primary.
Trump got the top spot in the South Carolina House GOP survey with 35 percent of support. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz got the second place with 16 percent. RCP gave the business mogul an average rating of 35.7, while Cruz got 18.7 percent average, the report relays.
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In a recent Washington Post poll, Trump also topped the South Carolina primary race with 36 percent of support, while Cruz got the next place with 20 percent. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio took the third place with 15 percent, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is at the fourth spot at 11 percent, and Ohio Gov. John Kasich is at 9 percent.
The latest CBS News-YouGov survey shows that Trump got the support of 42 percent of likely GOP voters and Cruz is behind him with 20 percent.
In the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton has managed to maintain her lead over her rivals with 59 percent support in the South Carolina primary poll. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is behind her with 40 percent.
The poll indicates that the top contenders for the South Carolina presidential primary will be Trump and Clinton. While the billionaire has gained the support of conservative and evangelical voters, Clinton has clinched the support of African-Americans, the report explains.
The CBS News-YouGov presidential polls 2016 were conducted from Feb. 10 to 12 in South Carolina. A total of 22,517 registered voters participated in the phone survey, which had a margin of error of +/- 5.7 percent in the Republican poll and +/- 8.7 percent in the Democratic poll.
