Nikki Haley had clear second-place wins in several of Iowa's college cities, but underperformed outside of the state's more prosperous cities.
For example, in Johnson County, Haley scored At 34%, that's just 2% behind Donald Trump's 36%. This county is home to the University of Iowa.
she scored In Story County, home to Iowa State University, it's 30 percent. Her approval rating was just a few points behind Trump's 34% victory in the county.
In Polk County, which includes the city of Des Moines, Haley scored That's 27 percent compared to President Trump's 38 percent. Des Moines University straddles the border with neighboring Dallas County, where she also received 27 percent.
The college town vote likely reflects Haley's self-branding as a moderate, but not voters' support for her pro-investor economic promises.
For example, she told donors and supporters to allow Fortune 500 companies to import large numbers of foreign graduates and take away jobs and salaries that would have gone to U.S. graduates who voted for her on Monday night. Then he spoke again and again. Her approach to immigration has been described as “moderate” by many D.C. journalists who cover race.
of wall street journalI Voted A survey of 1,600 voters before the caucuses showed Ms. Haley defeated Mr. Trump by a margin of 38% to 27% among voters with a graduate degree, one in 10. But among the one in four voters with a college degree, she lost 29 percent to 37 percent.
His biggest support (38%) came from college towns, where one in 10 voters lived. She received only 10% of the vote in a small town where 44% of voters live.
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump arrives to address a rally at Simpson College on Sunday, January 14, 2024 in Indianola, Iowa. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
She also had a 37% share of the 1 in 10 people who said they were “moving ahead” financially. However, she received only 10% of the votes among the 1 in 3 people who said she was behind.
She also won 50% of the 1 in 5 voters who said they would not vote for Trump in November.
of washington post Voted 1,577 people entered the caucus venue.
According to the study, Haley had only a 10 percentage point difference among women (22 percent compared to 20 percent for men). However, she received 30 percent of the vote among college graduates, whereas she received only 10 percent of the vote among people without a college degree.
She received 47 percent among the small number of respondents (1 in 8) who said foreign policy was their top priority. But she won just one in seven of the 34% who said immigration was a top priority.
She also scored well among those who support legal abortion, at 37 percent. She received 54% of the 1 in 3 people who said President Joe Biden legitimately won in 2020.
She also received 36 percent of the vote from the 1 in 2 Iowans who say they are not part of the MAGA movement.
