Two-thirds of Iowa Republican caucus participants believe President Biden did not legitimately win the 2020 election, according to Monday's admissions poll, showing that favored candidates have a greater share of opinions on the issue. It became clear that they were divided.
Entrance poll Of the 1,628 respondents, 66% of Republican caucus participants did not believe Biden legitimately won the 2020 election, while 29% believed he won legitimately.
A majority of Republicans (69%) believe the election was stolen and were supporters of former President Donald Trump, while 17% supported Ron DeSantis and 5% supported Nikki Haley.
Among Republican caucus participants who believed Biden was legitimately elected, 53% said Haley, 29% said DeSantis, and 11% said Trump.
another entrance poll It found that 79 percent of Haley supporters believe Biden was legitimately elected, compared to 40 percent of DeSantis caucus attendees and 6 percent of Trump supporters.
NBC News Iowa Admissions Poll breaks down beliefs in the legitimacy of the 2020 election:
Haley voters:
– Yes: 79%
– No: 19%People who voted for President Trump:
– Yes: 6%
– No: 90%DeSantis voters:
– Yes: 40%
– No: 54% https://t.co/Lk9qzmGO5U— Political polls (@PpollingNumbers) January 16, 2024
playing cards won According to the Iowa caucuses, 51% of voters voted, followed by DeSantis (21%) and Haley (19%). des moines register.
White evangelical Christians, who made up 55% of caucus attendees, were divided. A majority (53%) supported Trump, 27% supported DeSantis and 13% supported Haley. Among caucusgoers who are not white evangelical Christians, 49% supported Trump, 27% supported Haley, and 13% supported DeSantis.
Fifty percent of caucus attendees said they were not part of the MAGA movement, while 46% said they were. Within that group of MAGA voters, Trump won 78%, DeSantis 11% and Haley 3%. Among voters who said they were not MAGA, Haley won 35%, DeSantis 30% and Trump 25%.
The admissions poll also revealed that opinions are divided among age groups.
Older voters were more likely to attend Trump's caucuses than younger voters. The former president won 36% of voters aged 30 to 39, but won 50% of those in their 40s, 55% of those aged 50 to 64, and 58% of those over 65, according to the attendance survey.
The Republican candidate's next stop is the New Hampshire primary on January 23rd.
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Michael Faust has covered the intersection of faith and news for 20 years. His story was published in Baptist Press. Christianity Today, Christian Poecent, of leaf chronicle, of toronto star and of knoxville news sentinel.
