Days before the Republican primary, a new poll shows former President Donald Trump holding a 16-point lead over former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley in New Hampshire.
according to Research released Friday According to Suffolk University, Trump holds a 16.4% lead over Haley.
Haley has seen significant gains in support in recent months, but the former president holds a notable lead just days before the Jan. 23 primary. Just over half of respondents, 51.8%, said they would vote for Haley, and 35.4% said they had the right to vote for Haley.
Florida. Gov. Ron DeSantis finished third among major candidates in the state's Republican primary, with 6.4% of respondents saying they would vote for him.
A majority of voters said they were unlikely to change their mind about who they were voting for in the coming days, the survey found.
Respondents who said they planned to vote for Haley were asked whether their vote was “for Haley” or “against Donald Trump.” Fifty-four percent of Haley voters said they would choose the former United Nations ambassador against President Trump, while 42% said they would vote more for Haley.
When asked the same question, Trump supporters overwhelmingly said they would vote for the former president as a “supporting Donald Trump” vote.
The survey was conducted on January 17th and 18th among 500 likely New Hampshire Republican primary voters. The margin of error is 4.4 percentage points.
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