Former President Donald Trump is crushing support among evangelical voters, according to a CNN admissions poll as the Iowa caucuses begin.
An early admissions poll released by CNN showed Trump receiving support from 55% of evangelicals. That's more than double the 24% approval rating that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis received among this group, and more than four times the 12% approval rating given to former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley.
Anti-woke businessman Vivek Ramaswamy received 8 percent support from evangelicals, according to the survey.
According to the early admissions poll, @CNN55% of white evangelical Christians support Donald Trump in the Iowa caucuses.#IowaCaucus pic.twitter.com/Q3gkpzslMB
— Political polls (@PpollingNumbers) January 16, 2024
Similarly, a Fox News admissions poll shows Trump winning by a landslide with 60% support among evangelicals.
FOX News Voter Analysis.
60% of evangelicals lean toward Trump.
Ron's outreach to evangelicals was unsuccessful.
— David D. Chapman (@davidchapman141) January 16, 2024
this reality match With the last NBC News/des moines register/ A Mediacom poll released ahead of the Iowa caucuses shows Trump in the lead, with 51% of evangelical Christians choosing the former president as their first-choice candidate.
Interestingly, President Trump's strong support among evangelicals President Trump's rival Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson claimed in 2023 that evangelicals want to move away from Trump.
“I respect what happened during his tenure, but [Trump’s] “The administration, especially the evangelical base, is saying, let's bring in someone who brings out the best in America, not someone who appeals to our worst instincts,” Hutchinson said during a February 2023 TV appearance. told. your world.
Obviously not.
A CNN poll shows that Hutchinson doesn't seem to be gaining support among evangelicals.
