
Entrance polls interview caucus-goers as they enter their caucus locations.
D. Trump
N. Haley
R. DeSantis
V. Ramaswamy
A. Hutchinson
C. Christie
Gender
Male (56%)
49%
19%
21%
10%
Female (44%)
53%
20%
22%
5%
In which age group are you?
17-29 (9%)
22%
25%
30%
21%
30-44 (14%)
42%
13%
29%
15%
1%
45-64 (35%)
54%
17%
21%
6%
65 or over (41%)
58%
21%
16%
4%
In which age group are you?
17-24 (5%)
Not enough data
25-29 (4%)
Not enough data
30-39 (8%)
36%
17%
25%
21%
1%
40-49 (12%)
50%
12%
28%
8%
1%
50-64 (30%)
55%
17%
21%
5%
65 or over (41%)
58%
21%
16%
4%
To which age group do you belong?
17-44 (23%)
34%
18%
29%
17%
56%
19%
18%
5%
Are you:
White (98%)
51%
19%
21%
8%
Black (0%)
Not enough data
Hispanic/Latino (1%)
Not enough data
Other (1%)
Not enough data
Are you:
White (98%)
51%
19%
21%
8%
Non-White (2%)
Not enough data
Which best describes your education? You have:
Never attended college (17%)
74%
7%
13%
5%
Attended college but received no degree (17%)
63%
8%
18%
11%
Associate's degree (AA or AS) (14%)
62%
13%
16%
8%
Bachelor's degree (BA or BS) (34%)
43%
23%
25%
7%
An advanced degree after a bachelor's degree (such as JD, MA, MBA, MD, PhD) (17%)
25%
38%
27%
9%
Education
College graduate (51%)
37%
28%
26%
8%
No college degree (49%)
67%
9%
16%
8%
Education by race
White college graduates (50%)
36%
29%
26%
8%
White non-college graduates (47%)
67%
9%
16%
8%
Non White college graduates (1%)
Not enough data
Non White non-college graduates (1%)
Not enough data
No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:
Democrat (2%)
Not enough data
Republican (82%)
54%
15%
24%
7%
Independent or something else (16%)
42%
34%
8%
12%
1%
1%
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Very conservative (52%)
61%
5%
26%
7%
Somewhat conservative (37%)
47%
25%
18%
9%
Moderate (9%)
20%
63%
7%
7%
2%
1%
Liberal (1%)
Not enough data
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Liberal (1%)
Not enough data
Moderate (9%)
20%
63%
7%
7%
2%
1%
Conservative (89%)
55%
14%
23%
8%
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Conservative (89%)
55%
14%
23%
8%
Moderate or liberal (11%)
22%
63%
6%
6%
2%
1%
White born-again or evangelical Christian?
53%
13%
27%
7%
49%
27%
13%
9%
Which ONE of these four issues mattered most in deciding whom to support today?
Foreign policy (12%)
36%
45%
10%
7%
Abortion (11%)
25%
25%
46%
3%
Immigration (34%)
64%
11%
18%
6%
Economy (38%)
52%
16%
19%
11%
Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding whom to support today?
Shares my values (41%)
43%
13%
31%
12%
Has the right temperament (11%)
10%
66%
15%
7%
2%
Fights for people like me (32%)
82%
4%
10%
5%
Can defeat Joe Biden (14%)
40%
33%
21%
4%
Would you favor or oppose a federal law banning most or all abortions nationwide?
Favor banning (61%)
55%
10%
25%
9%
Oppose banning (35%)
44%
35%
14%
6%
1%
Do you think that Joe Biden legitimately won the presidency in 2020?
11%
53%
29%
6%
69%
5%
17%
9%
Do you consider yourself part of the MAGA movement?
78%
3%
11%
8%
25%
35%
30%
8%
If Donald Trump were to be convicted of a crime, would you consider him fit to be president?
72%
5%
14%
9%
10%
49%
33%
6%
When did you finally decide whom to support in today's caucus?
Just today (7%)
31%
23%
25%
11%
1%
1%
In the last few days (13%)
26%
33%
34%
7%
Earlier this month (15%)
21%
36%
25%
17%
Before that (65%)
66%
12%
17%
5%
Decided on caucus vote:
Last few days (20%)
28%
29%
31%
9%
1%
Earlier than that (80%)
58%
16%
18%
7%
Decided on caucus vote:
This month (35%)
25%
32%
29%
12%
Earlier than that (65%)
66%
12%
17%
5%
Area type
City over 50,000 (30%)
47%
27%
17%
7%
Suburbs (28%)
47%
15%
27%
9%
Small city and Rural (41%)
57%
16%
19%
7%
Region
Eastern Cities (22%)
47%
23%
21%
8%
East Central (18%)
58%
16%
17%
8%
Des Moines Area (26%)
40%
24%
27%
8%
1%
Central (18%)
61%
14%
17%
7%
West (17%)
58%
15%
19%
7%
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