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A study conducted by Emerson College revealed that over 50% of voters would support Donald Trump in the Republican primary for president in 2024. The former president led Florida Governor Ron DeSantis by 30.3 points.
About 3.6 percent of the 1,380 respondents said they would support Liz Cheney, who is stepping down as the head of the January 6th Select Committee. On the other hand, 7.5 percent of the respondents said they would like to see Mike Pence become the next vice president. Ted Cruz received the support of 3.4 percent of the respondents. The question asking about the primary race had a sample size of 614 participants, despite the fact that the entire survey had 1,380 respondents.
The survey was conducted from November 18 to 19 by Emerson College. The margin of error was within 2.5 percentage points.
According to Spencer Kimball, the director of the survey, the support for Trump and DeSantis can vary depending on the age and educational level of the respondents. For instance, in 2024, 71% of Republican primary voters with a high school diploma would support Trump, while 14% would support DeSantis.
The support for Trump among Republicans with a college degree was higher than that of those with an associate's or some other type of education. On the other hand, the support for DeSantis was lower among those with a graduate degree.
Kimball noted that there was also an age gap when it came to the support for Trump and DeSantis in the Republican primary. For instance, the support for the former was higher among Republicans under 50 years old, while it was lower for the latter.
The survey also looked into the support of Democrats who are considering running for president in 2024. It revealed that even though Joe Biden received only 38.7 percent of the votes, he was still considered the front-runner. Among the potential candidates, Kamala Harris, the current US Vice President, received the second-highest percentage of support at 16.6%.
Senator Bernie Sanders from Vermont came in third place with 11.5 percent of the votes. Pete Buttigieg, the current US Transportation Secretary, was the other candidate with 8.9% of the respondents' support.
In a hypothetical matchup between Biden and Trump, 40.9 percent of the respondents would support the former, while 45.1 percent would back the latter. A further 8.5 percent of the respondents said they would not support either candidate. A total of 5.6 percent said they would vote for another candidate. The results of the survey also showed that Biden had a significant lead over the other potential candidates, with 42.5 percent of the respondents supporting him, while 21.2 percent said they would vote for another candidate.
The preceding is a summary of an article that originally appeared on Wayne Dupree.
