Candidates for the Republican nomination for president whom you would definitely not support (October 2023)

Candidates for the Republican nomination for president whom you would definitely not support (October 2023)

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    Respondents were asked, "Are there any of these candidates for the Republican nomination for president whom you would definitely not support?"
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Chris Christie46%
Mike Pence42%
Donald Trump38%
Vivek Ramaswamy23%
Ron DeSantis22%
Asa Hutchinson21%
Nikki Haley20%
Will Hurd18%
Doug Burgum15%
Tim Scott9%
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    Respondents were asked, "Are there any of these candidates for the Republican nomination for president whom you would definitely not support?" Measurement of Party ID for this figure is based on two questions. First, respondents were asked whether they consider themselves to be a Democrats, Republicans, independents, other, or not sure. Those who responded that they are independents or "other" were then asked if they lean toward either the Democrats or Republicans. If they indicated that they lean toward one party or the other, they are considered Democrats or Republicans for the purposes of this figure. Only "pure" independents or members of a third party who indicate that they have no preference for Democrats vis-a-vis Republicans are considered independents. Respondents who answered that they are "not sure" for either of the two aforementioned questions are not incorporated into this figure.
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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Chris Christie9%48%46%
Mike Pence73%44%41%
Donald Trump93%44%30%
Vivek Ramaswamy51%51%20%
Ron DeSantis83%34%14%
Asa Hutchinson7%23%22%
Nikki Haley42%41%18%
Will Hurd21%27%18%
Doug Burgum21%17%15%
Tim Scott25%19%7%
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    Respondents were asked, "Are there any of these candidates for the Republican nomination for president whom you would definitely not support?" Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Chris Christie61%30%47%
Mike Pence52%26%41%
Donald Trump20%38%29%
Vivek Ramaswamy27%13%20%
Ron DeSantis20%9%13%
Asa Hutchinson28%11%25%
Nikki Haley23%11%20%
Will Hurd25%6%20%
Doug Burgum18%7%17%
Tim Scott8%8%6%
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    Respondents were asked, "Are there any of these candidates for the Republican nomination for president whom you would definitely not support?" Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Chris Christie19%31%52%
Mike Pence43%36%43%
Donald Trump70%55%28%
Vivek Ramaswamy44%28%19%
Ron DeSantis50%34%13%
Asa Hutchinson9%19%23%
Nikki Haley21%25%20%
Will Hurd14%14%19%
Doug Burgum24%14%14%
Tim Scott15%12%7%
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    Respondents were asked, "Are there any of these candidates for the Republican nomination for president whom you would definitely not support?" Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Chris Christie32%54%59%
Mike Pence32%41%52%
Donald Trump27%29%29%
Vivek Ramaswamy17%14%25%
Ron DeSantis17%12%12%
Asa Hutchinson16%19%30%
Nikki Haley15%18%23%
Will Hurd19%16%23%
Doug Burgum16%10%17%
Tim Scott11%4%9%
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    Respondents were asked, "Are there any of these candidates for the Republican nomination for president whom you would definitely not support?" Race is calculated according to the race variable.
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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Chris Christie51%19%34%
Mike Pence47%13%34%
Donald Trump39%22%50%
Vivek Ramaswamy22%18%29%
Ron DeSantis24%15%20%
Asa Hutchinson24%2%16%
Nikki Haley20%9%21%
Will Hurd19%16%14%
Doug Burgum14%14%18%
Tim Scott10%7%7%
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    Respondents were asked, "Are there any of these candidates for the Republican nomination for president whom you would definitely not support?" Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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CategoryMaleFemale
Chris Christie48%44%
Mike Pence44%40%
Donald Trump36%40%
Vivek Ramaswamy23%23%
Ron DeSantis21%23%
Asa Hutchinson23%19%
Nikki Haley18%23%
Will Hurd24%11%
Doug Burgum17%12%
Tim Scott8%10%
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    Respondents were asked, "Are there any of these candidates for the Republican nomination for president whom you would definitely not support?" Community type is based on the following question, " Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?"
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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Chris Christie36%49%48%
Mike Pence42%46%32%
Donald Trump37%40%33%
Vivek Ramaswamy17%27%23%
Ron DeSantis13%28%17%
Asa Hutchinson15%24%21%
Nikki Haley27%19%16%
Will Hurd19%17%19%
Doug Burgum17%14%14%
Tim Scott10%11%3%
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    Respondents were asked, "Are there any of these candidates for the Republican nomination for president whom you would definitely not support?" Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.
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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Chris Christie9%35%50%68%
Mike Pence35%35%44%47%
Donald Trump45%38%46%25%
Vivek Ramaswamy23%20%25%23%
Ron DeSantis31%14%28%15%
Asa Hutchinson4%19%23%30%
Nikki Haley10%23%26%17%
Will Hurd10%13%18%26%
Doug Burgum13%13%13%19%
Tim Scott11%7%11%6%
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    Respondents were asked, "Are there any of these candidates for the Republican nomination for president whom you would definitely not support?" Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Chris Christie24%42%49%39%46%62%
Mike Pence30%34%49%40%43%49%
Donald Trump0%34%41%18%41%47%
Vivek Ramaswamy0%21%27%18%28%20%
Ron DeSantis17%11%32%16%23%30%
Asa Hutchinson4%19%25%10%24%30%
Nikki Haley0%19%23%19%25%16%
Will Hurd10%17%21%9%18%25%
Doug Burgum16%13%21%3%14%21%
Tim Scott0%6%14%9%10%7%
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    Respondents were asked, "Are there any of these candidates for the Republican nomination for president whom you would definitely not support?" Religiosity is calculated according to the IMPORT variable.
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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Chris Christie45%49%41%50%
Mike Pence38%39%57%60%
Donald Trump38%25%47%78%
Vivek Ramaswamy25%20%18%25%
Ron DeSantis21%14%31%46%
Asa Hutchinson22%20%21%20%
Nikki Haley19%20%17%39%
Will Hurd20%16%13%19%
Doug Burgum16%14%11%13%
Tim Scott9%6%10%23%
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    Respondents were asked, "Are there any of these candidates for the Republican nomination for president whom you would definitely not support?" Fundamentalism is calculated according to the LITERAL variable.
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CategoryThe Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is the word of God but not everything in it should be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is a book written by men and is not the word of God.Don't know.
Chris Christie42%50%39%42%
Mike Pence34%45%56%52%
Donald Trump29%35%81%0%
Vivek Ramaswamy25%19%35%22%
Ron DeSantis17%17%48%31%
Asa Hutchinson19%20%32%27%
Nikki Haley16%23%32%15%
Will Hurd16%18%19%25%
Doug Burgum14%15%17%10%
Tim Scott10%7%19%0%

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