Republican Presidential Primary Vote Choice: Second Choice (November 2015)

Republican Presidential Primary Vote Choice: Second Choice (November 2015)

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Ben Carson19%
Ted Cruz19%
Donald Trump15%
Marco Rubio10%
Carly Fiorina7%
Jeb Bush6%
Mike Huckabee5%
Chris Christie4%
Rand Paul3%
John Kasich2%
Bobby Jindal1%
Rick Santorum1%
George Pataki1%
Lindsey Graham0%
Jim Gilmore0%
Don't know7%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Ben Carson30%15%19%
Ted Cruz3%10%20%
Donald Trump0%18%16%
Marco Rubio5%4%11%
Carly Fiorina3%9%8%
Jeb Bush8%0%6%
Mike Huckabee22%0%4%
Chris Christie6%9%4%
Rand Paul0%2%3%
John Kasich0%5%2%
Bobby Jindal0%0%1%
Rick Santorum0%0%1%
George Pataki11%3%0%
Lindsey Graham0%1%0%
Jim Gilmore3%0%0%
Don't know8%23%5%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Ben Carson18%21%19%
Ted Cruz24%11%23%
Donald Trump25%11%12%
Marco Rubio12%10%11%
Carly Fiorina2%9%10%
Jeb Bush3%13%5%
Mike Huckabee3%2%5%
Chris Christie3%5%3%
Rand Paul3%6%2%
John Kasich2%1%2%
Bobby Jindal1%2%1%
Rick Santorum2%1%0%
George Pataki0%0%0%
Lindsey Graham0%1%0%
Jim Gilmore0%0%0%
Don't know2%8%5%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Ben Carson23%18%19%
Ted Cruz12%10%21%
Donald Trump0%7%17%
Marco Rubio3%7%11%
Carly Fiorina3%3%8%
Jeb Bush17%14%4%
Mike Huckabee23%4%4%
Chris Christie0%9%3%
Rand Paul5%0%3%
John Kasich0%3%2%
Bobby Jindal0%0%2%
Rick Santorum0%0%1%
George Pataki9%2%0%
Lindsey Graham0%1%0%
Jim Gilmore0%0%0%
Don't know5%23%4%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Ben Carson15%22%18%
Ted Cruz13%21%24%
Donald Trump15%15%20%
Marco Rubio10%12%10%
Carly Fiorina10%9%6%
Jeb Bush7%3%4%
Mike Huckabee2%4%4%
Chris Christie5%4%2%
Rand Paul8%1%4%
John Kasich4%2%0%
Bobby Jindal1%1%3%
Rick Santorum0%2%0%
George Pataki0%0%0%
Lindsey Graham1%0%0%
Jim Gilmore0%0%0%
Don't know8%3%4%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
Ben Carson20%16%26%
Ted Cruz4%19%21%
Donald Trump0%9%24%
Marco Rubio8%10%9%
Carly Fiorina0%8%7%
Jeb Bush10%12%1%
Mike Huckabee29%4%4%
Chris Christie3%4%2%
Rand Paul0%4%1%
John Kasich0%3%0%
Bobby Jindal0%1%2%
Rick Santorum0%2%0%
George Pataki16%0%0%
Lindsey Graham3%0%0%
Jim Gilmore0%0%0%
Don't know8%6%3%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Ben Carson18%59%20%
Ted Cruz18%8%20%
Donald Trump17%0%7%
Marco Rubio11%22%7%
Carly Fiorina7%0%9%
Jeb Bush5%0%9%
Mike Huckabee4%0%10%
Chris Christie4%0%3%
Rand Paul3%0%4%
John Kasich2%0%0%
Bobby Jindal2%0%0%
Rick Santorum0%0%3%
George Pataki0%0%2%
Lindsey Graham0%0%1%
Jim Gilmore0%0%0%
Don't know7%10%6%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Ben Carson18%19%20%
Ted Cruz12%23%16%
Donald Trump13%13%22%
Marco Rubio6%12%10%
Carly Fiorina13%5%9%
Jeb Bush8%6%4%
Mike Huckabee5%5%3%
Chris Christie4%5%2%
Rand Paul3%2%5%
John Kasich2%2%1%
Bobby Jindal2%1%2%
Rick Santorum1%1%0%
George Pataki2%0%1%
Lindsey Graham0%0%0%
Jim Gilmore0%0%0%
Don't know12%5%6%

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categoryMaleFemale
Ben Carson19%19%
Ted Cruz18%20%
Donald Trump19%10%
Marco Rubio11%10%
Carly Fiorina7%8%
Jeb Bush7%5%
Mike Huckabee5%5%
Chris Christie2%6%
Rand Paul3%3%
John Kasich1%3%
Bobby Jindal1%2%
Rick Santorum1%0%
George Pataki1%0%
Lindsey Graham0%0%
Jim Gilmore0%0%
Don't know5%9%

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category18-2930-4445-6465+
Ben Carson12%23%20%17%
Ted Cruz13%15%20%22%
Donald Trump5%9%19%19%
Marco Rubio9%10%11%11%
Carly Fiorina7%7%8%8%
Jeb Bush23%9%2%1%
Mike Huckabee1%7%4%5%
Chris Christie2%2%4%7%
Rand Paul7%4%2%2%
John Kasich3%2%1%3%
Bobby Jindal2%0%2%1%
Rick Santorum0%0%1%2%
George Pataki0%0%2%0%
Lindsey Graham0%0%0%0%
Jim Gilmore1%0%0%0%
Don't know13%12%5%3%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Ben Carson16%19%20%13%21%21%
Ted Cruz24%23%18%20%16%15%
Donald Trump24%17%14%20%11%11%
Marco Rubio0%9%12%3%17%10%
Carly Fiorina0%6%10%5%7%15%
Jeb Bush11%7%5%5%5%5%
Mike Huckabee16%3%6%2%4%0%
Chris Christie0%5%4%0%8%0%
Rand Paul0%3%3%10%1%4%
John Kasich5%0%1%0%1%12%
Bobby Jindal0%1%1%0%4%2%
Rick Santorum0%2%0%0%1%0%
George Pataki0%2%0%0%0%2%
Lindsey Graham0%1%0%0%0%0%
Jim Gilmore0%0%0%2%0%0%
Don't know5%5%7%20%6%2%

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categoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Ben Carson23%15%12%18%
Ted Cruz19%17%19%28%
Donald Trump13%22%12%3%
Marco Rubio11%9%12%12%
Carly Fiorina8%6%12%3%
Jeb Bush7%4%11%0%
Mike Huckabee6%3%3%0%
Chris Christie2%8%6%3%
Rand Paul3%3%3%4%
John Kasich1%4%0%7%
Bobby Jindal2%1%0%0%
Rick Santorum0%2%0%0%
George Pataki0%0%0%10%
Lindsey Graham0%0%2%0%
Jim Gilmore0%0%0%0%
Don't know6%6%9%14%

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categoryThe Bible is the word of God, to be taken literallyThe Bible is the word of God, not to be taken literallyThe Bible is a book written by men
Ben Carson21%21%10%
Ted Cruz24%16%21%
Donald Trump14%17%11%
Marco Rubio8%12%9%
Carly Fiorina5%9%7%
Jeb Bush6%6%5%
Mike Huckabee6%5%0%
Chris Christie2%4%10%
Rand Paul3%3%2%
John Kasich0%2%6%
Bobby Jindal3%0%0%
Rick Santorum1%0%0%
George Pataki0%0%4%
Lindsey Graham0%0%1%
Jim Gilmore0%0%0%
Don't know7%4%14%

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