Poll Watch: NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist Iowa 2016 Republican Caucus Survey

NBC News/WSJ/Marist Iowa 2016 GOP Caucus Poll

• Ted Cruz 28% [6%] (4%) {4%} [2%] (7%)
• Donald Trump 24% [24%] (29%) {17%} 
• Marco Rubio 13% [6%] (4%) {4%} [6%] (7%)
• Ben Carson 11% [19%] (22%) {8%} [6%] 
• Rand Paul 5% [4%] (5%) {5%} [7%] (12%)
• Jeb Bush 4% [7%] (6%) {12%} [16%] (12%) 
• Chris Christie 3% [4%] (2%) {2%} [9%] (8%)
• Carly Fiorina 3% [8%] (5%) {1%}
• Mike Huckabee 2% [5%] (3%) {7%} [17%]
• John Kasich 2% [3%] (2%) {2%}  
• Undecided 3% [7%] (8%) {14%} [14%] (20%)

Who is your second choice for the 2016 Republican presidential caucus in Iowa?

• Ted Cruz 21% [8%] (6%)
• Donald Trump 16% [14%] (12%)
• Marco Rubio 16% [10%] (4%)
• Ben Carson 12% [17%] (21%)
• Rand Paul 6% [6%] (3%)
• Chris Christie 6% [2%] (2%)
• Jeb Bush 6% [10%] (9%)
• Carly Fiorina 6% [13%] (6%)
• Mike Huckabee 3% [6%] (4%)
• John Kasich 2% [2%] (3%)
• Undecided 5% [3%] (8%)

Survey of 456 likely GOP caucus-goers was conducted January 2-7, 2016.  The margin of error is +/- 4.6 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted September 23-30, 2015 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted August 26 - September 2, 2015 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted July 14-21, 2015 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted February 3-10, 2015 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted July 7-13, 2014 are in parentheses.