Poll Watch: Rasmussen (R) 2016 Presidential Survey

Rasmussen (R) 2016 Presidential Poll

• Hillary Clinton (D) 45%
• Ben Carson (R) 38%

• Hillary Clinton (D) 46%
• Rand Paul (R) 39%

• Hillary Clinton (D) 47%
• Marco Rubio (R) 36%

• Hillary Clinton (D) 50%
• Ted Cruz (R) 37%

• Hillary Clinton (D) 47% (43%)
• Chris Christie (R) 33% (41%)

• Hillary Clinton (D) 50%
• Rick Perry (R) 36%

Three surveys of 1,000 likely voters each were conducted on June 14-15, June 16-17 and June 20-21, 2014. The margin of error for each survey is +/- 3 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted November 7-8, 2013 are in parentheses.  

Inside the numbers: 

Among likely Republican voters, Paul is the top vote-getter against Clinton with 79% support, followed by Cruz at 75% and Carson with 74%. Seventy-one percent (71%) of GOP voters favor Perry in a matchup with Clinton, while Rubio earns 68% support and Christie 66% among their fellow Republicans.

Among likely Democratic voters, Clinton earns 82% to 90% support against the six Republicans, running strongest against Cruz and Christie.

Voters not affiliated with either major political party are closely divided in all six matchups, with Clinton leading by two to six points against Rubio, Christie, Cruz and Perry. Paul and Carson both have a four-point edge over Clinton among these voters.

While Carson is black, he does not fare any better than his fellow Republicans among black voters.