Poll Watch: Monmouth University South Carolina 2016 Republican Primary Survey

Monmouth University South Carolina 2016 GOP Primary Poll

• Ben Carson 28% (15%) 
• Donald Trump 27% (30%)
• Marco Rubio 11% (6%)
• Ted Cruz 9% (5%)
• Jeb Bush 7% (9%)
• Carly Fiorina 2% (6%)
• Mike Huckabee 2% (3%)
• Chris Christie 1% (2%)
• Lindsey Graham 1% (4%)
• John Kasich 1% (3%)
• Rand Paul 1% (3%)
• Rick Santorum 0% (1%) 
• Jim Gilmore 0% (0%)
• Bobby Jindal 0% (0%) 
• George Pataki 0% (0%)
• Undecided (vol.) 9% (11%)

Which of the following best describes where your decision stands at this moment: I am completely decided on which candidate I will support, I have a strong preference right now but I am willing to consider other candidates, I have a slight preference among a group of candidates I like, or I am really undecided among a number of candidates?

• Completely decided 17%
• Strong preference 39%
• Slight preference 23%
• Undecided 20%

If the choices were limited to the following candidates, who would you choose?

• Marco Rubio 32%
• Jeb Bush 13%
• Chris Christie 10%
• Mike Huckabee 8%
• Lindsey Graham 4%
• Bobby Jindal 4%
• Rand Paul 4%
• John Kasich 3%
• No one (vol.) 11%
• Undecided (vol.) 10%

If the choices were limited to the following candidates, who would you choose?

• Ben Carson 39%
• Donald Trump 30%
• Ted Cruz 15%
• Carly Fiorina 7%
• No one (vol.) 3%
• Undecided (vol.) 6%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net} 

• Ben Carson 76% (72%) / 12% (9%) {+64%}
• Marco Rubio 62% (58%) / 18% (16%) {+44%}
• Ted Cruz 52% (47%) / 21% (21%) {+31%}
• Donald Trump 58% (58%) / 29% (28%) {+29%}
• Carly Fiorina 51% (55%) / 22% (15%) {+29%}
• Jeb Bush 41% (52%) / 43% (32%) {-2%}
• Lindsey Graham 30% (35%) / 53% (50%) {-23%}

Survey of 401 likely GOP primary voters was conducted November 5-8, 2015.  The margin of error is +/- 4.9 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted August 20-23, 2015 are in parentheses.