New Hampshire: Trump Leads, Bush Second
Source: Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ – Donald Trump holds a sizable edge in the Monmouth University Poll of
likely New Hampshire Republican presidential primary voters, with a 2-to-1 edge over his nearest rival
Jeb Bush. When second choices are taken into account, Trump takes votes from nearly all of his
opponents, but appears to hurt Chris Christie, Scott Walker, and Ted Cruz the most.
One-quarter of likely GOP primary voters in New Hampshire currently support Donald Trump
(24%), with Jeb Bush placing second at 12%. Rounding out the top ten are newly announced candidate
John Kasich (7%), Scott Walker (7%), Marco Rubio (6%), Ben Carson (5%), Rand Paul (5%), Chris
Christie (4%), Carly Fiorina (3%) and Ted Cruz (3%). Mike Huckabee, Bobby Jindal, and George Pataki
each get 2%, while Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Lindsey Graham, and Jim Gilmore earn 1% or less.
Another 14% of likely primary voters are undecided.
“The controversy over comments about John McCain’s war service do not appear to have slowed
the Trump steamroller,” said Patrick Murray, director of the independent Monmouth University Polling
Institute in West Long Branch, NJ. The Monmouth poll is the first to be conducted in New Hampshire
entirely after Trump’s July 18 comment
