New Iowa Poll ranks Trump, DeSantis, Haley ahead of Iowa Caucuses – Des Moines Register
Who will win the 2024 Iowa Caucuses?
A new Des Moines Register/NBC News/Mediacom Iowa Poll of the 2024 election cycle will reveal whether former President Donald Trump’s overwhelming lead among likely Republican caucusgoers is still holding firm — or if Trump’s opponents have eaten into his lead with Caucus Day just around the corner.
The poll will measure caucusgoers’ first and second choice for president among Trump and five competing candidates, including:
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The first results from the new Iowa Poll will be published online at 8 p.m. CST Saturday at DesMoinesRegister.com and on NBC News. The results will also be printed in Sunday’s Des Moines Register.
A Register exclusive since 1943, the Iowa Poll is a closely watched indicator of presidential candidate strength in the first-in-the-nation caucus state. The Iowa Republican caucuses are scheduled for Monday evening.
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The poll will also test caucusgoers’ feelings toward the Republican presidential candidates and their level of enthusiasm for their first choice. It will also ask if their mind is made up on which candidate they will support.
The poll also will gauge likely Republican caucusgoers’ thoughts on whether they believe Trump’s legal challenges will hurt his electability and whether they would be more or less willing to support him if he is convicted of a crime before the general election.
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It will also ask likely Republican caucusgoers whether they will vote for Trump in the general election in November if he is the Republican nominee, or if they will instead vote for Joe Biden, independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. or some other third-party candidate.
In addition, likely Republican caucusgoers will be asked how they are feeling going into Caucus Day and to what degree they identify with the phrase Make America Great Again, or MAGA.
Each article will be published online and in print. The quickest way to receive the results is by signing up for news alerts through the Des Moines Register app.
More:Find results from past Iowa polls at DesMoinesRegister.com/IowaPoll
You can also find the results, as well as other comprehensive reporting on Iowa government and politics, in our daily politics newsletter. You can sign up for the free newsletter at DesMoinesRegister.com/politicsnewsletter.
Selzer & Co., an Iowa polling firm rated highly by political and polling insiders, conducts the Iowa Poll.
Des Moines Register Iowa Polls on the 2024 caucus cycle are produced in collaboration with NBC News and Mediacom, the largest cable company in Iowa and the nation’s fifth-largest cable company based on video customers.
Mike Trautmann is the News Director/Politics Editor for the Des Moines Register. Reach him at mtrautmann@gannett.com; Twitter: @DMRPoliticsCzar.