Trump’s 2024 poll ratings top 60 percent as the fourth impeachment bolsters GOP support and DeSantis remains second at 16 percent
- Former President Donald Trump received 62 percent support from likely Republican primary voters in the latest CBS News/YouGov poll
- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is second with 16 percent support
- 77 percent of likely Republican primary voters said they were more concerned about politicized impeachments than Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election
Former President Donald Trump hit the 60 percent mark in the last statewide presidential election of 2024, gaining momentum through his fourth indictment and leaving Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in second place by a very wide margin.
In a CBS News/YouGov poll released Sunday, 62 percent of likely Republican primary voters said they want to support the former president, compared to 16 percent who said they would support DeSantis.
All other Republican candidates stayed in the single digits — entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy at 7 percent, former Vice President Mike Pence at 5 percent and Senator Tim Scott at 3 percent.
While Trump is peaking in the polls, all other Republican candidates have been in the polls at or below 2 percent.
When likely Republican voters were asked whether they were more concerned about Trump trying to overturn the 2020 election than whether the charges were politically motivated, a whopping 77 percent chose the latter.
Former President Donald Trump (left) hit the 60 percent mark in the recent 2024 statewide presidential election, gaining momentum through his fourth indictment and leaving Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (right) a wide margin in second place lay
62 percent of likely Republican primary voters wanted to support Trump, compared to 16 percent who support DeSantis. All other candidates remained in the single digits — Vivek Ramaswamy at 7 percent, ex-Vice President Mike Pence at 5 percent and Senator Tim Scott at 3 percent
More than three-quarters of likely Republican primary voters said they were more concerned about Trump being the target of politically motivated charges, while just 8 percent said they were more concerned about Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election .
Fifteen percent of likely Republican primary voters said they were equally concerned about both.
Trump’s latest indictment from Fulton County, Georgia, was related to his efforts to nullify President Joe Biden’s victory in that state.
Of Trump supporters, 73 percent said they would stand by their husband to show his support during his litigation, while 27 percent said it was not a reason.
Fifty percent of likely GOP voters said they felt the GOP primary was too focused on the ex-president.
That explains why 91 percent of respondents said the other GOP candidates should stand up for themselves — not against Trump — as they took to the debate stage in Milwaukee on Wednesday.
Just 9 percent of respondents believed GOP candidates should run against the ex-president in the debate.
The CBS/YouGov poll shows entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy in third place with support from 7 percent of likely Republican primary voters. Additionally, 18 percent of respondents believed Ramaswamy could beat President Joe Biden in a general election
Former Vice President Mike Pence is fourth with 5 percent support. 14 percent of respondents believed Pence could “definitely” beat Biden in next November’s general election
When asked what they have heard the most about in the 2024 campaign so far, 44 percent answered Trump, while 40 percent named the economy and 16 percent named social and cultural issues.
Pollsters also found that GOP voters largely believed Trump would be a winner against President Joe Biden.
61 percent said Trump would “definitely” beat Biden.
That compares to the 35 percent who believed DeSantis could beat the incumbent president, followed by 20 percent who believed Scott could win, 18 percent who thought Ramaswamy could succeed, and the 14 percent who thought so about Pence and the former UN ambassador. Nikki Haley.
As DeSantis sees his campaign falter, polls show fewer Republicans now believe he will be successful in the general election.
In June, 50 percent said they believed DeSantis could “definitely” beat Biden.
That number is now 35 percent.