Another New Hampshire poll gives Trump a monster lead over Haley, leaves DeSantis in single digits
Former President Donald Trump leads former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley by double digits in the New Hampshire primary, according to a poll released Wednesday, which also shows Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis with only single-digit support in the Granite State.
The Saint Anselm College poll was conducted after Trump’s landslide victory in Monday’s Iowa caucuses and factors in the recent departure of former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy from the 2024 campaign trail.
The Siena survey was the second poll released on Wednesday that showed the 77-year-old former president maintaining a double-digit edge over Haley in New Hampshire.
Haley’s support increased by 7 points since last week’s Saint Anselm College poll, rising to 38% with less than a week to go before the Jan. 23 New Hampshire GOP primary.
Trump’s support, likely benefiting from his performance in Iowa, has also risen by 7 points since last week, jumping to 52% and giving him a 14-point advantage over the 51-year-old former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador.
DeSantis’ second-place Iowa finish didn’t move the needle in New Hampshire, with the Saint Anselm College survey finding only 6% support for the 44-year-old Sunshine State governor.
The poll found that 60% of respondents who reported changing their preferred candidate based on the recent exits from the race now support Haley, and 51% of respondents who have changed their minds based on the Iowa caucuses results now back Trump.
“Trump and Haley have split most of the supporters of the former candidates [Christie and Ramaswamy],” New Hampshire Institute of Politics executive director Neil Levesque said of the survey’s findings.
Levesque also pointed to Haley’s move to skip a now-canceled Thursday debate with DeSantis in New Hampshire as a possible missed opportunity for the Haley campaign to gain ground on Trump.
“Haley still trails by a significant margin as she faces questions about her decision to skip the New Hampshire debate, which may deny her the best remaining chance to close the deal with the voters she needs to make up ground on the front-runner,” he said.
A Suffolk University/NBC10 Boston/Boston Globe poll pegged Trump with 50% support among likely New Hampshire Republican voters, followed by Haley at 34% and DeSantis at 5%.
The poll, also released on Wednesday, was similarly conducted following Trump’s blowout win in the Iowa caucuses and the withdrawals of Christie and Ramaswamy from the race.
