Early exit polls: Most Republican primary voters in North Carolina and Virginia will think Trump is fit to be president if convicted

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Nearly two-thirds of North Carolina primary voters say they want former President Donald Trump to become president if he is convicted, according to early results from a CNN exit poll of North Carolina Republican primary voters. A slightly higher percentage say they think it’s a good fit, according to early results from CNN’s exit poll of Republican primary voters in the state. Half of Virginia’s Republican primary voters say the same thing.

In North Carolina, about 4 in 10 primary voters say they are part of MAGA, or the “Make America Great Again” movement, compared to about a third in Virginia. This is lower than the 46% who supported the MAGA slogan in the Iowa caucuses. In South Carolina, about 41% of Republican primary voters described themselves as sympathetic to MAGA, and in New Hampshire, about a third of Republican primary voters said the same.

Exit polls are a valuable tool to help understand the demographic profile and political views of key voters. However, like all surveys, exit polls are estimates, not accurate measurements of voters. This is especially true for the preliminary set of exit poll numbers, which have not yet been weighted to match the final results of the primary. However, these results give us a glimpse of what kind of voters are participating in the voting.

Exit polls for the Republican presidential primaries in North Carolina, Virginia, and California and the California Senate primary were conducted by Edison Research on behalf of the National Election Commission. The North Carolina Republican primary survey includes 1,484 interviews with Republican primary voters across 19 early voting locations and 30 different polling locations on Election Day, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.0 for the total sample. It is a percentage point.

The Virginia Republican primary poll includes 1,196 interviews with Republican primary voters at 30 different polling places on election day, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.0 percentage points for the total sample. There is. The California Republican Party primary survey includes 585 interviews conducted before Election Day, February 25 to March 3, to contact selected respondents from voter files. It uses phone calls, emails, and text messages, and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.0 percentage points. complete sample. The California Senate primary poll includes 1,408 interviews conducted before Election Day, February 25 to March 3, to contact selected respondents from the voter file. It uses phone calls, emails, and text messages, and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.0 percentage points. complete sample.