Republican Presidential Polls 2016: Donald Trump With Strong Lead in GOP Primary Race, Majority of Trump Supporters Back Deportation
A new poll reveals that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has maintained a strong lead as the GOP frontrunner, while a majority of his supporters are in favor of deporting undocumented immigrants and banning Muslims from entering the U.S.
In addition to winning three consecutive primary victories in New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada, the billionaire business has a double-digit lead in the GOP race, according to the latest online NBC News|SurveyMonkey poll.
The survey, which was conducted from Feb. 24 to Feb. 25, shows that he won over 39 percent of GOP voters nationwide, giving him an 18-point advantage over Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, who came in second place with 21 percent.
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz landed in third place with 19 percent, while retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson and Ohio Gov. John Kasich each had 8 percent.
The poll also shows that 67 percent of Trump supporters have an unfavorable view of American Muslims. In comparison, only 35 percent of those surveyed admitted to having an unfavorable opinion of the religious group.
A whopping 87 percent of voters backing trump also support his call to temporarily ban all Muslims from entering the United States, compared to only 47 percent of all voters who agree with this proposal.
Meanwhile, 55 percent standing behind the brash billionaire believe all undocumented workers in the U.S should be deported, versus 29 percent all voters.
When asked about their view on abortion, only 45 percent of Trump supporters described themselves as "pro-choice" on abortion in comparison to 60 percent of all voters.
Lastly, half of those surveyed are in favor of raising the minimum wage to either $10 or $15 an hour, versus 72 percent of all voters.
Polling data recently released by RealClearPolitics shows the New York real estate mogul on top of the Republican field by approximately 13 percent of support just days befor Super Tuesday.
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