Which states are polling highest, lowest for Trump?

by Staff at American Greatness

An American Greatness analysis of 25 state polls of voter preferences in the upcoming GOP Presidential Primary Election found former President Donald Trump ahead in all 25 of them, by an average of 36 points.

The analysis tracks publicly announced polls including all announced candidates conducted between April 22 and Sept. 6.

Trump’s biggest lead: 65 points in Louisiana, according to an Aug. 24 poll conducted by Emerson on behalf of WGNO-TV (ABC). He earned the support of 75 percent of likely primary voters there.

Trump’s smallest lead? Eight points in Utah, where he polled at 27 percent, compared to 19 percent for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis

Trump averaged 53 percent support among primary voters in the 25 polls, compared to 17 percent for DeSantis.

60 percent + in New York, Illinois, Ohio

Trump has greater than 60 percent support of primary voters in seven states, including three of the nation’s largest.

He’s at 60 percent plus according to polls conducted in Louisiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois, Tennessee, New York, and Mississippi.

Trump holds a large lead– but is under 50 percent support– in eight states: Texas, South Carolina, Virginia, Maine, North Carolina, Iowa, Pennsylvania and Utah.

DeSantis polled above 20 percent in eight states– New York, Massachusetts, Florida, North Carolina, Nevada, Oklahoma, Mississippi, and Pennsylvania. He is under 12 percent in six states- Arizona, New Hampshire, Illinois, Louisiana, West Virginia and Ohio.

Trump and DeSantis ranked 12 in 24 of 25 polls, with the exception being a July 17 Ohio Northern University poll of Ohio GOP voters in which DeSantis placed third with nine percent, behind Vivek Ramaswamy’s 12 percent.

Ramaswamy is a Cincinnati native who attended St. Xavier High School in the city.

Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley placed third or tied for third in six polls.

Former New Jersey Governor Christie placed third or tied for third in four polls.

Former Indiana Governor and Vice President Mike Pence placed third or tied for third in seven polls.

In addition to placing second in the Ohio poll, Ramaswamy placed third or tied for third in three polls.

In 25 polls, Trump holds an average lead of 36 percent

    An American Greatness analysis of 25 state polls since April shows the former president has commanding leads in all of them…but some are more commanding than others.