Fifty-one percent of eligible voters in Florida say they believe former President Donald Trump is most likely to be the Republican nominee for president, compared to 15% who think it will be the state's Gov. Ron DeSantis, according to a Newsweek poll.
Here are how the poll results, released on Thursday, break down:
- No other GOP candidate received over 2%.
- 21% say they are uncertain.
- 53% of male voters in Florida say they believe Trump will be the presidential nominee, compared to 13% who say it will be DeSantis.
- 50% of female voters in the state say they think Trump will be the 2024 nominee, while 16% say it will be DeSantis.
- 49% of Florida voters say they believe President Joe Biden will be his party's nominee, compared to 9% who think it will be Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and 8% who believe it will be Vice President Kamala Harris.
- 25% say they are uncertain.
The poll, conducted July 25-26 by Redfield & Wilton Strategies, surveyed 840 eligible voters in Florida. The pollster said it is 95% certain that each value is within 3.38% of the true result.
Jeffrey Rodack ✉
Jeffrey Rodack, who has nearly a half century in news as a senior editor and city editor for national and local publications, has covered politics for Newsmax for nearly seven years.
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