Presidential election, 2016/Primary election and hypothetical polls

Polls have long been a key component of tracking and analyzing political races, and presidential races are no exception.

Presidential races are closely monitored and polled continuously, as early as two to three years before the actual election. These polls can drive campaign strategy: signaling to those in the lead to stay the course to maintain their standing and telling those in the back of the race that changes may be necessary to remain competitive.

While presidential polls can affect how candidates run their campaigns, candidates should be wary that poll numbers can often be vastly different from the actual outcome of the race. For example, Michael Dukakis was favored over George H. W. Bush by 17 percentage points at times during the 1988 general election campaign. But, the outcome was far different.^[1] Bush received 426 electoral votes to Dukakis' 111.^[2]

According to one Harvard study, journalists and the media in general focus intently on presidential polls, but in truth, they are poor indicators of how an election will actually play out.^[1] Regardless of whether polls can predict election results, they remain a staple of the political coverage of presidential elections.

Below, see a sampling of 2016 presidential primary election polls and hypothetical one-on-one match-up polls.

For readers interested in polls taken during the 2016 general election, see Ballotpedia's coverage of 2016 presidential general election polls.

2016 presidential primary election polls

Democratic public opinion polls

The following polls measured public favorability of each of the top potential Democratic Party candidates.

Democratic Party presidential primary polling (April 2016 - Present)
Poll	Hillary Clinton	Bernie Sanders	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size

IBD/TIPP May 31 - June 5, 2016	51%	37%	12%	+/-5.3	351
Quinnipiac May 24-30, 2016	53%	39%	8%	+/-3.8	678
ABC News/Washington Post May 16-19, 2016	56%	42%	2%	+/-N/A	332
NBC News/Wall Street Journal May 15-19, 2016	53%	45%	2%	+/-5.3	342
CBS News/NY Times May 13-17, 2016	51%	44%	5%	+/-6	371
CNN/ORC April 28-May 1, 2016	51%	43%	6%	+/-5	405
IBD/TIPP April 22-28, 2016	49%	43%	8%	+/-5.3	355
USA Today/Suffolk April 20-24, 2016	50%	45%	5%	+/-5.1	363
Pew Research April 12-19, 2016	54%	42%	4%	+/-N/A	738
NBC/Wall St. Journal April 10-14, 2016	50%	48%	2%	+/-5.3	339
Fox News April 11-13, 2016	48%	46%	6%	+/-4.5	450
CBS News April 8-12, 2016	50%	44%	6%	+/-6	359
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Democratic Party presidential primary polling (March 2016)
Poll	Hillary Clinton	Bernie Sanders	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size

The Atlantic/PRRI March 30-April 3, 2016	46%	47%	7%	+/-2.5	788
Investors Business Daily/TIPP March 28-April 2, 2016	45%	44%	11%	+/-5.1	383
McClatchy/Marist March 29-31, 2016	47%	49%	4%	+/-4.4	497
Pew Research March 17-27, 2016	49%	43%	8%	+/-3.8	842
Public Policy Polling March 24-26, 2016	54%	36%	10%	+/-4.8	422
Fox News March 20-22, 2016	55%	42%	3%	+/-5	410
Bloomberg March 19-22, 2016	48%	49%	48%	+/-5.6	311
Quinnipiac March 16-21, 2016	50%	38%	12%	+/-3.9	635
Monmouth March 17-20, 2016	55%	37%	8%	+/-5	391
CBS/New York Times March 17-20, 2016	50%	45%	5%	+/-6	388
CNN/ORC March 17-20, 2016	51%	44%	5%	+/-5	397
NBC News/Wall Street Journal March 3-6, 2016	53%	44%	3%	+/-2.8	1,200
ABC/Washington Post March 3-6, 2016	49%	42%	9%	+/-3.5	1,000
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Democratic Party presidential primary polling (February 2016)
Poll	Hillary Clinton	Bernie Sanders	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size

CNN/ORC February 24-27, 2016	55%	38%	7%	+/-5	418
Rasmussen Reports February 25-28, 2016	53%	31%	15%	+/-4.5	541
IBD/TIPP February 19-24, 2016	45%	43%	12%	+/-5.5	334
Fox News February 15-17, 2016	44%	47%	9%	+/-4.5	429
NBC News/Wall Street Journal February 14-16, 2016	53%	42%	53%	+/-4.9	400
CBS News February 12-16, 2016	47%	39%	14%	+/-5	549
USA Today/Suffolk February 11-15, 2016	50%	40%	10%	+/-5.5	319
Quinnipiac University February 10-15, 2016	44%	42%	13%	+/-4.1	563
Quinnipiac University February 2-4, 2016	44%	42%	14%	+/-4.5	484
Rasmussen Reports February 3-4, 2016	50%	32%	18%	+/-4.5	574
Public Policy Polling February 2-3, 2016	53%	32%	14%	+/-4.3	517
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Democratic Party presidential primary polling (December 2015 - January 2016)
Poll	Hillary Clinton	Bernie Sanders	Martin O'Malley	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size

IBD/TIPP January 22-27, 2016	50%	38%	2%	10%	+/-5.4	349
ABC News/Washington Post January 21-24, 2016	55%	36%	4%	5%	+/-5.5	406
CNN/ORC January 21-24, 2016	52%	38%	2%	9%	+/-4.5	440
Fox News January 18-21, 2016	49%	37%	1%	13%	+/-5	375
Monmouth University January 15-18, 2016	52%	37%	2%	8%	+/-5.2	352
NBC News/Wall Street Journal January 9-13, 2016	59%	34%	2%	5%	+/-4.9	400
CBS/New York Times January 7-10, 2016	48%	41%	2%	9%	+/-6	389
IBD/TIPP January 4-8, 2016	43%	39%	2%	16%	+/-5.1	378
Rasmussen Reports December 20-21, 2015	59%	32%	9%	0%	+/-4.5	546
Quinnipiac University December 16-20, 2015	61%	30%	2%	7%	+/-4.6	462
Fox News December 16-17, 2015	56%	34%	2%	56%	+/-4.5	390
ABC News December 10-13, 2015	59%	28%	5%	7%	+/-5.5	331
NBC News/WSJ December 6-9, 2015	56%	37%	4%	3%	+/-4.9	400
CBS/ NY Times December 4-8, 2015	52%	32%	2%	14%	+/-6	384
USA Today/ Suffolk University December 2-6, 2015	56%	29%	4%	11%	+/-5	363
IBD/ TIPP November 30-December 4, 2015	51%	33%	1%	15%	+/-5.4	345
CNN/ORC November 27-December 1, 2015	58%	30%	2%	10%	+/-5	403
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Democratic Party presidential primary polling (October-November 2015)
Poll	Hillary Clinton	Bernie Sanders	Martin O'Malley	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size

Quinnipiac University November 23-30, 2015	60%	30%	2%	8%	+/-2.6	1,453
ABC News/Washington Post November 16-19, 2015	60%	35%	3%	3%	+/-6	352
Fox News November 16-19, 2015	55%	32%	3%	10%	+/-5	366
Public Policy Polling November 16-17, 2015	59%	26%	7%	8%	+/-4.2	538
Bloomberg Politics November 15-17, 2015	55%	30%	3%	12%	+/-5	385
Rasmussen Reports November 15-16, 2015	50%	29%	6%	50%	+/-4.5	506
New York Times/CBS News November 6-10, 2015	52%	33%	5%	10%	+/-6	418
McClatchy/Marist October 29-November 4, 2015	57%	35%	4%	10%	+/-4.3	511
Fox News November 1-3, 2015	56%	31%	2%	10%	+/-4	505
Quinnipiac University October 29-November 2, 2015	53%	35%	0%	12%	+/-5.5	480
NBC News/Wall Street Journal October 25-29, 2015	62%	31%	3%	4%	+/-4.9	400
IDB/TIPP Released October 30, 2015	48%	33%	2%	17%	+/-5.3	356
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Note: In October 2015, Joe Biden announced that he would not run for president in 2016. During the same month, Jim Webb, Lincoln Chafee, and Lawrence Lessig ended their presidential campaigns. The Democratic polls below reflect polling during the time when their campaigns were still active, and it was widely expected that Biden would run in 2016.

Democratic Party presidential primary polling (October 2015)
Poll	Hillary Clinton	Bernie Sanders	Joe Biden	Jim Webb	Martin O'Malley	Lincoln Chafee	Lawrence Lessig	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size

NBC News/Wall Street Journal October 15-18, 2015	49%	29%	15%	2%	1%	0%	0%	4%	+/-4.9	400
ABC News/Washington Post October 15-18, 2015	54%	23%	16%	1%	1%	0%	0%	54%	+/-5.5	444
CNN/ORC October 14-17, 2015	48%	21%	17%	1%	<1%	<1%	0%	12%	+/-5.3	340
Monmouth University October 15-18, 2015	45%	29%	18%	1%	0%	0%	0%	12%	+/-5.3	340
Fox News October 10-12, 2015	45%	25%	19%	0%	1%	0%	0%	10%	+/-N/A	353
CBS News October 4-8, 2015	46%	27%	16%	2%	0%	0%	0%	9%	+/-6	343
Public Policy Polling October 1-4, 2015	37%	19%	20%	2%	1%	1%	0%	20%	+/-4.2	551
IBD/TIPP September 26-October 1, 2015	42%	18%	22%	0%	0%	0%	0%	18%	+/-N/A	344
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Democratic Party presidential favorability polling (September 2015)
Poll	Hillary Clinton	Bernie Sanders	Joe Biden	Jim Webb	Martin O'Malley	Lincoln Chafee	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size

Pew Research Center September 22-27, 2015	45%	24%	8%	0%	0%	0%	23%	+/-N/A	387
Suffolk University/USA Today September 2015	41.16%	23.26%	19.53%	0%	<1%	<1%	14.88%	+/-N/A	430
NBC/Wall Street Journal September 20-24, 2015	42%	35%	17%	0%	1%	0%	5%	+/-6.1	256
Fox News Poll September 20-22, 2015	44%	30%	18%	2%	1%	0%	5%	+/-N/A	381
Bloomberg Politics National Poll September 18-21, 2015	33%	24%	25%	1%	2%	0%	15%	+/-5.1	375
Quinnipiac University Poll September 17-21, 2015	43%	25%	18%	0%	0%	0%	14%	+/-4	587
CBB/ORC International Poll September 17-19, 2015	42%	24%	22%	0%	1%	0%	11%	+/-5	392
CBS News/New York Times Poll September 9-13, 2015	47%	27%	15%	1%	<1%	1%	9%	+/-6	351
ABC News/Washington Post Poll September 7-10, 2015	42%	24%	21%	0%	0%	0%	13%	+/-4.0	279
CNN/ORC International Poll September 4-8, 2015	37%	27%	20%	2%	3%	0%	11%	+/-5.0	395
Monmouth University Poll August 31-September 2, 2015	42%	20%	22%	1%	1%	0%	14%	+/-5.3	339
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Democratic Party presidential favorability polling (July - August 2015)
Poll	Hillary Clinton	Bernie Sanders	Joe Biden	Jim Webb	Martin O'Malley	Lincoln Chafee	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size

Public Policy Polling August 28-30, 2015	55%	20%	0%	3%	4%	1%	17%	+/-NA	545
Quinnipiac University August 20-25, 2015	45%	22%	18%	1%	1%	0%	13%	+/-3.9	647
Rasmussen Reports August 23-24, 2015	50%	24%	0%	2%	2%	2%	20%	+/-4	536
CNN/ORC August 13-16, 2015	47%	29%	14%	1%	2%	0%	7%	+/-5	358
Fox News August 11-13, 2015	49%	30%	10%	1%	1%	0%	9%	+/-NA	401
Fox News July 30-August 2, 2015	51%	22%	13%	1%	1%	1%	11%	+/-NA	499
Monmouth University July 30-August 2, 2015	52%	16%	12%	2%	2%	0%	16%	+/-4.7	429
CBS News July 29-August 2, 2015	58%	17%	11%	2%	1%	1%	10%	+/-5	362
NBC/WSJ July 26-30, 2015	59%	25%	0%	3%	3%	1%	9%	+/-6.16	253
Quinnipiac University July 23-28, 2015	55%	17%	13%	1%	1%	0%	13%	+/-3.8	681
CNN/ORC July 22-25, 2015	56%	19%	15%	1%	0%	0%	9%	+/-4.5	447
Public Policy Polling July 20-21, 2015	57%	22%	0%	5%	2%	3%	11%	+/-4.4	496
ABC News/Washington Post July 16-19, 2015	63%	14%	12%	2%	1%	0%	8%	+/-NA	NA
Fox News July 13-15, 2015	59%	19%	8%	1%	1%	1%	11%	+/-NA	382
NBC Suffolk University/USA Today July 9-12, 2015	59%	14%	8%	2%	1%	0%	17%	+/-4.7	434
Monmouth University July 9-12, 2015	51%	17%	13%	1%	1%	0%	17%	+/-5.2	357
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Democratic Party presidential favorability polling (January-June, 2015)
Poll	Hillary Clinton	Joe Biden	Elizabeth Warren	Andrew Cuomo	Bernie Sanders	Martin O’Malley	Jim Webb	Lincoln Chafee	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size

CNN/ORC June 26-28, 2015	58%	17%	0%	0%	15%	1%	1%	0%	7%	+/-4.5	428
Fox News June 21-23, 2015	61%	11%	0%	4%	15%	2%	1%	0%	8%	+/-5	375
NBC News/Wall Street Journal June 14-18, 2015	75%	0%	0%	0%	15%	2%	4%	0%	4%	+/-6.2	247
Monmouth University June 11-14, 2015	57%	12%	0%	0%	12%	1%	2%	0%	16%	+/-5.2	350
CNN/ORC May 29-31, 2015	60%	14%	0%	0%	10%	1%	2%	0%	13%	+/-4.5	433
ABC News/Washington Post May 28-31, 2015	62%	14%	0%	0%	10%	3%	1%	1%	8%	+/-NA	836
Quinnipiac University May 19-26, 2015	57%	9%	0%	0%	15%	1%	1%	1%	16%	+/-3.6	748
Fox News May 5-12, 2015	63%	6%	13%	2%	6%	0%	2%	0%	9%	+/-5.0	370
Fox News April 19-21, 2015	62%	9%	12%	3%	4%	1%	0%	0%	9%	+/-NA	388
Quinnipiac University April 16-21, 2015	60%	10%	0%	0%	8%	3%	1%	0%	17%	+/-4.1	569
CNN/ORC April 16-19, 2015	69%	11%	0%	0%	5%	1%	3%	1%	10%	+/-4.5	458
Monmouth University Poll March 30-April 2, 2015	60%	16%	0%	0%	7%	2%	1%	0%	14%	+/-5.2	356
ABC News/Washington Post Poll March 26-29, 2015	66%	12%	12%	0%	5%	0%	1%	0%	5%	+/-6.0	1,003
CNN/ORC March 13-15, 2015	62%	15%	10%	0%	3%	1%	1%	0%	9%	+/-4.5	466
McClatchy-Marist March 1-4, 2015	60%	13%	12%	0%	5%	1%	1%	0%	9%	+/-4.6	462
Quinnipiac University February 26-March 2, 2015	56%	10%	14%	0%	4%	0%	1%	0%	16%	+/-4.4	493
Fox News January 25-27, 2015	55%	17%	12%	4%	3%	2%	1%	0%	5%	+/-5.0	390
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Democratic Party presidential favorability polling (2014)
Poll	Hillary Clinton	Joe Biden	Elizabeth Warren	Kirsten Gillibrand	Brian Schweitzer	Margin of Error	Sample Size

CNN/ORC December 18-21, 2014	66%	8%	9%	0%	0%	+/-3.0	1,011
Fox News Poll December 7-9, 2014	62%	10%	12%	0%	0%	+/-3.0	1,043
McClatchy/Marist December 3-9, 2014	62%	11%	9%	0%	0%	+/-2.9	1,140
CNN/ORC November 21-23, 2014	65%	9%	10%	0%	0%	+/-3.0	1,045
Quinnipiac Polling June 24-30, 2014	48%	42%	24%	0%	3%	+/-2.6	1,446
Fox News Poll April 13-15, 2014	49%	0%	0%	0%	0%	+/-3.0	1,012
Public Policy Polling March 6-9, 2014	47%	40%	26%	0%	0%	+/-2.9	1,152
Public Policy Polling January 23-26, 2014	45%	34%	23%	0%	0%	+/-3.4	845
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Democratic Party presidential favorability polling (2013)
Poll	Hillary Clinton	Joe Biden	Martin O'Malley	Kirsten Gillibrand	Brian Schweitzer	Margin of Error	Sample Size

Quinnipiac Polling December 3-9, 2013	53%	37%	3%	0%	3%	+/-1.9	2,692
Monmouth University Polling June 25-30, 2013	52%	35%	0%	0%	0%	+/-3.4	850
Quinnipiac Polling June 28-July 8, 2013	55%	38%	0%	0%	0%	+/-2.2	2,014
Quinnipiac Polling May 22-28, 2013	52%	37%	0%	0%	0%	+/-2.6	1,419
Public Policy Polling May 6-9, 2013	51%	41%	7%	12%	3%	+/-3.0	1,099
Public Policy Polling March 27-30, 2013	50%	40%	7%	11%	5%	+/-2.8	1,247
Public Policy Polling January 31-February 3, 2013	49%	48%	6%	11%	4%	+/-3.5	800
Public Policy Polling January 3-6, 2013	54%	48%	8%	11%	5%	+/-3.0	1,100
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Republican public opinion polls

The following polls measured public favorability of each of the top potential Republican Party candidates.

Note: Due to the large number of candidates in the Republican field, many polls included 15+ candidates. The following results include the top ten candidates, according to an average of their results within a one- or two-month time frame. The "Unsure or Other" category corresponds to survey answers that indicated an undecided stance or desire for a candidate not listed in the poll. Depending on rounding and the results format of different polls, the results may not add up to 100 percent for an individual poll.

Republican Party presidential primary polling (April 2016 - Present)
Poll	Donald Trump	Ted Cruz	John Kasich	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size

CNN/ORC April 28-May 1, 2016	49%	25%	19%	7%	+/-5	406
IBD/TIPP April 22-28, 2016	48%	29%	16%	7%	+/-5	397
USA Today/Suffolk April 20-24, 2016	48%	29%	16%	7%	+/-5.7	292
Pew Research April 12-19, 2016	44%	25%	20%	11%	+/-N/A	740
NBC/Wall St. Journal April 10-14, 2016	40%	35%	24%	1%	+/-5.6	310
Fox News April 11-13, 2016	45%	27%	25%	3%	+/-4.5	419
CBS News April 8-12, 2016	42%	29%	18%	11%	+/-6	399
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Republican Party presidential primary polling (March 2016)
Poll	Donald Trump	Ted Cruz	John Kasich	Marco Rubio	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size

The Atlantic/PRRI March 30-April 3, 2016	37%	31%	23%	0%	9%	+/-2.5	676
Investors Business Daily/TIPP March 28-April 2, 2016	38%	31%	19%	0%	12%	+/-5.1	388
McClatchy/Marist March 29-31, 2016	40%	35%	20%	0%	5%	+/-4.7	444
Pew Research March 17-27, 2016	41%	32%	20%	0%	7%	+/-3.9	834
Public Policy Polling March 24-26, 2016	42%	32%	22%	0%	4%	+/-4.4	505
Fox News March 20-22, 2016	41%	38%	17%	0%	4%	+/-5	388
Bloomberg March 19-22, 2016	40%	31%	25%	0%	4%	+/-5.1	366
Quinnipiac March16-21, 2016	43%	29%	16%	0%	12%	+/-3.8	652
Monmouth March 17-20, 2016	41%	29%	18%	0%	12%	+/-5.2	353
CBS/New York Times March 17-20, 2016	41%	29%	18%	0%	12%	+/-6	362
CNN/ORC March 17-20, 2016	47%	31%	17%	0%	5%	+/-5	397
Rasmussen Reports March 16-17, 2016	43%	28%	21%	0%	8%	+/-4	719
NBC/WSJ March 3-6, 2016	30%	27%	22%	0%	21%	+/-4.9	397
ABC/Washington Post March 3-6, 2016	34%	25%	13%	18%	10%	+/-3.5	1,000
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Republican Party presidential primary polling (February 2016)
Poll	Donald Trump	Ted Cruz	Marco Rubio	John Kasich	Ben Carson	Jeb Bush	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size

CNN/ORC February 24-27, 2016	49%	15%	16%	6%	10%	0%	5%	+/-5	427
IBD/TIPP February 19-24, 2016	31%	20%	18%	7%	8%	0%	16%	+/-5	400
Rasmussen Reports February 21-22, 2016	36%	17%	21%	12%	8%	0%	7%	+/-4	697
Fox News February 15-17, 2016	36%	19%	15%	8%	9%	9%	4%	+/-4.5	404
CBS News February 12-16, 2016	35%	18%	12%	11%	6%	4%	14%	+/-5	581
NBC News/Wall Street Journal February 14-16, 2016	26%	28%	17%	11%	10%	4%	4%	+/-4.9	400
USA Today/Suffolk February 11-15, 2016	26%	28%	17%	11%	10%	4%	4%	+/-N/A	358
Quinnipiac University February 10-15, 2016	39%	18%	19%	6%	4%	4%	10%	+/-4	602
Rasmussen Reports February 3-4, 2016	31%	20%	21%	6%	5%	4%	12%	+/-4	725
Quinnipiac University February 2-4, 2016	31%	22%	19%	3%	6%	3%	16%	+/-4.4	507
Public Policy Polling February 2-3, 2016	25%	21%	21%	5%	11%	5%	13%	+/-4.3	531
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Republican Party presidential primary polling (December 2015 - Present)
Poll	Donald Trump	Ted Cruz	Marco Rubio	Ben Carson	Jeb Bush	Chris Christie	Rand Paul	Carly Fiorina	John Kasich	Mike Huckabee	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size

IBD/TIPP January 22-27, 2016	31%	21%	10%	9%	5%	1%	4%	2%	2%	1%	13%	+/-5	395
ABC News/Washington Post January 21-24, 2016	37%	21%	11%	7%	5%	4%	1%	3%	2%	2%	7%	+/-5.5	356
CNN/ORC January 21-24, 2016	41%	19%	8%	6%	5%	4%	3%	2%	1%	3%	8%	+/-5	405
Fox News January 18-21, 2016	34%	20%	11%	8%	4%	3%	2%	1%	4%	2%	8%	+/-5	405
Monmouth University January 15-18, 2016	36%	17%	11%	8%	5%	3%	2%	1%	3%	3%	10%	+/-5	385
NBC News/Wall Street Journal January 9-13, 2016	33%	20%	13%	12%	5%	5%	3%	3%	3%	1%	2%	+/-4.9	400
CBS/New York Times January 7-10, 2016	36%	19%	12%	6%	6%	3%	1%	3%	2%	4%	8%	+/-6	442
IBD/TIPP January 4-8, 2016	34%	18%	9%	8%	4%	4%	3%	2%	2%	1%	15%	+/-4.1	441
CNN/ORC International December 17-21, 2015	39%	18%	10%	10%	3%	5%	4%	1%	2%	2%	5%	+/-4.5	438
Quinnipiac University December 16-20, 2015	28%	24%	12%	10%	4%	6%	2%	2%	1%	1%	8%	+/-4.4	508
Public Policy Polling December 16-17, 2015	34%	18%	13%	6%	7%	5%	2%	4%	2%	4%	2%	+/-N/A	532
Fox News December 16-17, 2015	39%	18%	11%	9%	3%	3%	3%	3%	2%	1%	7%	+/-5	402
ABC News/Washington Post December 10-13, 2015	38%	15%	12%	12%	5%	4%	2%	1%	2%	1%	6%	+/-6	230
Monmouth University December 10-13, 2015	41%	14%	10%	9%	3%	2%	2%	2%	3%	2%	8%	+/-5	385
NBC News/WSJ December 6-9, 2015	41%	14%	10%	9%	3%	2%	2%	2%	3%	2%	8%	+/-4.9	400
CBS/ NY Times December 4-8, 2015	35%	16%	9%	13%	3%	3%	4%	1%	3%	3%	10%	+/-6	431
USA Today/ Suffolk University December 2-6, 2015	27%	17%	16%	10%	4%	2%	2%	1%	2%	1%	17%	+/-5	357
IBD/ TIPP November 30-December 4, 2015	27%	13%	14%	15%	3%	2%	2%	3%	2%	2%	17%	+/-5	394
CNN/ORC November 27-December 1, 2015	36%	16%	12%	14%	3%	4%	1%	3%	2%	2%	7%	+/-4.5	445
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Republican Party presidential primary polling (November 2015)
Poll	Donald Trump	Ben Carson	Marco Rubio	Ted Cruz	Jeb Bush	Carly Fiorina	John Kasich	Rand Paul	Mike Huckabee	Chris Christie	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size

Quinnipiac University November 23-30, 2015	27%	16%	17%	16%	5%	3%	2%	2%	1%	2%	9%	+/-2.6	1,453
ABC News/Washington Post November 16-19, 2015	32%	22%	11%	8%	6%	4%	3%	3%	3%	2%	5%	+/-6	373
Fox News November 16-19, 2015	28%	18%	14%	14%	5%	3%	2%	2%	3%	3%	7%	+/-4.5	434
Public Policy Polling November 16-17, 2015	28%	18%	14%	14%	5%	3%	2%	2%	3%	3%	7%	+/-4	607
Bloomberg Politics November 15-17, 2015	24%	20%	12%	9%	6%	3%	3%	3%	3%	4%	12%	+/-5	379
McClatchy/Marist October 29-November 4, 2015	23%	24%	12%	8%	8%	3%	4%	5%	3%	2%	6%	+/-4.7	431
Fox News November 1-3, 2015	26%	23%	11%	11%	4%	3%	4%	4%	4%	2%	7%	+/-4.5	476
Quinnipiac University October 29-November 2, 2015	24%	23%	14%	13%	4%	3%	3%	2%	1%	3%	9%	+/-4.4	502
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Republican Party presidential primary polling (October 2015)
Poll	Donald Trump	Ben Carson	Marco Rubio	Jeb Bush	Ted Cruz	Carly Fiorina	Mike Huckabee	Rand Paul	John Kasich	Chris Christie	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size

NBC News/Wall Street Journal October 25-29, 2015	23%	29%	11%	8%	10%	3%	3%	2%	3%	3%	5%	+/-4.9	400
IDB/TIPP Released October 30, 2015	28%	23%	11%	6%	6%	3%	1%	2%	1%	1%	15%	+/-5	402
CBS News/New York Times October 21-25, 2015	22%	26%	8%	7%	4%	7%	4%	4%	4%	1%	9%	+/-6	575
Washington Post/ABC News October 15-18, 2015	32%	21%	9%	8%	6%	5%	3%	3%	2%	3%	6%	+/-5.5	423
NBC News/Wall Street Journal October 15-18, 2015	25%	22%	13%	8%	9%	7%	3%	2%	3%	1%	7%	+/-4.9	400
Monmouth University October 15-18, 2015	28%	18%	6%	5%	10%	6%	4%	4%	1%	3%	12%	+/-5.3	348
CNN/ORC October 14-17, 2015	28%	18%	6%	5%	10%	6%	4%	4%	1%	3%	12%	+/-4.5	465
Fox News October 10-12, 2015	24%	23%	9%	8%	10%	5%	5%	3%	1%	1%	9%	+/-N/A	398
CBS News October 4-8, 2015	27%	21%	8%	6%	9%	6%	2%	4%	2%	3%	11%	+/-5	419
Public Policy Polling October 1-4, 2015	27%	17%	13%	10%	7%	6%	4%	2%	4%	2%	3%	+/-3.9	627
IBD/TIPP September 26-October 1, 2015	17%	24%	11%	8%	6%	9%	2%	3%	4%	2%	14%	+/-5	377
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Republican Party presidential favorability polling (September 2015)
Poll	Donald Trump	Ben Carson	Jeb Bush	Ted Cruz	Scott Walker	Mike Huckabee	Carly Fiorina	Rand Paul	Marco Rubio	John Kasich	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size

Pew Reserach Center September 22-27, 2015	25%	16%	4%	6%	0%	2%	8%	2%	8%	1%	28%	+/-N/A	496
Suffolk University/USA Today September 2015	23.42%	13.16%	7.89%	5.53%	0%	2.11%	13.16%	2.11%	8.95%	2.37%	21.3%	+/-N/A	380
NBC/Wall Street Journal September 20-24, 2015	21%	20%	11%	5%	0%	2%	11%	3%	11%	6%	10%	+/-6.5	230
Quinnipiac University Poll September 17-21, 2015	25%	17%	10%	7%	0%	2%	12%	1%	9%	2%	15%	+/-3.6	737
Fox News Poll September 20-22, 2015	26%	18%	7%	8%	0%	3%	9%	2%	9%	4%	14%	+/-N/A	398
CBS News/New York Times Poll September 9-13, 2015	27%	23%	6%	5%	2%	6%	4%	3%	6%	3%	15%	+/-6	376
ABC News/Washington Post Poll September 7-10, 2015	33%	20%	8%	7%	2%	3%	2%	5%	7%	3%	10%	+/-4.0	205
CNN/ORC International Poll September 4-8, 2015	28%	19%	9%	7%	5%	5%	3%	3%	3%	2%	16%	+/-4.5	474
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Republican Party presidential favorability polling (August 2015)
Poll	Donald Trump	Jeb Bush	Scott Walker	Marco Rubio	Ben Carson	Ted Cruz	Carly Fiorina	Rand Paul	Chris Christie	John Kasich	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size

Monmouth University August 31-September 2, 2015	30%	8%	3%	5%	18%	8%	4%	2%	2%	2%	18%	+/-5.1	366
Public Policy Polling August 28-30, 2015	29%	9%	5%	7%	15%	6%	8%	1%	2%	6%	12%	+/-N/A	572
Quinnipiac University August 20-25, 2015	28%	7%	6%	7%	12%	7%	5%	2%	4%	5%	17%	+/-3.8	666
CNN/ORC August 13-16, 2015	24%	13%	8%	8%	9%	5%	5%	6%	3%	5%	14%	+/-4.5	466
Fox News August 11-13, 2015	25%	9%	6%	4%	12%	10%	5%	3%	3%	4%	19%	+/-N/A	381
Rasmussen August 9-10, 2015	17%	10%	9%	10%	8%	7%	9%	4%	4%	4%	18%	+/-4	651
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Republican Party presidential favorability polling (July 2015)
Poll	Jeb Bush	Donald Trump	Scott Walker	Ted Cruz	Marco Rubio	Rand Paul	Mike Huckabee	Ben Carson	Chris Christie	John Kasich	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size

Fox News July 30-August 2, 2015	15%	26%	9%	6%	5%	5%	6%	7%	3%	3%	15%	+/-NA	475
Bloomberg July 30-August 2, 2015	10%	21%	8%	4%	6%	5%	7%	5%	4%	4%	18%	+/-4.4	500
Monmouth University July 30-August 2, 2015	12%	26%	11%	6%	4%	4%	6%	5%	4%	3%	19%	+/-4.8	423
CBS News July 29-August 2, 2015	13%	24%	10%	6%	6%	4%	8%	6%	3%	1%	19%	+/-5	408
NBC/WSJ July 26-30, 2015	14%	19%	15%	9%	5%	6%	6%	10%	3%	3%	10%	+/-6.17	252
Quinnipiac University July 23-28, 2015	10%	20%	13%	5%	6%	6%	6%	6%	3%	5%	20%	+/-3.7	710
Rasmussen July 26-27, 2015	10%	26%	14%	7%	5%	3%	7%	5%	2%	5%	16%	+/-5	471
CNN/ORC July 22-25, 2015	15%	18%	10%	7%	6%	6%	5%	4%	4%	4%	21%	+/-4.5	460
Public Policy Polling July 20-21, 2015	12%	19%	17%	4%	10%	4%	8%	10%	4%	3%	9%	+/-4.3	524
ABC News/Washington Post July 16-19, 2015	12%	24%	13%	4%	7%	6%	8%	6%	3%	2%	15%	+/-NA	NA
Fox News July 13-15, 2015	14%	18%	15%	4%	7%	8%	4%	6%	3%	2%	19%	+/-NA	389
NBC Suffolk University/USA Today July 9-12, 2015	14%	17%	8%	6%	5%	4%	4%	4%	3%	1%	34%	+/-5.3	349
Monmouth University July 9-12, 2015	15%	13%	7%	9%	6%	6%	7%	6%	2%	1%	28%	+/-5.4	336
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Republican Party presidential favorability polling (June 2015)
Poll	Jeb Bush	Donald Trump	Ben Carson	Rand Paul	Scott Walker	Marco Rubio	Mike Huckabee	Ted Cruz	Carly Fiorina	Rick Santorum	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size

CNN/ORC June 26-28, 2015	17%	12%	8%	8%	6%	7%	5%	3%	1%	4%	27%	+/-5	368
Fox News June 21-23, 2015	15%	11%	10%	9%	9%	8%	6%	4%	3%	3%	22%	+/-5.2	378
NBC News/Wall Street Journal June 14-18, 2015	22%	1%	11%	7%	17%	14%	9%	4%	2%	0%	13%	+/-6.4	236
Monmouth University June 11-14, 2015	9%	2%	11%	6%	10%	9%	8%	5%	2%	3%	34%	+/-5	351
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Republican Party presidential favorability polling (May 2015)
Poll	Jeb Bush	Ben Carson	Scott Walker	Mike Huckabee	Marco Rubio	Rand Paul	Chris Christie	Ted Cruz	Donald Trump	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size

CNN/ORC May 29-31, 2015	13%	7%	10%	10%	14%	8%	4%	8%	3%	22%	+/-4.5	483
ABC News/Washington Post May 28-31, 2015	10%	8%	11%	9%	10%	11%	6%	8%	4%	21%	+/-NA	836
Quinnipiac University May 19-26, 2015	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	7%	4%	6%	5%	28%	+/-3.8	679
Fox News May 9-12, 2015	13%	13%	11%	10%	9%	7%	6%	6%	4%	22%	+/-4.5	413
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Republican Party presidential favorability polling (April 2015)
Poll	Jeb Bush	Scott Walker	Rand Paul	Marco Rubio	Mike Huckabee	Ted Cruz	Ben Carson	Chris Christie	Rick Perry	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll April 26-30, 2015	23%	14%	11%	18%	5%	11%	7%	5%	2%	4%	+/-6.2	251
Quinnipiac University April 16-21, 2015	13%	11%	8%	15%	7%	9%	3%	7%	3%	24%	+/-4.1	567
CNN/ORC Poll April 16-19, 2015	17%	12%	11%	11%	9%	7%	4%	4%	3%	23%	+/-4.5	435
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Republican Party presidential favorability polling (March 2015)
Poll	Jeb Bush	Scott Walker	Mike Huckabee	Ben Carson	Rand Paul	Chris Christie	Marco Rubio	Ted Cruz	Rick Perry	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size

Monmouth University Poll March 30-April 2, 2015	13%	11%	9%	7%	6%	5%	5%	11%	5%	28%	+/-5.2	355
Fox News Poll March 29-31, 2015	12%	15%	10%	11%	9%	4%	8%	10%	3%	21%	+/-NA	379
ABC News/Washington Post Poll March 26-29, 2015	21%	13%	8%	6%	8%	7%	8%	12%	1%	15%	+/-6	1,003
McClatchy-Marist Poll March 1-4, 2015	19%	18%	10%	9%	7%	6%	5%	4%	3%	18%	+/-4.7	426
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Republican Party presidential favorability polling (January 2015)
Poll	Mitt Romney	Mike Huckabee	Rand Paul	Jeb Bush	Ben Carson	Scott Walker	Marco Rubio	Chris Christie	Ted Cruz	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size

Fox News Poll January 25-27, 2015	21%	11%	11%	10%	9%	8%	5%	4%	4%	19%	+/-4.5	394
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Republican Party presidential favorability polling (2014)
Poll	Chris Christie	Rand Paul	Jeb Bush	Ted Cruz	Mike Huckabee	Mitt Romney	Margin of Error	Sample Size

CNN/ORC December 18-21, 2014	13%	6%	23%	6%	4%	0%	+/-3.0	1,011
ABC News/Washington Post December 11-14, 2014	7%	10%	14%	8%	7%	0%	+/-5.5	410
McClatchy/Marist December 3-9, 2014	10%	6%	16%	5%	12%	0%	+/-2.9	1,140
Quinnipiac Polling June 24-30, 2014	37%	32%	32%	23%	38%	0%	+/-2.6	1,446
Fox News Poll April 13-15, 2014	36%	32%	32%	23%	0%	0%	+/-3.0	1,012
Public Policy Polling March 6-9, 2014	33%	34%	35%	27%	38%	0%	+/-2.9	1,152
Public Policy Polling January 23-26, 2014	31%	33%	34%	28%	37%	0%	+/-3.4	845
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Republican Party presidential favorability polling (2013)
Poll	Chris Christie	Rand Paul	Jeb Bush	Ted Cruz	Margin of Error	Sample Size

Quinnipiac Polling December 3-9, 2013	47%	34%	31%	27%	+/-1.9	2,692
Monmouth University Polling June 25-30, 2013	49%	34%	39%	22%	+/-3.4	850
Quinnipiac Polling June 28-July 8, 2013	45%	31%	0%	0%	+/-2.2	2,014
Quinnipiac Polling May 22-28, 2013	0%	32%	29%	0%	+/-2.6	1,419
Public Policy Polling May 6-9, 2013	42%	33%	33%	15%	+/-3.0	1,099
Public Policy Polling March 27-30, 2013	39%	36%	30%	0%	+/-2.8	1,247
Public Policy Polling January 31-February 3, 2013	44%	35%	35%	0%	+/-3.5	800
Public Policy Polling January 3-6, 2013	51%	32%	33%	0%	+/-3.0	1,100
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One-on-one hypothetical match-ups

The following are polls on hypothetical presidential match-ups between top potential candidates that were conducted as early as 2013.

Declared candidates

Clinton vs. Cruz

Hillary Clinton vs. Ted Cruz 2016 head-to-head presidential polls
Poll	Hillary Clinton	Ted Cruz	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size

CNN/ORC April 28-May 1, 2016	52%	42%	6%	+/-3.5	890
IBD/TIPP April 22-28, 2016	47%	40%	13%	+/-3.5	814
USA Today/Suffolk April 20-24, 2016	49%	42%	9%	+/-3	1,000
NBC/Wall St. Journal April 10-14, 2016	46%	44%	10%	+/-3	1,000
Fox News April 11-13, 2016	45%	44%	11%	+/-3	1,021
CBS News April 8-12, 2016	45%	42%	13%	+/-3	1,098
Investors Business Daily/TIPP March 28-April 2, 2016	44%	39%	17%	+/-3.5	819
McClatchy/Marist March 29-31, 2016	47%	47%	6%	+/-3	1,066
Public Policy Polling March 24-26, 2016	45%	42%	13%	+/-3	1,083
Fox News March 20-22, 2016	44%	47%	9%	+/-3	1,016
Bloomberg March 19-22, 2016	51%	42%	7%	+/-3.4	815
Quinnipiac March 16-21, 2016	45%	42%	13%	+/-2.6	1,451
CBS/New York Times " March 17-20, 2016	47%	44%	9%	+/-4	1,058
CNN/ORC " March 17-20, 2016	48%	48%	4%	+/-3	884
NBC/WSJ/Marist March 3-6, 2016	47%	45%	8%	+/-2.83	1,200
NBC/WSJ/Marist March 1-3, 2016	48%	41%	11%	+/-2.1	2,229
CNN/ORC February 24-27, 2016	48%	49%	3%	+/-3	920
Fox News February 15-17, 2016	45%	46%	9%	+/-3	1,031
Quinnipiac University February 10-15, 2016	43%	46%	11%	+/-2.7	1,342
Suffolk University February 11-15, 2016	44%	45%	11%	+/-3	1,000
Quinnipiac University February 2-4, 2016	45%	45%	10%	+/-2.9	1,125
Public Policy Polling February 2-3, 2016	46%	44%	10%	+/-2.8	1,236
NBC News/WSJ January 9-13, 2016	49%	45%	6%	+/-3.5	800
Fox News January 4-7, 2016	43%	50%	7%	+/-3	1,006
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Hillary Clinton v. Ted Cruz 2016 hypothetical race polls (2015)
Poll	Hillary Clinton	Ted Cruz	Undecided/Not sure	Margin of error	Sample size

MSNBC/Telemundo/Marist Poll August 26-September 9, 2015	52%	41%	7%	+/-2.9	1,115
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Ted Cruz v. Hillary Clinton 2016 hypothetical race polls (2014)
Poll	Hillary Clinton	Ted Cruz	Undecided/Not sure	Margin of error	Sample size

Rasmussen Polling June 14-21, 2014	50%	37%	13%	+/-3.0	1,000
McClatchy Marist April 7-10, 2014	54%	39%	7%	+/-3.0	1,036
McClatchy-Marist February 4-9, 2014	56%	39%	3%	+/-3.1	970
Public Policy Polling January 23-26, 2014	47%	41%	12%	+/-3.3	845
Quinnipiac Polling January 15-19, 2014	50%	35%	15%	+/-2.2	1,933
AVERAGES	51.4%	38.2%	10%	+/-2.92	1,156.8
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Ted Cruz v. Hillary Clinton 2016 hypothetical race polls (2013)
Poll	Hillary Clinton	Ted Cruz	Undecided/Not sure	Margin of error	Sample size

McClatchey-Marist December 3-5, 2013	57%	35%	8%	+/-3.1	988
Public Policy Polling October 29-31, 2013	50%	33%	17%	+/-3.8	649
AVERAGES	53.5%	34%	12.5%	+/-3.45	818.5
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Clinton vs. Kasich

Clinton-Kasich 2016 head-to-head presidential polls
Poll	John Kasich	Hillary Clinton	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size

CNN/ORC April 28-May 1, 2016	51%	44%	5%	+/-3.5	890
IBD/TIPP April 22-28, 2016	45%	41%	14%	+/-3.5	814
USA Today/Suffolk April 20-24, 2016	46%	41%	13%	+/-3	1,000
NBC/Wall St. Journal April 10-14, 2016	51%	39%	10%	+/-3	1,000
Fox News April 11-13, 2016	49%	40%	11%	+/-3	1,021
CBS News April 8-12, 2016	47%	41%	12%	+/-3	1,098
Investors Business Daily/TIPP March 28-April 2, 2016	45%	38%	17%	+/-3.5	819
McClatchy/Marist March 29-31, 2016	51%	42%	7%	+/-3	1,066
Public Policy Polling March 24-26, 2016	45%	41%	14%	+/-3	1,083
Fox News March 20-22, 2016	51%	40%	9%	+/-3	1,016
Bloomberg March 19-22, 2016	47%	43%	10%	+/-3.4	815
Quinnipiac March 16-21, 2016	47%	39%	14%	+/-2.6	1,451
CBS/New York Times March 17-20, 2016	47%	43%	10%	+/-4	1,058
CNN/ORC March 17-20, 2016	51%	45%	4%	+/-3	925
Fox News February 15-17, 2016	47%	44%	9%	+/-3	1,031
Quinnipiac University February 10-15, 2016	47%	39%	14%	+/-2.7	1,342
USA Today/Suffolk University February 11-15, 2016	49%	38%	13%	+/-3	1,000
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Clinton vs. Rubio

Hillary Clinton vs. Marco Rubio 2016 head-to-head presidential polls
Poll	Marco Rubio	Hillary Clinton	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size

NBC/WSJ/Marist March 3-6, 2016	46%	46%	8%	+/-2.83	1,200
CNN/ORC March 2-6, 2016	46%	48%	6%	+/-3.5	884
CNN/ORC March 2-6, 2016	48%	44%	8%	+/-3.5	854
CNN/ORC February 24-27, 2016	50%	47%	3%	+/-3	920
Fox News February 15-17, 2016	48%	44%	8%	+/-3	1,031
Quinnipiac University February 10-15, 2016	48%	41%	11%	+/-2.7	1,342
USA Today/Suffolk University February 11-15, 2016	48%	42%	10%	+/-3	1,000
Quinnipiac University February 2-4, 2016	48%	41%	11%	+/-3	1,031
Public Policy Polling February 2-3, 2016	46%	44%	10%	+/-2.8	1,236
NBC News/WSJ January 9-13, 2016	46%	47%	7%	+/-3.5	800
Fox News January 4-7, 2016	50%	41%	9%	+/-3	1,006
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Hillary Clinton v. Marco Rubio 2016 hypothetical race polls (2015)
Poll	Hillary Clinton	Marco Rubio	Undecided/Not sure	Margin of error	Sample size

MSNBC/Telemundo/Marist Poll August 26-September 9, 2015	50%	44%	6%	+/-2.9	1,115
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Sanders vs. Cruz

Bernie Sanders vs. Ted Cruz 2016 head-to-head presidential polls
Poll	Bernie Sanders	Ted Cruz	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size

CNN/ORC April 28-May 1, 2016	57%	39%	4%	+/-3.5	890
IBD/TIPP April 22-28, 2016	49%	38%	13%	+/-3.5	814
USA Today/Suffolk April 20-24, 2016	50%	38%	12%	+/-3	1,000
NBC/Wall St. Journal April 10-14, 2016	52%	40%	8%	+/-3	1,000
Fox News April 11-13, 2016	51%	39%	10%	+/-3	1,021
CBS News April 8-12, 2016	50%	38%	12%	+/-3	1,098
Investors Business Daily/TIPP March 28-April 2, 2016	50%	38%	12%	+/-3.5	819
McClatchy/Marist March 29-31, 2016	53%	41%	6%	+/-3	1,066
Public Policy Polling March 24-26, 2016	48%	41%	11%	+/-3	1,083
Fox News March 20-22, 2016	47%	43%	10%	+/-3	1,016
Bloomberg March 19-22, 2016	52%	40%	8%	+/-3.4	815
Quinnipiac March 16-21, 2016	50%	39%	11%	+/-2.6	1,451
CNN/ORC March 17-20, 2016	55%	42%	3%	+/-3	925
NBC/WSJ/Marist March 1-3, 2016	54%	36%	10%	+/-2.1	2,229
CNN/ORC February 24-27, 2016	57%	40%	3%	+/-3	920
Quinnipiac University February 10-15, 2016	49%	39%	12%	+/-2.7	1,342
USA Today/Suffolk University February 11-15, 2016	44%	42%	14%	+/-3	1,000
Quinnipiac University February 2-4, 2016	46%	42%	12%	+/-2.9	1,125
Public Policy Polling February 2-3, 2016	44%	42%	14%	+/-2.8	1,236
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Sanders vs. Kasich

Bernie Sanders vs. John Kasich 2016 head-to-head presidential polls
Poll	Bernie Sanders	John Kasich	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size

CNN/ORC April 28-May 1, 2016	50%	46%	4%	+/-3.5	890
IBD/TIPP April 22-28, 2016	46%	42%	12%	+/-3.5	814
USA Today/Suffolk April 20-24, 2016	44%	43%	13%	+/-3	1,000
Fox News April 11-13, 2016	47%	43%	10%	+/-3	1,021
CBS News April 8-12, 2016	46%	41%	13%	+/-3	1,098
Investors Business Daily/TIPP March 28-April 2, 2016	45%	42%	13%	+/-3.5	819
McClatchy/Marist March 29-31, 2016	52%	41%	7%	+/-3	1,066
Public Policy Polling March 24-26, 2016	41%	44%	15%	+/-3	1,083
Fox News March 20-22, 2016	43%	44%	13%	+/-3	1,016
Bloomberg March 19-22, 2016	46%	42%	12%	+/-3.4	815
Quinnipiac March 16-21, 2016	44%	45%	11%	+/-2.6	1,451
CNN/ORC March 17-20, 2016	51%	45%	4%	+/-3	925
Qunnipiac University February 10-15, 2016	45%	41%	14%	+/-2.7	1,342
USA Today/Suffolk University February 11-15, 2016	41%	44%	15%	+/-3	1,000
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Sanders vs. Rubio

Sanders-Rubio 2016 head-to-head presidential polls
Poll	Bernie Sanders	Marco Rubio	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size

CNN/ORC February 24-27, 2016	53%	45%	2%	+/-3	920
Quinnipiac University February 10-15, 2016	47%	41%	12%	+/-2.7	1,342
USA Today/Suffolk University February 11-15, 2016	42%	46%	12%	+/-3	1,000
Quinnipiac University February 2-4, 2016	43%	43%	14%	+/-2.9	1,125
Public Policy Polling February 2-4, 2016	43%	45%	12%	+/-2.8	1,236
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Sanders vs. Trump

Sanders-Trump 2016 head-to-head presidential polls (May 2016 - present)
Poll	Bernie Sanders	Donald Trump	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size

IBD/TIPP May 31-June 5, 2016	49%	39%	12%	+/-3.3	908
Quinnipiac May 24-30, 2016	48%	39%	13%	+/-2.5	1,561
NBC News/Wall Street Journal May 15-19, 2016	54%	39%	7%	+/-3.1	1,000
Fox News May 14-17, 2016	46%	42%	12%	+/-3	1,021
CBS News/NY Times May 13-17, 2016	51%	38%	11%	+/-3	1,109
Public Policy Polling May 6-9, 2016	50%	39%	11%	+/-3.2	1,222
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Sanders-Trump 2016 head-to-head presidential polls (January - April 2016)
Poll	Bernie Sanders	Donald Trump	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size

CNN/ORC April 28-May 1, 2016	56%	40%	4%	+/-3.5	890
IBD/TIPP April 22-28, 2016	50%	38%	12%	+/-3.5	814
USA Today/Suffolk April 20-24, 2016	52%	37%	11%	+/-3	1,000
GWU/Battleground April 17-20. 2016	50%	40%	10%	+/-3.1	1,000
Fox News April 11-13, 2016	53%	39%	8%	+/-3	1,021
CBS News April 8-12, 2016	53%	36%	11%	+/-3	1,098
Investors Business Daily/TIPP March 28-April 2, 2016	53%	36%	11%	+/-3.5	819
McClatchy/Marist March 29-31, 2016	57%	37%	6%	+/-3	1,066
Public Policy Polling March 24-26, 2016	48%	40%	12%	+/-3	1,083
Fox News March 20-22, 2016	52%	38%	10%	+/-3	1,016
Bloomberg March 19-22, 2016	58%	34%	8%	+/-3.4	815
Quinnipiac March 16-21, 2016	52%	38%	10%	+/-2.6	1,451
CBS/New York Times March 17-20, 2016	53%	38%	9%	+/-4	1,058
CNN/ORC March 17-20, 2016	58%	38%	4%	+/-3	925
NBC/WSJ/Marist March 3-6, 2016	55%	37%	8%	+/-2.83	1,200
NBC/WSJ/Marist March 1-3, 2016	56%	34%	10%	+/-2.1	2,229
CNN/ORC February 24-27, 2016	55%	43%	2%	+/-3	920
Fox News February 15-17, 2016	53%	38%	9%	+/-3	1,031
Quinnipiac University February 10-15, 2016	48%	42%	10%	+/-2.7	1,342
Suffolk University February 11-15, 2016	43%	44%	13%	+/-3	1,000
Quinnipiac University February 2-4, 2016	49%	39%	12%	+/-2.9	1,125
Public Policy Polling February 2-3, 2016	46%	42%	12%	+/-2.8	1,236
NBC News/WSJ January 9-13, 2016	54%	39%	7%	+/-3.5	800
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Donald Trump v. Bernie Sanders 2016 hypothetical race polls (2015)
Poll	Donald Trump	Bernie Sanders	Undecided/Not sure	Margin of error	Sample size

Survey USA September 2-3, 2015	44%	40%	16%	+/-3.3	900
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Head-to-head polls for candidates no longer running

In October 2015, Joe Biden announced that he would not run in the 2016 presidential election. Several Republican candidates also dropped out of the race in early 2016.

Biden vs. Bush

Joe Biden v. Jeb Bush 2016 hypothetical race polls (2015)
Poll	Joe Biden	Jeb Bush	Undecided/Not sure	Margin of error	Sample size

MSNBC/Telemundo/Marist Poll August 26-September 9, 2015	50%	42%	8%	+/-2.9	1,115
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Jeb Bush v. Joe Biden 2016 hypothetical race polls (2013)
Poll	Joe Biden	Jeb Bush	Undecided/Not sure	Margin of error	Sample size

Public Policy Polling October 29-31, 2013	42%	43%	15%	+/-3.8	649
Quinnipiac Polling May 22-28, 2013	38%	44%	18%	+/-2.6	1,419
Public Policy Polling January 31-February 3, 2013	48%	45%	7%	+/-3.5	800
AVERAGES	42.67%	44%	13.33%	+/-3.3	956
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Biden vs. Christie

Chris Christie v. Joe Biden 2016 hypothetical race polls (2014)
Poll	Joe Biden	Chris Christie	Undecided/Not sure	Margin of error	Sample size

Public Policy Polling January 23-26, 2014	35%	46%	19%	+/-3.3	845
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Chris Christie v. Joe Biden 2016 hypothetical race polls (2013)
Poll	Joe Biden	Chris Christie	Undecided/Not sure	Margin of error	Sample size

Public Policy Polling October 29-31, 2013	38%	45%	17%	+/-3.8	649
Public Policy Polling March 27-30, 2013	40%	49%	11%	+/-2.8	1,247
Quinnipiac Polling February 27-March 4, 2014	40%	43%	17%	+/-2.2	1,944
AVERAGES	39.33%	45.67%	15%	+/-2.93	1,280
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Biden vs. Cruz

Joe Biden v. Ted Cruz 2016 hypothetical race polls (2015)
Poll	Joe Biden	Ted Cruz	Undecided/Not sure	Margin of error	Sample size

MSNBC/Telemundo/Marist Poll August 26-September 9, 2015	54%	39%	7%	+/-2.9	1,115
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Ted Cruz v. Joe Biden 2016 hypothetical race polls (2013)
Poll	Joe Biden	Ted Cruz	Undecided/Not sure	Margin of error	Sample size

Public Policy Polling October 29-31, 2013	46%	36%	18%	+/-3.8	649
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Biden vs. Paul

Rand Paul v. Joe Biden 2016 hypothetical race polls (2013)
Poll	Joe Biden	Rand Paul	Undecided/Not sure	Margin of error	Sample size

Public Policy Polling October 29-31, 2013	45%	38%	17%	+/-3.8	649
Quinnipiac Polling May 22-28, 2013	39%	43%	18%	+/-2.6	1,419
Public Policy Polling March 27-30, 2013	47%	43%	10%	+/-2.8	1,247
AVERAGES	43.67%	41.33%	15%	+/-3.07	1,105
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Biden vs. Rubio

Joe Biden v. Marco Rubio 2016 hypothetical race polls (2015)
Poll	Joe Biden	Marco Rubio	Undecided/Not sure	Margin of error	Sample size

MSNBC/Telemundo/Marist Poll August 26-September 9, 2015	50%	42%	8%	+/-2.9	1,115
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Biden vs. Trump

Joe Biden v. Donald Trump 2016 hypothetical race polls (2015)
Poll	Joe Biden	Donald Trump	Undecided/Not sure	Margin of error	Sample size

MSNBC/Telemundo/Marist Poll August 26-September 9, 2015	56%	38%	6%	+/-2.9	1,115
Survey USA September 2-3, 2015	42%	44%	14%	+/-3.3	900
AVERAGES	49%	41%	10%	+/-3.1	1,007.5
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Clinton vs. Bush

Hillary Clinton v. Jeb Bush 2016 hypothetical race polls (2015)
Poll	Hillary Clinton	Jeb Bush	Undecided/Not sure	Margin of error	Sample size

MSNBC/Telemundo/Marist Poll August 26-September 9, 2015	49%	45%	6%	+/-2.9	1,115
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Jeb Bush v. Hillary Clinton 2016 hypothetical race polls (2014)
Poll	Hillary Clinton	Jeb Bush	Undecided/Not sure	Margin of error	Sample size

McClatchy-Marist September 24-29, 2014	53%	42%	4%	+/-3.0	1,052
McClatchey-Marist August 4-7, 2014	48%	41%	10%	+/-3.0	1,035
McClatchy Marist April 7-10, 2014	55%	39%	6%	+/-3.0	1,036
Public Policy Polling March 6-9, 2014	47%	44%	9%	+/-2.9	1,152
McClatchy-Marist February 4-9, 2014	58%	38%	4%	+/-3.1	970
Public Policy Polling January 23-26, 2014	45%	43%	12%	+/-3.3	845
Quinnipiac Polling January 15-19, 2014	49%	38%	13%	+/-2.2	1,933
AVERAGES	50.71%	40.71%	8.29%	+/-2.93	1,146.14
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Jeb Bush v. Hillary Clinton 2016 hypothetical race polls (2013)
Poll	Hillary Clinton	Jeb Bush	Undecided/Not sure	Margin of error	Sample size

McClatchey-Marist December 3-5, 2013	53%	41%	6%	+/-3.1	988
Public Policy Polling October 29-31, 2013	48%	39%	13%	+/-3.8	649
McClatchey-Marist July 15-18, 2013	48%	40%	12%	+/-2.8	980
Quinnipiac Polling May 22-28, 2013	48%	40%	13%	+/-2.6	1,419
Public Policy Polling January 31-February 3, 2013	49%	43%	8%	+/-3.5	800
Public Policy Polling January 3-6, 2013	51%	37%	12%	+/-3.0	1,100
AVERAGES	49.5%	40%	10.67%	+/-3.13	989.33
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Clinton vs. Christie

Chris Christie v. Hillary Clinton 2016 hypothetical race polls (2014)
Poll	Hillary Clinton	Chris Christie	Undecided/Not sure	Margin of error	Sample size

McClatchy-Marist September 24-29, 2014	51%	42%	6%	+/-3.0	1,052
McClatchey-Marist August 4-7, 2014	47%	41%	12%	+/-3.0	1,035
Rasmussen Polling June 14-21, 2014	47%	33%	20%	+/-3.0	1,000
McClatchy Marist April 7-10, 2014	53%	42%	5%	+/-3.0	1,036
Public Policy Polling March 6-9, 2014	46%	42%	12%	+/-2.9	1,152
McClatchy-Marist February 4-9, 2014	58%	37%	5%	+/-3.1	970
Public Policy Polling January 23-26, 2014	45%	43%	12%	+/-3.3	845
Quinnipiac Polling January 15-19, 2014	46%	38%	16%	+/-2.2	1,933
AVERAGES	49.13%	39.75%	11%	+/-2.94	1,127.88
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Chris Christie v. Hillary Clinton 2016 hypothetical race polls (2013)
Poll	Hillary Clinton	Chris Christie	Undecided/Not sure	Margin of error	Sample size

McClatchey-Marist December 3-5, 2013	48%	45%	7%	+/-3.1	988
Public Policy Polling October 29-31, 2013	44%	39%	17%	+/-3.8	649
Monmouth University Poll June 25-30, 2013	43%	39%	18%	+/-3.2	850
McClatchey-Marist July 15-18, 2013	47%	41%	12%	+/-2.8	980
Public Policy Polling March 27-30, 2013	46%	42%	12%	+/-2.8	1,247
Quinnipiac Polling February 27-March 4, 2014	45%	37%	19%	+/-2.2	1,944
Public Policy Polling January 31-February 3, 2013	46%	41%	14%	+/-3.5	800
Public Policy Polling January 3-6, 2013	44%	42%	14%	+/-3.0	1,100
AVERAGES	45.38%	40.75%	14.13%	+/-3.05	1,069.75
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Clinton vs. Paul

Rand Paul v. Hillary Clinton 2016 hypothetical race polls (2014)
Poll	Hillary Clinton	Rand Paul	Undecided/Not sure	Margin of error	Sample size

Rasmussen Polling June 14-21, 2014	46%	39%	15%	+/-3.0	1,000
McClatchy Marist April 7-10, 2014	54%	40%	6%	+/-3.0	1,036
Public Policy Polling March 6-9, 2014	47%	42%	11%	+/-2.9	1,152
McClatchy-Marist February 4-9, 2014	58%	38%	4%	+/-3.1	970
Public Policy Polling January 23-26, 2014	46%	43%	11%	+/-3.3	845
Quinnipiac Polling January 15-19, 2014	49%	39%	12%	+/-2.2	1,933
AVERAGES	50%	40.17%	9.83%	+/-2.92	1,156
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Rand Paul v. Hillary Clinton 2016 hypothetical race polls (2013)
Poll	Hillary Clinton	Rand Paul	Undecided/Not sure	Margin of error	Sample size

McClatchey-Marist December 3-5, 2013	55%	40%	5%	+/-3.1	988
Public Policy Polling October 29-31, 2013	49%	37%	14%	+/-3.8	649
McClatchey-Marist July 15-18, 2013	50%	38%	12%	+/-2.8	980
Quinnipiac Polling May 22-28, 2013	49%	41%	10%	+/-2.6	1,419
Public Policy Polling May 6-9, 2013	51%	41%	7%	+/-3.0	1,099
Public Policy Polling March 27-30, 2013	49%	43%	8%	+/-2.8	1,247
McClatchy-Marist March 25-27, 2013	52%	41%	7%	+/-2.8	1,219
AVERAGES	50.71%	40.14%	9%	+/-2.99	1,085.86
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Footnotes

[harvard-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Andrew Gelman and Gary King, British Journal of Political Science, "Why Are American Presidential Election Campaign Polls So Variable When Votes Are So Predictable?" Issue 23: 1992

[2] US Election Atlas, "1988 Presidential General Election Results," accessed June 3, 2015

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Biden vs. Christie

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