Chart Pack: The State of the 2024 GOP Primary

U.S. Politics

Chart Pack: The State of the 2024 GOP Primary

June 2023

Report Summary

尽管他最近的法律挑战,former President Donald Trump has retained the support of the majority of Republican voters for the 2024 GOP nomination.Morning Consult surveyscontinue to provide valuable insights into the views held by the Republican primary electorate regarding Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other officially declared candidates.

This chart pack consolidates our most compelling charts from the past month on the 2024 GOP primary election.

Chart pack highlights:

  • Trump maintains a lead in the race for the 2024 GOP nomination.Over half of potential Republican primary voters (57%) back Trump for the party’s presidential nomination.
  • Potential Republican primary voters are less likely to say DeSantis encourages the GOP’s extremes compared with Trump.Nearly 3 in 5 GOP voters (58%) believe Trump encourages the party’s extremes, while only 38% say the same of DeSantis.
  • Trump’s name is generating the most buzz in the 2024 primary, yet DeSantis is receiving the most positive attention.Potential Republican primary voters were far more likely to have recently heard something negative (46%) than positive (35%) about Trump amid his mounting legal challenges. On the other hand, 40% of GOP voters report coming across positive information about DeSantis.

About the Authors

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Peyton Shelburne
Digital Producer

Peyton Shelburne is a digital producer at Morning Consult.

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Eli Yokley
Analyst

Eli Yokley is an analyst at Morning Consult covering politics and campaigns.@eyokley