Dedicated To Restoring Our Government to Citizens' Control

Citizens United Releases Membership Presidential Poll Results

Donald Trump and Ted Cruz Dominate Latest Membership Poll

Washington, DC — Over the past five days, Citizens United surveyed a cross-section of our grassroots conservative membership nationwide to see where they stand on the 2016 presidential election.

From December 4th to December 9th, nearly 2,700 participants took the online poll indicating who their first and second choices are for President, and which candidate has the best chance of defeating Hillary Clinton in November.

Don’t Miss Out

Subscribe to our free email newsletter and get all the latest sent directly to your inbox.

Thank you for subscribing!
Something went wrong. Please try again later.

“In the latest Citizens United membership presidential poll – 50 days before the Iowa Caucus – anti-establishment conservatives are carrying the day. Since our last poll in September, Mr. Trump has built even more support and Senator Cruz is surging,” said David N. Bossie, President of Citizens United.

The results are as follows:

First Choice for President

Mr. Donald Trump – 38.6%

Senator Ted Cruz – 32.9%

Senator Marco Rubio – 10.3%

Dr. Ben Carson – 8.6%

Governor Chris Christie – 1.9%

Mrs. Carly Fiorina – 1.4%

Former Governor Jeb Bush – 1.3%

Former Governor Mike Huckabee – 1.3%

Senator Rand Paul – .9%

Governor John Kasich – .8%

Former Senator Rick Santorum – .3%

Senator Lindsey Graham – .2%

Former Governor George Pataki – 0.1%

Other – .3%

Undecided – 1.1%

Second Choice for President

Senator Ted Cruz – 33.5%

Mr. Donald Trump – 15.5%

Senator Marco Rubio – 14.0%

Dr. Ben Carson – 11.0%

Mrs. Carly Fiorina – 6.5%

Governor Chris Christie – 4.1%

Former Governor Mike Huckabee – 3.1%

Senator Rand Paul – 3.0%

Former Governor Jeb Bush – 1.8%

Governor John Kasich – 1.4%

Former Senator Rick Santorum – 1.2%

Senator Lindsey Graham – .3%

Former Governor George Pataki – 0.0%

Other – .7%

Undecided – 3.0%

Best Chance to Defeat Hillary in November

Mr. Donald Trump – 41.2%

Senator Ted Cruz – 27.1%

Senator Marco Rubio – 12.1%

Dr. Ben Carson – 6.9%

Governor Chris Christie – 2.2%

Mrs. Carly Fiorina – 2.1%

Former Governor Jeb Bush – 1.1%

Former Governor Mike Huckabee – .7%

Senator Rand Paul – .6%

Governor John Kasich – .5%

Former Senator Rick Santorum – .2%

Senator Lindsey Graham – 0.0%

Former Governor George Pataki – 0.1%

Other – .4%

Undecided – 4.5%

About The Author
Citizens United