4 exit poll numbers that explain Trump’s New Hampshire primary win
Donald Trump’s dominance among GOP base voters fueled his victory over Nikki Haley in the New Hampshire primary, according to NBC News exit poll results.
Former President Donald Trump’s dominance among the GOP’s base voters fueled his victory in the New Hampshire primary Tuesday, according to NBC News exit poll results.
While former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley managed to win independent, or “undeclared,” voters, Trump’s wide margins among self-identified Republican and conservative voters were too vast to overcome. Just like last week’s Iowa caucuses, the New Hampshire primary also underscored how Trump’s ardent supporters have taken over the Republican base.
Here are four numbers from the NBC News exit poll that help explain Trump’s win:
Three in 4 New Hampshire GOP primary voters who self-identified as Republicans supported Trump, and they comprised a majority of the electorate (51%). Haley won 60% of voters who described themselves as independent, but by a 22-point margin compared to Trump’s 49-point advantage among Republicans.
Self-described conservatives dominated the primary electorate, with 66% of voters describing themselves as such. Trump won 70% of them. Haley won 73% of self-described moderates, besting Trump by roughly 3 to 1, but they were a smaller share of the electorate (28%).
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