South Carolina GOP primary election voter exit polls show how Trump beat Haley
Exit poll numbers show that Donald Trump dominated Nikki Haley across key Republican voting groups in the South Carolina presidential primary election.
Former President Donald Trump continued his winning streak in the GOP presidential primary Saturday, notching a victory in South Carolina thanks again to his dominance among core Republican voters.
Trump followed a similar path to victory to the ones he took in Iowa and New Hampshire earlier this year, earning majorities from nearly every key group in the South Carolina GOP’s primary electorate, according to NBC News exit poll results. Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, meanwhile, struggled to garner support beyond the moderates and independents in her home state.
Here are four key sets of numbers that help explain Trump’s decisive win over Haley in South Carolina:
Self-described Republicans made up a sizable majority of the South Carolina primary electorate on Saturday (68%), and Trump once again carried these voters by an overwhelming margin, winning 70% to Haley’s 30%.
Trump also garnered majority support across traditional Republican voting blocs: 84% of very conservative voters, 71% of white evangelicals, 65% of military veterans and 86% of the Republican primary voters who say they are part of the MAGA movement.
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