Republican Presidential Primary Vote Choice (June 2014)

Republican Presidential Primary Vote Choice (June 2014)

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    Respondents who indicated that they will be voting in the Republican Primary election were asked, "If the 2016 Republican primary election for president were held today, which of the following possible candidates would you vote for, haven't you though about it enough to have an opinion?"
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Ted Cruz33%
Rick Perry7%
Rand Paul9%
Paul Ryan6%
Jeb Bush7%
Bobby Jindal2%
Scott Walker4%
Marco Rubio6%
Chris Christie3%
Rick Santorum1%
Mike Huckabee8%
No opinion13%
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    Respondents who indicated that they will be voting in the Republican Primary election were asked, "If the 2016 Republican primary election for president were held today, which of the following possible candidates would you vote for, haven't you though about it enough to have an opinion?"Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Ted Cruz43%24%34%
Rick Perry5%8%9%
Rand Paul16%7%6%
Paul Ryan4%7%7%
Jeb Bush4%13%7%
Bobby Jindal2%0%3%
Scott Walker3%7%4%
Marco Rubio2%3%8%
Chris Christie0%5%3%
Rick Santorum0%3%1%
Mike Huckabee8%6%9%
No opinion12%16%11%
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    Respondents who indicated that they will be voting in the Republican Primary election were asked, "If the 2016 Republican primary election for president were held today, which of the following possible candidates would you vote for, haven't you though about it enough to have an opinion?"The ideology measure is based on respondent self-placement in response to the following question: "On a scale from 1 to 7, where 1 is extremely liberal, 7 is extremely conservative, and 4 is exactly in the middle, where would you place yourself?" The placements are further classified such that 1 is extremely liberal, 2 is very liberal, 3 is somewhat liberal, 4 is moderate, 5 is somewhat conservative, 6 is very conservative, and 7 is extremely conservative.
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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Ted Cruz14%33%45%
Rick Perry5%8%7%
Rand Paul9%11%7%
Paul Ryan12%4%5%
Jeb Bush15%5%3%
Bobby Jindal3%1%2%
Scott Walker4%5%4%
Marco Rubio4%11%2%
Chris Christie2%5%0%
Rick Santorum1%0%2%
Mike Huckabee9%5%10%
No opinion21%11%10%
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    Respondents who indicated that they will be voting in the Republican Primary election were asked, "If the 2016 Republican primary election for president were held today, which of the following possible candidates would you vote for, haven't you though about it enough to have an opinion?"Tea Party identification is based on the following question, also asked in the survey: "Suppose the Tea Party movement organized itself as a political party. When thinking about the next election for Congress, would you vote for the Republican candidate from your district, the Democratic candidate from your district, or the Tea Party candidate from your district?" Those who responded "Republican candidate" are considered Republicans (non-Tea Party movement) and those who responded "Tea Party candidate" are considered Tea Party Republicans.
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categoryRepublicanTea Party
Ted Cruz17%50%
Rick Perry14%1%
Rand Paul4%15%
Paul Ryan9%5%
Jeb Bush13%1%
Bobby Jindal2%3%
Scott Walker2%6%
Marco Rubio9%4%
Chris Christie8%0%
Rick Santorum2%0%
Mike Huckabee8%8%
No opinion13%6%
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    Respondents who indicated that they will be voting in the Republican Primary election were asked, "If the 2016 Republican primary election for president were held today, which of the following possible candidates would you vote for, haven't you though about it enough to have an opinion?"Race is calculated according to the RACE1 variable.
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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Ted Cruz33%NaN%27%
Rick Perry7%NaN%9%
Rand Paul9%NaN%6%
Paul Ryan7%NaN%6%
Jeb Bush7%NaN%8%
Bobby Jindal1%NaN%7%
Scott Walker4%NaN%3%
Marco Rubio6%NaN%3%
Chris Christie2%NaN%11%
Rick Santorum1%NaN%5%
Mike Huckabee9%NaN%5%
No opinion13%NaN%11%
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    Respondents who indicated that they will be voting in the Republican Primary election were asked, "If the 2016 Republican primary election for president were held today, which of the following possible candidates would you vote for, haven't you though about it enough to have an opinion?"Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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categoryMaleFemale
Ted Cruz38%28%
Rick Perry5%10%
Rand Paul12%6%
Paul Ryan7%6%
Jeb Bush3%11%
Bobby Jindal3%2%
Scott Walker6%2%
Marco Rubio5%6%
Chris Christie4%2%
Rick Santorum1%2%
Mike Huckabee8%8%
No opinion9%17%
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    Respondents who indicated that they will be voting in the Republican Primary election were asked, "If the 2016 Republican primary election for president were held today, which of the following possible candidates would you vote for, haven't you though about it enough to have an opinion?"Community is based on the following question, " Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?"
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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Ted Cruz32%34%31%
Rick Perry10%6%8%
Rand Paul5%10%9%
Paul Ryan11%7%3%
Jeb Bush6%7%7%
Bobby Jindal2%3%1%
Scott Walker5%4%4%
Marco Rubio6%4%9%
Chris Christie7%3%0%
Rick Santorum2%2%1%
Mike Huckabee3%8%14%
No opinion11%13%13%
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    Respondents who indicated that they will be voting in the Republican Primary election were asked, "If the 2016 Republican primary election for president were held today, which of the following possible candidates would you vote for, haven't you though about it enough to have an opinion?"Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.
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category18-2930-4445-6465+
Ted Cruz23%36%35%30%
Rick Perry15%7%6%6%
Rand Paul13%6%12%5%
Paul Ryan8%6%3%11%
Jeb Bush0%4%7%12%
Bobby Jindal2%2%3%1%
Scott Walker1%4%4%5%
Marco Rubio8%6%5%5%
Chris Christie1%6%4%0%
Rick Santorum0%2%0%3%
Mike Huckabee18%6%7%8%
No opinion12%13%13%13%

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