New CBS News Poll Shows Trump Leading by 35 Points in Haley’s State

With the state’s Republican primary less than two weeks away, 65% of registered Republican voters in South Carolina say they favor former President Donald Trump and 30% support Nikki Haley, according to a CBS News/YouGov poll.

Four percent say they would vote for someone else in the primary

Poll results:

• 46% say would consider voting for Trump because of his record as president.
• 16% said they would consider voting for Trump to show support during his legal fights.
• 40% said they know what to expect from him.
• 8% said they prefer a man as president.
• 52% say the word “likable” applies to Haley.
• 32% say the word “likable” applies to Trump.
• 60% say they approve of the job Haley did as governor of South Carolina, while 22% say they disapproved; 17% were not sure.
• 82% say they approved of the job Trump did as president, while 15% say they disapproved; 3% were not sure.
• 24% consider Haley to be part of the MAGA movement, while 76% say she’s not.
• 81% say they believe Trump fights for people like them, while 19% say he doesn’t.
• 56% say Haley fights for people like them, while 44% who say she doesn’t.
• 7% say they want abortion legal in all cases.
• 20% say they want abortion legal in most cases.
• 55% say they want abortion illegal in most cases.
• 18% say they want abortion illegal in all cases.

The poll, conducted Feb. 5-10, sampled 483 registered voters in South Carolina. It has a margin of error of plus/minus 3 percentage points.