Saint Anselm Poll: Haley Behind Trump by 14 Points in New Hampshire

Latest Saint Anselm College survey shows that former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley trails former President Donald Trump by 14 points in New Hampshire’s 2024 Republican presidential primary race.

According to the survey released Wednesday, Trump has the support of 44% of primary voters, while Haley has 30%.

In the college’s September poll, Haley only had 15% support, but her support has since doubled.

Last week, New Hampshire Republican Gov. Chris Sununu endorsed Haley, which according to New Hampshire Institute of Politics Executive Director Neil Levesque has allowed Haley to “break away from the pack” and become Trump’s clear alternative.

“However, even after cutting Trump’s lead in half, she still trails as his support remains steady in the mid-40s. Trump’s supporters seem undeterred by the former president’s ongoing legal challenges,” Levesque added.

The New Hampshire GOP primary will take place on Jan. 23, 2024.

Following Haley in the Saint Anselm survey is former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie with 12%, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis with 6%. Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy follows with 5%.

The survey found that 56% of respondents who have an unfavorable opinion of Trump choose Haley, versus 31% who choose Christie.

A similar CBS News poll released Sunday found that Haley trails Trump by 15 points.

The Saint Anselm College survey was conducted Dec. 18-19 through online surveys of 1,711 New Hampshire likely voters for the upcoming presidential primary.

The poll also revealed that in a hypothetical rematch of the 2020 election, Biden holds a 49%-39% lead over Trump. Moreover, a hypothetical three-way presidential contest involving Trump in next year’s general election would benefit Biden.

“Biden enjoys a unified party, while the Republicans are fractured,” Levesque said. “In a hypothetical three-way contest, 92% of Democratic primary voters indicate they would vote for Biden in the general election, while only 62% of Republican primary voters indicate they would vote for Trump.”