Trump’s support is nearly identical to his percentage in an August Iowa Poll, while DeSantis’s support has slipped three percentage points, and Haley’s support has grown by 10 percentage points.
The poll was conducted before former vice president Mike Pence suspended his campaign Saturday, and it reallocated the 2 percent support he received to the second-choice candidates of those respondents.
With DeSantis’s decline, Trump’s lead over the field is now 27 points, slightly larger than in August. The new poll also finds that his supporters are more enthusiastic and more settled on their choice than those of Haley or DeSantis.
The Iowa caucuses are scheduled Jan. 15 for Republicans.
