Emerson NH Poll: Haley is Second Choice for 52% of Christie Voters

“Haley’s support has grown in New Hampshire from 4% in August to 28% with under two weeks until the primary,” Spencer Kimball, Executive Director of Emerson College Polling, said. “Haley’s base is among older voters, independent voters, and those with postgraduate degrees. Haley leads Trump 38% to 35% among those over 70, leads among voters with postgraduate degrees, 40% to 31%, and among independent voters, 37% to 31%.”

• Trump’s support is highest among young Republicans: 54% of voters under 30 support Trump, while 20% support Haley, 8% Christie, 6% DeSantis, and 6% Ramaswamy.
• Trump leads Haley among male Republican Primary voters by eleven points, 42% to 31%, and by 20 points among women Republican Primary voters, 46% to 26%.
• Among the 12% of Chris Christie’s supporters, 52% name Nikki Haley as their second choice, 12% Hutchinson 10% DeSantis; 16% are undecided.

In the Democratic Primary, 49% of voters plan to write-in President Biden, as he will not appear on the ballot. Sixteen percent plan to vote for Dean Phillips, 5% for Marianne Williamson, and 3% plan to vote for someone else. Twenty-seven percent are undecided.

“Voters who plan to write-in Joe Biden increase with age: from 16% of voters under 30, to 35% of voters in their 30s, 43% of voters in their 40s, 57% of voters in their 50s, 74% of voters in their 60s, and 77% of voters over 70s,” Kimball noted. “Forty-one percent of voters under 30 are undecided, while 32% support Dean Phillips.”

Twenty-nine percent of New Hampshire presidential primary voters say the economy is the top issue facing the state, while 21% find housing affordability to be the most important issue, 15% find ‘threats to democracy’ to be the top issue, 10% immigration, 7% healthcare, 6% education, and 6% find abortion access to be the top issue.