Marist Institute for Public Opinion conducted a survey of 3033 Iowa adults between Jan 2 and Jan 7, 2016. Respondents were contacted by either Cellphone or Landline and instructed by a live operator. The results of this poll were released on Jan 10, 2016.
The poll was sponsored by NBC News.
Results were provided for each of the 3 publicly acknowledged questions along with the order in which they were presented.
Question 4 | PreferenceView Matchup
Generic: 2016 Iowa Democratic presidential caucus including those who are undecided yet leaning toward acandidate
This question was presented to 422 likely voters from Iowa who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 4.8%.
The question wording was not made public by Marist Institute for Public Opinion nor NBC News; instead, a generic question has been editorially submitted.
Question 9 | PreferenceView Matchup
If the 2016 presidential election were held today, whom would you support if the candidates are:
| Clinton (D) | Trump (R) | Undecided | Total |
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All | 48% | 40% | 12% | 2821 Registered |
Female | 56% | 30% | 14% | 51% |
Male | 39% | 50% | 11% | 49% |
Democrat | 89% | 8% | 2% | 27% |
Independent | 47% | 36% | 17% | 44% |
Republican | 9% | 80% | 11% | 27% |
This question was presented to 2821 registered voters from Iowa who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 1.8%.
The question wording was provided by Marist Institute for Public Opinion and NBC News.
Question 12 | PreferenceView Matchup
If the 2016 presidential election were held today, whom would you support if the candidates are:
| Sanders (D) | Trump (R) | Undecided | Total |
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All | 51% | 38% | 11% | 2821 Registered |
Female | 54% | 43% | 14% | 51% |
Male | 49% | 37% | 8% | 49% |
Democrat | 89% | 4% | 7% | 27% |
Independent | 54% | 36% | 10% | 44% |
Republican | 17% | 71% | 12% | 27% |
This question was presented to 2821 registered voters from Iowa who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 1.8%.
The question wording was provided by Marist Institute for Public Opinion and NBC News.