Marist Institute for Public Opinion conducted a survey of 2567 South Carolina adults between Feb 15 and Feb 17, 2016. Respondents were contacted by either Cellphone or Landline and instructed by a live operator. The results of this poll were released on Feb 19, 2016.
The poll was sponsored by NBC News and the Wall Street Journal.
Results were provided for the only publicly acknowledged question.
Question 4 | PreferenceView Matchup
If the 2016 Democratic presidential primary in South Carolina were held today, whom would you support if the candidates are (including those who are undecided yet leaning toward a candidate or voted absentee)
| Clinton (D) | Sanders (D) | Undecided | Other | Total |
|---|
| All | 60% | 32% | 8% | 0% | 425
Likely |
| Female | 63% | 28% | 9% | 0% | 59% |
| Male | 55% | 39% | 5% | 1% | 41% |
| Blacks | 68% | 21% | 10% | 1% | 61% |
| Whites | 46% | 51% | 3% | 0% | 35% |
This question was presented to 425 likely voters from South Carolina who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 4.8%.
The question wording was provided by Marist Institute for Public Opinion, NBC News and the Wall Street Journal.