title: Straw polls for the 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries
text: # Straw polls for the 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries
  
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  The following is a list of notable straw polls for the 2016 Republican Party's presidential nomination.
  
  ## Conservative Political Action Conference
  
  ### CPAC 2013
  
  | Candidates | Percentage |
  | - | - |
  | Kentucky Senator Rand Paul | 25% |
  | Florida Senator Marco Rubio | 23% |
  | Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum | 8% |
  | New Jersey Governor Chris Christie | 7% |
  | Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan | 6% |
  | Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker | 5% |
  | Neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson | 4% |
  | Texas Senator Ted Cruz | 4% |
  | Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal | 3% |
  | Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin | 3% |
  | Other | 14% |
  | Undecided | 1% |
  
  ### CPAC 2014
  
  | Candidates | Percentage |
  | - | - |
  | Kentucky Senator Rand Paul | 31% |
  | Texas Senator Ted Cruz | 11% |
  | Neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson | 9% |
  | New Jersey Governor Chris Christie | 8% |
  | Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker | 7% |
  | Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum | 7% |
  | Florida Senator Marco Rubio | 6% |
  | Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan | 3% |
  | Texas Governor Rick Perry | 3% |
  | Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal | 2% |
  | Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice | 2% |
  | Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee | 2% |
  | Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin | 2% |
  
  ### CPAC 2015
  
  | Candidates | Percentage |
  | - | - |
  | Kentucky Senator Rand Paul | 25.7% |
  | Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker | 21.4% |
  | Texas Senator Ted Cruz | 11.5% |
  | Neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson | 11.4% |
  | Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush | 8.3% |
  | Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum | 4.3% |
  | Florida Senator Marco Rubio | 3.7% |
  | Businessman Donald Trump | 3.5% |
  | Businesswoman Carly Fiorina | 3.0% |
  | New Jersey Governor Chris Christie | 2.8% |
  | Former Texas Governor Rick Perry | 1.1% |
  | Undecided | 1.0% |
  | Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal | 0.9% |
  | Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin | 0.8% |
  | Other | 0.7% |
  | Former Ambassador John Bolton | 0.3% |
  | Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee | 0.3% |
  | South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham | 0.1% |
  | Former New York Governor George Pataki | 0.1% |
  
  ### CPAC 2016
  
  | Candidates | Percentage |
  | - | - |
  | Texas Senator Ted Cruz | 40% |
  | Florida Senator Marco Rubio | 30% |
  | Businessman Donald Trump | 15% |
  | Ohio Governor John Kasich | 8% |
  | Neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson | 2% |
  | Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders | 1% |
  | Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg | 1% |
  | Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton | .3% |
  | Other | 4% |
  | Undecided | 1% |
  
  ## Values Voter Summit
  
  ### VVS 2013
  
  | Candidates | Percentage |
  | - | - |
  | Texas Senator Ted Cruz | 42% |
  | Neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson | 13% |
  | Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum | 13% |
  | Kentucky Senator Rand Paul | 6% |
  | Florida Senator Marco Rubio | 5% |
  
  ### VVS 2014
  
  | Candidates | Percentage |
  | - | - |
  | Texas Senator Ted Cruz | 25% |
  | Neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson | 20% |
  | Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee | 12% |
  
  ### VVS 2015
  
  | Candidates | Percentage |
  | - | - |
  | Texas Senator Ted Cruz | 42% |
  | Neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson | 18% |
  | Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee | 14% |
  | Florida Senator Marco Rubio | 13% |
  | CEO Donald Trump | 5% |
  
  ## Southern Republican Leadership Conference
  
  ### SRLC 2014
  
  | Finish | Candidate | Percentage |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ted Cruz | 30.33% |
  | 2 | Ben Carson | 29.38% |
  | 3 | Rand Paul | 10.43% |
  | 4 | Mike Huckabee | 5.06% |
  | 5 | Rick Perry | 4.9% |
  
  ### SRLC 2015
  
  The poll was held at the conference May 23, 2015, in Oklahoma City.
  
  * Ben Carson – 25.4%
  * Scott Walker – 20.5%
  * Ted Cruz – 16.6%
  * Chris Christie 5.3%
  * Rick Perry – 5.0%
  * Jeb Bush – 4.9%
  * Rand Paul – 4.1%
  * Marco Rubio – 4.1%
  * Bobby Jindal – 4.1%
  * Carly Fiorina – 2.7%
  * Mike Huckabee – 2.7%
  * Rick Santorum – 1.9%
  * Donald Trump – 1.2%
  * Mark Everson – 0.8%
  * Lindsey Graham – 0.5%
  * John Kasich – 0.2%
  * Jim Gilmore - 0%
  
  ## Western Conservative Summit
  
  ### WCS 2014
  
  * Ben Carson – 22%
  * Ted Cruz – 13%
  * Sarah Palin - 12%
  
  ### WCS 2015
  
  * Ben Carson – 224 / 26%
  * Carly Fiorina – 201 / 23%
  * Scott Walker – 192 / 22%
  * Ted Cruz - 100 / 11%
  * Rand Paul – 34 / 3.9%
  * Marco Rubio – 24 / 2.8%
  * Rick Perry – 20 / 2.3%
  * Rick Santorum – 16 / 1.8%
  * Donald Trump – 15 / 1.7%
  * Mike Huckabee – 13 / 1.5%
  * Bobby Jindal – 9 / 1%
  * Bill Armstrong – 6 / 0.7%
  * Jeb Bush – 4 / 0.5%
  * John Kasich – 4 / 0.5%
  * Chris Christie - 3 / 0.3%
  * Lindsey Graham – 3 / 0.3%
  * Mitt Romney - 3 / 0.3%
  * George Pataki - 0 / 0%
  
  ## February 25, 2015 - Washington State Republican Party Straw Poll
  
  | Finish | Potential candidate | Percentage | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ben Carson | 37% | 823 |
  | 2 | Scott Walker | 15% | 333 |
  | 3 | Mitt Romney | 9% | 200 |
  | 4 | Ted Cruz | 7% | 153 |
  | 5 | Rand Paul | 7% | 149 |
  | N/A | Others/Write-In | 3% | 65 |
  | 6 | Jeb Bush | 3% | 60 |
  | 7 | Mike Huckabee | 3% | 59 |
  | 8 | Marco Rubio | 2% | 45 |
  | 9 | Rick Perry | 2% | 40 |
  | 10 | Trey Gowdy | 2% | 36 |
  | 11 | Bobby Jindal | 1% | 32 |
  | 12 | Allen West | 1% | 28 |
  | 13 | Ron Paul | 1% | 25 |
  | 14 | Sarah Palin | 1% | 24 |
  | 15 | John Kasich | 1% | 21 |
  | 16 | Condoleezza Rice | 1% | 21 |
  | 17 | Undecided | 1% | 21 |
  | 18 | Chris Christie | 1% | 20 |
  | 19 | Paul Ryan | 1% | 19 |
  | 20 | Susana Martinez | 1% | 13 |
  | 21 | Newt Gingrich | 1% | 12 |
  | 22 | Rick Santorum | <1% | 11 |
  
  ## February 25, 2015 - National Republican Trust Political Action Committee Straw Poll
  
  | Finish | Potential candidate | Percentage | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ben Carson | 67% | 10,620 |
  | 2 | Scott Walker | 12% | 1,935 |
  | 3 | Ted Cruz | 10% | 1,557 |
  | 4 | Mitt Romney | 4% | 615 |
  | 5 | Marco Rubio | 3% | 555 |
  | 6 | Rand Paul | 2% | 325 |
  | 7 | Rick Perry | 1% | 160 |
  | 8 | Mike Huckabee | <1% | 75 |
  | 9 | Paul Ryan | <1% | 50 |
  | 10 | Rick Santorum | <1% | 40 |
  | 11 | Jeb Bush | <1% | 10 |
  | 12 | Bobby Jindal | <1% | 10 |
  | 13 | George Pataki | 0% | 0 |
  | 14 | Chris Christie | 0% | 0 |
  
  ## March 14, 2015 - Georgia Association of Republican County Chairmen Straw Poll
  
  The GA-ARCC straw poll was held in over 30 counties as part of Republican county conventions in Georgia:
  
  | Finish | Potential candidate | Percentage | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Scott Walker | 39% | 536 |
  | 2 | Rand Paul | 14% | 189 |
  | 3 | Ben Carson | 9% | 127 |
  | 4 | Jeb Bush | 7% | 98 |
  | 5 | Ted Cruz | 6% | 76 |
  | 6 | Mike Huckabee | 5% | 71 |
  | 7 | Marco Rubio | 4% | 48 |
  | 8 | Mitt Romney | 2% | 30 |
  | 9 | Rick Perry | 2% | 29 |
  | 10 | Bobby Jindal | 2% | 21 |
  | 11 | Chris Christie | 1% | 13 |
  | 12 | John Kasich | 1% | 11 |
  | | Other/Undecided | 8% | 117 |
  
  ## June 27, 2015 - Citizens United Straw Poll
  
  * Ben Carson – 18.0%
  * Scott Walker – 17.9%
  * Ted Cruz – 15.9%
  * Donald Trump - 13.1%
  * Marco Rubio - 5.5%
  * Rand Paul – 5.0%
  * Jeb Bush - 4.5%
  * Rick Perry - 4.0%
  * Mike Huckabee - 3.7%
  * Carly Fiorina – 2.6%
  * John Kasich - 2.0%
  * Rick Santorum – 1.0%
  * Bobby Jindal - .8%
  * Chris Christie – 0.7%
  * Lindsey Graham – 0.1%
  * George Pataki – 0%
  * Other - 1.0%
  * Undecided - 4.0%
  
  ## July 20, 2015 - Washington, D.C. Republican Party Straw Poll
  
  | Finish | Candidate | Percentage |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ben Carson | 44% |
  | 2 | Jeb Bush | 17% |
  | 3 | Marco Rubio | 11% |
  | 4 | Scott Walker | 7% |
  
  ## September 20, 2015 - Michigan Republican Party Straw Poll
  
  | Finish | Candidate | Percentage |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Rand Paul | 22% |
  | 2 | Carly Fiorina | 15% |
  | 3 | John Kasich | 13% |
  | 4 | Ted Cruz | 7% |
  | 5 | Jeb Bush | 9% |
  | 6 | Marco Rubio | 8% |
  | 7 | Donald Trump | 6% |
  | 8 | Ben Carson | 5% |
  | 9 | Scott Walker | 2% |
  
  ## October 8–18, 2015 - Georgia National Fair "Peanut Poll" Straw Poll
  
  | Finish | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ben Carson | 8,576 | 36.86% |
  | 2 | Donald Trump | 8,099 | 34.81% |
  | 3 | Carly Fiorina | 1,203 | 5.17% |
  | 4 | Marco Rubio | 1,064 | 4.57% |
  | 5 | Ted Cruz | 778 | 3.34% |
  | 6 | Jeb Bush | 629 | 2.70% |
  | 7 | Mike Huckabee | 597 | 2.57% |
  | 8 | Rand Paul | 234 | 1.01% |
  | 9 | John Kasich | 132 | 0.57% |
  | 10 | Chris Christie | 129 | 0.55% |
  | 11 | Rick Santorum | 98 | 0.42% |
  | 12 | Lindsey Graham | 80 | 0.34% |
  | 13 | Bobby Jindal | 78 | 0.34% |
  | 14 | George Pataki | 65 | 0.28% |
  | 15 | Jim Gilmore | 42 | 0.18% |
  | 16 | Undecided | 1,464 | 6.29% |
  
  ## October 19, 2015 - North Carolina Tea Party Caucus
  
  | Finish | Candidate | Percentage |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ted Cruz | 51% |
  | 2 | Ben Carson | 42.05% |
  | 3 | Carly Fiorina | 0.77% |
  