Top Republican presidential candidates U.S. 2024

With the 2024 Republican Primary season officially kicked off, Donald Trump remains the top candidate among Republicans and those leaning Republican. According to a January survey, 61 percent of respondents reported that they were enthusiastic at the thought of Trump receiving the 2024 presidential nomination. Additionally, 21 percent of Republicans and Independents who lean Republican said they would be satisfied with Trump being the Republican nominee.

On January 21, former candidate and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced his departure from the 2024 Republican presidential primary race, leaving only Donald Trump and former Governor of South Carolina and United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley competing for the nomination.

Top Republican primary candidates for the presidential election in the United States in January 2024

Characteristic	Enthusiastic	Satisfied but not enthusiastic	Dissastisfid but not upset	Upset	Not sure
Donald Trump	61%	21%	9%	6%	2%
Ron DeSantis*	20%	39%	15%	12%	14%
Nikki Haley	10%	28%	16%	32%	24%

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Release date

January 2024

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Region

United States

Survey time period

January 21-23, 2024

Number of respondents

At least 1,000

Age group

18 years and older

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Republicans and Independents who lean Republican

Method of interview

Online interview

Supplementary notes

How would you feel if the following person was the 2024 Republican presidential nominee? (% of Republicans and Independents who lean Republican)

*As of January 21, Governor of Florida Ron DeSantis announced that he was dropping out of the presidential race.

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