This graph shows how well each Republican candidate performed in the South Carolina Republican primary with respect to the differing educational backgrounds of those surveyed, according to the exit polls conducted on February 20, 2016. Donald Trump was the most preferred candidate in all the cohorts but those with a postgraduate background. Among voters with postgraduate studies Marco Rubio received the highest share with 32%.
Exit polls of the 2016 South Carolina Republican primary in the United States on February 20, 2016, share of votes by educational background
Share of total votes in brackets
Donald J. Trump
Ted Cruz
Marco Rubio
John Kasich
Jeb Bush
Ben Carson
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Washington Post. (February 20, 2016). Exit polls of the 2016 South Carolina Republican primary in the United States on February 20, 2016, share of votes by educational background [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/516342/south-carolina-republican-primary-2016-exit-polls-votes-by-education/
Washington Post. "Exit polls of the 2016 South Carolina Republican primary in the United States on February 20, 2016, share of votes by educational background." Chart. February 20, 2016. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/516342/south-carolina-republican-primary-2016-exit-polls-votes-by-education/
Washington Post. (2016). Exit polls of the 2016 South Carolina Republican primary in the United States on February 20, 2016, share of votes by educational background. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/516342/south-carolina-republican-primary-2016-exit-polls-votes-by-education/
Washington Post. "Exit Polls of The 2016 South Carolina Republican Primary in The United States on February 20, 2016, Share of Votes by Educational Background." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Feb 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/516342/south-carolina-republican-primary-2016-exit-polls-votes-by-education/
Washington Post, Exit polls of the 2016 South Carolina Republican primary in the United States on February 20, 2016, share of votes by educational background Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/516342/south-carolina-republican-primary-2016-exit-polls-votes-by-education/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Exit polls of the 2016 South Carolina Republican primary in the United States on February 20, 2016, share of votes by educational background [Graph], Washington Post, February 20, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/516342/south-carolina-republican-primary-2016-exit-polls-votes-by-education/