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This page tracked the key straw polls ofpotential presidential candidates for the two major parties—Republican and Democratic—in 2016.

Throughout each election cycle, straw polls are taken at various party conventions and caucuses, giving initial indications as to who a political party would like to run as their presidential candidate. These are nonbinding votes used to assess support for an idea or candidate. The methodology and structure of each straw poll varies.

If you notice a straw poll not listed here,please emailSarah Rosier.

Background

Straw polls were first used in the United States in 1824, conducted by news reporters. Reporters would wait outside polling centers and gauge public opinion based on voters leaving the polls. The term"straw poll" developed from the practice of assessing wind direction by tossing straw into the air and watching which direction it went. The same logic follows polling: it is an imprecise tool that is used to hypothesize who will win an election.^[1]

While straw polls generally lack scientific characteristics, they can help formulate political campaign strategies.The Iowa Straw Poll, in particular, has been an indicator of whetherRepublican presidential hopefuls should keep running or withdraw from the race due to a perceived lack of support. A win only represents a small statistical showing of support in a typically less diverse crowd than scientific polling, but a wide margin loss can lead to the grounding of a campaign.^[2]

The largest straw poll to date was conducted in the 1936 presidential election between Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Alfred Landon. TheLiterary Digest conducted and compiled results. The polling numbers showed a landslide victory for Landon but, due in part to the unscientific nature of the poll, the real election results provided Roosevelt with his second term in office.^[3]

The biggest winners

Democrats

Republicans

Polls

Democratic Party

TheDemocratic Party had only conducted four known straw polls.

2015 polls

2015 Georgia Peanut Democratic Straw Poll
Poll	Hillary Clinton	Bernie Sanders	Joe Biden	Jim Webb	Lincoln Chafee	Martin O'Malley	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size
Georgia's Presidential Peanut Poll December 8-18, 2015	48%	18%	8%	2%	1%	1%	22%	+/-N/A	5,225
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email toeditor@ballotpedia.org.

Democratic Party of Wisconsin Straw Poll (2015)
Candidate	Votes
Hillary Clinton	252
Bernie Sanders	208
Joe Biden	16
Martin O'Malley	16
Other	19

2015 Northern Virginia Democrats at Rep. Gerry Connolly’s Annual St. Patrick’s Day Gathering
Poll	Hillary Clinton	Jim Webb	Elizabeth Warren	Bernie Sanders	Joe Biden	Martin O’Malley
2015 Northern Virginia Democrats Straw Poll March 17, 2015	48%	15%	10%	7%	6%	6%
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email toeditor@ballotpedia.org.

2014 polls

Wisconsin Democratic Convention Straw Poll (2014)
Candidate	Votes
Hillary Clinton	185
Elizabeth Warren	81
Joe Biden	18
Bernie Sanders	10
Martin O'Malley	9
Brian Schweitzer	6
Amy Klobuchar	4
Andrew Cuomo	2
Kirsten Gillibrand	2
Mark Warner	2
Russ Feingold	2
Deval Patrick	1
John Hickenlooper	1

Republican Party

2015 polls

2015 Minnesota Republican Activist Straw Poll
Poll	Ted Cruz	Marco Rubio	Carly Fiorina	Donald Trump	Rand Paul	Ben Carson	Jeb Bush	Chris Christie	John Kasich	Mike Huckabee	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size
Minnesota GOP’s State Central Committee December 5, 2015	37.8%	19.3%	13.9%	12.2%	11.8%	9.7%	1.7%	1.7%	1.3%	<1%	8%	+/-N/A	238
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email toeditor@ballotpedia.org.

Republican 2015 Georgia Peanut Straw Poll
Poll	Ben Carson	Donald Trump	Carly Fiorina	Marco Rubio	Ted Cruz	Jeb Bush	Mike Huckabee	Rand Paul	John Kasich	Chris Christie	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size
Georgia's Presidential Peanut Poll December 8-18, 2015	36.86%	34.81%	5.17%	4.57%	3.34%	2.70%	2.57%	1.01%	<1%	<1%	6.29%	+/-N/A	23,268
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email toeditor@ballotpedia.org.

2015 Republican Liberty Caucus Straw Poll
Poll	Rand Paul	Ted Cruz	Ben Carson	Carly Fiorina	Marco Rubio	Donald Trump	Bobby Jindal	Rick Santorum	Mike Huckabee	John Kasich	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size
Republican Liberty Caucus National Conventon October 10, 2015	57%	51%	17%	10%	9%	6%	6%	3%	3%	2%	1%	+/-N/A	1,364
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email toeditor@ballotpedia.org.

2015 GOP Values Voter Summit Straw Poll
Poll	Ted Cruz	Ben Carson	Mike Huckabee	Marco Rubio	Donald Trump	Rick Santorum	Carly Fiorina	Bobby Jindal	Rand Paul	John Kasich	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size
Values Voter Summit September 26, 2015	35%	18%	14%	13%	5%	4%	3%	3%	2%	1%	2%	+/-N/A	1,161
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email toeditor@ballotpedia.org.

2015 Michigan Mackinac Island Republican Leadership Conference Straw Poll
Poll	Rand Paul	Carly Fiorina	John Kasich	Ted Cruz	Jeb Bush	Marco Rubio	Donald Trump	Ben Carson	Scott Walker	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size
The Detroit News/MIRS September 19, 2015	22%	15%	13%	12%	9.7%	8.4%	6.8%	5.5%	2.6%	5%	+/-N/A	785
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email toeditor@ballotpedia.org.

2015 Maryland Republican Party Straw Poll
Poll	Ben Carson	Donald Trump	Marco Rubio	Ted Cruz	Jeb Bush	Scott Walker	Carly Fiorina	John Kasich	Rand Paul	Chris Christie	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size
Maryland Republican Party August-September 2015	31.8%	25.9%	6.9%	6.8%	5.9%	4.7%	4.6%	3.9%	3.3%	2.7%	3.5%	+/-N/A	930
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email toeditor@ballotpedia.org.

2015 Washington D.C. Republican Party Convention
Poll	Ben Carson	Jeb Bush	Marco Rubio	Scott Walker	Margin of Error	Sample Size
2015 2015 Washington D.C. GOP Straw Poll July 20, 2015	44%	17%	11%	7%	+/-N/A	N/A
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email toeditor@ballotpedia.org.

2015 Western Conservative Summit Straw Poll
Poll	Ben Carson	Carly Fiorina	Scott Walker	Ted Cruz	Rand Paul	Marco Rubio	Rick Perry	Rick Santorum	Donald Trump	Mike Huckabee	Sample Size
2015 Western Conservative Summit June 27-28, 2015	25.7%	23.1%	22%	11.5%	3.9%	2.8%	2.3%	1.8%	1.7%	1.7%	871
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email toeditor@ballotpedia.org.

2015 Citizens United Straw Poll
Poll	Ben Carson	Scott Walker	Ted Cruz	Donald Trump	Marco Rubio	Rand Paul	Jeb Bush	Rick Perry	Mike Huckabee	Carly Fiorina	Unsure or Other	Sample Size
2015 Citizens United Straw Poll June 16-23, 2015	18%	17.9%	15.9%	13.1%	5.5%	5%	4.5%	4%	3.7%	2.6%	5%	4,300
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email toeditor@ballotpedia.org.

2015 Southern Republican Leadership Conference Straw Poll
Poll	Ben Carson	Scott Walker	Ted Cruz	Chris Christie	Rick Perry	Jeb Bush	Rand Paul	Marco Rubio	Bobby Jindal	Carly Fiorina	Unsure or Other
Southern Republican Leadership Conference May 23, 2015	25.4%	20.5%	16.6%	5.3%	5%	4.9%	4.1%	4.1%	4.1%	2.7%	18.1%
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email toeditor@ballotpedia.org.

Pennsylvania Leadership Conference Straw Poll (2015)
Candidate	Votes
Scott Walker	91
Ted Cruz	58
Rick Santorum	56
Rand Paul	33
Marco Rubio	18
Carly Fiorina	7
Chris Christie	4
Bobby Jindal	4
Jeb Bush	4
Sarah Palin	1
Rick Perry	1
Donald Trump	0

2015 Annual CPAC straw poll
Poll	Rand Paul	Ted Cruz	Ben Carson	Chris Christie	Scott Walker	Rick Santorum	Marco Rubio	Donald Trump	Jeb Bush	Carly Fiorina	Margin of Error	Sample Size
2015 CPAC Straw Poll February 25-27, 2015	25.7%	11.5%	11.4%	2.8%	21.4%	4.3%	3.7%	3.5%	8.3%	3.0%	+/-0	3,007
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email toeditor@ballotpedia.org.

Holliston Republican Town Committee
Poll	Scott Walker	Ted Cruz	Marco Rubio	Allen West	Ben Carson
Massachusetts 2016 GOP Presidential Straw Poll March 5, 2015	75%	7%	7%	7%	4%
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email toeditor@ballotpedia.org.

Washington State Republican Party (2015)
Candidate	Votes
Ben Carson	823
Scott Walker	333
Mitt Romney	200
Ted Cruz	153
Rand Paul	149
Jeb Bush	60
Mike Huckabee	59
Marco Rubio	45
Rick Perry	40
Trey Gowdy	36
Bobby Jindal	32
Allen West	28
Ron Paul	25
Sarah Palin	24
John Kasich	21
Condoleeza Rice	21
Undecided	21
Chris Christie	20
Paul Ryan	19
Susana Martinez	13
Newt Gingrich	12
Rick Santorum	11
Others (scattered and write-in)	65

The National Republican Trust PAC (2015)
Candidate	Votes
Ben Carson	10,620
Scott Walker	1,935
Ted Cruz	1,557
Mitt Romney	615
Marco Rubio	555
Rand Paul	325
Rick Perry	160
Mike Huckabee	75
Paul Ryan	50
Rick Santorum	40
Bobby Jindal	10
Jeb Bush	10

Georgia Association of Republican County Chairmen (2015)
Candidate	Votes
Scott Walker	527
Rand Paul	185
Ben Carson	119
Jeb Bush	95
Ted Cruz	75
Mike Huckabee	71
Marco Rubio	46
Mitt Romney	30
Rick Perry	29
Bobby Jindal	20
Chris Christie	12
John Kasich	11
Carly Fiorina	8
Paul Ryan	8
Rick Santorum	7
Mike Pence	6
Allen West	4
Donald Trump	2
John Bolton	1
Newt Gingrich	1
Trey Gowdy	1
Sarah Palin	1
Ron Paul	1
Ronald Reagan	1
Jeff Sessions	1
Undecided	73

Greenville County Convention Straw Poll (2015)
Candidate	Votes
Ted Cruz	80
Scott Walker	64
Ben Carson	25
Marco Rubio	23
Rick Santorum	23
Jeb Bush	14
Mike Huckabee	10
Rand Paul	10
John Kasich	9
Lindsey Graham	8
Rick Perry	7
Carly Fiorina	8

Charleston County Republican Party Straw Poll (2015)
Candidate	Votes
Scott Walker	24
Rand Paul	20
Ted Cruz	18
Jeb Bush	11
Marco Rubio	8
Lindsey Graham	1

2014 polls

The Federalist (2014)
Poll	Rand Paul	Ted Cruz	Scott Walker	Ben Carson	Rick Perry	Bobby Jindal	Mitt Romney	Jeb Bush	Paul Ryan	Marco Rubio
The Federalist Straw Poll Results, 2014	38.68%	26.78%	11.14%	4.21%	3.91%	3.44%	3.44%	1.9%	1.42%	1.24%
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email toeditor@ballotpedia.org.

Republican Leadership Conference Straw Poll (2014)
Poll	Ted Cruz	Ben Carson	Rand Paul	Mike Huckabee	Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size
RLC Straw Poll Results May 31, 2014	30.33%	29.38%	10.43%	5.06%	22.8%	+/-0	633
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email toeditor@ballotpedia.org.

Pennsylvania Leadership Conference Straw Poll (2014)
Poll	Rand Paul	Ted Cruz	Rick Santorum	Ben Carson	Scott Walker
PALC Straw Poll Results April 5, 2014	20%	20%	13%	13%	11%
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email toeditor@ballotpedia.org.

Polk County Republican straw poll
Poll	Ben Carson	Ted Cruz	Rick Perry	Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size
PRC Straw Poll August 25, 2014	62%	7%	4%	27%	+/-0	261
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email toeditor@ballotpedia.org.

Western Conservative Summit Straw Poll (2014)
Candidate	Ranking
Ben Carson	1
Ted Cruz	2
Sarah Palin	3
Bobby Jindal	4
Rick Santorum	5
Scott Walker	6
Rand Paul	7
Betsy McCaughey	8
Allen West	9
Paul Ryan	10

Values Voter Summit Straw Poll (2014)
Poll	Ted Cruz	Ben Carson	Mike Huckabee	Rick Santorum	Bobby Jindal	Rand Paul	Marco Rubio	Rick Perry	Mitt Romney	Scott Walker
Values Voter Summit Straw Poll Results September 27, 2014	25.4%	19.9%	12%	9.7%	7.0%	7.0%	3.3%	3.2%	2.8%	1.9%
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email toeditor@ballotpedia.org.

Maine Republican Liberty Caucus Straw Poll (2014)
Candidate	Ranking
Rand Paul	1
Ted Cruz	2
Scott Walker	3
Ben Carson	4
Condoleezza Rice	5
Chris Christie	6
Bob Corker	7
Bobby Jindal	8
Sarah Palin	9
Mike Lee	10
Marco Rubio	11
Ken Cuccinelli	12
Kelly Ayotte	13
Jeb Bush	14
Newt Gingrich	15

Senate Conservatives Fund Straw Poll (2014)
Poll	Ted Cruz	Rand Paul	Scott Walker	Mike Huckabee	Rick Perry	Marco Rubio	Jeb Bush	Chris Christie	Other
SCF Straw Poll Results March 8, 2014	42.46%	17.38%	10.42%	6.29%	4.44%	2.47%	2.27%	2.00%	5.76%
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email toeditor@ballotpedia.org.

New Hampshire Young Republicans straw poll
Poll	Ben Carson	Rand Paul	Ted Cruz	Jeb Bush	Chris Christie	Donald Trump	Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size
NHYR Straw Poll September 13, 2014	43%	15%	8%	8%	6%	5%	16%	+/-0	N/A
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email toeditor@ballotpedia.org.

Northeast Republican Leadership Conference Straw Poll (2014)
Poll	Rand Paul	Chris Christie	Scott Walker	Ben Carson	Rick Santorum	Bobby Jindal	Jeb Bush	Ted Cruz	Marco Rubio	Paul Ryan
NRLC Straw Poll Results March 15, 2014	15%	13%	11%	11%	11%	9%	8%	4%	3%	3%
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email toeditor@ballotpedia.org.

Maine Republican Convention Straw Poll (2014)
Candidate	Ranking
Ted Cruz	1
Rand Paul	2
Ben Carson	3
Scott Walker	4
Condoleeza Rice	5
Chris Christie	6
Jeb Bush	7
Paul Ryan	8
Mike Huckabee	9
Condoleezza Rice	10
Marco Rubio	11

Texas Republican Convention Straw Poll (2014)
Poll	Ted Cruz	Ben Carson	Rand Paul	Rick Perry	Jeb Bush	Scott Walker	Marco Rubio	Paul Ryan	Rick Santorum	Bobby Jindal
TRC Straw Poll Results June 7, 2014	43.4%	12.2%	12.1%	11.7%	3.3%	2.9%	2.6%	2.0%	1.9%	1.7%
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email toeditor@ballotpedia.org.

Washington State Republican Party (2014)
Candidate	Votes
Ben Carson	610
Mitt Romney	346
Rand Paul	242
Ted Cruz	147
Paul Ryan	122
Scott Walker	89
Condoleezza Rice	77
Chris Christie	70
Marco Rubio	70
Rick Perry	69
Mike Huckabee	62
Jeb Bush	60
Sarah Palin	60
Bobby Jindal	50
Allen West	21
Rick Santorum	16
Trey Gowdy	13
Nikki Haley	13
Others (scattered and write-in)	22

Morrow County GOP Straw Poll (2016)
Poll	John Kasich	Jeb Bush	Scott Walker	Ben Carson	Ted Cruz	Mike Huckabee	Rand Paul	Paul Ryan	Chris Christie
Morrow County GOP Straw Poll Results, 2016	25%	13%	11%	10%	7%	6%	4%	3%	3%
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email toeditor@ballotpedia.org.

2014 Annual CPAC straw polls
Poll	Rand Paul	Ted Cruz	Ben Carson	Chris Christie	Scott Walker	Rick Santorum	Marco Rubio	Paul Ryan	Other
2014 CPAC Straw Poll March 6-8, 2014	31%	11%	9%	8%	7%	7%	6%	3%	24%
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email toeditor@ballotpedia.org.

2013 polls

Pennsylvania Leadership Conference Straw Poll (2013)
Poll	Rand Paul	Marco Rubio	Ted Cruz	Rick Santorum	Chris Christie
PALC Straw Poll Results April 20, 2013	39%	18%	16%	6%	5%
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email toeditor@ballotpedia.org.

Tennessee Republican Assembly Straw Poll (2013)
Candidate	Votes
Rand Paul	219
Allen West	51
Marco Rubio	33
Ted Cruz	21
Sarah Palin	13
Jim DeMint	12
Newt Gingrich	10
Rick Perry	8
Michele Bachmann	4

Republican Liberty Caucus National Convention Straw Poll (2013)
Candidate	Ranking
Rand Paul	1
Ted Cruz	2
Andrew Napolitano	3
Justin Amash	4
Gary Johnson	5
Mike Lee	6
Jon Huntsman	7
Ben Carson	8

Western Conservative Summit Straw Poll (2013)
Candidate	Votes
Ted Cruz	225
Scott Walker	65
Allen West	43
Rand Paul	43
Ben Carson	34
Marco Rubio	16
Chris Christie	13
Paul Ryan	13
Other	44

Mackinac Republican Leadership Caucus Convention Straw Poll (2013)
Poll	Rand Paul	Chris Christie	Jeb Bush	Scott Walker	Bobby Jindal	Ted Cruz	Marco Rubio	Paul Ryan
Mackinac RLC Straw Poll Results September 21, 2013	35%	16%	8%	7%	7%	7%	5%	4%
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email toeditor@ballotpedia.org.

Republican Liberty Caucus Straw Poll at CPAC (2013)
Poll	Ted Cruz	Rand Paul	Rick Santorum	Ben Carson	Mike Pence	Rick Perry	Marco Rubio	Paul Ryan	Other
Republican Liberty Caucus Straw Poll at CPAC Results October 1, 2013	38.4%	35.1%	6.0%	2.1%	2.1%	2.1%	2.1%	2.1%	9.0%
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email toeditor@ballotpedia.org.

Values Voter Summit Straw Poll (2013)
Poll	Ted Cruz	Ben Carson	Rick Santorum	Rand Paul	Marco Rubio	Paul Ryan
Values Voter Summit Straw Poll Results October 11, 2013	42%	13%	13%	6%	5%	4%
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email toeditor@ballotpedia.org.

2013 Annual CPAC straw polls
Poll	Rand Paul	Ted Cruz	Ben Carson	Chris Christie	Scott Walker	Rick Santorum	Marco Rubio	Paul Ryan	Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size
2013 CPAC Straw Poll March 14-16, 2013	25%	4%	4%	7%	5%	8%	23%	6%	21%	+/-0	2,930
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email toeditor@ballotpedia.org.

Iowa Straw Poll

The Iowa Republican Party voted to end the Iowa Straw Poll on June 12, 2015. The poll has been the recipient of scrutiny due to its inability to actually predict the Republican nominee.^[4] Major contenders for theRepublican nomination had slowly been announcing that they would not participate in the poll in the weeks leading up to its cancellation.

Former Gov.Mike Huckabee announced on May 21, 2015, that he would skip the Iowa Straw Poll. In a guest opinion piece published inThe Des Moines Register, Huckabee wrote, "I have concluded this year's Iowa Straw Poll will serve only to weaken conservative candidates and further empower the Washington ruling class and their hand-picked candidates."^[5] Huckabee wasn't the only candidate who planned to skip the Iowa Straw Poll:Marco Rubio,Scott Walker,Lindsey Graham andJeb Bush also declined to attend. OnlyBen Carson andTed Cruz publicly confirmed that they would have attended.^[6]

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See also

• Presidential candidates, 2016
• Important presidential campaign dates, 2016
• Early presidential polling, 2016
• Presidential election, 2016
• Barack Obama
• Democratic National Committee
• Republican National Committee

Footnotes

v • e 2016 United States Presidential Election Overviews 2016 presidential election •2016 presidential candidates •2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules •2016 vice presidential candidates •Possible vice presidential picks Candidate profiles Hillary Clinton Donald Trump Jill Stein Gary Johnson Path to the presidency Republican Convention •Republican Primary Democratic Convention •Democratic Primary Policy positions Abortion •Defunding Planned Parenthood •Agricultural subsidies •Black Lives Matter movement •Budgets •Education •Energy and environmental policy •Federal assistance programs •Federalism •Foreign affairs •LGBTQ rights •Government regulations •Healthcare •Immigration •DACA and DAPA •International trade •Rural policy •Taxes On the campaign trail Ballotpedia's battleground poll •Presidential campaign trackers and opposition researchers Campaign staff Presidential campaign staff transfers, resignations and terminations •Staff leaks from 2016 presidential campaigns Clinton staffers •O'Malley staffers •Sanders staffers Bush staffers •Carson staffers •Christie staffers •Cruz staffers •Fiorina staffers •Huckabee staffers •Kasich staffers •Paul staffers •Rubio staffers •Santorum staffers •Trump staffers Debates PBS, February 11, 2016 (Milwaukee) •PBS, February 4, 2016 (Durham, N.H.) •NBC News, January 17, 2016 (Charleston, S.C.) •ABC, December 19, 2015 (Manchester, N.H.) •CBS, November 14, 2015 (Des Moines) •CNN, October 13, 2015](Las Vegas) February 13, 2016 (Greenville, S.C.) •ABC, February 6, 2016 (Manchester, N.H.) •Fox News, January 28, 2016 (Des Moines) •Fox Business, January 14, 2016 (North Charleston, S.C.) •CNN, December 15, 2015 (Las Vegas) •Fox Business, November 10, 2015 (Milwaukee) •CNBC, October 28, 2015 (Boulder) •CNN, September 16, 2015 (Reagan Library) •Fox News, August 6, 2015 (Cleveland) Analysis The media's coverage of Donald Trump •The media's coverage of Hillary Clinton Post-debate analysis overview Democratic:April 14, 2016 (CNN) •March 9, 2016 (Univision) •March 6, 2016 (CNN) •February 11, 2016 (PBS) •February 4, 2016 (MSNBC) •January 17, 2016 (NBC) •December 19, 2015 (ABC) •November 14, 2015 (CBS) •October 13, 2015 (CNN) Republican:March 10, 2016 (CNN) •March 3, 2016 (FNC) •February 25, 2016 (CNN) •February 13, 2016 (CBS) •February 6, 2016 (ABC) •January 28, 2016 (FNC) •January 14, 2016 (FBN) •December 15, 2015 (CNN) •November 10, 2015 (FBN) •October 28, 2015 (CNBC) •September 16, 2015 (CNN) Insiders Poll: First Democratic debate (October 13, 2015) •Presidential Nominating Index: Clinton remains choice of Democratic Insiders •Presidential Nominating Index: Bush remains choice of Republican Insiders •Insiders Poll: Winners and losers from the Fox News Republican Debate