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Participants could complete the straw poll through the official CPAC App on
their mobile devices. In addition, a booth with six straw poll stations was
available to participants at the event.
Each attendee was assigned a unique, five digit PIN code with their
registration materials. Respondents were required to enter this PIN Code
to complete the straw poll, ensuring that only CPAC registrants could
participate.
INDIVIDUAL
42%
45%
8%
4%
Age
37%
63%
Men
Women
UNDER 18
3%
18 TO 25
47%
26 TO 40
18%
41 TO 55
15%
56 TO 65
10%
OVER 65
7%
Which of the following groups of issues are most important to you when
deciding whom to support as the Republican nominee for President in 2016?
52%
29%
7%
9%
3%
ECONOMIC ISSUES, SOCIAL ISSUES, LIKE MORAL ISSUES, LIKE FOREIGN POLICY OR
LIKE JOBS AND TAXES EDUCATION AND
ABORTION AND
INTERNATIONAL
HEALTHCARE
MARRIAGE
ISSUES, LIKE
NATIONAL SECURITY
OR CONFLICTS IN THE
MIDDLE EAST
DO NOT KNOW
Which of these approaches to the health care law do you prefer: (ROTATED TOP-TOBOTTOM AND BOTTOM-TO-TOP)
83%
11%
REPEAL
OBAMACARE
AND REPLACE IT
WITH
SOMETHING
BETTER
MAKE MAJOR
FIXES TO
OBAMACARE
3%
MAKE MINOR
FIXES TO
OBAMACARE
1%
3%
LEAVE
DO NOT KNOW
OBAMACARE ASIS
Thinking about illegal immigration, which of the following views is closest to your
own?
37%
27%
18%
11%
7%
Do you agree or disagree that Congress should use its spending power to defund
Obamas executive amnesty on illegal immigration?
TOTAL VERY/
SOMEWHAT AGREE: 77%
17%
60%
TOTAL VERY/
SOMEWHAT DISAGREE: 15%
7%
8%
TOTAL AGREE
TOTAL DISAGREE
37%
28%
24%
6%
5%
3%
12%
16%
PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH: BUILDING
A STRONG MILITARY THAT IS USED
SPARINGLY WHEN U.S. INTERESTS ARE
AT STAKE
SELECTIVE DISENGAGEMENT FROM
WORLD AFFAIRS
70%
10
Do you support or oppose the collection of phone data on U.S. citizens by the National
Security Agency for the purpose of preventing terrorist attacks and tracking those who
may have links to terrorism?
TOTAL VERY/
SOMEWHAT OPPOSE: 65%
TOTAL VERY/
SOMEWHAT SUPPORT: 32%
44%
22%
10%
TOTAL SUPPORT
21%
TOTAL OPPOSE
11
26%
27%
7%
MARIJUANA SHOULD
REMAIN ILLEGAL
DO NOT KNOW
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2-Point Abortion ID
6-Point Abortion ID
Which of the following statements best describes your own position on the issue
of abortion? (ROTATED TOP-TO-BOTTOM AND
BOTTOM-TO-TOP)
74% PRO-LIFE
18% PRO-CHOICE
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2%
12%
39%
11%
5%
17%
14
Thinking about the 2016 Republican field, which of the following stances do
you consider a deal-breaker meaning, you would not vote for a candidate
who holds that position. (ACCEPTED MULTIPLE RESPONSES)
40%
35%
37%
31%
32%
BEING PRO-CHOICE
SUPPORTING A
FOREIGN POLICY
THAT DISENGAGES
FROM WORLD
CONFLICT
18%
EXPANDING
MEDICAID UNDER
OBAMACARE
SUPPORTING GAY
MARRIAGE
SUPPORTING
IMMIGRATION
REFORM THAT
INCLUDES AMNESTY
SUPPORTING
COMMON CORE
EDUCATION
STANDARDS
15
Which of the following best describes your view toward Common Core, a
federal education initiative that sets national standards for what students in
grades K through 12 should know in math and English?
I WOULD NEVER VOTE FOR A REPUBLICAN
NOMINEE THAT SUPPORTS COMMON CORE
10%
33%
58%
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2.
3.
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Right now, who is your first choice for the Republican nominee
for President in 2016?
26%
RAND PAUL
21%
SCOTT WALKER
12%
TED CRUZ
11%
BEN CARSON
8%
JEB BUSH
DONALD TRUMP
4%
RICK SANTORUM
4%
MARCO RUBIO
4%
3%
CARLY FIORINA
CHRIS CHRISTIE
2%
BOBBY JINDAL
1%
RICK PERRY
1%
SARAH PALIN
1%
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SCOTT WALKER
16%
RAND PAUL
12%
TED CRUZ
11%
BEN CARSON
7%
MARCO RUBIO
5%
JEB BUSH
DONALD TRUMP
4%
RICK SANTORUM
4%
5%
CARLY FIORINA
RICK PERRY
3%
CHRIS CHRISTIE
3%
BOBBY JINDAL
3%
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FIRST BALLOT
SECOND BALLOT
COMBO BALLOT
RAND PAUL
26%
16%
42%
SCOTT WALKER
21%
19%
40%
TED CRUZ
12%
12%
24%
BEN CARSON
11%
11%
22%
JEB BUSH
8%
5%
13%
MARCO RUBIO
4%
7%
11%
DONALD TRUMP
4%
4%
8%
RICK SANTORUM
4%
4%
8%
CARLY FIORINA
3%
5%
8%
CHRIS CHRISTIE
2%
3%
5%
RICK PERRY
1%
3%
5%
BOBBY JINDAL
1%
3%
4%
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