Donald Trump retains a firm edge over his 2024 GOP rivals in New Hampshire, but his competitors are gaining ground, according to a poll.
Former president Donald Trump still holds a double-digit lead over his 2024 Republican rivals in New Hampshire — but the rest of the field, led by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, is gaining ground, according to a new poll.
Trump, 77, is the first choice of 37% of likely GOP primary voters in the Granite State, according to the University of New Hampshire survey — down five percentage points from the outlet’s April poll.
The 45th president is followed in the race by DeSantis (23%), South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott (8%), and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (6% each).
Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and former US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley each polled just outside the top five, with each contender getting 5% support.
The April UNH poll, taken weeks before DeSantis entered the 2024 race, showed Trump with 42% support, DeSantis with 22% and no other candidate with more than 3% of the vote.
