The new NBC/WSJ/Marist poll shows in South Carolina, Clinton – largely fueled by the support of African American voters – beats her Democratic rival by more than a two-to-one margin.To see the South Carolina poll questionnaire, click here. Clinton gets 64 percent of likely Democratic primary voters’ support, compared to 27 percent for Sanders. O’Malley stands at just two percent, while seven percent say they remain undecided in the race.Clinton receives the backing of 74 percent of African American likely voters, compared to just 17 percent for Sanders. For white voters, it’s 52 percent for Clinton and 41 percent for Sanders.She leads handily with voters of all income levels, and she performs better than Sanders by double digit margins with both men and women.Trump wins 36 percent of likely Republican primary voters, 16 points ahead of Cruz, who finishes second at 20 percent. Rubio garners 14 percent support, Bush gets nine percent, and Carson gets eight percent. All other candidates receive two percent support or less.Among white evangelicals in the Palmetto State, Trump wins 33 percent, while Cruz receives 25 percent.The South Carolina survey of 2,508 adults was conducted January 17 through January 23, 2016. The margin of error for 718 likely Republican primary voters is +/- 3.7 percentage points. The margin of error for 446 likely Democratic primary voters is +/- 4.6 percentage points.

The new NBC/WSJ/Marist poll shows in South Carolina, Clinton – largely fueled by the support of African American voters – beats her Democratic rival by more than a two-to-one margin.

To see the South Carolina poll questionnaire, click here.


Clinton gets 64 percent of likely Democratic primary voters’ support, compared to 27 percent for Sanders. O’Malley stands at just two percent, while seven percent say they remain undecided in the race.

Clinton receives the backing of 74 percent of African American likely voters, compared to just 17 percent for Sanders. For white voters, it’s 52 percent for Clinton and 41 percent for Sanders.

She leads handily with voters of all income levels, and she performs better than Sanders by double digit margins with both men and women.

Trump wins 36 percent of likely Republican primary voters, 16 points ahead of Cruz, who finishes second at 20 percent. Rubio garners 14 percent support, Bush gets nine percent, and Carson gets eight percent. All other candidates receive two percent support or less.

Among white evangelicals in the Palmetto State, Trump wins 33 percent, while Cruz receives 25 percent.

The South Carolina survey of 2,508 adults was conducted January 17 through January 23, 2016. The margin of error for 718 likely Republican primary voters is +/- 3.7 percentage points. The margin of error for 446 likely Democratic primary voters is +/- 4.6 percentage points.



