Trump is dominating Google search

Donald Trump is already winning — on Google, at least.

The Republican presidential candidate is the most searched-for hopeful in all but three states this week, according to data made available by Google.


Over the past week, the volume of searches using the term “Election 2016” peaked between 11 a.m. and noon on Tuesday, when the real estate mogul made his campaign announcement at Trump Tower.

The top Trump-related queries include:

- Is Donald Trump a Republican? (For the record, he is seeking the Republican nomination.)

- How old is Donald Trump? (He is 69.)

- Is Donald Trump running for president in 2016? (So he says, though he has yet to file the required federal paperwork.)

- What is Donald Trump’s net worth? (Almost $9 billion, he says. Other estimates put that figure significantly lower.)

- Who is Donald Trump? (Really.)

Jeb Bush, who also announced his campaign this week, drew a lower search volume, but people seemed to have similar questions about him as well, such as:

- How old is Jeb Bush? (62)

- What is Jeb Bush’s full name? (John Ellis Bush)

- Who is Jeb Bush? (Really.)

- Is Jeb Bush related to George Bush? (Fact check: Yes.)

- How tall is Jeb Bush? (6 feet, 3 inches)

The most searched-for policy issues include: immigration, same-sex marriage, education, taxes and the economy.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker was the most searched-for candidate in his home state, while Vermont went for its own Sen. Bernie Sanders, and New Hampshire was searching for Hillary Clinton.