Donald Trump is ahead of Florida Sen. Marco Rubio by a two-to-one margin in his home state's GOP presidential primary and tied with Ohio Gov. John Kasich in Ohio's primary, according to a new
Quinnipiac University poll released Monday, while Hillary Clinton tops Bernie Sanders for the Democratic nomination in both states.
By the numbers in Florida:
Republicans:
- Trump, 46 percent;
- Rubio, 22 percent;
- Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, 14 percent;
- Kasich, 10 percent.
Democrats:
- Hillary Clinton, 60 percent;
- Bernie Sanders, 34 percent.
By the numbers in Ohio:
Republicans:
- Trump, Kasich, 38 percent;
- Cruz, 16 percent;
- Rubio, 3 percent.
Democrats:
- Clinton, 51 percent;
- Sanders, 46 percent.
The polls show that Trump's lead over Rubio's has not changed much since March 9, when he led the Florida senator by 45-22 percent.
However, Kasich's numbers have risen since March 9, when he was behind Trump by 38-31 percent. The Clinton-Sanders numbers have also not changed significantly since the last poll.
In other Florida numbers:
Republicans:
- Women: Trump over Rubio, 41-25 percent;
- Men: Trump over Rubio, 52-20 percent;
- Tea Party: Trump, 47-13 percent;
- Moderate or liberal voters, Trump, 44-24 percent.
Democrats:
- Women, Clinton, 60-35 percent;
- Men, 60-33 percent;
- Very liberal Democrats, Sanders, 57-39 percent.
In other Ohio numbers:
Republicans:
- Men: Trump over Kasich, 40-33 percent;
- Women: Kasich, 44-37 percent;
- Tea Party: Trump, 36-18 percent; 38 percent for Cruz;
- White evangelicals, tied 33-33 for Trump and Kasich.
Democrats:
- Women: Clinton over Sanders, 56-39 percent;
- Men: Sanders, 55-43 percent;
- Very liberal: Sanders, 64-36 percent;
- Somewhat liberal: Sanders, 50-46 percent;
- Moderate or conservative, 59-38 percent.
The polls were conducted between March 8-13, and included 615 Republicans in Florida, with a margin of error of plus or minus four percentage points and 519 Florida Democrats, with a margin of error of 4.3 points.
In Ohio, the polls included 721 Republican voters, with a 3.7-point margin of error, and 543 Ohio Democrats, with a 4.2-point margin of error.
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