Majority of Republicans want Trump to continue his candidacy

A new NPR/Marist University poll found that 83% of Republican voters want Donald Trump to remain in the 2024 presidential race despite his recent legal troubles regarding classified documents found in his Florida residence.

At the opposite extreme, a majority of Democrats (87%) believe Trump should resign his nomination. Fifty-eight percent of independents are of the same opinion.

However, overall, 43% of respondents believe that the former president should maintain his candidacy. Marist Institute for Public Opinion Director Lee M. Miringoff commented:

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The survey was conducted among 1,327 adults from June 12-14.

Nearly two-thirds of Republicans will continue to support Trump

Nearly two-thirds of Republicans said they will continue to support Trump. Sixty-four percent of Republican-leaning independents said the same. In addition, about 75% of GOP supporters hold a favorable opinion of the former president.

Trump is emerging as the GOP primary favorite among Republican voters. The former president achieved a 38-point lead (61%) over Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (23%) and has more than 57 points over the other candidates, according to a CBS/YouGov poll.

A politically motivated accusation

Eighty percent of GOP voters indicated that even if convicted, Trump should be able to be president, compared to 20% who think otherwise.

On the other hand, 76% said they were "concerned" that the indictment was politically motivated, and 12% expressed concern that the documents in Trump's possession posed a national security risk.

A large majority (74%) of voters stated that, if not Trump, they want a candidate "similar" to the former president to represent the GOP in the 2024 election, while 26% want the candidate to be someone different.