Poll Results: 2016

May 21, 2015, 5:29 PM GMT+0

These are the topline results of a YouGov/Huffington Post survey of 1000 US adults interviewed May 19-20, 2015 on the presidential election. The margin of error is 4.0%.

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When do you plan to start paying close attention to coverage of the next presidential election?
I am already paying close attention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40%
Sometime in 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12%
Early in 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13%
Midway through 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11%
Never . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13%

Do you have a good idea of which candidate you’ll vote for in your party’s presidential primary next year, or are you still making up your mind?
Asked of Democrats and Republicans
I have a good idea of who I’ll vote for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39%
I’m still making up my mind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40%
I don’t plan to vote in the primary election . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13%

Would you say that:
Asked of Republicans
There are too many Republican candidates for president . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39%
There are too few Republican candidates for president . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7%
There are about the right number of Republican candidates for president 28%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26%

Would you say that:
Asked of Democrats
There are too many Democratic candidates for president . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6%
There are too few Democratic candidates for president . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38%
There are about the right number of Democratic candidates for president 30%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26%

How do you feel about the field of primary candidates running for president in your party?
Asked of Democrats and Republicans
Enthusiastic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24%
Satisfied but not enthusiastic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36%
Dissatisfied but not upset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15%
Upset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22%

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