The poll gathered responses from 2,192 voters in the Republican
contest, and poll results were still being updated.
* 43% of voters in the Republican contest - which was also open
to voters who are not registered with any party - said they
usually considered themselves as independents, largely unchanged
from 42% in 2016.
* 6% of voters usually think of themselves as Democrats,
compared to 3% in the party's 2016 primary.
* 34% consider themselves moderate or liberal, compared to 29%
in the party's 2016 primary.
* 48% of voters had a college degree, compared to 53% in the
party's 2016 primary.
* 54% of voters said that if former President Donald Trump were
convicted of a crime, he would still be fit for the presidency.
42% said he would not be fit for the office if convicted.
* 51% do not think Joe Biden legitimately won the 2020
presidential election.
* 19% said they decided who to vote for in the last few days.
* Whites who consider themselves evangelical or born-again
Christians made up 20% of voters, compared to 23% in the 2016
primary.
* 75% said the condition of the U.S. economy is not-so-good or
poor, while 24% say it is excellent or good.
* 57% said they expect the next generation of Americans to be
worse off, compared 33% in the 2016 primary
* 37% of voters said the economy mattered most when deciding how
they would vote in the contest, compared to 31% who said
immigration mattered most. 12% cited abortion policy and 14%
said foreign policy.
(Reporting by Jason Lange in Washington and Alexandra Ulmer in
San Francisco; Editing by Daniel Wallis)
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