Former President Donald Trump is holding onto a sizable lead over the Republican presidential primary field despite being federally indicted earlier this month on charges related to his alleged mishandling of classified documents.
An NBC News poll conducted June 16-20 shows Trump as 51% of voter's first choice candidate, significantly ahead of Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), who is sitting at 22%, and the rest of the 2024 GOP candidates who are polling in the single digits.
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Behind DeSantis, former Vice President Mike Pence has 7%, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has 5%, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has 4%, Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) has 3%, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy has 3%, and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has 2%.
DeSantis leads all of the candidates for being the voter's second choice if their first choice was no longer an option at 31%.
When combining the first and second choices of those surveyed, Trump leads the field with 63%, followed by DeSantis with 53%, with Pence, Haley, and Scott all having 15%.
In a head-to-head matchup between Trump and DeSantis, the former president has a significant advantage over the Florida governor, 60%-36%.
In a hypothetical general election matchup between Trump and President Joe Biden, Biden leads 49%-45%, while in a matchup between DeSantis and Biden, the two are tied at 47% each.
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This survey appears to show support for Trump has not wavered, despite some recent polls showing he may be losing ground among the GOP field. Trump was indicted for a second time, with the latest indictment being on federal charges related to classified documents, earlier this month. He pleaded not guilty to the charges in a federal courthouse in Miami, Florida.
In the overall polling average compiled by RealClearPolitics, Trump leads the GOP presidential field, with DeSantis in second place, while the rest of the field is far behind the two Florida men. The first Republican primary debate is scheduled for Aug. 23 in Milwaukee and is set to be broadcast on Fox News.