Fox News Voter Analysis: Trump Bests Haley in Her Home State

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

82% : Those who saw the alliance as very good for the U.S. backed Haley by 28 points, while those who felt it was only somewhat good went for Trump by a similar margin (+31 points).
74% : Trump continued to show significant strength among rural voters, winning by 32 points.
70% : The race was closer in the suburbs (Trump +6 points).
62% : Trump won these voters by a 70-point margin; Haley won those who believe Biden won legitimately by 53 points.
58% : Still, most voters (87%) considered themselves Republicans, and Trump won this group by 33 points -- just as he did in New Hampshire (Trump +33 points).
58% : On the all-important question of being able to win in November, Trump had a resounding 30-point advantage.
58% : Immigration voters were a major source of strength for Trump (+51 points), much as they were in New Hampshire (+48 points).
57% : Trump continued to dominate among those without a college degree (+37 points), much as he did in New Hampshire (+32 points) and Iowa (+49 points).
56% : Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier reacts to the South Carolina Republican primary election results on 'Fox News Saturday Night with Jimmy Failla.'Donald Trump completed a clean sweep of the first three Republican nominating contests by cruising to a 20-point victory over Nikki Haley in South Carolina.
54% : Nearly 6-in-10 voters (58%) considered themselves part of the Make America Great Again movement, and the vast majority of them went for Trump.
50% : Voters who opposed aid to Ukraine backed Trump by 55 points; those who favored aid aligned with Haley (+19 points).
48% : By an 8-point margin, more voters felt she has the mental capacity to serve effectively as president than felt that way about Trump.
46% : Trump also held a significant edge among those who felt the economy was the most important issue (+21 points).
38% : Haley voters, on the other hand, were split: 53% cast their ballot as a mark in her favor; 47% as a vote against Trump.
36% : Almost all of those who felt NATO has been a bad deal for the U.S. backed Trump.
32% : In sum, half preferred the U.S. take a less active role in solving the world's problems -- and this group backed Trump by 43 points.
28% : Voters were more likely to think Trump would keep the country safe by 14 points (76% said Trump would and 62% said Haley would) and fight for people like them by 19 points (Trump 74%, Haley 55%).
28% : A clear majority thinks Trump should have won in 2020, as 58% believe Joe Biden was not the legitimate winner four years ago.
26% : All told, a majority said abortion should be illegal in all or most cases -- and these voters backed Trump by 44 points.
25% : TRUMP 'REALLY NOT THINKING ABOUT' HALEY AFTER SOUTH CAROLINA VICTORY, SAYS HE'S FOCUSED ON BEATING BIDENAt the same time, half were concerned that Trump is too extreme to win the general election, including 31% who were very concerned.
25% : These concerns may explain why 6-in-10 Haley voters (59%) say they would not support Trump in the general election if he were the nominee; very few of her supporters (12%) would be satisfied if he were the nominee.
23% : Trump has recently been said to signal openness to a national ban on abortion after 16 weeks of pregnancy.
22% : In addition, one-quarter or less think Trump did something illegal with regard to his possession of classified documents (27%), his actions with regard to the vote count in 2020 (26%), or the events of January 6, 2021 (20%).
16% : Despite his controversial comments attacking Haley's husband -- who is currently deployed overseas with the South Carolina Army National Guard -- for not being more visible on the campaign trail, Trump won military households by a 28-point margin.
16% : Overall, majorities held favorable views of Trump, Haley, and Senator Tim Scott (who dropped out of the presidential race in November and endorsed Trump before the New Hampshire primary).
15% : Haley and Trump also diverged on their support for aid to Ukraine in its fight against Russia, and voters split as well.

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