--- title: Donald Trump Leads in Super Tuesday Bible Belt States description: Donald Trump holds a strong lead among primary voters in conservative Super Tuesday states, a new poll shows canonical: https://time.com/4238053/donald-trump-super-tuesday-bible-belt-bloomberg/ author: Katie Reilly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-02-25T22:49:34.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T15:23:55.887Z article:section: Politics og:title: Donald Trump Holds Lead in Super Tuesday Bible Belt States og:description: The poll shows Trump's strength even among conservative religious voters og:url: https://time.com/4238053/donald-trump-super-tuesday-bible-belt-bloomberg/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltad35401b9a1cea02/69887f2cbc6cfc397d3dbe56/donald-trump-super-tuesday.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Donald Trump Hosts Nevada Caucus Night Watch Party In Las Vegas og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Donald Trump Holds Lead in Super Tuesday Bible Belt States twitter:description: The poll shows Trump's strength even among conservative religious voters twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltad35401b9a1cea02/69887f2cbc6cfc397d3dbe56/donald-trump-super-tuesday.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Donald Trump Holds Strong Lead in Super Tuesday Bible Belt States > Sponsored content. 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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a caucus night watch party at the Treasure Island Hotel & Casino on Feb. 23, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ethan Miller/Getty Images  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Feb 25, 2016 10:49 PM UTC Donald Trump holds a [strong lead among primary voters](http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-02-25/bloomberg-politics-super-tuesday-sec-primary-republican-poll) in conservative Super Tuesday states, a new poll shows. The Bloomberg Politics poll shows Trump leading his Republican opponents in the conservative southeastern states of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. Trump received the support of 37% of likely Republican presidential primary voters in those states, according to the poll, while both Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz tied at 20%. The poll found that Trump also defeats Rubio in hypothetical one-on-one matchups against either Cruz or Rubio in the region. When voters were asked to choose between supporting Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, 45% chose Rubio compared to 40% selecting Cruz, with 15% unsure. The survey adds to the expectation that Trump will pick up hundreds of delegates for the GOP convention in the [upcoming Super Tuesday](http://time.com/4235230/why-trump-keeps-winning-and-winning/) voting contests, and it shows the businessman has been effective in [winning over Christian conservatives](http://time.com/4189587/donald-trump-christian-conservatives/). The poll, conducted online by Purple Strategies between Feb. 22 and Feb. 24, surveyed 1,254 Republican primary voters. 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