--- title: Donald Trump Reaches 50% Republican Support Nationally: Poll description: A new poll shows Donald Trump at 50% support among Republicans and Republican leaners nationally, a new high for him. canonical: https://time.com/4307633/donald-trump-poll-national-republicans/ author: Tessa Berenson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-04-26T13:51:19.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T17:02:07.583Z article:section: Politics og:title: Donald Trump Reaches 50% Republican Support Nationally, Poll Finds og:description: It's a new high for him, according to the poll og:url: https://time.com/4307633/donald-trump-poll-national-republicans/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1fade71bdfa5da2b/69889073a988ca75106b78fe/donald-trump16.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: Donald Trump, president and chief executive of Trump Organization Inc. and 2016 Republican presidential candidate, pauses as he speaks during a campaign event in Hartford, Connecticut, U.S., on Friday, April 15, 2016. 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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event in Hartford, Ct., on April 15, 2016. Victor J. Blue—Bloomberg/Getty Images  by [Tessa Berenson](https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Apr 26, 2016 1:51 PM UTC Donald Trump has the support of half of Republican voters and those leaning Republican, a new high for him, according to a[ poll](https://www.scribd.com/doc/310414560/NBC-News-SurveyMonkey-Toplines-and-Methodology-4-18-4-24?secret%5Fpassword=DLzdV7xPADves03Hteeq). The [new NBC News|SurveyMonkey Weekly Election Tracking Poll](https://www.scribd.com/doc/310414560/NBC-News-SurveyMonkey-Toplines-and-Methodology-4-18-4-24?secret%5Fpassword=DLzdV7xPADves03Hteeq) found Trump is up to 50% support among Republicans and voters who lean Republican, compared to 46% last week and 35% when the poll began in December. Trump’s support has been between 40% and 50% on this poll since mid-March, but this is the first time since the poll began that he’s reached 50% nationwide support among Republicans and Republican leaners. Support for Trump’s rivals, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich, fell during the same time period that Trump made gains. After Cruz and Kasich announced [a plan to unite against Trump](http://time.com/4306047/cruz-kasich-unite-block-trump-gop-election-2016/?iid=sr-link1) to try to block him from the nomination, Trump has gone on the warpath,[ bashing them repeatedly](http://time.com/4306789/donald-trump-ted-cruz-john-kasich-rhode-island/?iid=sr-link1) at recent rallies. 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