7:35 p.m. EST – Trump is currently leading the Republican primary in Georgia with 40 percent of the vote. He is projected as the winner there. Cruz and Rubio are deadlocked for second place, with 23 percent and 22 percent respectively.
Nearly two-thirds of voters in Georgia (60 percent) are evangelicals. Trump is winning with 41 percent of their votes, compared to Cruz with 26 percent and Rubio at 20 percent.
Eight in 10 Georgia Republican primary voters identify as conservative, and Trump leads that group as well with 39 percent of the vote. Next up is Cruz with 25 percent and Rubio with 21 percent.
When asked which of the candidates would best handle Supreme Court nominations, voters are tied between Cruz and Trump, each getting 32 percent.
Interestingly, Trump is perceived as having run the most unfair campaign – 38 percent of voters said so. Just 28 percent said Cruz ran the most unfair campaign. Late deciders – voters who made up their minds in the last few days – are split between Cruz (31 percent) and Rubio (30 percent).
Rubio is winning among the 12 percent of voters who say they care most about picking a candidate who can win in November. He earned 44 percent of their votes. Among the 31 percent that want a candidate who shares their values, 35 percent picked Cruz. And among the 18 percent of voters who want a candidate who tells it like it is and the36 percent of voters who want a candidate who can bring change, Trump won both groups with 79 percent and 46 percent of those respective groups.
Trump’s support decreases as education level increases. Rubio has the opposite impact: his support increases as education increases: Trump won 53 percent of voters who have a high school education or less, 41 percent of those with some college, 37 percent of college graduates, and 28 percent of those with postgraduate degrees. Rubio won 13 percent of those with a high school education or less, 20 percent of those with some college, 35 percent of college graduates and 30 percent of those with postgraduate degrees.
Of the Georgia Republican primary voters who want a candidate who has experience in politics (40 percent of voters), 40 percent support Rubio. Of those who are looking for someone outside the political establishment (51 percent), 59 percent support Trump.
SOURCE: CBS News
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