Support for former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg is building in New Hampshire, closing in on Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’s current lead.
Both Sanders, 78, and Buttigieg, 38, have witnessed boosts in public support following the delayed results of the Iowa caucuses, which gave Buttigieg a narrow victory in state delegates. Buttigieg, now registering at 21% in a CNN poll release Saturday, has seen a 6-point increase since mid-January, while Sanders, now standing at 28%, has only seen a 3-point increase in support.
Former Vice President Joe Biden, 77, fell into third place in the state by dropping 5 points down to 11%, while Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, 70, trickled to 9%. The results show Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard in fifth with 6%, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar with 5%, and businessmen Tom Steyer and Andrew Yang tied at 3%. However, the poll was conducted from Feb. 4-7 and did not include reactions following Friday’s Democratic primary debate.
Buttigieg has seen an 8-point increase in support among voters age 45 and older and a 6-point increase among moderate Democrats, two areas where Biden previously led. However, a majority of respondents said they expect Sanders to win the New Hampshire primary, shooting up from 39% in January to 56% now.
Meanwhile, the poll shows President Trump with 91% of Republicans’ support and former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld with 5%, reflecting the incumbent president’s widespread support in his party.
The CNN poll had 568 respondents, 365 likely Democratic primary voters and 203 likely Republican primary voters. The margin of error among Democratic respondents was 5.1% and 6.9% among likely Republican primary voters.
