Survey of Likely Republican Primary Election Voters

South Carolina Congressional District 3

Conducted May 13 - 14, 2024
n=400 | ±4.89%
Q1. Partisanship by Response: Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a Democrat, Republican, or
Independent?
Freq. %
Republican 345 86.0%
Strongly Republican 331 82.7%
Mostly Republican 13 3.3%

Independent 56 14.0%
Total 401 100.0%

Q2. Vote Method: How do you plan to vote in the June 11th, 2024, Republican primary election for U.S.
Congress?
Freq. %
Vote in-person on Election Day 279 69.5%
Definitely vote in-person on Election Day 204 50.9%
Probably vote in-person on Election Day 75 18.6%

Vote absentee by mail 12 3.1%

Definitely vote absentee by mail 7 1.8%
Probably vote absentee by mail 5 1.3%

Vote early in-person 110 27.4%

Definitely vote early in-person 55 13.6%
Probably vote early in-person 55 13.8%
Total 401 100.0%

Q3. Top Priority: Which one of the following issues is the most important to you in the Republican primary
election for U.S. Congress?
Freq. %
Illegal immigration and border security 161 40.1%
Inflation and economy 106 26.4%
National security 33 8.1%
Election integrity 31 7.6%
Pro-life protections 17 4.3%
Crime and public safety 14 3.4%
Parental voice in education 9 2.3%
Gun rights 9 2.2%
Woke corporations 3 0.6%
Unsure 20 4.9%
Total 401 100.0%

Q4. SC-03 Republican Primary Ballot: Now thinking about upcoming June 2024 Republican primary election
in South Carolina... If the Republican primary election for U.S. Congress was held today, and you had to make
a choice, who would you vote for?
Freq. %
Sheri Biggs 48 12.0%
Stewart Jones 36 8.9%
Kevin Bishop 8 1.9%
Franky Franco 7 1.7%
Mark Burns 44 11.1%
Phil Healy 4 1.0%
Michael LaPierre 5 1.3%
Elspeth Murday 0 0.0%
Undecided 249 62.1%
Total 401 100.0%

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Q5 - Q10. Images: For each of the following, please indicate if you have heard of the person, and if you have,
whether you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of them. If you haven't heard of a name, choose so
Very No
Fav Very Fav Unfav NHO NET Fav
Unfav opinion
Donald Trump 83.9% 71.7% 14.4% 12.4% 1.2% 0.5%
69.6%
337 287 58 50 5 2
Sheri Biggs 24.9% 9.5% 5.9% 2.6% 25.7% 43.5%
19.1%
100 38 23 11 103 175
Stewart Jones 17.5% 7.9% 2.4% 1.3% 21.7% 58.4%
15.1%
70 32 10 5 87 234
Kevin Bishop 6.8% 1.2% 3.1% 2.4% 26.8% 63.2%
3.7%
27 5 13 10 108 254
Franky Franco 4.0% 2.0% 1.0% 0.6% 21.2% 73.8%
2.9%
16 8 4 2 85 296
Mark Burns 19.9% 10.3% 5.4% 3.3% 24.5% 50.2%
14.5%
80 41 22 13 98 201

Q11. Gender
Freq. %
Female 209 52.2%
Male 192 47.8%
Total 401 100.0%

Q12. Age Range

Freq. %
Under 65 209 52.2%
18 - 39 48 11.9%
40 - 49 46 11.4%
50 - 64 116 28.9%

65 and Over 192 47.8%

65 - 74 100 24.9%
75+ 92 22.9%
Total 401 100.0%

Q13. Ideology
Freq. %
Conservative 361 90.0%
Extremely conservative 101 25.2%
Very conservative 196 48.9%
Somewhat conservative 64 15.8%

Moderate 23 5.6%

Liberal 3 0.6%

Unsure 15 3.8%
Total 401 100.0%

Q14. Trump vs Trad GOP

Freq. %
Trump Republican 265 66.1%
Much more a Trump Republican 182 45.3%
Somewhat more a Trump Republican 83 20.8%

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 Traditional conservative Republican 119 29.6%
Somewhat more a traditional 61 15.3%
conservative Republican
Much more a traditional conservative 57 14.3%
Republican

Unsure 17 4.3%
Total 401 100.0%

Q15. Education Level

Freq. %
No degree 243 60.7%
Some high school 8 2.0%
High school diploma/GED 57 14.1%
Technical Certification 41 10.2%
Some college or Associate's Degree 138 34.4%

At least College 157 39.1%

Four-year undergraduate or Bachelor's 92 23.0%
Degree
Graduate degree or further 65 16.1%

Unsure 1 0.2%
Total 401 100.0%

Q16. General Election X of 4

Freq. %
0 of 4 20 5.0%
1 of 4 112 27.9%
2 of 4 91 22.6%
3 of 4 104 25.9%
4 of 4 74 18.5%
Total 401 100.0%

Q17. Geo
Freq. %
North 130 32.3%
Central 187 46.5%
South 85 21.2%
Total 401 100.0%

Q18. Geo - DMA

Freq. %
Auguta-Aiken DMA 19 4.6%
Columbia SC DMA 32 7.9%
Greenvll-Spart-Ashvell-And DMA 351 87.5%
Total 401 100.0%

Q19. Geo - County

Freq. %
North 130 32.3%
Oconee 50 12.5%
Pickens 79 19.8%

Central 187 46.5%

Anderson 106 26.4%
Greenville 26 6.4%

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 Laurens 45 11.1%
Abbeville 11 2.6%

South 85 21.2%
Edgefield 13 3.3%
Greenwood 35 8.6%
Mccormick 6 1.4%
Newberry 21 5.2%
Saluda 11 2.7%
Total 401 100.0%

Q20. Gender + Age

Freq. %
F 18 - 39 26 6.4%
F 40 - 49 25 6.2%
F 50 - 64 61 15.1%
F 65 - 74 52 12.9%
F 75+ 47 11.6%
M 18 - 39 22 5.5%
M 40 - 49 21 5.2%
M 50 - 64 55 13.8%
M 65 - 74 48 12.0%
M 75+ 45 11.3%
Total 401 100.0%

Q21. Race from File + Gender

Freq. %
White Female 194 48.5%
White Male 179 44.5%
Black Female 2 0.5%
Asian Female 2 0.5%
Hispanic Female 2 0.4%
Hispanic Male 1 0.2%
Other Female 1 0.3%
Other Male 1 0.2%
Unknown Female 8 1.9%
Unknown Male 12 3.0%
Total 401 100.0%

Q22. Gender + Education

Freq. %
Female At least College 80 19.9%
Female No degree 130 32.3%
Male At least College 77 19.3%
Male No degree 114 28.4%
Unsure 1 0.2%
Total 401 100.0%

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METHODOLOGY
This probabilistic survey was conducted May 13 – 14, 2024, with 401 likely Republican primary election voters. It has a
margin of error of ±4.89%. Known registered voters were interviewed via SMS. This survey was weighted to a likely
Republican primary election voter universe.

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