Iowa Poll shows most likely Republican caucusgoers aren’t wild about MAGA

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While former President Donald Trump has built a commanding lead with likely Republican caucusgoers in Iowa, less than half identify with his MAGA brand, according to a new Des Moines Register/NBC News/Mediacom Iowa Poll.

Forty percent of Iowans who plan to caucus for Republicans Monday say they align with the MAGA identity, a reference to Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan, which has sometimes become synonymous with conservative politics.

Eighteen percent of likely Republican caucusgoers say they consider themselves “ultra MAGA,” and 22% say they identify as “just regular MAGA” supporters.

But another 38% say they have neutral feelings about the MAGA movement, and 17% say they are “anti-MAGA.”

Of the anti-Maga contingent, 60% plan to vote for U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, who has coalesced the never-Trump contingent into her camp of supporters.

The poll of 705 likely Republican caucusgoers was conducted Jan. 7-12 by Seltzer & Co. It has a margin of error plus or minus 3.7 percentage points.

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