| Poll source | Date | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Other |
| Primary results | February 9, 2016 | Donald Trump35.23% | John Kasich15.72% | Ted Cruz11.63% | Jeb Bush 10.96%, Marco Rubio 10.52%, Chris Christie 7.38%, Carly Fiorina 4.12%, Ben Carson 2.28%, Rand Paul 0.68%, Mike Huckabee 0.08%, Rick Santorum 0.06%, Jim Gilmore 0.05% |
| ARG Margin of error: ± 5.0% Sample size: 418 | February 7–8, 2016 | Donald Trump33% | John Kasich 17% | Marco Rubio 14% | Ted Cruz 10%, Jeb Bush 9%, Chris Christie 8%, Carly Fiorina 3%, Ben Carson 1%, Undecided 6% |
| CNN/UNH/WMUR Margin of error: ± 5.2% Sample size: 362 | February 4–8, 2016 | Donald Trump31% | Marco Rubio 17% | Ted Cruz 14% | John Kasich 10%, Jeb Bush 7%, Carly Fiorina 5%, Chris Christie 4%, Ben Carson 3%, Undecided 7% |
| Gravis Marketing/ One America News Margin of error: ± 3.7% Sample size: 705 | February 7, 2016 | Donald Trump28% | John Kasich 17% | Marco Rubio 15% | Jeb Bush 14%, Ted Cruz 11%, Chris Christie 6%, Carly Fiorina 5%, Ben Carson 3%, Rand Paul 1%, Rick Santorum 0.5% |
| ARG Margin of error: ± 5.0% Sample size: 427 | February 6–7, 2016 | Donald Trump30% | John Kasich 16% | Marco Rubio 16% | Ted Cruz 10%, Jeb Bush 9%, Chris Christie 6%, Carly Fiorina 3%, Ben Carson 1%, Undecided 9% |
| UMass Lowell/7 News Margin of error: ± 5.13% Sample size: 464 | February 5–7, 2016 | Donald Trump34% | Marco Rubio 13% | Ted Cruz 13% | Jeb Bush 10%, John Kasich 10%, Chris Christie 5%, Carly Fiorina 4%, Ben Carson 3%, Undecided 9% |
| Emerson College Margin of error: ± 3.7% Sample size: 686 | February 4–7, 2016 | Donald Trump31% | Jeb Bush 16% | John Kasich 13% | Marco Rubio 12%, Ted Cruz 11%, Carly Fiorina 7%, Chris Christie 6%, Ben Carson 3%, |
| ARG Margin of error: ± 5.0% Sample size: 422 | February 5–6, 2016 | Donald Trump31% | John Kasich 17% | Marco Rubio 17% | Ted Cruz 9%, Jeb Bush 9%, Chris Christie 5%, Carly Fiorina 2%, Ben Carson 1%, Undecided 8% |
| Monmouth University Margin of error: ± 4.4% Sample size: 508 | February 4–6, 2016 | Donald Trump30% | John Kasich 14% | Marco Rubio 13% | Jeb Bush 13%, Ted Cruz 12%, Chris Christie 6%, Carly Fiorina 5%, Ben Carson 4%, Other 1%, Undecided 3% |
| UMass Lowell/7 News Margin of error: ± 4.82% Sample size: 516 | February 4–6, 2016 | Donald Trump36% | Marco Rubio 14% | Ted Cruz 13% | Jeb Bush 10%, John Kasich 9%, Chris Christie 4%, Carly Fiorina 4%, Ben Carson 3%, Undecided 7% |
| CNN/UNH/WMUR Margin of error: ± 5.2% Sample size: 362 | February 3–6, 2016 | Donald Trump33% | Marco Rubio 16% | Ted Cruz 14% | John Kasich 11%, Jeb Bush 7%, Carly Fiorina 6%, Chris Christie 4%, Ben Carson 2%, Someone Else 1%, Not Sure 6% |
| Franklin Pierce University/ RKM/Boston Herald Margin of error: ± 4.7% Sample size: 433 | February 2–6, 2016 | Donald Trump31% | Ted Cruz 16% | Marco Rubio 15% | John Kasich 11%, Jeb Bush 10%, Chris Christie 5%, Carly Fiorina 4%, Ben Carson 3%, Other 2%, Unsure 3% |
| ARG Margin of error: ± 5.0% Sample size: 415 | February 4–5, 2016 | Donald Trump34% | John Kasich 17% | Marco Rubio 16% | Ted Cruz 9%, Jeb Bush 8%, Chris Christie 5%, Carly Fiorina 2%, Ben Carson 2%, Undecided 6% |
| UMass Lowell/7 News Margin of error: ± 4.86% Sample size: 501 | February 3–5, 2016 | Donald Trump35% | Marco Rubio 14% | Ted Cruz 13% | John Kasich 10%, Jeb Bush 10%, Chris Christie 4%, Ben Carson 3%, Carly Fiorina 3%, Undecided 9% |
| Suffolk University/ Boston Globe Margin of error: ± 4.4% Sample size: 500 | February 3–4, 2016 | Donald Trump28.8% | Marco Rubio 19.4% | John Kasich 13% | Jeb Bush 9.8%, Ted Cruz 6.6%, Chris Christie 5.2%, Ben Carson 4.4%, Carly Fiorina 3.8%, Other 1%, Undecided 8% |
| ARG Margin of error: ± 5.0% Sample size: 420 | February 3–4, 2016 | Donald Trump36% | Marco Rubio 15% | John Kasich 14% | Ted Cruz 12%, Jeb Bush 8%, Chris Christie 6%, Carly Fiorina 2%, Ben Carson 2%, Undecided 6% |
| MassINC/WBUR Margin of error: ± 4.9% Sample size: 410 | February 2–4, 2016 | Donald Trump29% | Marco Rubio 12% | Ted Cruz 12% | Jeb Bush 9%, John Kasich 9%, Carly Fiorina 8%, Chris Christie 6%, Ben Carson 4%, Jim Gilmore <1% Other <1%, Won't Vote 1%, Don't Know 5% |
| UMass Lowell/7 News Margin of error: ± 4.8% Sample size: 500 | February 2–4, 2016 | Donald Trump34% | Marco Rubio 15% | Ted Cruz 14% | Jeb Bush 8%, John Kasich 8%, Chris Christie 5%, Ben Carson 4%, Carly Fiorina 3%, Other 2%, Undecided 6% |
| CNN/UNH/WMUR Margin of error: ± 6.8% Sample size: 209 | February 2–4, 2016 | Donald Trump29% | Marco Rubio 18% | Ted Cruz 13% | John Kasich 12%, Jeb Bush 10%, Chris Christie 4%, Carly Fiorina 4%, Ben Carson 2%, Jim Gilmore 0%, Someone Else 2%, Not Sure 8% |
| NBC News/WSJ/Marist Margin of error: ± 3.8% Sample size: 653 | February 2–3, 2016 | Donald Trump30% | Marco Rubio 17% | Ted Cruz 15% | John Kasich 10%, Jeb Bush 9%, Chris Christie 4%, Ben Carson 4%, Carly Fiorina 2%, Other 1%, Undecided 7% |
| ARG Margin of error: ± 5.0% Sample size: 600 | February 2–3, 2016 | Donald Trump34% | Marco Rubio 14% | John Kasich 13% | Ted Cruz 12%, Jeb Bush 8%, Chris Christie 4%, Carly Fiorina 4%, Ben Carson 2%, Undecided 8% |
| UMass Lowell/7 News Margin of error: ± 4.87% Sample size: 487 | February 1–3, 2016 | Donald Trump36% | Marco Rubio 15% | Ted Cruz 14% | Jeb Bush 8%, John Kasich 7%, Chris Christie 5%, Ben Carson 4%, Carly Fiorina 3%, Other 8% |
| Harper Polling Margin of error: ± 4.75% Sample size: 425 | February 1–2, 2016 | Donald Trump31% | Jeb Bush 14% | John Kasich 12% | Marco Rubio 10%, Ted Cruz 9%, Chris Christie 6%, Carly Fiorina 5%, Ben Carson 3%, Rand Paul 3%, Rick Santorum 0%, Mike Huckabee 0%, Jim Gilmore 0%, Undecided 8% |
| UMass Lowell/7 News Margin of error: ± 4.8% Sample size: 502 | January 31– February 2, 2016 | Donald Trump38% | Ted Cruz 14% | Marco Rubio 12% | Jeb Bush 9%, John Kasich 7%, Chris Christie 6%, Ben Carson 3%, Carly Fiorina 3%, Rand Paul 2%, Rick Santorum 0%, Other 2%, Unsure 4% |
| UMass Amherst/ WBZ-TV/YouGov Margin of error: ± 7.1% Sample size: 390 | January 29– February 2, 2016 | Donald Trump35% | Marco Rubio 15% | John Kasich 11% | Ted Cruz 9%, Jeb Bush 8%, Chris Christie 5%, Ben Carson 4%, Carly Fiorina 3%, Other 8%, Unsure 3% |
| ARG Margin of error: ± 4.0% Sample size: 600 | January 29–31, 2016 | Donald Trump34% | John Kasich 16% | Marco Rubio 11% | Ted Cruz 10%, Jeb Bush 9%, Chris Christie 6%, Rand Paul 2%, Carly Fiorina 2%, Ben Carson 2%, Rick Santorum 1%, Mike Huckabee 0%, Undecided 6% |
| UMass Lowell/7 News Margin of error: ± 5.1% Sample size: 461 | January 29–31, 2016 | Donald Trump38% | Ted Cruz 12% | John Kasich 9% | Jeb Bush 9%, Marco Rubio 8%, Chris Christie 7%, Rand Paul 3%, Ben Carson 3%, Carly Fiorina 2%, Rick Santorum 1%, Mike Huckabee 0%, Other 2%, Not Sure 5% |
| CNN/UNH/WMUR Margin of error: ± 4.8% Sample size: 409 | January 27–30, 2016 | Donald Trump30% | Ted Cruz 12% | Marco Rubio 11% | John Kasich 9%, Chris Christie 8%, Jeb Bush 6%, Carly Fiorina 4%, Rand Paul 3%, Ben Carson 3%, Mike Huckabee 1%, Jim Gilmore 0%, Rick Santorum 0%, Other 3%, Not Sure 10% |
| Franklin Pierce/RKM/ Boston Herald Margin of error: ± 4.7% Sample size: 439 | January 26–30, 2016 | Donald Trump38% | Ted Cruz 13% | Jeb Bush 10% | Marco Rubio 10%, John Kasich 8%, Chris Christie 5%, Carly Fiorina 5%, Rand Paul 5%, Ben Carson 3%, Mike Huckabee 1%, Rick Santorum 0%, Other 2%, Unsure 2% |
| Suffolk University Margin of error: ± 4.4% Sample size: 500 | January 25–27, 2016 | Donald Trump26.6% | John Kasich 12% | Ted Cruz 11.8% | Jeb Bush 11.2%, Marco Rubio 9.6%, Chris Christie 5.6%, Ben Carson 4.8%, Carly Fiorina 4%, Rand Paul 1.6%, Mike Huckabee 0.4%, Jim Gilmore 0.2%, Rick Santorum 0%, Other 0.4%, Undecided 11.8% |
| Adrian Gray Consulting Margin of error: ± 4% Sample size: 583 | January 25–27, 2016 | Donald Trump27% | Marco Rubio 15% | Ted Cruz 13% | John Kasich 12%, Jeb Bush 11%, Chris Christie 6%, Rand Paul 4%, Ben Carson 3%, Carly Fiorina 2%, Mike Huckabee 1%, Rick Santorum 0%, Don't know 5% |
| Emerson College Margin of error: ± 5.0% Sample size: 373 | January 25–26, 2016 | Donald Trump35% | Jeb Bush 18% | John Kasich 14% | Marco Rubio 9%, Ted Cruz 8%, Chris Christie 5%, Carly Fiorina 3%, Ben Carson 3%, Rand Paul 3%, Mike Huckabee 1%, Rick Santorum 0%, Jim Gilmore 0%, Other 0%, Undecided 1% |
| ARG Margin of error: ± 4.0% Sample size: 600 | January 23–25, 2016 | Donald Trump31% | John Kasich 17% | Ted Cruz 12% | Marco Rubio 9%, Chris Christie 8%, Jeb Bush 8%, Carly Fiorina 3%, Rand Paul 2%, Ben Carson 2%, Mike Huckabee 1%, Rick Santorum 1%, Jim Gilmore 0%, Other 1%, Undecided 6% |
| Franklin Pierce/RKM/Boston Herald Margin of error: ± 4.7% Sample size: 444 | January 20–24, 2016 | Donald Trump33% | Ted Cruz 14% | John Kasich 12% | Jeb Bush 9%, Marco Rubio 8%, Chris Christie 7%, Carly Fiorina 5%, Ben Carson 4%, Rand Paul 3%, Mike Huckabee 1%, Rick Santorum 0%, Other 1%, Unsure 3% |
| NBC/WSJ/Marist Margin of error: ± 4.0% Sample size: 612 | January 17–23, 2016 | Donald Trump31% | Ted Cruz 12% | Marco Rubio/ John Kasich 11% | Jeb Bush 8%, Chris Christie 7%, Ben Carson 5%, Carly Fiorina 4%, Rand Paul 4%, Mike Huckabee 1%, Other 1%, Undecided 5% |
| Fox News Margin of error: ± 5.0% Sample size: 401 | January 19–21, 2016 | Donald Trump31% | Ted Cruz 14% | Marco Rubio 13% | John Kasich 9%, Chris Christie 7%, Jeb Bush 7%, Rand Paul 5%, Ben Carson 5%, Carly Fiorina 3%, Mike Huckabee 1%, None of the above 1%, Don't know 5% |
| CBS/YouGov Margin of error: ± 6.2% Sample size: 476 | January 19–21, 2016 | Donald Trump34% | Ted Cruz 16% | Marco Rubio 14% | John Kasich 10%, Chris Christie 7%, Jeb Bush 7%, Ben Carson 5%, Carly Fiorina 4%, Rand Paul 3%, Mike Huckabee 0%, Rick Santorum 0%, Jim Gilmore 0%, No Preference 0% |
| ARG Margin of error: ± 4.0% Sample size: 600 | January 15–18, 2016 | Donald Trump27% | John Kasich 20% | Marco Rubio 10% | Ted Cruz 9%, Chris Christie 9%, Jeb Bush 8%, Rand Paul 5%, Carly Fiorina 2%, Ben Carson 2%, Mike Huckabee 1%, Rick Santorum 1%, Jim Gilmore 0%, Other 1%, Undecided 7% |
| CNN/UNH/WMUR Margin of error: ± 4.8% Sample size: 414 | January 13–18, 2016 | Donald Trump34% | Ted Cruz 14% | Marco Rubio 10% | Jeb Bush 10%, Rand Paul 6%, Chris Christie 6%, John Kasich 6%, Carly Fiorina 4%, Ben Carson 3%, Mike Huckabee 1%, Rick Santorum 0%, Don't know 6% |
| Mason-Dixon/AARP Margin of error: ± 4.5% Sample size: 503 | January 12–16, 2016 | Donald Trump32% | Marco Rubio 14% | John Kasich 13% | Chris Christie 10%, Jeb Bush 9%, Ted Cruz 8%, Carly Fiorina 6%, Ben Carson 2%, Rand Paul 2%, Mike Huckabee 1%, Rick Santorum 0%, Undecided 4% |
| ARG Margin of error: ± 4.0% Sample size: 600 | January 7–10, 2016 | Donald Trump25% | Marco Rubio/ John Kasich 14% | Chris Christie 10% | Ted Cruz 9%, Jeb Bush 8%, Rand Paul 4%, Carly Fiorina 3%, Ben Carson 2%, Mike Huckabee 1%, Rick Santorum 1%, Jim Gilmore 0%, Other 0%, Undecided 8% |
| Monmouth University Margin of error: ± 4.8% Sample size: 414 | January 7–10, 2016 | Donald Trump32% | John Kasich/ Ted Cruz 14% | Marco Rubio 12% | Chris Christie 8%, Carly Fiorina 5%, Jeb Bush 4%, Rand Paul 4%, Ben Carson 3%, Mike Huckabee 1%, Rick Santorum 0%, Other 0%, Undecided 3% |
| NBC/WSJ/Marist Margin of error: ± 4.1% Sample size: 569 | January 2–7, 2016 | Donald Trump30% | Marco Rubio 14% | Chris Christie 12% | Ted Cruz 10%, John Kasich 9%, Jeb Bush 9%, Rand Paul 5%, Ben Carson 4%, Carly Fiorina 3%, Mike Huckabee <1%, Other <1%, Undecided 5% |
| NH1/Reach Margin of error: ± 3.1% Sample size: 1000 | January 7, 2016 | Donald Trump31.7% | Jeb Bush 11.9% | John Kasich 11.8% | Chris Christie 11.0%, Ted Cruz 9.7%, Marco Rubio 8.9%, Carly Fiorina 4.6%, Ben Carson 3.8%, Rand Paul 3.0%, Rick Santorum 2.6%, Mike Huckabee 1.0% |
| Fox News Margin of error: ± 3.5% Sample size: 414 | January 4–7, 2016 | Donald Trump33% | Marco Rubio 15% | Ted Cruz 12% | Jeb Bush 9%, John Kasich 7%, Rand Paul 5%, Chris Christie 5%, Ben Carson 4%, Carly Fiorina 3%, Mike Huckabee 0%, Rick Santorum 0%, Jim Gilmore 0%, Undecided 4% |
| Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ± 4.3% Sample size: 515 | January 4–6, 2016 | Donald Trump29% | Marco Rubio 15% | Chris Christie/ John Kasich 11% | Ted Cruz 10%, Jeb Bush 10%, Carly Fiorina 4%, Ben Carson 4%, Rand Paul 3%, Mike Huckabee 1%, Rick Santorum 1%, Undecided 2% |