WNCT- Public Policy Polling's (PPP) newest North Carolina poll finds that Donald Trump is the top choice of Republican primary voters in the state, getting 16% to 12% for Jeb Bush and Scott Walker, 11% for Mike Huckabee, 9% for Ben Carson and Marco Rubio, 7% for Rand Paul, 6% for Ted Cruz, 5% for Chris Christie, 4% for Carly Fiorina, 2% for Rick Perry, 1% each for Lindsey Graham, Bobby Jindal, and Rick Santorum, and less than 1% each for John Kasich and George Pataki.

Trump's favorable rating in North Carolina is 55/32, much higher than the polls prior to his entry into the race. According to PPP, 66% of "very conservative" voters see him favorably to only 24% with a negative view of him. Trump is also polling particularly well with younger voters (29%) and men (20%).

On the Democratic side, Clinton is leading the polls at 55% to 20% for Bernie Sanders, 7% for Jim Webb, and 4% each for Lincoln Chafee and Martin O'Malley.