Advisers cast their vote on who should be the next president

2,041 advisers surveyed by <i>InvestmentNews</i> weigh in on the presidential election
FEB 01, 2016
Among 2,041 advisers surveyed by InvestmentNews, 23% threw their support behind Donald Trump, with Hillary Clinton coming in second at 19%. How did the rest of the candidates stack up? See below for the full ranking of 2016 hopefuls as voted for by advisers. Note that percentages don't add up to 100% because of rounding. For more insight on where the leading candidates stand on fundamental issues to advisers, take a deeper dive by reading this rundown of the candidates by Mark Schoeff Jr.
Candidates ranking by advisers' vote
Republican
Democratic
DONALD TRUMP
23% (469 votes)
Hillary Clinton
19% (391 votes)
Marco Rubio
12% (255 votes)
Ted
Cruz
Ted Cruz
10% (213 votes)
Bernie Sanders
9% (189 votes)
John Kasich
9% (182 votes)
Chris Christie
5% (96 votes)
Jeb
Bush
Jeb Bush
4% (90 votes)
Ben
Carson
Ben Carson
3% (66 votes)
Carly Fiorina
2% (40 votes)
Rand
Paul
Rand Paul
1% (25 votes)
Martin O'Malley
0% (9 votes)
Mike Huckabee
0% (8 votes)
Jim Gilmore
0% (6 votes)
Rick Santorum
0% (4 votes)
Sources: InvestmentNews survey of 2,043 advisers in January.

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