Welcome to By The Numbers, where BlackEnterprise.com will be bringing you regular updates on the 2016 Presidential Election Primaries, from a numerical perspective.
By the Numbers will provide the most up-to-date polling and fundraising information, while analyzing trends in these numbers to provide our readers with greater insight into the 2016 race.
With the fourth GOP debate airing tonight on Fox Business News, here is a look at how the GOP candidates are currently polling:
–written by Hailey Wallace
GOP Candidates:
Donald Trump – 24.8%
Ben Carson  - 24%
Marco Rubio – 11.8%
Ted Cruz – 9.6%
Jeb Bush – 6%
Rand Paul – 3%
John Kasich – 3%
Carly Fiorina – 3%
Mike Huckabee – 2.4%
Chris Christie – 2.2%
Bobby Jindal – 0.8%
Rick Santorum – .8%
George Pataki – 0.3%
Lindsey Graham – 0%
As you can see, a candidate’s standing in the polls does not necessarily correlate with his/her fundraising intake:
Jeb Bush (R) – $128 million
Ted Cruz (R) – $64Â million
Marco Rubio (R) – $54Â million
Ben Carson (R) – $31Â million
John Kasich (R) – $16 million
Chris Christie (R) – $15Â million
Carly Fiorina (R) Â – $12Â million
Rand Paul (R) – $11Â million
Bobby Jindal (R) – $9.7Â million
Mike Huckabee (R) – $9.2Â million
Lindsey Graham (R) – $6.2Â million
Donald Trump (R) – $4Â million
George Pataki (R) – $1.3Â million
Rick Santorum (R) – $994K
Make sure to check back with By The Numbers for a post-debate numbers update.