December 20, 2015 - As the first voting of the 2016 presidential primary is now just  a short six weeks away , Senator Ted Cruz of Texas has a solid lead in Iowa while  New York Businessman Donald Trump is firmly in control in both New Hampshire and South Carolina.

In Iowa Cruz has the support of 40% , followed by Trump at 31%. In third place is Senator Marco Rubio of Florida with 12% followed by Dr. Ben Carson with 6%.

After those four GOP White House hopefuls its a sharp drop off with former Florida Governor Jeb Bush , Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky , former CEO Carly Fiorina and former Governor Mike Huckabee all knotted up at 2% each.

At 1% of support is New Jersey Governor Chris Christie , Ohio Governor John Kasich and former Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania. Showing zero support are Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, former New York Governor George Pataki and former Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore.

While Iowa at the moment appears to be a three person race , in New Hampshire the argument can be made that four candidates have a shot at winning the Granite State's presidential primary.

Trump has the support of 32% followed by a distance Cruz at 14% , Rubio at 13% and Christie at 11%. In fifth place is Kasich at 8% followed by Bush at 6%. Tied at 5% each are Carson and Paul followed by Fiorina at 4%.

Scoring zero percent in New Hampshire are Pataki, Huckabee, Graham, Santorum and Gilmore.

In South Carolina Trump has the support of 38% followed by second place finisher Cruz at 23%. Rubio is at 12% followed by Carson at 9%.

Bush is up next with 7% followed by  Paul at 4% Kasich with 2%. At 1% each are Graham , Christie, Huckabee and Fiorina. Registering zero percent of support in South Carolina are Santorum , Pataki and Gilmore