Texas GOP Polls 2016: Ted Cruz Has Lead on Donald Trump

Ted Cruz hopes to win his home state on Super Tuesday. (Getty)

Ted Cruz looks to have a lead in his home state of Texas based on early polling. According to RealClear Politics, Cruz has a lead in every poll with some polls having him with a double digit margin.

Cruz needs to do well in Texas to have a chance of staying in the race with Trump. Early polling shows Trump with a lead in most Super Tuesday states.

Texas has the most delegates at stake of any Super Tuesday state with 155. The proportional method will be used to divide the delegates among the candidates based on the results.

Here’s a look at the latest Texas GOP polls:

RealClear Politics Average

RealClear Politics keeps a running average of the polls from Texas. The average includes the data from five polls. The CBS News/YouGov poll conducted February 22-26, the Monmouth poll conducted February 22-24, the Emerson poll conducted February 21-23, the KTVT-CBS 11 poll conducted February 22 and the NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll conducted February 18-23.

CANDIDATE	VOTE %
Ted Cruz	36.2
Donald Trump	26.6
Marco Rubio	19.2
John Kasich	6.4
Ben Carson	5.6

CBS News/YouGov

The CBS News/YouGov poll was conducted February 22-26. It has a margin of error of 5.6 percentage points.

CANDIDATE	VOTE %
Ted Cruz	42
Donald Trump	31
Marco Rubio	19
Ben Carson	4
John Kasich	4

Monmouth

The Monmouth poll was conducted February 22-24. It has a margin of error of 4.6 percentage points.

CANDIDATE	VOTE %
Ted Cruz	38
Donald Trump	23
Marco Rubio	21
Ben Carson	6
John Kasich	5

Emerson

The Emerson poll was conducted February 21-23. It has a margin of error of 4.6 percentage points.

CANDIDATE	VOTE %
Ted Cruz	29
Donald Trump	28
Marco Rubio	25
John Kasich	9
Ben Carson	4

KTVT-CBS 11

The KTVT-CBS 11 poll was conducted February 22. It has a margin of error of 3.6 percentage points.

CANDIDATE	VOTE %
Ted Cruz	33
Donald Trump	25
Marco Rubio	15
John Kasich	8
Ben Carson	6

NBC News/Wall Street Journal

The NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll was conducted February 18-23. It has a margin of error of 4.2 percentage points.

CANDIDATE	VOTE %
Ted Cruz	39
Donald Trump	26
Marco Rubio	16
Ben Carson	8
John Kasich	6