This graph shows how well each Republican candidate performed in the South Carolina Republican primary with respect to the differing educational backgrounds of those surveyed, according to the exit polls conducted on **. Donald Trump was the most preferred candidate in all the cohorts but those with a postgraduate background. Among voters with postgraduate studies Marco Rubio received the highest share with **%.
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Washington Post. (February 20, 2016). Exit polls of the 2016 South Carolina Republican primary in the United States on February 20, 2016, share of votes by educational background [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 07, 2026, from /statistics/516342/south-carolina-republican-primary-2016-exit-polls-votes-by-education/
Washington Post. "Exit polls of the 2016 South Carolina Republican primary in the United States on February 20, 2016, share of votes by educational background." Chart. February 20, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed August 07, 2026. /statistics/516342/south-carolina-republican-primary-2016-exit-polls-votes-by-education/
Washington Post. (2016). Exit polls of the 2016 South Carolina Republican primary in the United States on February 20, 2016, share of votes by educational background. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 07, 2026. /statistics/516342/south-carolina-republican-primary-2016-exit-polls-votes-by-education/
Washington Post. "Exit Polls of The 2016 South Carolina Republican Primary in The United States on February 20, 2016, Share of Votes by Educational Background." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 20 Feb 2016, /statistics/516342/south-carolina-republican-primary-2016-exit-polls-votes-by-education/
Washington Post, Exit polls of the 2016 South Carolina Republican primary in the United States on February 20, 2016, share of votes by educational background ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/516342/south-carolina-republican-primary-2016-exit-polls-votes-by-education/ (last visited August 07, 2026)
Exit polls of the 2016 South Carolina Republican primary in the United States on February 20, 2016, share of votes by educational background [Graph], Washington Post, February 20, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/516342/south-carolina-republican-primary-2016-exit-polls-votes-by-education/