Question:

Colorado voters back any leading Republican contender over Clinton by wide margins:

Rubio over Clinton 52 - 36 percent;
Carson leads Clinton 52 - 38 percent;
Cruz tops Clinton 51 - 38 percent;
Trump beats Clinton 48 - 37 percent.

Sanders runs better than Clinton in general election matchups;

Rubio over Sanders 52 - 39 percent;
Carson beats Sanders 52 - 40 percent;
Cruz tops Sanders 49 - 42 percent;
Trump gets 46 percent to Sanders' 44 percent.

Clinton has the lowest favorability rating of any top candidate in Colorado, a negative 33 - 61 percent. Trump also gets a negative 34 - 58 percent favorability rating. Favorability ratings for other candidates are:

49 - 30 percent positive for Carson;
46 - 25 percent for Rubio;
37 - 33 percent for Cruz;
40 - 37 percent for Sanders.

About this Poll

From November 11 - 15, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,262 Colorado voters with a margin of error of +/- 2.8 percentage points. Live interviewers call land lines and cell phones. The survey includes 474 Republicans with a margin of error of +/- 4.5 percentage points and 404 Democrats with a margin of error of +/- 4.9 percentage points.