Poll: Nearly half of Iowans wouldn’t vote for Trump in 2020

Nearly half of Iowa voters said they wouldn't vote for President TrumpDonald TrumpNoem touts South Dakota coronavirus response, knocks lockdowns in CPAC speech On The Trail: Cuomo and Newsom — a story of two embattled governors McCarthy: 'I would bet my house' GOP takes back lower chamber in 2022 MORE in the 2020 election, according to a poll of likely voters released Thursday.

The Des Moines Register poll found that 48 percent of voters said they would "definitely" vote for a candidate besides Trump, while 20 percent said that they would consider it. Just 26 percent of likely voters said they would definitely vote for Trump in 2020.

Iowa traditionally holds the first caucuses of the presidential nominating process, and is set to be the first battleground for Democrats looking to run in 2020.

Fourty-four percent of voters in the Des Moines Register poll said that they approve of Trump's job performance so far, an upswing from December, when just 35 percent said the same.

According to the poll, 40 percent of Iowans say the country is heading in the right direction, compared to just 29 who said the same in December.

Trump won the state of Iowa by nearly 10 percentage points over Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonMedia circles wagons for conspiracy theorist Neera Tanden The Hill's Morning Report - Presented by The AIDS Institute - Senate ref axes minimum wage, House votes today on relief bill Democratic strategists start women-run media consulting firm MORE in 2016. During the GOP primary, Trump finished second in the caucuses behind Sen. Ted CruzRafael (Ted) Edward CruzNoem touts South Dakota coronavirus response, knocks lockdowns in CPAC speech Sunday shows preview: 2024 hopefuls gather at CPAC; House passes coronavirus relief; vaccine effort continues Texas attorney general hits links with Trump before CPAC appearance MORE (R-Texas), losing by 3.3 percent.

The poll of 801 respondents in Iowa was conducted Jan. 28-31 and has an overall margin of error of 3.5 percentage points. The subset of 656 likely voters carries a margin of error of 3.8 percentage points.

- This story was corrected on Feb. 11 to accurately reflect the poll results.