A recent survey has revealed that, nearly 88 per cent of the Republican voters support the party's presidential nominee Donald Trump against his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in United States presidential elections in November.

According to the Pew Research Centre, only one per cent of Republican voters  supported Trump, when it had asked them their preference for the Republican presidential candidates in March 2015.

Pew said that, "Thirteen months later, Trump was the first choice of 44 per cent of Republican and Republican-leaning Republican voters, more than any of his rivals. Today, as the Republican convention begins in Cleveland, 88 per cent of these voters back him in the general election against Hillary Clinton."

Only 53 per cent of these Trump "skeptics" say they are "certain" they will support Trump over Clinton, that compares with 91 per cent of those who consistently supported Trump between December and April.

"These Trump "skeptics" were more likely to be better educated and more religiously observant than GOP (Republican) voters who backed him consistently throughout this period," it said.

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