Trump has commanding polling leads in early states of Iowa, South Carolina

Former President Donald Trump holds a significant lead in Iowa and South Carolina over other 2024 Republican presidential candidates, new polls show. 

In Iowa, where the first GOP presidential nominating caucus is set to begin in January, Trump is receiving 46% support, according to a Fox Business poll released Sunday. 

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis comes in second to Trump in Iowa with 16% support, while South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott is at 11%. 

Trump's support is even higher in South Carolina, where he is polling at 48%. Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley comes in second in her home state at 14%, while DeSantis is at 13% and Scott is at 10%, another Fox Business poll shows.

South Carolina's GOP primary is scheduled for Feb. 24, 2024.

Meanwhile, the race is heating up in Iowa as a PAC supporting DeSantis released a new television ad using an artificial intelligence-generated version of Trump's voice attacking the state's popular governor, Kim Reynolds.

The South Carolina primary poll was conducted by Beacon Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R) from July 15-19 with 808 likely GOP primary voters in the state. It has a 3.5% margin of error. 

Beacon and Shaw also conducted the Iowa primary poll from July 15-19 with 806 likely GOP primary voters in the state. It has a 3.5% margin of error.

Madeleine Hubbard is an international correspondent for Just the News. Follow her on Twitter or Instagram.