poll – n. an activity in which several or many people are asked a question or a series of questions in order to get information about what most people think about something
Republican – n. a member of the Republican party of the U.S.
Democrat – n. a member of the Democrat Party of the U.S.
primary election – n. an election in which members of the same political party run against each other for the chance to be in a larger and more important election