A mere 30 percent of respondents said their views were either represented "somewhat well" or "very well." Some 68 percent of respondents said their views were either "not too well" or "not at [all] well" represented.
Health care, terrorism and illegal immigration followed by margins of at least 20 percent.
The latest survey follows Sunday’s NBC News/Marist polls, where US real estate magnate and 2016 presidential hopeful Donald Trump gained a lead in one of the key US primary states of New Hampshire. In another battleground state, Iowa, Trump trails his fellow Republican Party candidate Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker.
An outspoken critic, who has enjoyed widespread media attention for his incendiary remarks about fellow GOP candidates and Mexican immigrants, Trump’s candidacy appears to be validated in the CNN-ORC survey.
"The candidate is honest and trustworthy" was the trait that over 90 percent of respondents classified as "extremely important" or "very important" in the next president.
A total of 16 Republicans have thrown their hat in the ring, while former State Secretary Hillary Clinton has a comfortable lead in the race for the Democratic nomination.
