Poll Watch: SurveyUSA Georgia 2012 Presidential Survey

SurveyUSA Georgia 2012 Presidential Poll

REPUBLICAN PRIMARY

• Newt Gingrich 39% [45%] (65%)
• Rick Santorum 24% [9%] (1%)  
• Mitt Romney 23% [32%] (12%)
• Ron Paul 9% [8%] (5%)
• Undecided 5% [4%] (6%)

Among Evangelicals: 55% [54%]

• Newt Gingrich 42% [50%]
• Rick Santorum 30% [12%]
• Mitt Romney 19% [28%]
• Ron Paul 4% [4%]
• Undecided 5% [4%]

Among Non-Evanglicals: 41% [40%]

• Newt Gingrich 35% [38%]
• Mitt Romney 30% [38%]
• Rick Santorum 16% [5%]
• Ron Paul 16% [14%]
• Undecided 3% [3%]

Pro-Life: 60% [63%]

• Newt Gingrich 40% [49%]
• Rick Santorum 28% [10%]
• Mitt Romney 21% [26%]
• Ron Paul 5% [7%]
• Undecided 6% [6%]

Pro-Choice: 35% [34%]

• Newt Gingrich 38% [37%]
• Mitt Romney 26% [43%]
• Rick Santorum 17% [7%]
• Ron Paul 15% [10%]
• Undecided 4% [2%]

GENERAL ELECTION

• Mitt Romney 49% [51%] (49%)
• Barack Obama 42% [43%] (42%)

• Newt Gingrich 48% [50%] (48%)
• Barack Obama 44% [44%] (42%)

• Rick Santorum 47%
• Barack Obama 43%

• Ron Paul 46%
• Barack Obama 43%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Newt Gingrich 32% [34%] (33%) / 37% [41%] (35%) {-5%}
• Rick Santorum 25% / 31% {-6%}
• Barack Obama 41% / 48% {-7%}
• Mitt Romney 24% [25%] (19%) / 39% [42%] (31%) {-15%}
• Ron Paul 18% / 37% {-19%}

Survey of 1,156 registered voters, including a subsample of 457 actual (6%) and likely (94%) Republican primary voters, was conducted February 23-26, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points among all registered voters; +/- 4.7 percentage points among likely GOP primary voters.  Results from the poll conducted February 1-2, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted December 6-7, 2011 are in parentheses.