Poll Watch: PPP (D) North Carolina 2012 GOP Primary Survey

PPP (D) North Carolina 2012 GOP Primary Survey 

• Mike Huckabee 27% {18%} [25%] (19%) {30%} [30%] (33%)
• Newt Gingrich 18% {21%} [17%] (23%)
• Sarah Palin 16% {21%} [21%] (19%) {30%} [27%] (27%)
• Mitt Romney 11% {18%} [10%] (14%) {27%} [25%] (25%)
• Tim Pawlenty 7% {3%} [4%] (4%)
• Ron Paul 6% {7%} [7%]
• Mitch Daniels 3% {1%} [1%] (2%)
• John Thune 1% {1%} [2%] (0%)
• Someone else/Undecided 10% {12%} [12%] (16%)

Among Conservatives

• Mike Huckabee 29% {19%} [26%] (22%)
• Newt Gingrich 21% {22%} [19%] (25%)
• Sarah Palin 17% {24%} [20%] (19%)
• Mitt Romney 9% {14%} [10%] (10%)
• Tim Pawlenty 8% {3%} [5%] (4%)
• Ron Paul 5% {6%} [7%]
• Mitch Daniels 3% {0%} [1%] (3%)
• John Thune 1% {1%} [1%] (0%)
• Someone else/Undecided 7% {10%} [12%] (15%)

Among Moderates

• Mike Huckabee 21% {15%} [24%] (14%)
• Mitt Romney 19% {30%} [12%] (31%)
• Sarah Palin 13% {13%} [27%] (19%)
• Newt Gingrich 11% {15%} [12%] (17%)
• Ron Paul 10% {8%} [7%]
• Tim Pawlenty 4% {3%} [1%] (2%)
• Mitch Daniels 2% {1%} [1%] (0%)
• John Thune 2% {0%} [3%] (0%)
• Someone else/Undecided 18% {15%} [14%] (15%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mike Huckabee 70% {71%} [71%] / 14% {16%} [13%] {+56%}
• Sarah Palin 72% {67%} [65%] / 22% {25%} [20%] {+50%}
• Newt Gingrich 62% {61%} [63%] / 18% {21%} [21%] {+44%}
• Mitt Romney 50% {57%} [49%] / 26% {22%} [23%] {+24%}

Among Conservatives

• Sarah Palin 78% {77%} [72%] / 15% {17%} [13%] {+63%}
• Mike Huckabee 73% {79%} [76%] / 11% {9%} [9%] {+62%}
• Newt Gingrich 69% {69%} [72%] / 15% {13%} [13%] {+54%}
• Mitt Romney 52% {58%} [53%] / 25% {23%} [21%] {+27%}

Among Moderates

• Mike Huckabee 61% {50%} [60%] / 17% {34%} [21%] {+44%}
• Mitt Romney 47% {54%} [42%] / 23% {22%} [25%] {+24%}
• Newt Gingrich 42% {40%} [40%] / 26% {41%} [38%] {+16%}
• Sarah Palin 55% {42%} [51%] / 39% {47%} [36%] {+16%}

Survey of 400 usual Republican primary voters was conducted January 20-23, 2011.  The margin of error is +/- 4.9 percentage points.  Political ideology: 74% {71%} [72%] Conservative; 23% {27%} [24%] Moderate; 3% {2%} [3%] Liberal.  Results from the poll conducted December 17-19, 2010 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted November 19-21, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 30-31, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted April 8-11, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted March 12-15, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 12-15, 2010 are in parentheses.