Poll Watch: Gallup 2012 Republican Nomination Survey

Gallup 2012 GOP Nomination Survey

When you think about politics, which of the following sets of issues is most important to you?

• Government spending and power 38% {35%}
• Business and the economy 32% {31%}
• Social issues and moral values 17% {17%}
• National security and foreign policy 12% {15%}

Among those who say government spending and power are most important issues

• Mike Huckabee 22% {18%}
• Mitt Romney 18% {17%}
• Newt Gingrich 12% {13%}
• Sarah Palin 9% {11%}
• Mitch Daniels 6%
• Ron Paul 6%
• Jon Huntsman 3%
• Michele Bachmann 3%
• Tim Pawlenty 3%
• Haley Barbour 2%
• Rick Santorum 2%
• Gary Johnson 1%

Among those who say business and the economy are most important issues

• Mitt Romney 15% {20%}
• Mike Huckabee 15% {13%}
• Sarah Palin 13% {17%}
• Newt Gingrich 7% {8%}
• Ron Paul 6%
• Haley Barbour 5%
• Mitch Daniels 5%
• Michele Bachmann 5%
• Gary Johnson 2%
• Tim Pawlenty 2%
• Rick Santorum 1%
• Jon Huntsman 0%

Among those who say social issues and moral values are most important issues

• Mike Huckabee 24% {28%}
• Sarah Palin 14% {19%}
• Mitt Romney 9% {7%}
• Newt Gingrich 9% {6%}
• Ron Paul 9%
• Rick Santorum 4%
• Tim Pawlenty 4%
• Mitch Daniels 3%
• Michele Bachmann 3%
• Jon Huntsman 2%
• Haley Barbour 1%
• Gary Johnson 0%

Among those who say national security and foreign policy are most important issues

• Mitt Romney 17% {17%}
• Sarah Palin 16% {22%}
• Mike Huckabee 14% {20%}
• Newt Gingrich 13% {9%}
• Michele Bachmann 8%
• Jon Huntsman 4%
• Tim Pawlenty 4%
• Ron Paul 4%
• Gary Johnson 3%
• Mitch Daniels 1%
• Rick Santorum 1%
• Haley Barbour 0%

Survey of 1,082 Republicans and Republican-leaning independents was conducted March 18-22, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted February 18-20, 2011 are in curly brackets.