Poll Watch: ARG South Carolina 2012 Republican Primary Survey

ARG South Carolina 2012 GOP Primary Survey

• Mike Huckabee 20%
• Mitt Romney 18%
• Donald Trump 13%
• Sarah Palin 10%
• Newt Gingrich 9%
• Michele Bachmann 5%
• Rudy Giuliani 4%
• Haley Barbour 2%
• Rand Paul 2%
• Tim Pawlenty 2%
• Mitch Daniels 1%
• Ron Paul 1%
• Herman Cain 1%
• Rick Santorum 1%
• Jon Huntsman 0%
• Gary Johnson 0%
• Fred Karger 0%
• George Pataki 0%
• Buddy Roemer 0%
• Undecided 11%

Among Republicans

• Mike Huckabee 23%
• Mitt Romney 16%
• Newt Gingrich 12%
• Donald Trump 11%
• Sarah Palin 10%
• Rudy Giuliani 4%
• Michele Bachmann 4%
• Rand Paul 3%
• Tim Pawlenty 3%
• Haley Barbour 1%
• Mitch Daniels 1%
• Herman Cain 1%
• Rick Santorum 1%
• Jon Huntsman 0%
• Gary Johnson 0%
• Fred Karger 0%
• George Pataki 0%
• Ron Paul 0%
• Buddy Roemer 0%
• Undecided 10%

Among GOP-Leaning Independents

• Mitt Romney 26%
• Donald Trump 21%
• Mike Huckabee 11%
• Sarah Palin 10%
• Michele Bachmann 7%
• Haley Barbour 5%
• Rudy Giuliani 4%
• Ron Paul 4%
• Herman Cain 3%
• Rand Paul 0%
• Tim Pawlenty 0%
• Mitch Daniels 0%
• Rick Santorum 0%
• Jon Huntsman 0%
• Gary Johnson 0%
• Fred Karger 0%
• George Pataki 0%
• Buddy Roemer 0%
• Newt Gingrich 0%
• Undecided 9%

Among Tea Party Supporters

• Mike Huckabee 18%
• Donald Trump 16%
• Mitt Romney 12%
• Newt Gingrich 12%
• Sarah Palin 10%
• Michele Bachmann 8%
• Rudy Giuliani 4%
• Rand Paul 4%
• Tim Pawlenty 4%
• Herman Cain 3%
• Ron Paul 2%
• Haley Barbour 0%
• Mitch Daniels 0%
• Rick Santorum 0%
• Jon Huntsman 0%
• Gary Johnson 0%
• Fred Karger 0%
• George Pataki 0%
• Buddy Roemer 0%
• Undecided 7%

Among Non-Tea Party Republican Primary Voters

• Mitt Romney 25%
• Mike Huckabee 22%
• Donald Trump 11%
• Sarah Palin 10%
• Newt Gingrich 6%
• Rudy Giuliani 4%
• Haley Barbour 4%
• Mitch Daniels 2%
• Rick Santorum 2%
• Michele Bachmann 1%
• Herman Cain 0%
• Jon Huntsman 0%
• Gary Johnson 0%
• Fred Karger 0%
• George Pataki 0%
• Rand Paul 0%
• Ron Paul 0%
• Tim Pawlenty 0%
• Buddy Roemer 0%
• Undecided 13%

Survey of 600 likely Republican primary voters (453 Republicans, 144 independents, and 3 Democrats) was conducted April 18-23, 2011. The margin of error is ± 4 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 76% Republican; 24% Independent. Tea Party supporter: 52%; Not a Tea Party supporter/Undecided: 48%.