Poll Watch: PPP (D) Iowa 2012 Presidential Survey

PPP (D) Iowa 2012 Presidential Survey

• Mike Huckabee 45% (43%)
• Barack Obama 45% (47%)

• Barack Obama 45% (47%)
• Mitt Romney 41% (41%)

• Barack Obama 50% (51%)
• Newt Gingrich 39% (38%)

• Barack Obama 51%
• Donald Trump 35%

• Barack Obama 53% (53%)
• Sarah Palin 36% (37%)

Among Independents

• Mike Huckabee 44% (42%)
• Barack Obama 40% (41%)

• Barack Obama 41% (40%)
• Mitt Romney 37% (38%)

• Barack Obama 47% (49%)
• Newt Gingrich 34% (34%)

• Barack Obama 54%
• Donald Trump 35%

• Barack Obama 52% (49%)
• Sarah Palin 33% (38%)

Among Republicans

• Mike Huckabee 88% (79%)
• Barack Obama 5% (10%)

• Mitt Romney 81% (76%)
• Barack Obama 6% (11%)

• Newt Gingrich 79% (73%)
• Barack Obama 9% (13%)

• Sarah Palin 73% (67%)
• Barack Obama 10% (17%)

• Donald Trump 66%
• Barack Obama 9%

Among Democrats

• Barack Obama 81% (86%)
• Mitt Romney 10% (9%)

• Barack Obama 82% (89%)
• Mike Huckabee 11% (7%)

• Barack Obama 83%
• Donald Trump 10%

• Barack Obama 87% (90%)
• Newt Gingrich 8% (5%)

• Barack Obama 89% (91%)
• Sarah Palin 7% (6%)

Among Moderates

• Barack Obama 57% (60%)
• Mike Huckabee 30% (30%)

• Barack Obama 56% (58%)
• Mitt Romney 26% (29%)

• Barack Obama 66%
• Donald Trump 22%

• Barack Obama 67% (66%)
• Newt Gingrich 20% (23%)

• Barack Obama 73% (68%)
• Sarah Palin 16% (24%)

Among Men

• Mike Huckabee 50% (51%)
• Barack Obama 42% (38%)

• Mitt Romney 45% (48%)
• Barack Obama 41% (36%)

• Barack Obama 46% (42%)
• Newt Gingrich 44% (46%)

• Barack Obama 46%
• Donald Trump 41%

• Barack Obama 48% (42%)
• Sarah Palin 42% (46%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama 47% (56%)
• Mike Huckabee 41% (36%)

• Barack Obama 49% (56%)
• Mitt Romney 37% (35%)

• Barack Obama 53% (59%)
• Newt Gingrich 34% (31%)

• Barack Obama 55%
• Donald Trump 30%

• Barack Obama 57% (62%)
• Sarah Palin 30% (29%)

If the candidates for President next year were Democrat Barack Obama, Republican Mitt Romney, and Donald Trump running as an independent, who would you vote for?

• Barack Obama 43%
• Mitt Romney 27%
• Donald Trump 21%

Among Independents

• Barack Obama 41%
• Donald Trump 25%
• Mitt Romney 22%

Among Republicans

• Mitt Romney 56%
• Donald Trump 31%
• Barack Obama 4%

Among Democrats

• Barack Obama 78%
• Donald Trump 10%
• Mitt Romney 6%

Among Moderates

• Barack Obama 55%
• Donald Trump 18%
• Mitt Romney 18%

Among Men

• Barack Obama 39%
• Mitt Romney 31%
• Donald Trump 23%

Among Women

• Barack Obama 47%
• Mitt Romney 23%
• Donald Trump 19%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mike Huckabee 41% (42%) / 43% (39%) {-2%}
• Mitt Romney 36% (37%) / 44% (42%) {-8%}
• Newt Gingrich 24% (30%) / 56% (49%) {-32%}
• Donald Trump 27% / 61% {-34%}
• Sarah Palin 29% (34%) / 63% (59%) {-34%}

Among Democrats

• Mitt Romney 21% (16%) / 63% (62%) {-42%}
• Mike Huckabee 17% (17%) / 68% (62%) {-51%}
• Donald Trump 13% / 80% {-67%}
• Newt Gingrich 5% (10%) / 83% (73%) {-78%}
• Sarah Palin 6% (7%) / 92% (90%) {-86%}

Among Republicans

• Mike Huckabee 70% (68%) / 17% (20%) {+53%}
• Mitt Romney 56% (59%) / 23% (25%) {+33%}
• Sarah Palin 60% (60%) / 27% (28%) {+33%}
• Newt Gingrich 50% (54%) / 21% (27%) {+29%}
• Donald Trump 41% / 40% {+1%}

Among Independents

• Mike Huckabee 39% (40%) / 38% (34%) {+1%}
• Mitt Romney 33% (35%) / 43% (39%) {-10%}
• Donald Trump 29% / 58% {-29%}
• Sarah Palin 25% (35%) / 64% (56%) {-39%}
• Newt Gingrich 18% (26%) / 59% (48%) {-41%}

Among Moderates

• Mitt Romney 30% (32%) / 47% (46%) {-17%}
• Mike Huckabee 26% (34%) / 49% (43%) {-23%}
• Donald Trump 19% / 69% {-50%}
• Newt Gingrich 11% (18%) / 66% (61%) {-55%}
• Sarah Palin 14% (23%) / 81% (71%) {-67%}

Among Men

• Mike Huckabee 45% (47%) / 44% (39%) {+1%}
• Mitt Romney 40% (42%) / 45% (40%) {-5%}
• Sarah Palin 35% (43%) / 57% (49%) {-22%}
• Newt Gingrich 29% (38%) / 53% (49%) {-24%}
• Donald Trump 31% / 59% {-28%}

Among Women

• Mike Huckabee 37% (37%) / 41% (40%) {-4%}
• Mitt Romney 32% (32%) / 44% (45%) {-12%}
• Newt Gingrich 19% (24%) / 57% (50%) {-38%}
• Donald Trump 23% / 62% {-39%}
• Sarah Palin 23% (26%) / 68% (67%) {-45%}

Do you approve or disapprove of President Barack Obama’s job performance?

• Approve 46% (50%)
• Disapprove 48% (43%)

Among Democrats

• Approve 82% (87%)
• Disapprove 14% (8%)

Among Republicans

• Approve 8% (13%)
• Disapprove 87% (82%)

Among Independents

• Approve 41% (49%)
• Disapprove 50% (40%)

Among Moderates

• Approve 62% (64%)
• Disapprove 30% (27%)

Among Men

• Approve 42% (43%)
• Disapprove 52% (51%)

Among Women

• Approve 49% (56%)
• Disapprove 44% (37%)

Survey of 1,109 Iowa voters was conducted April 15-17, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 2.9 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 38% (37%) Democrat; 33% (37%) Republican; 29% (25%) Independent/Other. Political ideology: 30% Moderate; 22% Somewhat conservative; 20% Very conservative; 19% Somewhat liberal; 8% Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted January 7-9, 2011 are in parentheses.