Thursday, May 26, 2011

Poll Watch: Gallup 2012 Republican Nomination Survey

Gallup 2012 GOP Nomination Survey
  • Mitt Romney 17% [13%] (15%) {16%} [19%] (19%)
  • Sarah Palin 15% [10%] (12%) {16%} [16%] (16%)
  • Ron Paul 10% [6%] (6%) {5%} [6%] (7%)
  • Newt Gingrich 9% [6%] (10%) {9%} [13%] (9%)
  • Herman Cain 8%
  • Tim Pawlenty 6% [3%] (3%) {3%} [4%] (3%)
  • Michele Bachmann 5% [4%] (5%) {4%}
  • Jon Huntsman 2% [1%] (2%) {1%}
  • Gary Johnson 2% [0%] (2%) {1%} [1%] (1%)
  • Rick Santorum 2% [2%] (2%) {2%} [1%] (2%)
  • Other 2% [1%] (2%) {3%} [2%] (4%)
  • None/No opinion 22% [14%] (15%) {14%} [14%] (19%)
Among Conservatives
  • Mitt Romney 19% [13%] {15%} [18%] (19%)
  • Sarah Palin 16% [10%] {15%} [16%] (16%)
  • Herman Cain 10%
  • Newt Gingrich 10% [8%] {11%} [14%] (10%)
  • Ron Paul 8% [7%] [6%] (7%)
Among Moderates/Liberals
  • Ron Paul 15% [6%] [5%] (7%)
  • Mitt Romney 12 % [14%] {19%} [21%] (21%)
  • Sarah Palin 11% [11%] {20%} [14%] (15%)
  • Newt Gingrich 9% [3%] {5%} [9%] (6%)
  • Herman Cain 4%



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

  • Government spending and power 36% [37%] (38%) {35%}
  • Business and the economy 31% [36%] (32%) {31%}
  • National security and foreign policy 15% [12%] (12%) {15%}
  • Social issues and moral values 15% [15%] (17%) {17%}
Among those who say government spending and power are most important issues
  • Mitt Romney 17% [17%] (18%) {17%}
  • Herman Cain 13%
  • Newt Gingrich 12%
  • Sarah Palin 11% [9%] (9%) {11%}
  • Ron Paul 10%
  • Tim Pawlenty 9%
  • Michele Bachmann 6%
Among those who say business and the economy are most important issues
  • Mitt Romney 16% [18%] (15%) {20%}
  • Sarah Palin 14% [14%] (13%) {17%}
  • Ron Paul 11%
  • Newt Gingrich 10%
  • Michele Bachmann 6%
  • Tim Pawlenty 5%
  • Herman Cain 4%
Among those who say social issues and moral values are most important issues
  • Sarah Palin 23% [18%] (14%) {19%}
  • Mitt Romney 18% [8%] (9%) {7%}
  • Ron Paul 11%
  • Newt Gingrich 5%
  • Herman Cain 4%
  • Michele Bachmann 3%
  • Tim Pawlenty 1%
Among those who say national security and foreign policy are most important issues
  • Mitt Romney 18% [16%] (17%) {17%}
  • Sarah Palin 18% [19%] (16%) {22%}
  • Herman Cain 10%
  • Newt Gingrich 8%
  • Ron Paul 6%
  • Tim Pawlenty 6%
  • Michele Bachmann 5%
    Survey of 971 Republicans and Republican-leaning independents was conducted May 20-24, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted April 15-20, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted March 18-22, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted February 18-20, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 13-14, 2010 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted September 25-26, 2010 are in parentheses.

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