Poll Watch: Quinnipiac 2012 Republican Nomination Survey

Quinnipiac 2012 Republican Nomination Survey

• Mitt Romney 18% (18%)
• Mike Huckabee 15% (17%)
• Sarah Palin 15% (19%)
• Donald Trump 12%
• Mitch Daniels 5% (2%)
• Newt Gingrich 5% (15%)
• Ron Paul 5%
• Michele Bachmann 4%
• Tim Pawlenty 4% (6%)
• Jon Huntsman 1%
• Gary Johnson 1%
• Rick Santorum 1%
• Don't know 15% (17%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 20% (20%)
• Mike Huckabee 16% (17%)
• Sarah Palin 11% (14%)
• Donald Trump 9%
• Mitch Daniels 6% (3%)
• Michele Bachmann 6%
• Ron Paul 6%
• Newt Gingrich 6% (18%)
• Tim Pawlenty 5% (6%)
• Rick Santorum 2%
• Jon Huntsman 1%
• Gary Johnson 0%
• Don't know 12% (15%)

Among Women

• Sarah Palin 20% (25%)
• Donald Trump 15%
• Mitt Romney 15% (15%)
• Mike Huckabee 13% (18%)
• Newt Gingrich 5% (11%)
• Mitch Daniels 4% (2%)
• Ron Paul 4%
• Tim Pawlenty 3% (5%)
• Michele Bachmann 1%
• Jon Hunstman 1%
• Gary Johnson 1%
• Rick Santorum 0%
• Don't know 19% (19%)

Turning to the November 2012 general election for President I am going to name some candidates who might run for President in 2012, and for each one I read tell me whether you ... A) Would never vote for that candidate B) Would consider voting for that candidate C) Would enthusiastically vote for that candidate D) Haven't heard enough about the candidate to say yet E) If you have never heard of someone I name, please just say so.

SARAH PALIN

• Would never vote for 58%
• Would consider voting for 24%
• Would enthusiastically vote for 15%
• Haven't heard enough about candidate 2%
• Never heard of candidate 1%

Among Republicans

• Would never vote for 24%
• Would consider voting for 42%
• Would enthusiastically vote for 31%
• Haven't heard enough about candidate 1%
• Never heard of candidate 1%

Among Independents

• Would never vote for 58%
• Would consider voting for 29%
• Would enthusiastically vote for 10%
• Haven't heard enough about candidate 2%
• Never heard of candidate 0%

MITT ROMNEY

• Would never vote for 26%
• Would consider voting for 38%
• Would enthusiastically vote for 15%
• Haven't heard enough about candidate 11%
• Never heard of candidate 10%

Among Republicans

• Would never vote for 3%
• Would consider voting for 53%
• Would enthusiastically vote for 32%
• Haven't heard enough about candidate 5%
• Never heard of candidate 6%

Among Independents

• Would never vote for 25%
• Would consider voting for 39%
• Would enthusiastically vote for 11%
• Haven't heard enough about candidate 15%
• Never heard of candidate 9%

NEWT GINGRICH

• Would never vote for 42%
• Would consider voting for 29%
• Would enthusiastically vote for 9%
• Haven't heard enough about candidate 11%
• Never heard of candidate 7%

Among Republicans

• Would never vote for 12%
• Would consider voting for 53%
• Would enthusiastically vote for 19%
• Haven't heard enough about candidate 8%
• Never heard of candidate 7%

Among Independents

• Would never vote for 42%
• Would consider voting for 31%
• Would enthusiastically vote for 6%
• Haven't heard enough about candidate 11%
• Never heard of candidate 8%

MICHELE BACHMANN

• Would never vote for 29%
• Would consider voting for 21%
• Would enthusiastically vote for 6%
• Haven't heard enough about candidate 17%
• Never heard of candidate 27%

Among Republicans

• Would never vote for 9%
• Would consider voting for 38%
• Would enthusiastically vote for 13%
• Haven't heard enough about candidate 18%
• Never heard of candidate 21%

Among Independents

• Would never vote for 29%
• Would consider voting for 22%
• Would enthusiastically vote for 4%
• Haven't heard enough about candidate 21%
• Never heard of candidate 23%

GARY JOHNSON

• Would never vote for 9%
• Would consider voting for 9%
• Would enthusiastically vote for 2%
• Haven't heard enough about candidate 27%
• Never heard of candidate 53%

Among Republicans

• Would never vote for 3%
• Would consider voting for 16%
• Would enthusiastically vote for 1%
• Haven't heard enough about candidate 30%
• Never heard of candidate 50%

Among Independents

• Would never vote for 8%
• Would consider voting for 7%
• Would enthusiastically vote for 4%
• Haven't heard enough about candidate 26%
• Never heard of candidate 55%

JON HUNTSMAN

• Would never vote for 12%
• Would consider voting for 12%
• Would enthusiastically vote for 2%
• Haven't heard enough about candidate 24%
• Never heard of candidate 49%

Among Republicans

• Would never vote for 3%
• Would consider voting for 19%
• Would enthusiastically vote for 3%
• Haven't heard enough about candidate 32%
• Never heard of candidate 40%

Among Independents

• Would never vote for 11%
• Would consider voting for 10%
• Would enthusiastically vote for 4%
• Haven't heard enough about candidate 25%
• Never heard of candidate 51%

TIM PAWLENTY

• Would never vote for 20%
• Would consider voting for 16%
• Would enthusiastically vote for 6%
• Haven't heard enough about candidate 22%
• Never heard of candidate 35%

Among Republicans

• Would never vote for 5%
• Would consider voting for 28%
• Would enthusiastically vote for 15%
• Haven't heard enough about candidate 23%
• Never heard of candidate 25%

Among Independents

• Would never vote for 15%
• Would consider voting for 14%
• Would enthusiastically vote for 4%
• Haven't heard enough about candidate 29%
• Never heard of candidate 37%

MITCH DANIELS

• Would never vote for 17%
• Would consider voting for 15%
• Would enthusiastically vote for 4%
• Haven't heard enough about candidate 22%
• Never heard of candidate 42%

Among Republicans

• Would never vote for 5%
• Would consider voting for 22%
• Would enthusiastically vote for 10%
• Haven't heard enough about candidate 27%
• Never heard of candidate 34%

Among Independents

• Would never vote for 12%
• Would consider voting for 20%
• Would enthusiastically vote for 1%
• Haven't heard enough about candidate 25%
• Never heard of candidate 42%

RON PAUL

• Would never vote for 27%
• Would consider voting for 25%
• Would enthusiastically vote for 10%
• Haven't heard enough about candidate 19%
• Never heard of candidate 18%

Among Republicans

• Would never vote for 11%
• Would consider voting for 40%
• Would enthusiastically vote for 17%
• Haven't heard enough about candidate 19%
• Never heard of candidate 10%

Among Independents

• Would never vote for 25%
• Would consider voting for 27%
• Would enthusiastically vote for 9%
• Haven't heard enough about candidate 22%
• Never heard of candidate 16%

MIKE HUCKABEE

• Would never vote for 32%
• Would consider voting for 34%
• Would enthusiastically vote for 13%
• Haven't heard enough about candidate 11%
• Never heard of candidate 9%

Among Republicans

• Would never vote for 10%
• Would consider voting for 51%
• Would enthusiastically vote for 28%
• Haven't heard enough about candidate 7%
• Never heard of candidate 2%

Among Independents

• Would never vote for 29%
• Would consider voting for 37%
• Would enthusiastically vote for 14%
• Haven't heard enough about candidate 12%
• Never heard of candidate 7%

RICK SANTORUM

• Would never vote for 22%
• Would consider voting for 15%
• Would enthusiastically vote for 4%
• Haven't heard enough about candidate 23%
• Never heard of candidate 35%

Among Republicans

• Would never vote for 3%
• Would consider voting for 31%
• Would enthusiastically vote for 10%
• Haven't heard enough about candidate 28%
• Never heard of candidate 28%

Among Independents

• Would never vote for 19%
• Would consider voting for 13%
• Would enthusiastically vote for 3%
• Haven't heard enough about candidate 24%
• Never heard of candidate 41%

DONALD TRUMP

• Would never vote for 58%
• Would consider voting for 26%
• Would enthusiastically vote for 9%
• Haven't heard enough about candidate 4%
• Never heard of candidate 1%

Among Republicans

• Would never vote for 32%
• Would consider voting for 44%
• Would enthusiastically vote for 17%
• Haven't heard enough about candidate 5%
• Never heard of candidate 0%

Among Independents

• Would never vote for 59%
• Would consider voting for 28%
• Would enthusiastically vote for 8%
• Haven't heard enough about candidate 3%
• Never heard of candidate 2%

Survey of 1,408 registered voters, including a subsample of registered Republicans and Republican-leaning independents, was conducted April 26 - May 1, 2010.  The margin of error is +/- 2.6 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted November 8-15, 2010 are in parentheses.