Poll Watch: PPP (D) South Carolina 2012 Presidential Survey

PPP (D) South Carolina 2012 Presidential Survey

• Mitt Romney 50% (49%)
• Barack Obama 41% (42%)

• Tim Pawlenty 42%
• Barack Obama 42%

• Jim DeMint 47% (47%)
• Barack Obama 44% (45%)

• Barack Obama 46% (44%)
• Newt Gingrich 44% (43%)

• Barack Obama 43%
• Herman Cain 40%

• Barack Obama 48% (47%)
• Sarah Palin 43% (41%)

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 46% (46%)
• Barack Obama 38% (38%)

• Barack Obama 42% (40%)
• Jim DeMint 41% (42%)

• Barack Obama 39%
• Tim Pawlenty 37%

• Barack Obama 38%
• Herman Cain 34%

• Barack Obama 44% (40%)
• Newt Gingrich 39% (36%)

• Barack Obama 49% (50%)
• Sarah Palin 39% (32%)

Among Moderates

• Barack Obama 55% (53%)
• Mitt Romney 37% (37%)

• Barack Obama 58%
• Tim Pawlenty 23%

• Barack Obama 64% (56%)
• Jim DeMint 26% (32%)

• Barack Obama 59%
• Herman Cain 19%

• Barack Obama 66% (56%)
• Newt Gingrich 24% (31%)

• Barack Obama 69% (62%)
• Sarah Palin 22% (26%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 55% (56%)
• Barack Obama 36% (33%)

• Jim DeMint 50% (58%)
• Barack Obama 38% (37%)

• Tim Pawlenty 47%
• Barack Obama 36%

• Herman Cain 44%
• Barack Obama 35%

• Newt Gingrich 48% (47%)
• Barack Obama 40% (37%)

• Sarah Palin 49% (49%)
• Barack Obama 41% (41%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama 46% (51%)
• Mitt Romney 46% (42%)

• Barack Obama 49% (51%)
• Jim DeMint 45% (38%)

• Barack Obama 47%
• Tim Pawlenty 38%

• Barack Obama 48%
• Herman Cain 37%

• Barack Obama 50% (51%)
• Newt Gingrich 41% (40%)

• Barack Obama 53% (53%)
• Sarah Palin 38% (35%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 40% (42%) / 42% (34%) {-2%}
• Herman Cain 26% / 35% {-9%}
• Tim Pawlenty 22% / 39% {-17%}
• Sarah Palin 37% (34%) / 56% (58%) {-19%}
• Newt Gingrich 26% (32%) / 53% (46%) {-27%}

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 37% (31%) / 41% (35%) {-4%}
• Tim Pawlenty 25% / 37% {-12%}
• Herman Cain 24% / 38% {-14%}
• Sarah Palin 33% (28%) / 59% (62%) {-26%}
• Newt Gingrich 16% (17%) / 60% (60%) {-44%}

Among Republicans

• Mitt Romney 61% (64%) / 23% (16%) {+38%}
• Sarah Palin 62% (62%) / 29% (27%) {+33%}
• Herman Cain 40% / 21% {+19%}
• Tim Pawlenty 33% / 25% {+8%}
• Newt Gingrich 43% (59%) / 38% (22%) {+5%}

Among Moderates

• Mitt Romney 35% (37%) / 44% (39%) {-9%}
• Herman Cain 19% / 36% {-17%}
• Tim Pawlenty 17% / 45% {-28%}
• Newt Gingrich 17% (16%) / 61% (62%) {-44%}
• Sarah Palin 23% (21%) / 73% (74%) {-50%}

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 46% (48%) / 43% (36%) {+3%}
• Herman Cain 32% / 37% {-5%}
• Tim Pawlenty 29% / 38% {-9%}
• Sarah Palin 40% (37%) / 54% (57%) {-14%}
• Newt Gingrich 29% (38%) / 54% (50%) {-25%}

Among Women

• Mitt Romney 35% (37%) / 41% (33%) {-6%}
• Herman Cain 21% / 34% {-13%}
• Sarah Palin 34% (32%) / 57% (59%) {-23%}
• Tim Pawlenty 17% / 40% {-23%}
• Newt Gingrich 23% (27%) / 52% (43%) {-29%}

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

• Approve 43% (44%)
• Disapprove 53% (52%)

Survey of 741 South Carolina voters voters was conducted June 2-5, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3.6 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 43% (42%) Republican; 35% (37%) Democrat; 22% (22%) Independent/Other. Political views: 27% Moderate; 25% Very conservative; 22% Somewhat conservative; 16% Somewhat liberal; 9% Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted January 28-30, 2011 are in parentheses.