Poll Watch: PPP (D) Texas 2012 Presidential Survey

PPP (D) Texas 2012 Presidential Survey

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

• Ron Paul 45%
• Barack Obama 40%

• Michele Bachmann 47%
• Barack Obama 44%

• Tim Pawlenty 44%
• Barack Obama 43%

• Herman Cain 43%
• Barack Obama 43%

• Barack Obama 46% (46%)
• Sarah Palin 44% (47%)

• Barack Obama 47% (45%)
• Rick Perry 45% (45%)

Among Independents

• Barack Obama 45%
• Ron Paul 38%

• Barack Obama 47% (43%)
• Mitt Romney 33% (41%)

• Barack Obama 51%
• Tim Pawlenty 27%

• Barack Obama 51%
• Herman Cain 26%

• Barack Obama 54%
• Michele Bachmann 28%

• Barack Obama 55% (54%)
• Sarah Palin 27% (37%)

• Barack Obama 59% (50%)
• Rick Perry 27% (31%)

Among Men

• Ron Paul  51%
• Barack Obama 33%

• Mitt Romney 54% (50%)
• Barack Obama 37% (42%)

• Michele Bachmann 53%
• Barack Obama 40%

• Rick Perry 53% (47%)
• Barack Obama 40% (45%)

• Herman Cain 49%
• Barack Obama 38%

• Sarah Palin 50% (48%)
• Barack Obama 41% (48%)

• Tim Pawlenty 48%
• Barack Obama 39%

Among Women

• Mitt Romney 47% (48%)
• Barack Obama 45% (43%)

• Barack Obama 47%
• Michele Bachmann 42%

• Barack Obama 47%
• Tim Pawlenty 40%

• Barack Obama 47%
• Ron Paul 39%

• Barack Obama 47%
• Herman Cain 38%

• Barack Obama 51% (44%)
• Sarah Palin 40% (46%)

• Barack Obama 52% (45%)
• Rick Perry 39% (43%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Michele Bachmann 39% / 36% {+3%}
• Mitt Romney 37% (40%) / 43% (37%) {-6%}
• Herman Cain 27% / 33% {-6%}
• Tim Pawlenty 22% / 37% {-15%}
• Ron Paul 30% / 46% {-16%}
• Sarah Palin 37% (42%) / 55% (53%) {-18%}

Among Republicans

• Sarah Palin 61% (73%) / 29% (22%) {+32%}
• Michele Bachmann 51% / 23% {+28%}
• Mitt Romney 53% (53%) / 29% (24%) {+24%}
• Herman Cain 43% / 21% {+22%}
• Tim Pawlenty 37% / 22% {+15%}
• Ron Paul 33% / 43% {-10%}

Among Independents

• Ron Paul 39% / 41% {-2%}
• Michele Bachmann 32% / 41% {-9%}
• Herman Cain 19% / 35% {-16%}
• Tim Pawlenty 16% / 37% {-21%}
• Mitt Romney 29% (35%) / 51% (37%) {-22%}
• Sarah Palin 29% (33%) / 63% (61%) {-34%}

Among Moderates

• Ron Paul 29% / 43% {-14%}
• Michele Bachmann 25% / 55% {-30%}
• Mitt Romney 24% (32%) / 54% (38%) {-30%}
• Tim Pawlenty 9% / 48% {-39%}
• Herman Cain 6% / 49% {-43%}
• Sarah Palin 16% (18%) / 81% (78%) {-65%}

Among Men

• Michele Bachmann 43% / 41% {+2%}
• Herman Cain 33% / 36% {-3%}
• Mitt Romney 41% (46%) / 45% (40%) {-4%}
• Sarah Palin 44% (45%) / 51% (52%) {-7%}
• Ron Paul 36% / 46% {-10%}
• Tim Pawlenty 27% / 40% {-13%}

Among Women

• Michele Bachmann 36% / 32% {+4%}
• Mitt Romney 34% (34%) / 42% (34%) {-8%}
• Herman Cain 22% / 31% {-9%}
• Tim Pawlenty 18% / 34% {-16%}
• Ron Paul 24% / 46% {-22%}
• Sarah Palin 32% (39%) / 59% (53%) {-27%}

Think Texas should secede from the United States

• Michele Bachmann 62% / 17% {+45%}
• Sarah Palin 61% / 28% {+33%}
• Ron Paul 48% / 25% {+23%}
• Herman Cain 45% / 23% {+22%}
• Mitt Romney 37% / 39% {-2%}
• Tim Pawlenty 27% / 31% {-4%}

Think Texas should not secede from the United States

• Mitt Romney 38% / 46% {-8%}
• Michele Bachmann 34% / 43% {-9%}
• Herman Cain 22% / 39% {-17%}
• Tim Pawlenty 22% / 41% {-19%}
• Ron Paul 27% / 54% {-27%}
• Sarah Palin 31% / 64% {-33%}

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

• Approve 42% (42%)
• Disapprove 55% (55%)

Do you approve or disapprove of Governor Rick Perry’s job performance?

• Approve 43%
• Disapprove 52%

Do you think Rick Perry should run for president next year, or not?

• He should run 33%
• He should not 59%

Among Republicans

• He should run 52%
• He should not 38%

Among Independents

• He should run 36%
• He should not 58%

Do you think Texas should secede from the United States, or not?

• Texas should secede 18%
• It should not 71%

Among Democrats

• Texas should secede 6%
• It should not 83%

Among Republicans

• Texas should secede 25%
• It should not 61%

Among Somewhat Liberal

• Texas should secede 0%
• It should not 97%

Among Moderates

• Texas should secede 9%
• It should not 80%

Among Somewhat Conservative

• Texas should secede 21%
• It should not 65%

Among Very Conservative

• Texas should secede 36%
• It should not 53%

Survey of 795 Texas voters was conducted June 25-27, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 44% (42%) Republican; 35% (31%) Democrat; 21% (27%) Independent/Other. Political ideology: 29% Moderate; 26% Somewhat conservative; 26% Very conservative; 13% Somewhat liberal; 6% Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted January 14-16, 2011 are in parentheses.