Poll Watch: AP-GfK 2012 Favorability Survey

AP-GfK 2012 Favorability Survey

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Rudy Giuliani 50% / 40% {+10%}
• Ron Paul 37% {39%} [36%] / 36% {31%} [35%] {+1%}
• Mitt Romney 39% {45%} [45%] (41%) / 41% {35%} [35%] (33%) {-2%}
• Rick Perry 33% {22%} / 36% {25%} {-3%}
• Herman Cain 21% {25%} / 27% {23%} {-6%}
• Michele Bachmann 35% {37%} [30%] (30%) / 43% {28%} [29%] (27%) {-8%}
• Rick Santorum 20% {25%} [24%] (23%) / 31% {27%} [25%] (21%) {-11%}
• Jon Huntsman 17% {18%} [18%] (19%) / 28% {21%} [15%] (14%) {-11%}
• Sarah Palin 36% {38%} [36%] (39%) / 59% {55%} [59%] (57%) {-23%}
• Newt Gingrich 27% {26%} [35%] (40%) / 57% {59%} [47%] (42%) {-30%}

Survey of 1,000 adults was conducted August 18-22, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 4.1 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 43% {43%} [46%] (45%) Democrat; 32% {37%} [29%] (33%) Republican; Political ideology: 32% {33%} [36%] (32%) Moderate; 23% {22%} [22%] (23%) Somewhat conservative; 20% {21%} [16%] (18%) Strongly conservative; 13% {14%} [14%] (15%) Somewhat liberal; 9% {9%} [9%] (8%) Strongly liberal.  Social issues: 36% Moderate; 19% Strongly conservative; 17% Somewhat conservative; 13% Strongly liberal; 13% Somewhat liberal.  Results from the poll conducted June 16-20, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 5-9, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted March 24-28, 2011 are in parentheses.