Poll Watch: Quinnipiac 2012 Republican Nomination Survey

Quinnipiac 2012 GOP Nomination Survey

• Rick Perry 24% (10%)
• Mitt Romney 18% (25%) {25%} [18%] (18%)
• Sarah Palin 11% (12%) {15%} [15%] (19%)
• Michele Bachmann 10% (14%) {6%} [4%]
• Ron Paul 9% (5%) {8%} [5%]
• Herman Cain 5% (6%) {9%}
• Newt Gingrich 3% (5%) {8%} [5%] (15%)
• Rick Santorum 1% (1%) {4%} [1%]
• Jon Huntsman 1% (1%) {1%} [1%]
• Thaddeus McCotter 1% (0%)
• Don't know 16% (18%) {20%} [15%] (17%)

Among Men

• Rick Perry 27% (11%)
• Mitt Romney 19% (27%) {27%} [20%] (20%)
• Ron Paul 10% (8%) {13%} [6%]
• Michele Bachmann 9% (15%) {5%} [6%]
• Sarah Palin 9% (10%) {11%} [11%] (14%)
• Herman Cain 5% (7%) {11%}
• Newt Gingrich 4% (5%) {9%} [6%] (18%)
• Rick Santorum 2% (1%) {3%} [2%]
• Jon Huntsman 2% (1%) {2%} [1%]
• Thaddeus McCotter 1% (0%)
• Don't know 12% (12%) {13%} [12%] (15%)

Among Women

• Rick Perry 22% (9%)
• Mitt Romney 18% (23%) {22%} [15%] (15%)
• Sarah Palin 13% (13%) {18%} [20%] (25%)
• Michele Bachmann 11% (12%) {7%} [1%]
• Ron Paul 7% (3%) {3%} [4%]
• Herman Cain 6% (5%) {7%}
• Newt Gingrich 2% (5%) {7%} [5%] (11%)
• Rick Santorum 1% (2%) {4%} [0%]
• Jon Hunstman 1% (1%) {1%} [1%]
• Thaddeus McCotter 0% (0%)
• Don't know 20% (25%) {26%} [19%] (19%)

If Sarah Palin doesn't run

• Rick Perry 26% (10%)
• Mitt Romney 20% (28%)
• Michele Bachmann 12% (17%)
• Ron Paul 10% (6%) 
• Herman Cain 5% (6%)
• Newt Gingrich 4% (6%) 
• Rick Santorum 2% (1%)
• Jon Huntsman 1% (1%) 
• Thaddeus McCotter 1% (0%)
• Don't know 19% (22%) 

Survey of 1,185 registered Republicans and Republican-leaning independents was conducted August 16-27, 2011.  The margin of error is +/- 2.9 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted July 5-11, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted May 31 - June 6, 2011 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted April 26 - May 1, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 8-15, 2010 are in parentheses.