Poll Watch: WPA Research (R) Iowa 2012 Republican Caucus Survey

WPA Research (R) Iowa 2012 GOP Caucus Survey

• Rick Perry 23%
• Michele Bachmann 20%
• Mitt Romney 16%
• Ron Paul 9%
• Herman Cain 8%
• Rick Santorum 7%
• Newt Gingrich 3%
• Jon Huntsman 2%
• Thad McCotter 0%
• Undecided/Not sure 12%

Between Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry, and Mitt Romney, who would you think would be the best at creating jobs and improving the economy?

• Rick Perry 38%
• Mitt Romney 27%
• Michele Bachmann 18%

Between Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry, and Mitt Romney, who do you believe has the best chance to defeat Barack Obama for president?

• Rick Perry 41%
• Mitt Romney 24%
• Michele Bachmann 13%

Survey of 402 likely Republican caucus-goers was conducted August 21-22, 2011 for the Make Us Great Again PAC, a Rick Perry-favored Super PAC. The margin of error is +/- 4.9 percentage points.

Inside the numbers:

Self-described "very conservative" voters favor Perry, at 30 percent, over Bachmann, at 23 percent, and Cain, at 10 percent (Romney got 9 percent, as did Santorum). And those who described themselves as "a Tea Party conservative concerned about spending, the federal debt, and protecting the U.S. Constitution" also had Perry on top, with 30 percent, followed by Bachmann, at 22 percent and Paul at 13 percent.