Poll Watch: Gallup 2012 Republican Nomination Survey

Gallup 2012 GOP Nomination Survey

• Rick Perry 31% (29%) {18%}
• Mitt Romney 24% (17%) {23%} [27%] (19%)
• Ron Paul 13% (13%) {10%} [8%] (12%)
• Michele Bachmann 5% (10%) {13%} [7%] (7%)
• Herman Cain 5% (4%) {4%} [10%] (8%)
• Newt Gingrich 5% (4%) {6%} [9%] (12%)
• Rick Santorum 2% (3%) {2%} [6%] (2%)
• Jon Huntsman 1% (1%) {2%} [2%] (3%)

If the Republican Presidential race came down to just Rick Perry and Mitt Romney, who would you vote for?

• Rick Perry 49%
• Mitt Romney 39%

If you had to choose, would you rather see the Republican party nominate a presidential candidate who agrees with you on almost all issues, or a presidential nominee with the best chance of beating Barack Obama?

• Best chance of beating Obama 53%
• Agrees with you on almost all issues 43% 

Survey of 439 Republicans and Republican-leaning independents was conducted September 15-18, 2011. The margin of error is ± 6 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted August 17-21, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted July 20-24, 2011 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted June 8-11, 2011 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted May 20-24, 2011 are in parentheses.