Poll Watch: PPP (D) Texas 2012 Republican Primary Survey

PPP (D) Texas 2012 GOP Primary Survey

• Rick Perry 49% (31%) {9%} [8%]
• Mitt Romney 10% (15%) {10%} [14%]
• Newt Gingrich 8% (8%) {17%} [23%]
• Michele Bachmann 7% (11%)
• Herman Cain 7% (6%)
• Ron Paul 7% (9%) {10%} [8%]
• Rick Santorum 3%
• Jon Huntsman 2%
• Gary Johnson 0%
• Someone else/Undecided 7% (9%) [5%]

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

• Rick Perry 72%
• Mitt Romney 18%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Newt Gingrich 50% / 36% {+14%}
• Mitt Romney 37% (49%) {52%} / 44% (34%) {27%} {-7%}
• Michele Bachmann 38% (51%) / 46% (27%) {-8%}
• Ron Paul 35% (37%) / 49% (45%) {-14%}

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

• Approve 72%
• Disapprove 19%

Do you believe in global warming or not?

• Believe in global warming 20%
• Do not 64%

Do you believe in evolution or not?

• Believe in evolution 32%
• Do not 53%

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: “Social Security is a Ponzi Scheme.”

• Agree 46%
• Disagree 35%

Do you support or oppose requiring girls entering the 6th grade to be vaccinated against the human papilloma virus, also known as HPV?

• Support 19%
• Oppose 60%

Survey of 400 usual Texas Republican primary voters was conducted September 15-18, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 4.9 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 82% Republican; 17% Independent/Other; 2% Democrat.  Political ideology: 41% (34%) Somewhat conservative; 38% (43%) Very conservative; 14% (15%) Moderate; 4% (5%) Somewhat liberal; 3% (3%) Very liberal. Results from the poll conducted June 25-27, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted January 14-16, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 19-20, 2010 are in square brackets.