Poll Watch: PPP (D) West Virginia 2012 Republican Primary Survey

PPP (D) West Virginia 2012 GOP Primary Survey

• Rick Perry 32%
• Mitt Romney 14% {15%} [11%] (10%) {15%} [13%]
• Sarah Palin 14% {15%} [13%] (23%) {25%} [24%]
• Newt Gingrich 8% {12%} [9%] (17%) {15%} [16%]
• Michele Bachmann 6% {4%} [3%]
• Herman Cain 5%
• Ron Paul 4% {9%} [3%] (6%)
• Jon Huntsman 2%
• Rick Santorum 2%
• Someone else/Undecided 14% {12%} [9%] (8%) {17%}

Among Men

• Rick Perry 38%
• Sarah Palin 13% {17%} [17%] (20%) {28%} [22%]
• Mitt Romney 11% {16%} [9%] (10%) {15%} [17%]
• Michele Bachmann 7% {4%} [5%]
• Newt Gingrich 7% {16%} [12%] (25%) {20%} [20%]
• Ron Paul 7% {10%} [4%] (5%)
• Herman Cain 5%
• Jon Huntsman 2%
• Rick Santorum 2%
• Someone else/Undecided 10% {9%} [6%] (3%) {13%}

Among Women

• Rick Perry 26%
• Mitt Romney 17% {14%} [14%] (11%) {16%} [10%]
• Sarah Palin 14% {12%} [9%] (26%) {23%} [25%]
• Newt Gingrich 8% {8%} [7%] (8%) {11%} [13%]
• Michele Bachmann 6% {5%} [2%]
• Herman Cain 5%
• Rick Santorum 2%
• Ron Paul 2% {7%} [3%] (7%)
• Jon Huntsman 1%
• Someone else/Undecided 18% {15%} [11%] (14%) {20%}

If Sarah Palin doesn't run

• Rick Perry 33%
• Mitt Romney 14%
• Michele Bachmann 11%
• Newt Gingrich 11%
• Ron Paul 7%
• Herman Cain 6%
• Rick Santorum 4%
• Jon Huntsman 1%
• Someone else/Undecided 13%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Rick Perry 52% / 9% {+43%}
• Sarah Palin 65% {62%} [67%] (69%) / 23% {23%} [18%] (18%) {+42%}
• Michele Bachmann 46% / 21% {+25%}
• Mitt Romney 37% {56%} [51%] (56%) / 31% {18%} [23%] (18%) {+6%}
• Newt Gingrich 41% {52%} [57%] (60%) / 36% {21%} [20%] (19%) {+5%}

Among Men

• Sarah Palin 69% {70%} [70%] (72%) / 17% {21%} [17%] (18%) {+52%}
• Rick Perry 58% / 14% {+44%}
• Michele Bachmann 53% / 22% {+31%}
• Newt Gingrich 45% {58%} [60%] (69%) / 38% {18%} [21%] (15%) {+7%}
• Mitt Romney 37% {56%} [48%] (61%) / 38% {19%} [29%] (20%) {-1%}

Among Women

• Rick Perry 46% / 5% {+41%}
• Sarah Palin 60% {54%} [65%] (66%) / 28% {26%} [18%] (19%) {+32%}
• Michele Bachmann 38% / 19% {+19%}
• Mitt Romney 37% {55%} [55%] (52%) / 24% {16%} [16%] (17%) {+13%}
• Newt Gingrich 38% {44%} [54%] (51%) / 34% {24%} [20%] (22%) {+4%}

Survey of 257 usual Republican primary voters was conducted September 1-4, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 6.1 percentage points.  Political ideology: 44% {41%} [41%] Very conservative; 38% {40%} [34%] Somewhat conservative; 13% {11%} [18%] Moderate; 2% {5%} [6%] Somewhat liberal; 2% {2%} [2%] Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted May 11-12, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 21-24, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 20-23, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted October 30-31, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 18-19, 2010 are in square brackets.