Poll Watch: SurveyUSA Tampa-St. Petersburg 2012 Republican Presidential Debate Survey

SurveyUSA Tampa-St. Petersburg 2012 GOP Presidential Debate Poll

Who won the debate? Mitt Romney? Newt Gingrich? Michele Bachmann? Ron Paul? Rick Perry? Herman Cain? Rick Santorum? Jon Huntsman? Or, was there no clear winner?

• Mitt Romney 28%
• Rick Perry 16%
• Newt Gingrich 11%
• Michele Bachmann 9%
• Ron Paul 8%
• Herman Cain 3%
• Rick Santorum 3%
• Jon Huntsman 2%
• No clear winner 21%

Among Republicans

• Mitt Romney 30%
• Rick Perry 25%
• Newt Gingrich 13%
• Michele Bachmann 8%
• Herman Cain 4%
• Rick Santorum 4%
• Ron Paul 2%
• Jon Huntsman 1%
• No clear winner 13%

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 24%
• Newt Gingrich 17%
• Ron Paul 12%
• Rick Perry 10%
• Michele Bachmann 6%
• Rick Santorum 5%
• Herman Cain 2%
• Jon Huntsman 0%
• No clear winner 24%

Among Democrats

• Mitt Romney 28%
• Michele Bachmann 15%
• Ron Paul 11%
• Rick Perry 8%
• Jon Huntsman 4%
• Herman Cain 3%
• Newt Gingrich 2%
• Rick Santorum 0%
• No clear winner 29%

Among Tea Party Members (26%)

• Rick Perry 29%
• Mitt Romney 26%
• Newt Gingrich 17%
• Michele Bachmann 14%
• Ron Paul 5%
• Herman Cain 2%
• Rick Santorum 1%
• Jon Huntsman 0%
• No clear winner 6%

Not a Member of the Tea Party (70%)

• Mitt Romney 28%
• Rick Perry 11%
• Ron Paul 10%
• Michele Bachmann 8%
• Newt Gingrich 7%
• Herman Cain 4%
• Rick Santorum 4%
• Jon Huntsman 3%
• No clear winner 26%

Among Conservatives

• Rick Perry 27%
• Mitt Romney 25%
• Newt Gingrich 21%
• Michele Bachmann 8%
• Ron Paul 5%
• Herman Cain 2%
• Rick Santorum 2%
• Jon Huntsman 0%
• No clear winner 9%

Among Moderates

• Mitt Romney 32%
• Michele Bachmann 13%
• Rick Perry 10%
• Ron Paul 7%
• Herman Cain 4%
• Rick Santorum 4%
• Newt Gingrich 3%
• Jon Huntsman 2%
• No clear winner 26%

Among Liberals

• Mitt Romney 25%
• Ron Paul 20%
• Michele Bachmann 4%
• Herman Cain 4%
• Newt Gingrich 4%
• Jon Huntsman 4%
• Rick Santorum 3%
• Rick Perry 2%
• No clear winner 35%

Who was the most presidential?

• Mitt Romney 41%
• Rick Perry 17%
• Michele Bachmann 6%
• Newt Gingrich 6%
• Jon Huntsman 6%
• Ron Paul 5%
• Herman Cain 3%
• Rick Santorum 3%
• No one 13%

Among Republicans

• Mitt Romney 37%
• Rick Perry 33%
• Newt Gingrich 6%
• Michele Bachmann 5%
• Herman Cain 4%
• Jon Huntsman 3%
• Ron Paul 3%
• Rick Santorum 3%
• No one 5%

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 41%
• Newt Gingrich 11%
• Ron Paul 10%
• Rick Perry 7%
• Michele Bachmann 6%
• Rick Santorum 4%
• Herman Cain 1%
• Jon Huntsman 1%
• No one 19%

Among Democrats

• Mitt Romney 47%
• Jon Huntsman 13%
• Michele Bachmann 8%
• Herman Cain 4%
• Ron Paul 4%
• Rick Santorum 4%
• Rick Perry 2%
• Newt Gingrich 1%
• No one 18%

Among Tea Party Members (26%)

• Rick Perry 37%
• Mitt Romney 30%
• Michele Bachmann 11%
• Newt Gingrich 11%
• Herman Cain 4%
• Ron Paul 3%
• Rick Santorum 3%
• Jon Huntsman 1%
• No one 0%

Not a Member of the Tea Party (70%)

• Mitt Romney 47%
• Rick Perry 9%
• Jon Huntsman 8%
• Ron Paul 6%
• Michele Bachmann 4%
• Newt Gingrich 4%
• Rick Santorum 3%
• Herman Cain 2%
• No one 16%

Among Conservatives

• Mitt Romney 41%
• Rick Perry 29%
• Newt Gingrich 10%
• Michele Bachmann 5%
• Jon Huntsman 5%
• Ron Paul 4%
• Herman Cain 3%
• Rick Santorum 3%
• No one 0%

Among Moderates

• Mitt Romney 45%
• Rick Perry 10%
• Michele Bachmann 9%
• Jon Huntsman 7%
• Ron Paul 5%
• Newt Gingrich 5%
• Rick Santorum 2%
• Herman Cain 1%
• No one 17%

Among Liberals

• Mitt Romney 41%
• Ron Paul 9%
• Rick Santorum 8%
• Herman Cain 6%
• Jon Huntsman 6%
• Michele Bachmann 3%
• Newt Gingrich 1%
• Rick Perry 1%
• No one 25%

Do you agree or disagree with Rick Perry's position on Social Security?

• Agree 30%
• Disagree 57%

Among Republicans

• Agree 46%
• Disagree 46%

Among Independents

• Agree 23%
• Disagree 48%

Among Democrats

• Agree 13%
• Disagree 79%

Among Tea Party Members (26%)

• Agree 56%
• Disagree 21%

Not a Member of the Tea Party (70%)

• Agree 21%
• Disagree 72%

Among Conservatives

• Agree 54%
• Disagree 33%

Among Moderates

• Agree 14%
• Disagree 72%

Among Liberals

• Agree 4%
• Disagree 91%

Do you agree or disagree with Mitt Romney's position on Social Security?

• Agree 39%
• Disagree 44%

Among Republicans

• Agree 42%
• Disagree 45%

Among Independents

• Agree 33%
• Disagree 39%

Among Democrats

• Agree 41%
• Disagree 44%

Among Tea Party Members (26%)

• Agree 33%
• Disagree 53%

Not a Member of the Tea Party (70%)

• Agree 42%
• Disagree 42%

Among Conservatives

• Agree 42%
• Disagree 37%

Among Moderates

• Agree 37%
• Disagree 50%

Among Liberals

• Agree 43%
• Disagree 47%

Survey of 309 adults in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Sarasota metropolitan area who watched the September 12th CNN/Tea Party Express GOP Presidential Debate in Tampa, Florida was conducted September 13, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 5.7 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 42% Republican; 32% Democrat; 26% Independent. Political ideology: 43% Conservative; 36% Moderate; 18% Liberal.