Poll Watch: SurveyUSA Tampa-St. Petersburg 2012 Fox News/Google GOP Presidential Debate Poll

SurveyUSA Tampa-St. Petersburg 2012 Fox News/Google GOP Presidential Debate Poll

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

• Mitt Romney 28%
• Rick Perry 14%
• Newt Gingrich 10%
• Ron Paul 8%
• Herman Cain 7%
• Jon Huntsman 6%
• Michele Bachmann 3%
• Rick Santorum 1%
• Gary Johnson 0%
• No clear winner 23%

Among Republicans

• Mitt Romney 29%
• Rick Perry 19%
• Newt Gingrich 12%
• Jon Huntsman 7%
• Herman Cain 6%
• Ron Paul 6%
• Michele Bachmann 4%
• Rick Santorum 0%
• Gary Johnson 0%
• No clear winner 18%

Among Tea Party Members (32%)

• Mitt Romney 30%
• Rick Perry 24%
• Newt Gingrich 13%
• Ron Paul 11%
• Herman Cain 6%
• Jon Huntsman 3%
• Michele Bachmann 1%
• Rick Santorum 1%
• Gary Johnson 0%
• No clear winner 11%

Not a Member of the Tea Party (63%)

• Mitt Romney 28%
• Rick Perry 9%
• Newt Gingrich 8%
• Jon Huntsman 8%
• Ron Paul 8%
• Herman Cain 5%
• Michele Bachmann 4%
• Rick Santorum 1%
• Gary Johnson 0%
• No clear winner 29%

Who was the most presidential? 

• Mitt Romney 38%
• Rick Perry 14%
• Newt Gingrich 11%
• Jon Huntsman 6%
• Ron Paul 6%
• Herman Cain 5%
• Rick Santorum 4%
• Michele Bachmann 3%
• Gary Johnson 1%
• No one 13%

Among Republicans

• Mitt Romney 41%
• Rick Perry 18%
• Newt Gingrich 11%
• Rick Santorum 5%
• Jon Huntsman 4%
• Ron Paul 4%
• Herman Cain 4%
• Michele Bachmann 3%
• Gary Johnson 1%
• No one 8%

Among Tea Party Members (32%)

• Mitt Romney 31%
• Rick Perry 29%
• Newt Gingrich 16%
• Herman Cain 6%
• Michele Bachmann 5%
• Jon Huntsman 2%
• Ron Paul 2%
• Rick Santorum 1%
• Gary Johnson 0%
• No one 8%

Not a Member of the Tea Party(63%)

• Mitt Romney 42%
• Jon Huntsman 9%
• Ron Paul 9%
• Newt Gingrich 8%
• Rick Perry 7%
• Herman Cain 5%
• Michele Bachmann 2%
• Gary Johnson 2%
• Rick Santorum 1%
• No one 16%

Survey of 207 adults in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Sarasota metropolitan area who watched the September 22nd Fox News/Google GOP Presidential Debate in Orlando, Florida was conducted September 23, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 6.9 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 64% Republican; 23% Democrat; 13% Independent. Political ideology: 58% Conservative; 28% Moderate; 11% Liberal.