Poll Watch: InsiderAdvantage/Majority Opinion Research (R) South Carolina 2012 Republican Primary Survey

InsiderAdvantage/Majority Opinion Research (R) South Carolina 2012 GOP Primary Poll

• Mitt Romney 23.1% (18.7%) {15.4%} [16.1%] (16.4%) 
• Newt Gingrich 21.3% (30.6%) {37.9%} [18.9%] (7.8%) 
• Rick Santorum 13.5% (4.1%) {2.2%} [1.6%] 
• Ron Paul 13.3% (7.1%) {6.9%} [3.1%] (6.6%)  
• Jon Huntsman 6.7% (4.3%) (0.6%)
• Rick Perry 5.2% (5.2%) {3.7%} [6.1%] (12.4%) 
• Someone else 1.7% (1.6%) {4.6%} [4.0%] (3.7%)
• No opinion 15.2% (20.1%) {13.2%} [19.8%] (14.7%)

Among Men

• Newt Gingrich 25.9% (33.4%) {39.5%} [25.9%] (6.9%) 
• Mitt Romney 22.2% (17.2%) {15.8%} [15.9%] (15.6%)
• Ron Paul 14.4% (6.8%) {11.9%} [3.9%] (9.1%) 
• Jon Huntsman 9.3% (1.9%)
• Rick Santorum 8.2% (4.1%) {1.1%} [0.2%]
• Rick Perry 5.8% (6.1%) {5.3%} [2.5%] (14.7%) 
• Someone else 0.8% (2.2%) {2.4%} [3.7%] (4.9%)
• No opinion 13.4% (20.2%) {10.9%} [11.3%] (7.3%)

Among Women

• Mitt Romney 23.9% (20.2%) {15.3%} [16.2%] (17.2%)
• Rick Santorum 18.6% (4.0%) {3.3%} [2.9%]
• Newt Gingrich 16.8% (28.0%) {36.4%} [12.2%] (8.6%) 
• Ron Paul 12.3% (7.4%) {1.9%} [2.4%] (4.2%) 
• Rick Perry 4.6% (4.4%) {2.1%} [9.7%] (10.3%) 
• Jon Huntsman 4.2% (6.6%)
• Someone else 2.6% (1.0%) {6.7%} [4.3%] (2.6%)
• No opinion 17.0% (20.1%) {15.2%} [28.0%] (21.8%)

Survey of 726 likely South Carolina GOP primary voters was conducted January 11, 2012.  Party ID breakdown: 71.9% (73.1%) {73.4%} [75.0%] Republican; 25.3% (21.5%) {23.7%} [20.8%] Independent; 2.8% (5.4%) {2.9%} [3.9%] Democrat.  Results from the poll conducted December 18, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted November 28, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 8, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 16, 2011 are in parentheses.