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 31.9% [23.1%] (18.7%) {15.4%} [16.1%] (16.4%) 
• Newt Gingrich 20.8% [21.3%] (30.6%) {37.9%} [18.9%] (7.8%) 
• Ron Paul 14.2% [13.3%] (7.1%) {6.9%} [3.1%] (6.6%)  
• Rick Santorum 13.2% [13.5%] (4.1%) {2.2%} [1.6%] 
• Jon Huntsman 6.2% [6.7%] (4.3%) (0.6%)
• Rick Perry 4.6% [5.2%] (5.2%) {3.7%} [6.1%] (12.4%) 
• Someone else 1.7% [1.7%] (1.6%) {4.6%} [4.0%] (3.7%)
• No opinion 7.4% [15.2%] (20.1%) {13.2%} [19.8%] (14.7%)

Among Republicans

• Mitt Romney 34.4% [24.8%]
• Newt Gingrich 24.4% [21.4%]
• Rick Santorum 13.7% [14.5%]
• Ron Paul 9.0% [6.9%]
• Rick Perry 4.7% [6.5%]
• Jon Huntsman 4.3% [4.2%]
• Someone else 0.7% [1.9%] 
• No opinion 8.8% [19.8%]

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 30.1% [18.8%]
• Ron Paul 21.6% [29.1%]
• Rick Santorum 13.7% [11.4%]
• Newt Gingrich 12.0% [20.3%]
• Jon Huntsman 11.8% [13.8%]
• Rick Perry 5.3% [2.1%]
• Someone else 0.4% [1.4%] 
• No opinion 5.1% [3.1%]

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 32.6% [22.2%] (17.2%) {15.8%} [15.9%] (15.6%)
• Newt Gingrich 19.9% [25.9%] (33.4%) {39.5%} [25.9%] (6.9%) 
• Ron Paul 18.7% [14.4%] (6.8%) {11.9%} [3.9%] (9.1%) 
• Rick Santorum 14.0% [8.2%] (4.1%) {1.1%} [0.2%]
• Rick Perry 5.8% [5.8%] (6.1%) {5.3%} [2.5%] (14.7%) 
• Jon Huntsman 4.8% [9.3%] (1.9%)
• Someone else 0.2% [0.8%] (2.2%) {2.4%} [3.7%] (4.9%)
• No opinion 3.9% [13.4%] (20.2%) {10.9%} [11.3%] (7.3%)

Among Women

• Mitt Romney 31.2% [23.9%] (20.2%) {15.3%} [16.2%] (17.2%)
• Newt Gingrich 21.7% [16.8%] (28.0%) {36.4%} [12.2%] (8.6%) 
• Rick Santorum 12.5% [18.6%] (4.0%) {3.3%} [2.9%]
• Ron Paul 9.6% [12.3%] (7.4%) {1.9%} [2.4%] (4.2%) 
• Jon Huntsman 7.6% [4.2%] (6.6%)
• Rick Perry 3.5% [4.6%] (4.4%) {2.1%} [9.7%] (10.3%) 
• Someone else 3.1% [2.6%] (1.0%) {6.7%} [4.3%] (2.6%)
• No opinion 10.9% [17.0%] (20.1%) {15.2%} [28.0%] (21.8%)

Survey of 720 likely South Carolina GOP primary voters was conducted January 15, 2012.  Party ID breakdown: 66.9% [71.9%] (73.1%) {73.4%} [75.0%] Republican; 27.9% [25.3%] (21.5%) {23.7%} [20.8%] Independent; 5.1% [2.8%] (5.4%) {2.9%} [3.9%] Democrat.  Results from the poll conducted January, 11, 2012 are in square brackets.  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.