Poll Watch: PPP (D) North Carolina 2012 Republican Primary Survey

PPP (D) North Carolina 2012 GOP Primary Poll

• Newt Gingrich 25% {51%} [22%] (17%) {8%} [11%] (9%) {14%}
• Rick Santorum 24% {3%} [2%] (2%) {4%}
• Mitt Romney 22% {14%} [19%] (17%) {12%} [16%] (23%) {25%}
• Ron Paul 9% {7%} [4%] (6%) {10%} [11%] (6%) {9%}
• Rick Perry 4% {4%} [10%] (15%) {35%} [17%] (14%)
• Jon Huntsman 4% {1%} [2%] (2%) {2%} [2%] (2%) {1%}
• Buddy Roemer 1%
• Someone else/Not sure 11% {11%} [8%] (8%) {12%} [13%] (10%) {10%}

Would you say you are strongly committed to that candidate, or might you end up supporting someone else?

• Strongly committed to that candidate 42% {37%} [34%]
• Might end up supporting someone else 58% {63%} [66%]

Second Choice

• Newt Gingrich 17% {15%} [19%]
• Rick Santorum 17% {2%} [2%]
• Mitt Romney 16% {18%} [12%]
• Rick Perry 12% {6%} [10%]
• Ron Paul 5% {3%} [4%]
• Jon Huntsman 4% {1%} [1%]
• Buddy Roemer 0%
• Someone else/Not sure 28% {46%} [26%]

If the Republican candidates for President were just Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum, who would you vote for?

• Rick Santorum 51%
• Mitt Romney 33%
• Not sure 16%

If the Republican candidates for President were just Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, who would you vote for?

• Newt Gingrich 43%
• Mitt Romney 42%
• Not sure 15%

If the Republican candidates for President were just Mitt Romney and Rick Perry, who would you vote for?

• Mitt Romney 52%
• Rick Perry 35%
• Not sure 13%

If the Republican candidates for President were just Mitt Romney and Ron Paul, who would you vote for?

• Mitt Romney 67%
• Ron Paul 21%
• Not sure 12%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Rick Santorum 62% / 22% {+40%}
• Newt Gingrich 48% {73%} [65%] (58%) {42%} {38%} [55%] (62%) {61%} [63%] / 35% {17%} [25%] (31%) {43%} {47%} [25%] (18%) {21%} [21%] {+13%}
• Mitt Romney 46% {50%} [53%] (50%) {45%} [46%] (56%) {53%} [56%] (50%) {57%} [49%] / 38% {34%} [30%] (31%) {38%} [35%] (28%) {30%} [24%] (26%) {22%} [23%] {+8%}
• Rick Perry 38% {31%} [39%] (44%) {61%} [40%] / 44% {49%} [41%] (37%) {17%} [16%] {-6%}
• Ron Paul 29% {29%} [27%] (34%) / 56% {51%} [48%] (45%) {-27%}

Do you consider yourself to be a member of the Tea Party?

• Yes 32% {29%} [31%]
• No 52% {53%} [54%]

Survey of 555 usual North Carolina Republican primary voters was conducted January 5-8, 2012.  The margin of error is +/- 4.2 percentage points.  Political ideology: 39% {40%} [36%] (42%) {43%} [42%] (43%) {39%} Very conservative; 38% {38%} [40%] (37%) {36%} [37%] (39%) {37%} Somewhat conservative; 17% {18%} [17%] (16%) {14%} [15%] (15%) {17%} Moderate; 3% {2%} [4%] (4%) {4%} [2%] (2%) {4%} Somewhat liberal; 2% {2%} [3%] (2%) {2%} [3%] (1%) {3%} Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted December 1-4, 2011 are in Results from the poll conducted October 27-31, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 30 - October 3, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted September 1-4, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 4-7, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 7-10, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted June 8-11, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 16-21, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 20-23, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted December 17-19, 2010 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted November 19-21, 2010 are in square brackets.