Poll Watch: PPP (D) Ohio 2012 Republican Primary Survey

PPP (D) Ohio 2012 GOP Primary Poll

• Newt Gingrich 26% (20%) {14%} [8%] (16%) 
• Mitt Romney 25% (19%) {19%} [20%] (23%)
• Rick Santorum 22% (1%) {1%}
• Ron Paul 11% (5%) {7%} [8%] (13%)
• Someone else/Not sure 16% (9%) {12%} [16%] (18%)

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

• Strongly committed to that candidate 44% (36%) {29%}
• Might end up supporting someone else 56% (64%) {71%}

Second Choice

• Newt Gingrich 18% (19%) {14%} 
• Rick Santorum 18% (2%) {1%} 
• Mitt Romney 16% (13%) {13%}
• Ron Paul 7% (5%) {5%}
• Someone else/Not sure 41% (25%) {27%}

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

• Rick Santorum 45%
• Mitt Romney 38%
• Not sure 18%

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

• Newt Gingrich 42%
• Mitt Romney 39%
• Not sure 19%

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

• Mitt Romney 61%
• Ron Paul 23%
• Not sure 16%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Rick Santorum 59% / 24% {+35%}
• Newt Gingrich 47% (62%) {56%} (42%) {46%} [53%] / 37% (24%) {32%} (34%) {29%} [27%] {+10%}
• Mitt Romney 47% (47%) {55%} [52%] (55%) {53%} [53%] / 37% (37%) {33%} [30%] (25%) {26%} [25%] {+10%}
• Ron Paul 31% (33%) {32%} / 52% (46%) {49%} {-21%}

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

• Yes 28% (35%) {33%}
• No 57% (50%) {54%}

Survey of 626 usual Republican primary voters was conducted January 28-29, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.9 percentage points. Political ideology: 38% (37%) {36%} [38%] (39%) {46%} Somewhat conservative; 35% (42%) {37%} [41%] (38%) {34%} Very conservative; 21% (16%) {18%} [16%] (17%) {16%} Moderate; 4% (4%) {7%} [4%] (4%) {3%} Somewhat liberal; 1% (1%) {2%} [1%] (2%) {1%} Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted November 4-6, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted October 13-16, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 11-14, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 19-22, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted March 10-13, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted December 10-12, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 28-30, 2010 are in parentheses.