Poll Watch: PPP (D) Washington 2012 Republican Caucus Survey

PPP (D) Washington 2012 GOP Caucus Poll

• Rick Santorum 38%
  
• Mitt Romney 27%
• Ron Paul 15%
• Newt Gingrich 12%
• Someone else/Not sure 8%

Very Conservative

• Rick Santorum 50%
  
• Mitt Romney 19%
• Ron Paul 12% 
• Newt Gingrich 11%
• Someone else/Not sure 8%

Somewhat Conservative

• Rick Santorum 36%
• Mitt Romney 33%
• Newt Gingrich 15%
• Ron Paul 11%
• Someone else/Not sure 6%

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

• Strongly committed to that candidate 50%
• Might end up supporting someone else 50%

Second Choice

• Rick Santorum 37% 
• Newt Gingrich 20%
• Mitt Romney 18%
• Ron Paul 9%
• Someone else/Not sure 15%

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

• Rick Santorum 49%
• Mitt Romney 28%
• Ron Paul 16%
• Not sure 7%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Rick Santorum 69% / 18% {+51%}
• Mitt Romney 47% / 42% {+5%}
• Newt Gingrich 39% / 46 {-7%} 
• Ron Paul 38% / 49% {-11%}  

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

• Yes 35%
• No 50% 

Are you an Evangelical Christian, or not?

• Are an Evangelical 50%
• Are not 50%

Among Evangelical Christians

• Rick Santorum 50%
  
• Mitt Romney 18%
• Ron Paul 14%
• Newt Gingrich 12%
• Someone else/Not sure 6%

Among Non-Evangelicals

• Mitt Romney 36%
• Rick Santorum 26% 
  
• Ron Paul 15% 
• Newt Gingrich 12%
  
• Someone else/Not sure 10%

Survey of 400 likely Washington caucus voters was conducted February 16-19, 2012.  The margin of error is +/- 4.9 percentage points.  Political ideology: 39% Very conservative; 37% Somewhat conservative; 17% Moderate; 5% Somewhat liberal; 2% Very liberal.