Poll Watch: American Research Group Mississippi 2012 Republican Primary Survey

ARG Mississippi 2012 GOP Primary Poll

• Mitt Romney 34% (31%)
• Newt Gingrich 32% (35%)
• Rick Santorum 22% (20%)
• Ron Paul 8% (7%)
• Undecided 3% (7%)

Definitely Voting: 92% (90%)

• Newt Gingrich 33% (37%)
• Mitt Romney 33% (30%)
• Rick Santorum 23% (20%)
• Ron Paul 8% (6%)
• Undecided 3% (7%)

Among Republicans: 82% (86%)

• Mitt Romney 36% (32%) 
• Newt Gingrich 33% (37%)
• Rick Santorum 23% (21%)
• Ron Paul 5% (3%)
• Undecided 3% (7%)

Among Tea Party Supporters: 53% (55%)

• Newt Gingrich 45% (49%)
• Mitt Romney 23% (24%) 
• Rick Santorum 21% (17%)
• Ron Paul 8% (5%)
• Undecided 3% (5%)

Among Non-Tea Party GOP Primary Voters: 47% (45%)

• Mitt Romney 46% (39%) 
• Rick Santorum 23% (24%)
• Newt Gingrich 16% (17%)
• Ron Paul 9% (10%)
• Undecided 5% (9%)

Among Men: 54% (52%)

• Newt Gingrich 38% (39%)
• Mitt Romney 26% (21%)
• Rick Santorum 20% (21%)
• Ron Paul 14% (12%)
• Undecided 2% (7%)

Among Women: 46% (48%)

• Mitt Romney 43% (42%) 
• Rick Santorum 25% (19%)
• Newt Gingrich 24% (30%) 
• Ron Paul 2% (2%)
• Undecided 5% (6%)

Survey of 600 likely Mississippi Republican primary voters (490 Republicans, 78 independents, and 32 Democrats) was conducted March 10-11, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted March 7-8, 2012 are in parentheses.