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

PPP (D) Alabama 2012 GOP Primary Poll

• Mitt Romney 31%
• Newt Gingrich 30%
• Rick Santorum 29%
• Ron Paul 8%
• Someone else/Undecided 2%

Very Conservative

• Rick Santorum 37%
• Newt Gingrich 31%
  
• Mitt Romney 24%
• Ron Paul 6%
• Someone else/Undecided 3%

Somewhat Conservative

• Mitt Romney 37%
  
• Newt Gingrich 35%
• Rick Santorum 21%
  
• Ron Paul 6%
• Someone else/Undecided 1%

Among Men

• Newt Gingrich 32%
• Mitt Romney 31%
• Rick Santorum 25%
  
• Ron Paul 10%
• Someone else/Undecided 1%

Among Women

• Rick Santorum 33%
• Mitt Romney 31% 
  
• Newt Gingrich 27%
• Ron Paul 6%
• Someone else/Undecided 3%

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

• Strongly committed to that candidate 74%
• Might end up supporting someone else 26%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Rick Santorum 63% / 31% {+32%}
• Newt Gingrich 58% / 32% {+26%}
• Mitt Romney 53% / 40% {+13%}
• Ron Paul 31% / 61% {-30%}

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

• Yes 25%
• No 61%

Are you an Evangelical Christian, or not?

• Are an Evangelical 68%
• Are not 32%

Evangelical Christians

• Rick Santorum 33%
• Newt Gingrich 32%
• Mitt Romney 28%
• Ron Paul 6%
• Someone else/Undecided 2%

Non-Evangelicals

• Mitt Romney 39%
  
• Newt Gingrich 25%
• Rick Santorum 20%
  
• Ron Paul 14%
• Someone else/Undecided 2%

Which best describes when you decided who to vote for: in the last few days, the last week, the last month, or earlier than that?

• In the last few days 13%
• In the last week 9%
• In the last month 31%
• Earlier than that 37%

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Rush Limbaugh?

• Favorable 53%
• Unfavorable 33%

Do you think Barack Obama is a Christian or a Muslim, or are you not sure?

• Christian 14%
• Muslim 45%
• Not sure 41%

Do you believe in evolution, or not?

• Believe in evolution 26%
• Do not 60%
• Not sure 13%

Do you think that interracial marriage should be legal or illegal?

• Legal 67%
• Illegal 21%
• Not sure 12%

Survey of 600 likely Alabama Republican primary voters was conducted March 10-11, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.0 percentage points. Party ID: 76% Republican; 21% Independent; 3% Democrat.  Ideology: 45% Very conservative; 36% Somewhat conservative; 13% Moderate; 3% Somewhat liberal; 3% Very liberal.