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

PPP (D) Wisconsin 2012 GOP Primary Poll

• Rick Santorum 43% {2%}
• Mitt Romney 27% {18%} [17%] (19%)
• Newt Gingrich 10% {12%} [10%] (14%)
• Ron Paul 8% {8%} [6%] (11%)
• Someone else/Not sure 12% {12%} [11%] (14%)

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

• Strongly committed to that candidate 38% {31%}
• Might end up supporting someone else 62% {69%}

Second Choice

• Mitt Romney 24% {14%}
• Rick Santorum 19% {2%}
• Newt Gingrich 15% {16%}
• Ron Paul 9% {8%}
• Someone else/Undecided 33% {17%}

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

• Rick Santorum 51%
• Mitt Romney 28%
• Ron Paul 8%
• Not sure 13%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Rick Santorum 67% / 18% {+49%}
• Mitt Romney 49% {47%} [53%] (46%) {49%} [57%] / 34% {37%} [28%] (32%) {25%} [23%] {+15%}
• Newt Gingrich 35% {50%} (28%) {54%} [56%] / 48% {38%} (49%) {23%} [24%] {-13%}
• Ron Paul 29% {34%} / 53% {42%} {-24%}

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

• Yes 26% {27%}
• No 54% {61%}

Are you an Evangelical Christian, or not?

• Are an Evangelical 49%
• Are not 51%

Survey of 556 Wisconsin Republican primary voters was conducted February 23-26, 2012 . The margin of error is +/- 4.16 percentage points. Political ideology: 43% {41%} [38%] (42%) {43%} Somewhat conservative; 36% {38%} [39%] (37%) {34%} Very conservative; 17% {17%} [14%] (17%) {19%} Moderate; 2% {2%} [7%] (3%) {3%} Somewhat liberal; 2% {2%} [2%] (1%) {1%} Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted October 20-23, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 12-14, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 19-22, 2011 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted February 24-27, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted December 10-12, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 26-28, 2010 are in parentheses.