Poll Watch: PPP (D) 2012 Republican Nomination Survey

PPP (D) 2012 GOP Nomination Poll

• Mitt Romney 54% [34%] (23%) {22%} [18%] (22%) {18%} [20%] (20%) {27%} [20%] (28%) {25%} [24%] 
• Newt Gingrich 24% [20%] (17%) {35%} [28%] (15%) {10%} [8%] (7%) {12%} [13%] (26%) {23%} [24%]  
• Ron Paul 14% [9%] (13%) {11%} [5%] (5%) {11%} [6%] (9%) {6%} [11%] (12%) {13%} [12%]

Very Conservative: 36% [34%] (36%)

• Mitt Romney 48% [23%] (15%) {17%}
• Newt Gingrich 33% [27%] (20%) {38%}  
• Ron Paul 13% [7%] (8%) {10%}

Somewhat Conservative: 41% [42%] (39%)

• Mitt Romney 62% [43%] (26%) {24%}
• Newt Gingrich 23% [17%] (14%) {36%}  
• Ron Paul 8% [7%] (10%) {11%}

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 49% [34%] (19%) {21%}
• Newt Gingrich 25% [20%] (18%) {36%}  
• Ron Paul 17% [11%] (15%) {13%}

Among Women

• Mitt Romney 58% [33%] (27%) {22%}
• Newt Gingrich 23% [19%] (16%) {34%}  
• Ron Paul 115 [7%] (12%) {9%}

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 65% [54%] (44%) {55%} [48%] (55%) {52%} [51%] (50%) {55%} [54%] (52%) {50%} [51%] (55%) {52%} [56%] (57%) {57%} [59%] (57%) {54%} [54%] (58%) / 23% [35%] (43%) {31%} [39%] (31%) {32%} [33%] (31%) {27%} [30%] (29%) {29%} [29%] (25%) {28%} [24%] (21%) {21%} [14%] (14%) {19%} [24%] (17%) {+42%}
• Newt Gingrich 47% [47%] (42%) {60%} [68%] (57%) {46%} {36%} [39%] (54%) {50%} [50%] (55%) {58%} [57%] (57%) {65%} [63%] (58%) {57%} / 40% [42%] (44%) {28%} [23%] (30%) {39%} {49%} [44%] (30%) {33%} [32%] (26%) {24%} [28%] (25%) {19%} [14%] (18%) {21%} {+7%} 
• Ron Paul 36% [31%] (35%) {34%} [31%] (29%) [44%] / 49% [57%] (51%) {52%} [52%] (54%) [30%] {-13%}

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

• Yes 29% [34%] (29%) {28%} [32%] (32%) {38%}
• No 57% [52%] (55%) {57%} [54%] (52%) {46%}

Among Tea Party Members

• Mitt Romney 47% [24%] (12%) 
• Newt Gingrich 35% [28%] (24%) 
• Ron Paul 12% [7%] (8%)

Among Non-Tea Party GOP Voters

• Mitt Romney 56% [40%] (28%)  
• Newt Gingrich 19% [14%] (14%)   
• Ron Paul 15% [10%] (16%)

Are you an Evangelical Christian, or not?

• Are an Evangelical 48% [48%] (49%)
• Are not 52% [52%] (51%)

Among Evangelical Christians

• Mitt Romney 50% [23%] (18%) 
• Newt Gingrich 30% [22%] (21%)  
• Ron Paul 11% [6%] (8%)

Among Non-Evangelicals

• Mitt Romney 57% [43%] (28%)  
• Newt Gingrich 18% [17%] (14%)   
• Ron Paul 17% [12%] (19%)

Survey of 742 Republican primary voters was conducted April 12-15, 2012.  The margin of error is +/- 3.6 percentage points.  Political ideology: 41% [42%] (39%) {38%} [39%] (45%) {43%} [42%] (38%) {41%} [40%] (38%) {44%} [40%] (41%) Somewhat conservative; 36% [34%] (36%) {42%} [36%] (32%) {33%} [35%] (37%) {35%} [38%] (39%) {31%} [38%] (39%) Very conservative; 16% [18%] (17%) {16%} [18%] (17%) {19%} [17%] (20%) {18%} [16%] (17%) {17%} [19%] (15%) Moderate; 4% [4%] (6%) {3%} [3%] (3%) {4%} [3%] (4%) {3%} [5%] (5%) {5%} [3%] (5%) Somewhat liberal; 3% [2%] (2%) {2%} [4%] (3%) {1%} [2%] (2%) {3%} [2%] (2%) {2%} [1%] (1%) Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted March 15-17, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 9-10, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted December 16-18, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 10-13, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 7-10, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted September 8-11, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 18-21, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 15-17, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted June 9-12, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 23-25, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 5-8, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted April 7-10, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted March 10-13, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 11-13, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted January 14-16, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 19-21, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 10-13, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted August 6-9, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 9-12, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 4-7, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted May 7-9, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 9-11, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted March 12-14, 2010 are in parentheses.