skip to main |
skip to sidebar
Winthrop University South Carolina 2020 Democratic Primary Poll
- Joe Biden 37%
- Elizabeth Warren 17%
- Bernie Sanders 8%
- Kamala Harris 7%
- Pete Buttigieg 4%
- Cory Booker 3%
- Tom Steyer 2%
- Andrew Yang 2%
- Beto O'Rourke 2%
- Tulsi Gabbard 1%
- Amy Klobuchar 1%
- Julián Castro 1%
- John Delaney 0%
- Joe Sestak 0%
- Michael Bennet 0%
- Steve Bullock 0%
- Wayne Messam 0%
- Tim Ryan 0%
- Marianne Williamson 0%
Survey of 462 Democratic and Democratic-leaning registered voters was conducted September 21-30, 2019. The margin of error
is +/- 4.6 percentage points.
Winthrop University South Carolina 2016 GOP Primary Poll
- Donald Trump 24% (1.9%)
- Ted Cruz 16% (8.1%)
- Ben Carson 14% (4.9%)
- Marco Rubio 11% (4.0%)
- Jeb Bush 9% (12.7%)
- Carly Fiorina 2%
- Lindsey Graham 2% (7.6%)
- Mike Huckabee 2% (4.9%)
- Chris Christie 1% (5.0%)
- John Kasich 1%
- Rand Paul 1% (6.2%)
- Jim Gilmore 0%
- George Pataki 0%
- Rick Santorum 0% (0.3%)
- Not sure 17% (25.1%)
Survey of 828 likely GOP primary voters was conducted November 30 - December 7, 2015. The margin of error is +/- 3.4 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted April 4-12, 2015 are in parentheses.
- Scott Walker 13.6%
- Jeb Bush 12.7%
- Ted Cruz 8.1%
- Lindsey Graham 7.6%
- Rand Paul 6.2%
- Chris Christie 5.0%
- Ben Carson 4.9%
- Mike Huckabee 4.9%
- Marco Rubio 4.0%
- Rick Perry 1.9%
- Donald Trump 1.9%
- Bobby Jindal 0.9%
- Rick Santorum 0.3%
- John Bolton 0.2%
- Other 1.4%
- Not sure 25.1%
Survey of 956 likely GOP primary voters was conducted April 4-12, 2015. The margin of error is +/- 3.2 percentage points.
Winthrop University South Carolina 2012 GOP Primary Poll
- Newt Gingrich 38.4% [4.6%] (8.1%)
- Mitt Romney 21.5% [26.5%] (16.1%)
- Rick Perry 9.0% [29.8%]
- Michele Bachmann 5.4% [4.2%] (3.8%)
- Ron Paul 4.1% [4.2%] (2.5%)
- Rick Santorum 3.1% [2.6%] (1.4%)
- Jon Huntsman 1.4% [1.3%] (0.8%)
- Other 0.7% [0.8%] (1.0%)
- Not Sure 9.1% [12.1%] (16.9%)
Survey of likely Republican primary voters was conducted November 27 - December 4, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 5.38 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted September 11-18, 2011 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted April 17-23, 2011 are in parentheses.
Winthrop University South Carolina 2012 Republican Primary Survey
- Rick Perry 29.8%
- Mitt Romney 26.5% (16.1%)
- Herman Cain 6.8% (1.7%)
- Sarah Palin 6.3% (8.6%)
- Newt Gingrich 4.6% (8.1%)
- Michele Bachmann 4.2% (3.8%)
- Ron Paul 4.2% (2.5%)
- Rick Santorum 2.6% (1.4%)
- Jon Huntsman 1.3% (0.8%)
- Other 0.8% (1.0%)
- Not Sure 12.1% (16.9%)
Among those “definitely” planning to vote in 2012 GOP primary
- Rick Perry 30.5%
- Mitt Romney 27.3%
- Herman Cain 7.7%
- Sarah Palin 5.8%
- Newt Gingrich 5.3%
- Ron Paul 4.2%
- Michele Bachmann 3.5%
- Jon Huntsman 1.6%
- Rick Santorum 1.5%
- Other 0.2%
- Not Sure 11.1%
Regardless of who you currently support, who do you think the eventual 2012 Republican presidential nominee will be?
- Rick Perry 33.4%
- Mitt Romney 28.0% (21.4%)
- Michele Bachmann 4.2% (1.0%)
- Sarah Palin 2.8% (4.1%)
- Ron Paul 2.6% (0.6%)
- Newt Gingrich 1.5% (4.9%)
- Herman Cain 1.2% (0.0%)
- Jon Huntsman 0.3% (0.2%)
- Rick Santorum 0.1% (0.2%)
- Other 0.4% (0.9%)
- Not Sure 25.0% (47.4%)
Which of the following comes closest to your beliefs: It is more important to select a Republican presidential nominee who can beat Barack Obama in 2012. --OR-- It is more important to select a Republican presidential nominee who matches my beliefs.
- Match beliefs 61.3% (56.0%)
- Beat Obama 32.0% (32.4%)
I am going to read you a list of words and phrases which people use to describe political figures. For each word or phrase, please tell me whether it describes Barack Obama Very Well, Well, Not Too Well, or Not Well At All.
The first term is “caring.” Would you say that term describes Barack Obama Very Well, Well, Not Too Well, or Not Well At All?
- Very Well 8.2%
- Well 32.1%
- Not Too Well 32.6%
- Not Well At All 22.9%
The next term is “honest.” Would you say that term describes Barack Obama Very Well, Well, Not Too Well, or Not Well At All?
- Very Well 5.0%
- Well 17.6%
- Not Too Well 36.8%
- Not Well at All 36.0%
The next term is “intelligent.” Would you say that term describes Barack Obama Very Well, Well, Not Too Well, or Not Well At All?
- Very Well 36.1%
- Well 42.2%
- Not Too Well 13.5%
- Not Well at All 8.2%
The next term is “socialist.” Would you say that term describes Barack Obama Very Well, Well, Not Too Well, or Not Well At All?
- Very Well 46.8%
- Well 27.9%
- Not Too Well 12.7%
- Not Well at All 5.5%
Now, thinking about Barack Obama’s religious beliefs… Do you happen to know what Barack Obama’s religion is? Is he Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, atheist, agnostic, or something else?
- Christian 33.8%
- Muslim 29.5%
- Agnostic 2.1%
- Atheist 0.8%
- Hindu 0.6%
- Buddhist 0.5%
- Jewish 0.0%
- Something Else/ Multiple 17.5%
Do you think Barack Obama was definitely born in the United States, probably born in the United States, probably born in another country, or definitely born in another country?
- Definitely born in the U.S. 23.9%
- Probably born in the U.S. 29.3%
- Pobably born in another country 23.6%
- Definitely born in another country 12.4%
- Not sure 9.5%
Would you consider yourself a member of the Tea Party Movement?
- Yes 27.8% (28.6%)
- No 67.8% (64.0%)
Regardless of whether you consider yourself a member of the Tea Party movement or not, would you say that you generally agree with the principles of the Tea Party movement or generally disagree with the principles of the Tea Party movement?
- Agree 74.4% (74.0%)
- Disagree 9.7% (7.8%)
Survey of 596 registered Republicans and Republican-leaning independents was conducted September 11-18, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 4.01 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted April 17-23, 2011 are in parentheses.
Winthrop University South Carolina 2012 Republican Primary Survey
- Mike Huckabee 17.8%
- Mitt Romney 16.1%
- Donald Trump 9.9%
- Sarah Palin 8.6%
- Newt Gingrich 8.1%
- Chris Christie 6.2%
- Michele Bachmann 3.8%
- Ron Paul 2.5%
- Herman Cain 1.7%
- Tim Pawlenty 1.7%
- Haley Barbour 1.5%
- Rick Santorum 1.4%
- Jon Huntsman 0.8%
- Mitch Daniels 0.6%
- Gary Johnson 0.0%
- Other 1.0%
- Not Sure 16.9%
Regardless of who you currently support, who do you think the eventual 2012 Republican presidential nominee will be?
- Mitt Romney 21.4%
- Mike Huckabee 8.3%
- Donald Trump 7.3%
- Newt Gingrich 4.9%
- Sarah Palin 4.1%
- Michele Bachmann 1.0%
- Tim Pawlenty 1.0%
- Chris Christie 0.7%
- Ron Paul 0.6%
- Rick Santorum 0.2%
- Jon Huntsman 0.2%
- Mitch Daniels 0.1%
- Haley Barbour 0.1%
- Herman Cain 0.0%
- Gary Johnson 0.0%
- Other 0.9%
- Not Sure 47.4%
Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}
- Mike Huckabee 59.0% / 11.1% {+47.9%}
- Mitt Romney 53.6% / 16.5% {+37.1%}
- Michele Bachmann 28.3% / 5.0% {+23.3%}
- Newt Gingrich 45.4% / 23.1% {+22.3%}
- Sarah Palin 47.9% / 32.3% {+15.6%}
- Tim Pawlenty 16.6% / 3.9% {+12.7%}
- Haley Barbour 18.1% / 8.1% {+10.0%}
- Rick Santorum 17.6% / 8.0% {+9.6%}
Haven't Heard Enough About This Person to Have an Opinion
- Tim Pawlenty 66.0%
- Rick Santorum 62.9%
- Haley Barbour 60.5%
- Michele Bachmann 51.3%
- Newt Gingrich 17.2%
- Mike Huckabee 16.3%
- Mitt Romney 15.6%
- Sarah Palin 7.6%
Which of the following comes closest to your beliefs:
It is more important to select a Republican presidential nominee who can beat Barack Obama in 2012 – OR – It is more important to select a Republican presidential nominee who matches my beliefs.
- Nominee who matches my beliefs 56.0%
- Nominee who can beat Obama 32.4%
- Both (vol.) 7.7%
Would you be willing to have your current Social Security or Medicare benefits reduced in order to address national budget concerns? (among those currently receiving Social Security or Medicare)
Would you be willing to have your future Social Security or Medicare benefits reduced in order to address national budget concerns? (among those not currently receiving Social Security or Medicare)
Would you be willing to have the retirement age at which you can receive full Social Security or Medicare benefits raised to 70 years old in order to address national budget concerns? (among those not currently receiving Social Security or Medicare)
Would you consider yourself a member of the Tea Party Movement?
Regardless of whether you consider yourself a member of the Tea Party movement or not, would you say that you generally agree with the principles of the Tea Party movement or generally disagree with the principles of the Tea Party movement?
- Agree 74.0%
- Disagree 7.8%
- Neither (vol.) 7.5%
Survey of 589 registered Republicans and Republican-leaning independents was conducted April 17-23, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 4.04 percentage points.
Winthrop 2012 Southern States GOP Nomination Survey
- Mike Huckabee 21.9%
- Newt Gingrich 12.9%
- Sarah Palin 8.7%
- Chris Christie 7.6%
- Mitt Romney 6.9%
- Tim Pawlenty 6.2%
- Ron Paul 5.8%
- Mitch Daniels 2.7%
- Herman Cain 1.6%
- Michele Bachmann 1.1%
- Haley Barbour 1.0%
- Gary Johnson 0.3%
- Jon Huntsman 0.0%
- Rick Santorum 0.0%
- John Thune 0.0%
- Other 2.4%
- Not sure 20.4%
Survey of probable Republican primary voters was conducted February 21-27, 2011, in the following southern states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
