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Statewide opinion polling for the March 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries

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Leading Republican 2012 primary candidate by state (parentheses indicate a shared lead, italics indicates polling data, non-italics indicates a primary win). Stars indicate a completed primary. States in gray have no polling data or no relevant data due to a leading candidate having withdrawn or declined to enter the race.
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This article contains opinion polling by U.S. state for the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries.

As of May 2012, both Ron Paul and Mitt Romney have led polls in multiple states. They have both also reached at least 20 percent in polls in multiple states. Before announcing that they would not run, Mike Huckabee and Sarah Palin were also leading polls in multiple states with numbers above 20 percent. Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain, Rick Perry, and Rick Santorum were also able to lead polls in multiple states earlier in the race, but Cain suspended his campaign on December 3 after multiple allegations of sexual impropriety,[1] Bachmann dropped out on January 4, one day after her poor showing in the Iowa caucuses, in which she came in sixth place and received just 5 percent of the vote,[2] Perry dropped out on January 19 after finishing fifth in Iowa with just over 10 percent of the vote, finishing sixth in New Hampshire with less than 1 percent of the vote and with "lagging" poll numbers ahead of the South Carolina primary,[3] and Santorum suspended his campaign on April 10.[4] Newt Gingrich announced he would drop out of the race after a poor showing in the northeast on April 24.[5]

Haley Barbour of Mississippi, Jeb Bush of Florida, Chris Christie of New Jersey, Jim DeMint of South Carolina, Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota, Paul Ryan of Wisconsin and John Thune of South Dakota all succeeded in leading polls in their home states at some point in 2011, although only Pawlenty actually launched a campaign. Pawlenty exited the race on August 14, one day after finishing third in Iowa's Ames Straw Poll, citing a lack of campaign funds.[6][7]

Polling for completed primaries

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Winner: Mitt Romney
Caucus date: March 3, 2012
Delegates: 43

Poll source Date 1st 2nd 3rd Other
Caucus results[8]

Turnout: 50,764

March 3, 2012 Mitt Romney 37.65% Ron Paul
24.81%
Rick Santorum
23.81%
Newt Gingrich 10.28%, Others 3.44%
SurveyUSA[9]

Margin of error: ±4.5%
Sample size: 500

Feb. 29 – Mar. 1, 2012 Mitt Romney
38%
Rick Santorum
24%
Ron Paul
14%
Newt Gingrich 10%, Barack Obama 6%, Other 3%, Undecided 6%
Public Policy Polling[10]

Margin of error: ±4.6%
Sample size: 447

Feb. 29 – Mar. 1, 2012 Mitt Romney
37%
Rick Santorum
32%
Ron Paul
16%
Newt Gingrich 13%, Someone else/Not sure 2%
Public Policy Polling[11]

Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400

Feb. 16–19, 2012 Rick Santorum
38%
Mitt Romney
27%
Ron Paul
15%
Newt Gingrich 12%, Someone else/Not sure 8%
Rick Santorum
49%
Mitt Romney
28%
Ron Paul
16%
Not sure 7%
SurveyUSA[12]

Margin of error: ±7.7%
Sample size: 169

Jan. 16, 2012 Mitt Romney
26%
Newt Gingrich
22%
Rick Santorum
19%
Ron Paul 7%, Rick Perry 5%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%, Undecided 18%
Public Policy Polling[13]

Margin of error: ±3.7%
Sample size: 712

Oct. 29–31, 2010 Sarah Palin
19%
Mitt Romney
18%
Mike Huckabee
17%
Newt Gingrich 15%, Tim Pawlenty 4%, Mitch Daniels 2%, Mike Pence 1%, John Thune 0%, someone else/undecided 24%

Winner: Mitt Romney
Caucus date: March 6, 2012
Delegates: 27

Poll source Date 1st 2nd 3rd Other
Caucus results[14]

Turnout: 13,219

March 6, 2012 Mitt Romney 32.4% Rick Santorum
29.2%
Ron Paul
24.0%
Newt Gingrich 14.1%, Uncommitted 0.3%
Public Policy Polling[15]
Margin of error: ±3.6%
Sample size: 743
Oct. 30–31, 2010 Mike Huckabee
17%
Newt Gingrich
16%
Mitt Romney
16%
Sarah Palin 15%, Tim Pawlenty 5%, Mitch Daniels 2%, Mike Pence 2%, John Thune 2%, someone else/undecided 25%
Public Policy Polling[16]
Margin of error: ±3.5%
Sample size: 805
Aug. 27–28, 2010 Mitt Romney
20%
Mike Huckabee
17%
Sarah Palin
17%
Newt Gingrich 16%, Ron Paul 10%, someone else 9%, undecided 11%

Winner: Newt Gingrich
Primary date: March 6, 2012
Delegates: 76

Poll source Date 1st 2nd 3rd Other
Primary results[17]

Turnout: 900,434

March 6, 2012 Newt Gingrich 47.2% Mitt Romney
25.9%
Rick Santorum
19.6%
Ron Paul 6.6%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 0.2%, Michele Bachmann 0.2%, Rick Perry 0.2%, Buddy Roemer 0.1%, Gary Johnson 0.1%
American Research Group[18]

Margin of error: ±4%
Sample size: 600

Mar. 3–5, 2012 Newt Gingrich
44%
Mitt Romney
24%
Rick Santorum
19%
Ron Paul 9%, Undecided 3%
Public Policy Polling[19]

Margin of error: ±3.6%
Sample size: 728

Mar. 3–4, 2012 Newt Gingrich
47%
Mitt Romney
24%
Rick Santorum
19%
Ron Paul 8%, Someone else/Not sure 2%
Mitt Romney
38%
Rick Santorum
37%
Ron Paul
14%
Not sure 10%
CNN/ORC[20]

Margin of error: ±4%
Sample size: 527

Mar. 1–4, 2012 Newt Gingrich
47%
Mitt Romney
24%
Rick Santorum
15%
Ron Paul 9%, None/No one 1%, No opinion 4%
Mason-Dixon[21]

Margin of error: ±4%
Sample size: 625

Feb. 29-Mar. 1, 2012 Newt Gingrich
38%
Mitt Romney
24%
Rick Santorum
22%
Ron Paul 3%, Undecided 12%
Rosetta Stone[22]

Margin of error: ±3%
Sample size: 950

Mar. 1, 2012 Newt Gingrich
42%
Mitt Romney
22%
Rick Santorum
16%
Ron Paul 5%, Undecided 15%
YouGov[23]

Margin of error: ±6.3%
Sample size: 500

Feb. 25 – Mar. 1, 2012 Newt Gingrich
32%
Mitt Romney
27%
Rick Santorum
17%
Ron Paul 10%, Not sure 14%
Landmark/Rosetta Stone[24]

Margin of error: ±4%
Sample size: 1,300

Feb. 23, 2012 Newt Gingrich
38%
Rick Santorum
25%
Mitt Romney
19%
Ron Paul 5%, Undecided 13%
Rasmussen Reports[25]

Margin of error: ±4%
Sample size: 750

Feb. 22, 2012 Newt Gingrich
33%
Rick Santorum
28%
Mitt Romney
20%
Ron Paul 9%, Someone else 2%, Undecided 8%
InsiderAdvantage/Majority Opinion Research[26]

Margin of error: ±3.6%
Sample size: 721

Feb. 20, 2012 Newt Gingrich
25.9%
Mitt Romney
23.9%
Rick Santorum
22.8%
Ron Paul 11.7%, Someone else 4.4%, No opinion 11.3%
Rosetta Stone Communications/Landmark Communications[27]

Margin of error: ±2.6%
Sample size: 1,475

Feb. 9, 2012 Newt Gingrich
35%
Rick Santorum
26%
Mitt Romney
16%
Ron Paul 5%, Undecided 18%
Survey USA[28]

Margin of error: ±4.7%
Sample size: 459

Feb. 1–2, 2012 Newt Gingrich
45%
Mitt Romney
32%
Rick Santorum
9%
Ron Paul 8%, Undecided 4%, Other 2%
Mason-Dixon[29]

Margin of error: ±4%
Sample size: 1,025

Dec. 12–14, 2011 Newt Gingrich
43%
Mitt Romney
21%
Rick Perry
7%
Ron Paul 4%, Michele Bachmann 3%, Jon Huntsman 2%, Rick Santorum 1%, Undecided 19%
InsiderAdvantage/Majority Opinion Research[30]

Margin of error:
Sample size: 516

Dec. 9, 2011 Newt Gingrich
54.1%
Mitt Romney
12.4%
Ron Paul
5.5%
Michele Bachmann 3.8%, Rick Perry 2.9%, Rick Santorum 1.7%, Jon Huntsman 1.5%, Someone else 0.7%, No opinion 17.4%
SurveyUSA[31]

Margin of error: ±4.7%
Sample size: 362

Dec. 6–7, 2011 Newt Gingrich
65%
Mitt Romney
12%
Michele Bachmann
5%
Ron Paul 5%, Rick Perry 4%, Jon Huntsman 1%, Rick Santorum 1%, Undecided 6%
InsiderAdvantage[32]

Margin of error: ±3%
Sample size: 678

Oct. 3, 2011 Herman Cain
41%
Newt Gingrich
17%
Mitt Romney
10%
Rick Perry 9%, Ron Paul 5%, Michele Bachmann 1%, Jon Huntsman 1%, Other 4%, No opinion/Undecided 12%
InsiderAdvantage[33]

Margin of error: ±5%
Sample size: 425

Aug. 18, 2011 Rick Perry
24%
Herman Cain
15%
Newt Gingrich
9%
Michele Bachmann 8%, Sarah Palin 8%, Mitt Romney 6%, Ron Paul 5%, Jon Huntsman 1%, Other 4%, No opinion/Undecided 20%
Insider-Advantage-WSB-TV[34]

Margin of error: ±5%
Sample size: 407

Jun. 3, 2011 Herman Cain
26%
Michele Bachmann
13%
Newt Gingrich
12%
Sarah Palin 11%, Mitt Romney 10%, Ron Paul 1%, Tim Pawlenty 1%, Other 4%, Undecided 22%
Public Policy Polling[35]

Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400

Mar. 31 – Apr. 3, 2011 Mike Huckabee
23%
Newt Gingrich
22%
Herman Cain
16%
Sarah Palin 10%, Mitt Romney 8%, Michele Bachmann 4%, Ron Paul 3%, Tim Pawlenty 3%, someone else/undecided 11%
Newt Gingrich
31%
Mike Huckabee
24%
Sarah Palin
10%
Mitt Romney 8%, Michele Bachmann 5%, Ron Paul 4%, Tim Pawlenty 4%, Haley Barbour 3%, someone else/undecided 11%
Magellan Strategies[36]

Margin of error: ±2.8%
Sample size: 1,227

Jul. 8, 2010 Newt Gingrich
29.8%
Mike Huckabee
24.5%
Mitt Romney
14.4%
Sarah Palin 12.0%, Haley Barbour 4.7%, Tim Pawlenty 2.7%, undecided 11.9%
Public Policy Polling[37]

Margin of error: ±4.3%
Sample size: 516

Feb. 26–28, 2010 Mike Huckabee 38% Mitt Romney
28%
Sarah Palin
25%
undecided 9%

Winner: Mitt Romney
Primary date: March 6, 2012
Delegates: 41

Poll source Date 1st 2nd 3rd Other
Primary results[38]

Turnout: 367,438

March 6, 2012 Mitt Romney 72.2% Rick Santorum
12.0%
Ron Paul
9.5%
Newt Gingrich 4.6%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 0.6%, No Preference 0.5%, Rick Perry 0.3%, Michele Bachmann 0.2%
YouGov[39]

Margin of error: ±8.7%
Sample size: 400

Feb. 25 – Mar. 1, 2012 Mitt Romney
56%
Rick Santorum
16%
Newt Gingrich
5%
Ron Paul 5%, Not sure 17%
Suffolk University[40]

Margin of error: ±%
Sample size: 172

Feb. 11–15, 2012 Mitt Romney
64%
Rick Santorum
16%
Ron Paul
7%
Newt Gingrich 6%, Undecided 6%, Refused 1%
Public Policy Polling[41]

Margin of error: ±6.1%
Sample size: 255

Sep. 16–18, 2011 Mitt Romney
50%
Rick Perry
14%
Michele Bachmann
7%
Herman Cain 5%, Newt Gingrich 5%, Ron Paul 5%, Jon Huntsman 3%, Gary Johnson 1%, Rick Santorum 1%, someone else/not sure 10%
Mitt Romney
63%
Rick Perry
26%
not sure 10%
Public Policy Polling[42]

Margin of error: ±6.3%
Sample size: 244

Jun. 2 – Jun. 5, 2011 Mitt Romney
49%
Michele Bachmann
10%
Sarah Palin
9%
Herman Cain 8%, Tim Pawlenty 6%, Ron Paul 5%, Newt Gingrich 4%, Jon Huntsman 1%, Someone else/not sure 9%
Public Policy Polling[43]

Margin of error: ±5.7%
Sample size: 300

Nov. 29 – Dec. 1, 2010 Mitt Romney
47%
Sarah Palin
12%
Newt Gingrich
11%
Mike Huckabee 10%, Tim Pawlenty 4%, Ron Paul 3%, John Thune 2%, Mitch Daniels 1%, someone else/undecided 9%

Winner: Mitt Romney
Primary date: March 6, 2012
Delegates: 66

Poll source Date 1st 2nd 3rd Other
Primary results[44]

Turnout: 1,203,403

March 6, 2012 Mitt Romney 37.9% Rick Santorum
37.1%
Newt Gingrich
14.6%
Ron Paul 9.2%, Rick Perry 0.6%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 0.5%
Merriman River Group[45]

Margin of error: ±3.4%
Sample size: 832 LV

Mar. 4, 2012 Mitt Romney
38%
Rick Santorum
33%
Newt Gingrich
18%
Ron Paul 8%, Unsure 1%
Rasmussen Reports[46]

Margin of error: ±4.4%
Sample size: 750

Mar. 4, 2012 Rick Santorum
32%
Mitt Romney
31%
Newt Gingrich
13%
Ron Paul 13%, Undecided 6%
Suffolk University[47]

Margin of error: ±4.4%
Sample size: 500

Mar. 3–4, 2012 Rick Santorum
37%
Mitt Romney
33%
Newt Gingrich
16%
Ron Paul 8%, Undecided 6%
American Research Group[48]

Margin of error: ±4%
Sample size: 600

Mar. 3–4, 2012 Mitt Romney
35%
Rick Santorum
28%
Newt Gingrich
18%
Ron Paul 13%, Other 1%, Undecided 5%
Public Policy Polling[49]

Margin of error: ±3.8%
Sample size: 666

Mar. 3–4, 2012 Mitt Romney
37%
Rick Santorum
36%
Newt Gingrich
15%
Ron Paul 11%, Someone else/Not sure 2%
Rick Santorum
40%
Mitt Romney
39%
Ron Paul
14%
Not sure 8%
Quinnipiac[50]

Margin of error: ±3.6%
Sample size: 753

Mar. 2–4, 2012 Mitt Romney
34%
Rick Santorum
31%
Newt Gingrich
15%
Ron Paul 12%, None/No one 2%, No opinion 8%
CNN/ORC[51]

Margin of error: ±4%
Sample size: 546

Mar. 1–4, 2012 Mitt Romney
32%
Rick Santorum
32%
Newt Gingrich
14%
Ron Paul 11%, None/No one 2%, No opinion 8%
Reuters/Ipsos[52]

Margin of error: ±4%
Sample size: 917

Mar. 1–3, 2012 Mitt Romney
32%
Rick Santorum
32%
Newt Gingrich
17%
Ron Paul 6%
NBC News/Marist[53]

Margin of error: ±3.4%
Sample size: 820

Feb. 29 – Mar. 2, 2012 Rick Santorum
34%
Mitt Romney
32%
Newt Gingrich
15%
Ron Paul 13%, Other 1%, Undecided 6%
Rasmussen Reports[54]

Margin of error: ±4%
Sample size: 750

Mar. 1, 2012 Rick Santorum
33%
Mitt Romney
31%
Newt Gingrich
15%
Ron Paul 11%, Other 2%, Undecided 8%
Quinnipiac[55]

Margin of error: ±4.3%
Sample size: 517

Feb. 29 – Mar. 1, 2012 Rick Santorum
35%
Mitt Romney
31%
Newt Gingrich
17%
Ron Paul 12%, Don't know/No answer 6%
YouGov[56]

Margin of error: ±5.3%
Sample size: 650

Feb. 25 – Mar. 1, 2012 Rick Santorum
33%
Mitt Romney
27%
Newt Gingrich
12%
Ron Paul 9%, Not sure 19%
Quinnipiac[57]

Margin of error: ±3.4%
Sample size: 847

Feb. 23–26, 2012 Rick Santorum
36%
Mitt Romney
29%
Newt Gingrich
17%
Ron Paul 11%, Don't know/No answer 6%
Rasmussen Reports[58]

Margin of error: ±4.2%
Sample size: 750

Feb. 15, 2012 Rick Santorum
42%
Mitt Romney
24%
Newt Gingrich
13%
Ron Paul 10%, Other 3%, Undecided 8%
Quinnipiac[59]

Margin of error: ±4.2%
Sample size: 1,421

Feb. 7–12, 2012 Rick Santorum
36%
Mitt Romney
29%
Newt Gingrich
20%
Ron Paul
9%
Public Policy Polling[60]

Margin of error: ±3.9%
Sample size: 626

Jan. 28–29, 2012 Newt Gingrich
26%
Mitt Romney
25%
Rick Santorum
22%
Ron Paul 11%, Someone else/Not sure 16%
Newt Gingrich
42%
Mitt Romney
39%
Not sure 19%
Mitt Romney
61%
Ron Paul
23%
Not sure 16%
Rick Santorum
45%
Mitt Romney
38%
Not sure 18%
Quinnipiac[61]

Margin of error: ±4.2%
Sample size: 542

Jan. 9–16, 2012 Mitt Romney
27%
Rick Santorum
18%
Newt Gingrich
17%
Ron Paul 10%, Rick Perry 4%, Someone Else 1%, Wouldn't Vote 2%, Don't Know/No Answer 20%
Quinnipiac[62]

Margin of error: ±4.4%
Sample size: 500

Nov. 28 – Dec. 5, 2011 Newt Gingrich
36%
Mitt Romney
18%
Herman Cain
7%
Ron Paul 7%, Michele Bachmann 5%, Rick Perry 4%, Rick Santorum 2%, Jon Huntsman 1%, Someone Else 2%, Wouldn't Vote 2%, Don't Know/No Answer 15%
Newt Gingrich
55%
Mitt Romney
28%
Someone Else 3%, Wouldn't Vote 3%, Don't Know/No Answer 13%
Quinnipiac University[63]

Margin of error: ±4.7%
Sample size: 443

Oct. 31 – Nov. 7, 2011 Herman Cain
25%
Mitt Romney
20%
Newt Gingrich
11%
Ron Paul 9%, Michele Bachmann 4%, Rick Perry 4%, Jon Huntsman 2%, Rick Santorum 1%, Unknown 20%
Public Policy Polling[64]

Margin of error: ±4.4%
Sample size: 500

Nov. 4–6, 2011 Herman Cain
34%
Newt Gingrich
20%
Mitt Romney
19%
Ron Paul 5%, Rick Perry 5%, Michele Bachmann 4%, Jon Huntsman 2%, Gary Johnson 1%, Rick Santorum 1%, someone else/not sure 9%
Quinnipiac[65]

Margin of error: ±4.2%
Sample size: 542

Oct. 17–23, 2011 Herman Cain
28%
Mitt Romney
23%
Ron Paul
8%
Newt Gingrich 7%, Michele Bachmann 4%, Rick Perry 4%, Jon Huntsman 2%, Rick Santorum 1%, don't know 18%, someone else 2%, wouldn't vote 2%
Herman Cain
40%
Mitt Romney
33%
Rick Perry
10%
don't know 14%, wouldn't vote 2%, someone else 1%
Public Policy Polling[66]

Margin of error: ±4.4%
Sample size: 500

Oct. 13–16, 2011 Herman Cain
34%
Mitt Romney
19%
Newt Gingrich
14%
Ron Paul 7%, Michele Bachmann 6%, Rick Perry 5%, Jon Huntsman 1%, Rick Santorum 1%, Gary Johnson 0%, someone else/not sure 12%
Mitt Romney
50%
Rick Perry
35%
not sure 15%
Herman Cain
50%
Mitt Romney
36%
not sure 13%
Herman Cain
58%
Rick Perry
24%
not sure 18%
Quinnipiac[67]

Margin of error: ±4.8%
Sample size: 423

Sep. 20–25, 2011 Mitt Romney
24%
Rick Perry
20%
Sarah Palin
9%
Herman Cain 7%, Ron Paul 6%, Newt Gingrich 4%, Rick Santorum 4%, Michele Bachmann 3%, Jon Huntsman 1%, don't know 21%, someone else 1%, wouldn't vote 1%
Mitt Romney
25%
Rick Perry
21%
Herman Cain
7%
Newt Gingrich 6%, Ron Paul 6%, Michele Bachmann 4%, Rick Santorum 4%, Jon Huntsman 2%, don't know 22%, someone else 1%, wouldn't vote 1%
Public Policy Polling[68]

Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400

Aug. 11–14, 2011 Rick Perry
21%
Mitt Romney
18%
Sarah Palin
11%
Michele Bachmann 10%, Herman Cain 8%, Newt Gingrich 7%, Ron Paul 7%, Tim Pawlenty 3%, Jon Huntsman 1%, someone else/undecided 15%
Rick Perry
21%
Mitt Romney
20%
Michele Bachmann
14%
Herman Cain 10%, Newt Gingrich 8%, Ron Paul 8%, Tim Pawlenty 3%, Jon Huntsman 1%, someone else/undecided 16%
Quinnipiac[69]

Margin of error: ±4.1%
Sample size: 563

Jul. 12–18, 2011 Mitt Romney
16%
Sarah Palin
15%
Michele Bachmann
11%
Rick Perry 8%, Herman Cain 6%, Ron Paul 5%, Newt Gingrich 4%, Tim Pawlenty 3%, Rick Santorum 2%, Jon Huntsman 1%, Thaddeus McCotter 0%, someone else/not sure 28%
Mitt Romney
19%
Sarah Palin
15%
Michele Bachmann
14%
Herman Cain 7%, Newt Gingrich 5%, Ron Paul 5%, Tim Pawlenty 3%, Rick Santorum 2%, Jon Huntsman 1%, Thaddeus McCotter 0%, someone else/not sure 29%
Mitt Romney
19%
Michele Bachmann
16%
Rick Perry
8%
Herman Cain 7%, Newt Gingrich 6%, Ron Paul 6%, Tim Pawlenty 3%, Rick Santorum 3%, Jon Huntsman 1%, Thaddeus McCotter 0%, someone else/not sure 31%
Public Policy Polling[70]

Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400

May 19–22, 2011 Mitt Romney
21%
Sarah Palin
16%
Herman Cain
12%
Newt Gingrich 12%, Michele Bachmann 10%, Ron Paul 9%, Tim Pawlenty 5%, someone else/not sure 15%
Mitt Romney
23%
Newt Gingrich
16%
Herman Cain
13%
Ron Paul 13%, Michele Bachmann 11%, Tim Pawlenty 6%, Jon Huntsman 0%, someone else/not sure 18%
Public Policy Polling[71]

Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400

Mar. 10–13, 2011 Mike Huckabee
19%
Mitt Romney
18%
Newt Gingrich
16%
Sarah Palin 15%, Ron Paul 7%, Tim Pawlenty 5%, Mitch Daniels 4%, Haley Barbour 2%, someone else/undecided 13%
Public Policy Polling[72]

Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400

Dec. 10–12, 2010 Sarah Palin
21%
Mike Huckabee
19%
Newt Gingrich
18%
Mitt Romney 15%, Ron Paul 6%, Mitch Daniels 5%, Tim Pawlenty 3%, John Thune 2%, someone else/undecided 11%
Public Policy Polling[73]

Margin of error: ±4.4%
Sample size: 500

Oct. 28–30, 2010 Sarah Palin
20%
Newt Gingrich
19%
Mike Huckabee
17%
Mitt Romney 14%, Tim Pawlenty 6%, Mitch Daniels 3%, Mike Pence 2%, John Thune 0%, someone else/undecided 18%
Public Policy Polling[74]

Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400

Mar. 20–21, 2010 Mitt Romney
32%
Mike Huckabee
28%
Sarah Palin
26%
undecided 14%

Winner: Rick Santorum
Primary date: March 6, 2012
Delegates: 43

Poll source Date 1st 2nd 3rd Other
Primary results[75]

Turnout: 286,298

March 6, 2012 Rick Santorum 33.8% Mitt Romney
28.0%
Newt Gingrich
27.5%
Ron Paul 9.6%, Rick Perry 0.5%, Michele Bachmann 0.3%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 0.3%
American Research Group[76]

Margin of error: ±4%
Sample size: 600

Mar. 1–2, 2012 Rick Santorum
37%
Mitt Romney
26%
Newt Gingrich
22%
Ron Paul 9%, Other 1%, Undecided 5%
YouGov[77]

Margin of error: ±8.8%
Sample size: 250

Feb. 25 – Mar. 1, 2012 Rick Santorum
28%
Mitt Romney
25%
Newt Gingrich
20%
Ron Paul 8%, Not sure 19%
Rasmussen Reports[78]

Margin of error: ±4%
Sample size: 750

Feb. 21, 2012 Rick Santorum
43%
Newt Gingrich
22%
Mitt Romney
18%
Ron Paul 7%, Some other candidate 2%, Undecided 7%
SoonerPoll.com[79]

Margin of error: ±5.66%
Sample size: 278

Feb. 8–16, 2012 Rick Santorum
39%
Mitt Romney
23%
Newt Gingrich
18%
Ron Paul 8%, Don't know/refused 13%
American Research Group[80]

Margin of error: ±4%
Sample size: 600

Feb. 6–7, 2012 Newt Gingrich
34%
Mitt Romney
31%
Rick Santorum
16%
Ron Paul 10%, Other 2%, Undecided 7%
SoonerPoll.com[81]

Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400

Nov. 17–Dec. 16, 2011 Newt Gingrich
33.3%
Mitt Romney
14.3%
Herman Cain
9.3%
Rick Perry 9.3%, Ron Paul 4.3%, Michele Bachmann 3.5%, Rick Santorum 1.5%, Jon Huntsman 1.3%
Cole Hargrave Snodgrass & Associates[82]

Margin of error: ±6.7%
Sample size: 215

Aug. 9–11, 2011 Rick Perry
22%
Mitt Romney
17%
Michele Bachmann
8%
Herman Cain 6%, Newt Gingrich 5%, Ron Paul 3%, Jon Huntsman 2%, Tim Pawlenty 2%, Undecided (vol.) 33%

Winner: Rick Santorum
Primary date: March 6, 2012
Delegates: 58

Poll source Date 1st 2nd 3rd Other
Primary results[83]

Turnout: 551,792

March 6, 2012 Rick Santorum 37.2% Mitt Romney
28.1%
Newt Gingrich
23.9%
Ron Paul 9.0%, Uncommitted 0.6%, Rick Perry 0.4%, Michele Bachmann 0.3%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 0.2%, Buddy Roemer 0.2%, Gary Johnson 0.1%
We Ask America[84]

Margin of error: ±3.06%
Sample size: 1,023 LV

Mar. 4, 2012 Mitt Romney
30%
Newt Gingrich
29%
Rick Santorum
29%
Ron Paul 12%
Public Policy Polling[85]

Margin of error: ±4.3%
Sample size: 525

Mar. 3–4, 2012 Rick Santorum
34%
Mitt Romney
29%
Newt Gingrich
27%
Ron Paul 8%, Someone else/Not sure 2%
Rick Santorum
47%
Mitt Romney
34%
Ron Paul
11%
Not sure 7%
Rasmussen Reports[86]

Margin of error: ±4%
Sample size: 750

Mar. 3, 2012 Rick Santorum
34%
Mitt Romney
30%
Newt Gingrich
18%
Ron Paul 8%, Other 3%, Undecided 7%
American Research Group[87]

Margin of error: ±4%
Sample size: 600

Mar. 1–3, 2012 Rick Santorum
35%
Mitt Romney
31%
Newt Gingrich
20%
Ron Paul 9%, Other 1%, Undecided 4%
YouGov[88]

Margin of error: ±6.6%
Sample size: 500

Feb. 25 – Mar. 1, 2012 Rick Santorum
32%
Mitt Romney
23%
Newt Gingrich
16%
Ron Paul 13%, Not sure 15%
Middle Tennessee State University[89]

Margin of error: ±4%
Sample size: 646

Feb. 13–25, 2012 Rick Santorum
40%
Mitt Romney
19%
Newt Gingrich
13%
Ron Paul 11%
Vanderbilt University[90]

Margin of error: ±2.6%
Sample size: 815

Feb. 16–22, 2012 Rick Santorum
33%
Mitt Romney
17%
Ron Paul
13%
Newt Gingrich 10%, None of the above 10%, Would not vote 0%, Don't know 14%, Refused 3%
American Research Group[91]

Margin of error: ±4%
Sample size: 600

Feb. 8–9, 2012 Rick Santorum
34%
Mitt Romney
27%
Newt Gingrich
16%
Ron Paul 13%, Other 1%, Undecided 9%
Vanderbilt [92]

Margin of error: ±2.6%
Sample size: 1,423

Oct. 28 – Nov. 5, 2011 Herman Cain
19%
Mitt Romney
11%
Rick Perry
8%
Michele Bachmann 6%, Newt Gingrich 6%, Ron Paul 6%, Rick Santorum 1%, don't know 28%, would rather have another choice 13%, declined to answer 2%
Public Policy Polling[93]

Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400

Feb. 9–13, 2011 Mike Huckabee
31%
Sarah Palin
17%
Newt Gingrich
11%
Mitt Romney 11%, Ron Paul 10%, Mitch Daniels 3%, Tim Pawlenty 3%, John Thune 1%, undecided 14%

Winner: Mitt Romney
Primary date: March 6, 2012
Delegates: 17

Poll source Date 1st 2nd 3rd Other
Primary results[94]

Turnout: 60,304

March 6, 2012 Mitt Romney 39.7% Ron Paul
25.5%
Rick Santorum
23.7%
Newt Gingrich 8.2%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2.0%, Rick Perry 0.9%
Castleton Polling Institute[95]

Margin of error:
Sample size: 231

Feb. 11–22, 2012 Mitt Romney
34%
Rick Santorum
27%
Ron Paul
14%
Newt Gingrich 10%, Jon Huntsman 1%, Other 1%, Not sure 4%, Refused 9%
Public Policy Polling[96]

Margin of error: ±5.1%
Sample size: 366

Jul. 28–31, 2011 Mitt Romney
26%
Michele Bachmann
16%
Sarah Palin
16%
Rick Perry 10%, Herman Cain 9%, Ron Paul 7%, Newt Gingrich 6%, Jon Huntsman 3%, Tim Pawlenty 1%, someone else/undecided 5%
Mitt Romney
29%
Michele Bachmann
21%
Rick Perry
11%
Herman Cain 10%, Newt Gingrich 9%, Ron Paul 8%, Tim Pawlenty 2%, Jon Huntsman 1%, someone else/undecided 9%

Winner: Mitt Romney
Primary date: March 6, 2012
Delegates: 50
Note: Only Mitt Romney and Ron Paul appeared on the ballot. Other candidates failed to submit the necessary 10,000 signatures.[97]

Poll source Date 1st 2nd 3rd Other
Primary results[98]

Turnout: 265,521

March 6, 2012 Mitt Romney 59.5% Ron Paul
40.5%
NBC News/Marist[99]

Margin of error: ±4.3%
Sample size: 529

Feb. 29 – Mar. 2, 2012 Mitt Romney
69%
Ron Paul
26%
Undecided 6%
Mitt Romney
36%
Rick Santorum
28%
Newt Gingrich 15% Ron Paul 13%, Undecided 8%
Roanoke College[100]

Margin of error: ±5%
Sample size: 377

Feb. 13–28, 2012 Mitt Romney
56%
Ron Paul
21%
Undecided 23%
Mitt Romney
31%
Rick Santorum
27%
Newt Gingrich 13% Ron Paul 12%, Uncertain 17%
Christopher Newport University/Richmond Times-Dispatch[101]

Margin of error: ±3.1%
Sample size: 1,018

Feb. 4–13, 2012 Mitt Romney
53%
Ron Paul
23%
Other/Undecided 12%, Don't know/refused 12%
Quinnipiac University[102]

Margin of error: ±4.2%
Sample size: 546

Feb. 1–6, 2012 Mitt Romney
68%
Ron Paul
19%
Don't know/No answer 13%
Mitt Romney
37%
Newt Gingrich
27%
Rick Santorum 18% Ron Paul 12%, Wouldn't vote 1%, Don't know/No answer 5%
Quinnipiac University[103]

Margin of error: ±4.4%
Sample size: 489

Dec. 13–19, 2011 Newt Gingrich
30%
Mitt Romney
25%
Ron Paul
9%
Rick Perry 6%, Michele Bachmann 6%, Jon Huntsman 4%, Rick Santorum 3%, other 1%, wouldn't vote 1%, don't know 15%
Public Policy Polling[104]

Margin of error: ±5.2%
Sample size: 350

Dec. 11–13, 2011 Newt Gingrich
41%
Mitt Romney
15%
Michele Bachmann
8%
Rick Perry 8%, Ron Paul 6%, Rick Santorum 6%, Jon Huntsman 3%, Gary Johnson 1%, Someone else/Not sure 12%
Quinnipiac[105]

Margin of error: ±5.3%
Sample size: 345

Oct. 5–9, 2011 Herman Cain
21%
Mitt Romney
21%
Rick Perry
11%
Ron Paul 9%, Michele Bachmann 7%, Newt Gingrich 7%, Rick Santorum 2%, Jon Huntsman 1%, Wouldn't vote 1%, Don't know 20%
Christopher Newport University/Richmond Times-Dispatch[106]

Margin of error: ±5.4%
Sample size: 1,027

Oct. 3–8, 2011 Mitt Romney
44%
Herman Cain
12%
Rick Perry
10%
Ron Paul 6%, Newt Gingrich 5%, Michele Bachmann 4%, Rick Santorum 2%, Jon Huntsman 1%, Other 2%, Don't know 14%
Quinnipiac[107]

Margin of error: ±4%
Sample size: 591

Sep. 7–12, 2011 Rick Perry
25%
Mitt Romney
19%
Ron Paul
8%
Sarah Palin 7%, Herman Cain 6%, Michele Bachmann 5%, Newt Gingrich 4%, Rick Santorum 2%, Jon Huntsman 1%, Thaddeus McCotter 0%, someone else/undecided 21%
Public Policy Polling[108]

Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400

Jul. 21–24, 2011 Rick Perry
20%
Mitt Romney
16%
Michele Bachmann
15%
Sarah Palin 13%, Herman Cain 10%, Newt Gingrich 6%, Ron Paul 6%, Tim Pawlenty 2%, Jon Huntsman 1%, someone else/not sure 11%
Michele Bachmann
21%
Rick Perry
18%
Mitt Romney
18%
Herman Cain 10%, Newt Gingrich 8%, Ron Paul 7%, Tim Pawlenty 3%, Jon Huntsman 2%, someone else/not sure 13%
Public Policy Polling[109]

Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400

Feb. 24–27, 2011 Mike Huckabee
20%
Mitt Romney
16%
Sarah Palin
16%
Newt Gingrich 14%, Ron Paul 8%, Mitch Daniels 7%, Tim Pawlenty 4%, Haley Barbour 2%, someone else/undecided 11%
Public Policy Polling[110]

Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400

Nov. 10–13, 2010 Mike Huckabee
21%
Newt Gingrich
20%
Sarah Palin
17%
Mitt Romney 15%, Ron Paul 7%, Tim Pawlenty 5%, Mitch Daniels 3%, John Thune 2%, someone else/undecided 11%

Winner: Rick Santorum
Primary date: March 13, 2012
Delegates: 50

Poll source Date 1st 2nd 3rd Other
Primary results[111]

Turnout: 621,542

March 13, 2012 Rick Santorum 34.5% Newt Gingrich
29.3%
Mitt Romney
29.0%
Ron Paul 5.0%, Uncommitted 1.5%, Rick Perry 0.3%, Michele Bachmann 0.3%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 0.2%
Public Policy Polling [112]
Margin of error: ±4.0%
Sample size: 600
Mar. 10–11, 2012 Mitt Romney
31%
Newt Gingrich
30%
Rick Santorum
29%
Ron Paul 8%
American Research Group[113]
Margin of error: ±4%
Sample size: 600
Mar. 9–11, 2012 Newt Gingrich
34%
Mitt Romney
31%
Rick Santorum
24%
Ron Paul 6%, Other 1%, Undecided 4%
Alabama State University[114]
Margin of error: ±5%
Sample size: 416
Mar. 5–9, 2012 Newt Gingrich
20.7%
Mitt Romney
20.2%
Rick Santorum
16.7%
Other 15.1%, Undecided 27.4%
Rasmussen Reports[115]
Margin of error: ±4%
Sample size: 750
Mar. 8, 2012 Newt Gingrich
30%
Rick Santorum
29%
Mitt Romney
28%
Ron Paul 7%, Other 1%, Undecided 6%
Capital Survey Research Center[116]
Margin of error: ±4%
Sample size: 554
Mar. 6–8, 2012 Mitt Romney
28.5%
Newt Gingrich
25.5%
Rick Santorum
21.1%
Ron Paul 4.5%, Don't know 20%
Capital Survey Research Center[117]
Margin of error: ±4%
Sample size: 592
Mar. 5–7, 2012 Mitt Romney
29.9%
Newt Gingrich
24.7%
Rick Santorum
20.1%
Ron Paul 5.6%, Don't know/No reply 19.8%
Capital Survey Research Center[118]
Margin of error: ±4.4%
Sample size: 510
Mar. 1, 5–6, 2012 Mitt Romney
31.2%
Rick Santorum
21.6%
Newt Gingrich
21%
Ron Paul 6.5%, Undecided 19.8%
Alabama State University[119]
Sample size: 470
Mar. 1, 2012 Rick Santorum
22.7%
Mitt Romney
18.7%
Newt Gingrich
13.8%
Other 15%, Undecided 29.8%
Capital Research Survey Center[120]
Sample size: 616
Nov. 29 – Dec. 1, 2011 Newt Gingrich
43%
Mitt Romney
14%
Herman Cain
10%
Rick Perry 4%, Ron Paul 3.5%, Michele Bachmann 3%, Jon Huntsman 1%, Rick Santorum 1%, Undecided 20%
Capital Research Survey Center[121]
Sample size: 841
Aug. 2011 Rick Perry
30%
Mitt Romney
24%
Michele Bachmann
11%
Ron Paul 7%, Herman Cain 7%, Newt Gingrich 5%, Jon Huntsman 1%, Rick Santorum 1%, Undecided 14%
Public Policy Polling[122]
Margin of error: ±4.6%
Sample size: 457
Mar. 27–29, 2010 Mike Huckabee
41%
Sarah Palin
27%
Mitt Romney
20%
Undecided 13%
Public Strategy Associates[123]
Margin of error: ±3.1%
Sample size: 1,007
Feb. 3–4, 2010 Mike Huckabee
33%
Sarah Palin
23%
Mitt Romney
12%
Ron Paul 5%, Tim Pawlenty 3%, Undecided 24%

Winner: Mitt Romney
Caucus date: March 13, 2012
Delegates: 20

Poll source Date 1st 2nd 3rd Other
Caucus results[124]

Turnout: 10,228

March 13, 2012 Mitt Romney 44.5% Rick Santorum
25.3%
Ron Paul
19.3%
Newt Gingrich 10.9%
Public Policy Polling[125]

Margin of error: ±5.7%
Sample size: 293

Oct. 13–16, 2011 Herman Cain
36%
Mitt Romney
24%
Newt Gingrich
8%
Rick Perry 8%, Michele Bachmann 6%, Ron Paul 4%, Jon Huntsman 1%, Gary Johnson 1%, Rick Santorum 1%, someone else/not sure 11%
Mitt Romney
49%
Rick Perry
30%
not sure 21%
Herman Cain
49%
Mitt Romney
34%
not sure 17%
Herman Cain
54%
Rick Perry
22%
not sure 24%

Winner: Rick Santorum
Primary date: March 13, 2012
Delegates: 40

Poll source Date 1st 2nd 3rd Other
Primary results[126]

Turnout: 289,935

March 13, 2012 Rick Santorum
32.8%
Newt Gingrich 31.2% Mitt Romney 30.6% Ron Paul 4.4%, Rick Perry 0.5%, Michele Bachmann 0.3%, Jon Huntsman 0.1%, Gary Johnson 0.1%
Public Policy Polling [127]
Margin of error: ±3.8%
Sample size: 656
Mar. 10–11, 2012 Newt Gingrich
33%
Mitt Romney
31%
Rick Santorum
27%
Ron Paul 7%, Undecided 4%
American Research Group[128]
Margin of error: ±4%
Sample size: 600
Mar. 10–11, 2012 Mitt Romney
34%
Newt Gingrich
32%
Rick Santorum
22%
Ron Paul 8%, Other 1%, Undecided 3%
Rasmussen Reports[129]
Margin of error: ±4%
Sample size: 750
Mar. 8, 2012 Mitt Romney
35%
Newt Gingrich
27%
Rick Santorum
27%
Ron Paul 6%, Other 1%, Undecided 4%
American Research Group[130]

Margin of error: ±4%
Sample size: 600

Mar. 7–8, 2012 Newt Gingrich
35%
Mitt Romney
31%
Rick Santorum
20%
Ron Paul 7%, Undecided 7%
Public Policy Polling[131]

Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400

Nov. 4–6, 2011 Newt Gingrich
28%
Herman Cain
25%
Rick Perry
14%
Mitt Romney 12%, Michele Bachmann 5%, Ron Paul 4%, Jon Huntsman 1%, Gary Johnson 1%, Rick Santorum 1%, someone else/not sure 9%
Public Policy Polling[132]

Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400

Mar. 24–27, 2011 Haley Barbour
37%
Mike Huckabee
19%
Newt Gingrich
10%
Sarah Palin 10%, Mitt Romney 6%, Michele Bachmann 5%, Tim Pawlenty 3%, Ron Paul 2%, someone else/undecided 9%
Mike Huckabee
35%
Sarah Palin
20%
Newt Gingrich
18%
Mitt Romney 8%, Michele Bachmann 5%, Ron Paul 4%, Tim Pawlenty 3%, someone else/undecided 8%

Winner: Mitt Romney
Primary date: March 20, 2012
Delegates: 69

Poll source Date 1st 2nd 3rd Other
Primary results[133]

Turnout: 922,146

March 20, 2012 Mitt Romney 46.7% Rick Santorum
35.0%
Ron Paul
9.3%
Newt Gingrich 8.0%, Rick Perry 0.6%
American Research Group[134]

Margin of error: ±4%
Sample size: 600

Mar. 17–18, 2012 Mitt Romney
44%
Rick Santorum
30%
Newt Gingrich
13%
Ron Paul 8%, Other 1%, Undecided 4%
Public Policy Polling[135]

Margin of error: ±4.4%
Sample size: 506

Mar. 17–18, 2012 Mitt Romney
45%
Rick Santorum
30%
Newt Gingrich
13%
Ron Paul 10%, Someone else/Not sure 2%
Mitt Romney
45%
Rick Santorum
34%
Ron Paul
14%
Not sure 7%
Rasmussen Reports[136]

Margin of error: ±4%
Sample size: 750

Mar. 15, 2012 Mitt Romney
41%
Rick Santorum
32%
Newt Gingrich
14%
Ron Paul 7%, Undecided 6%
Chicago Tribune[137]

Margin of error: ±4%
Sample size: 600

Mar. 7–9, 2012 Mitt Romney
35%
Rick Santorum
31%
Newt Gingrich
12%
Ron Paul 7%, Undecided 16%
The Simon Poll/SIU[138]

Margin of error: ±3.0%
Sample size: 1000

Oct. 11–16, 2011 Herman Cain
23.4%
Mitt Romney
20.6%
Newt Gingrich
7.5%
Rick Perry 7.2%, Ron Paul 6.6%, Michele Bachmann 3.8%, Jon Huntsman 2.5%, Rick Santorum 2.2%
Public Policy Polling[139]

Margin of error: ±6.1%
Sample size: 255

Oct. 30–31, 2010 Mike Huckabee
18%
Newt Gingrich
17%
Sarah Palin
14%
Mitt Romney 12%, Tim Pawlenty 7%, Mitch Daniels 6%, John Thune 2%, Mike Pence 1%, someone else/undecided 23%
Public Policy Polling[140]

Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400

Aug. 14–16, 2010 Newt Gingrich
23%
Mike Huckabee
21%
Sarah Palin
18%
Mitt Romney 16%, Ron Paul 7%, undecided 9%, someone else 7%
Public Policy Polling[141]

Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400

Jun. 12–13, 2010 Mike Huckabee
25%
Mitt Romney
25%
Newt Gingrich
23%
Sarah Palin 18%, Ron Paul 5%, undecided 4%
Public Policy Polling[142]

Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400

Apr. 1–5, 2010 Mitt Romney
34%
Mike Huckabee
28%
Sarah Palin
24%
undecided 14%

Caucus date: March 17, 2012
Delegates: 52

Poll source Date 1st 2nd 3rd Other
Non-binding Primary[143]

Turnout: 251,868

Feb. 7, 2012 Rick Santorum
55.2%
Mitt Romney
25.3%
Ron Paul
12.2%
Uncommitted 3.9%, Rick Perry 1.0%, Herman Cain 0.9%, Michele Bachmann 0.7%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 0.4%, Gary Johnson 0.2%, Michael Meehan 0.1%, Keith Drummond 0.1%
Public Policy Polling[144]

Margin of error: ±3.2%
Sample size: 958

Feb. 6, 2012 Rick Santorum
45%
Mitt Romney
32%
Ron Paul
19%
Someone else 4%
Public Policy Polling[145]

Margin of error: ±4.1%
Sample size: 574

Jan. 27–29, 2012 Newt Gingrich
30%
Rick Santorum
28%
Mitt Romney
24%
Ron Paul 11%, Someone else/Not sure 7%
Rick Santorum
45%
Mitt Romney
34%
Ron Paul
13%
Someone else/Not sure 8%
Newt Gingrich
43%
Mitt Romney
42%
Not sure 15%
Mitt Romney
60%
Ron Paul
27%
Not sure 13%
Rick Santorum
50%
Mitt Romney
37%
Not sure 13%
Public Policy Polling[146]

Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400

Sep. 9–12, 2011 Rick Perry
31%
Mitt Romney
15%
Herman Cain
10%
Newt Gingrich 10%, Michele Bachmann 9%, Ron Paul 8%, Jon Huntsman 2%, Rick Santorum 1%, someone else/not sure 14%
Rick Perry
55%
Mitt Romney 27% not sure 19%
Wilson Perkins Allen Opinion Research[147]

Margin of error: ±5.8%
Sample size: 284

Aug. 10–11, 2011 Mitt Romney
25%
Rick Perry
22%
Michele Bachmann
13%
Newt Gingrich 7%, Herman Cain 6%, Ron Paul 5%, Rick Santorum 2%, Jon Huntsman 1%, Hard Undecided/DK/Refused DNR 20%
Public Policy Polling[148]

Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400

Apr. 28 – May 1, 2011 Mike Huckabee
28%
Mitt Romney
13%
Donald Trump
12%
Newt Gingrich 10%, Michele Bachmann 9%, Sarah Palin 8%, Ron Paul 6%, Tim Pawlenty 5%, someone else/undecided 9%
Public Policy Polling[149]

Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400

Mar. 3–6, 2011 Mike Huckabee
29%
Newt Gingrich
19%
Sarah Palin
14%
Mitt Romney 13%, Ron Paul 7%, Mitch Daniels 4%, Tim Pawlenty 3%, Haley Barbour 2%, someone else/undecided 10%
Public Policy Polling[150]

Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400

Nov. 29 – Dec. 1, 2010 Mike Huckabee
27%
Sarah Palin
25%
Newt Gingrich
15%
Mitt Romney 14%, Ron Paul 5%, Tim Pawlenty 3%, John Thune 2%, Mitch Daniels 1%, undecided 9%
Public Policy Polling[151]

Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400

Mar. 27–29, 2010 Mike Huckabee
32%
Sarah Palin
28%
Mitt Romney
22%
undecided 18%

Winner: Rick Santorum
Primary date: March 24, 2012
Delegates: 46

Poll source Date 1st 2nd 3rd Other
Primary results[152]

Turnout: 186,377

March 24, 2012 Rick Santorum 49.0% Mitt Romney
26.7%
Newt Gingrich
15.91%
Ron Paul 6.15%
Public Policy Polling[153]

Margin of error: ±3.8%
Sample size: 650

Mar. 21–22, 2012 Rick Santorum
42%
Mitt Romney
28%
Newt Gingrich
18%
Ron Paul 8%, Buddy Roemer 2%, Someone else/Not sure 2%
Rick Santorum
53%
Mitt Romney
31%
Ron Paul
11%
Not sure 6%
American Research Group[154]

Margin of error: ±4%
Sample size: 600

Mar. 20–22, 2012 Rick Santorum
43%
Mitt Romney
27%
Newt Gingrich
20%
Ron Paul 6%, Other 1%, Undecided 3%
Rasmussen Reports[155]

Margin of error: ±4%
Sample size: 750

Mar. 21, 2012 Rick Santorum
43%
Mitt Romney
31%
Newt Gingrich
16%
Ron Paul 5%, Some other candidate 1%, Undecided 5%
Rick Santorum
57%
Mitt Romney
37%
Magellan Strategies[156]

Margin of error: ±2.18%
Sample size: 2,018

Mar. 19, 2012 Rick Santorum
37%
Mitt Romney
24%
Newt Gingrich
21%
Buddy Roemer 3%, Ron Paul 3%, Rick Perry 3%, Michele Bachmann 2%, Jon Huntsman 1%, Undecided 6%
GCR & Associates/WWL-TV[157]

Margin of error: ±4.4%
Sample size: 515

Mar. 8–10, 2012 Rick Santorum
25.44%
Mitt Romney
20.97%
Newt Gingrich
19.81%
Ron Paul 5.63%, Other 1.94%, Undecided 26.21%
Clarus Research[158]

Margin of error: ±5.6%
Sample size: 300

Nov. 20–22, 2011 Newt Gingrich
31%
Mitt Romney
23%
Herman Cain
12%
Rick Perry 11%, Ron Paul 6%, Michele Bachmann 4%, Buddy Roemer 2%, Jon Huntsman 1%, Undecided 10%
Clarus Research[159]

Margin of error: ±5.6%
Sample size: 304

Oct. 5–7, 2011 Rick Perry
23%
Herman Cain
21%
Mitt Romney
17%
Newt Gingrich 4%, Ron Paul 4%, Michele Bachmann 3%, Buddy Roemer 3%, Jon Huntsman 1%, Rick Santorum 0%
Wilson Perkins Allen Opinion Research[160]

Margin of error: ±7.2%
Sample size: 183

Aug. 14–16, 2011 Rick Perry
30%
Michele Bachmann
16%
Mitt Romney
15%
Newt Gingrich 9%, Ron Paul 6%, Herman Cain 2%, Jon Huntsman 2%, Rick Santorum 1%, Hard Undecided/DK/Refused DNR 19%
Public Policy Polling[161]

Margin of error: ±5.2%
Sample size: 358

Aug. 21–22, 2010 Newt Gingrich
25%
Mike Huckabee
24%
Sarah Palin
20%
Mitt Romney 16%, Ron Paul 7%, someone else 2%, undecided 8%
Public Policy Polling[162]

Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400

Jun. 12–13, 2010 Newt Gingrich
24%
Mike Huckabee
24%
Sarah Palin
23%
Mitt Romney 14%, Ron Paul 6%, undecided 8%
Bobby Jindal
44%
Newt Gingrich
15%
Mike Huckabee
14%
Sarah Palin 8%, Mitt Romney 6%, Ron Paul 3%, undecided 9%

See also

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References

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