Poll Watch: PPP (D) Iowa 2012 GOP Caucus Survey

PPP (D) Iowa 2012 GOP Caucus Survey

• Mike Huckabee 30% (27%)
• Mitt Romney 18% (15%)
• Sarah Palin 15% (17%)
• Newt Gingrich 13% (16%)
• Ron Paul 6% (7%)
• Tim Pawlenty 4%
• John Thune 3% (2%)
• Mitch Daniels 1%
• Someone Else/Undecided 10%

Among Conservatives

• Mike Huckabee 30% (28%)
• Sarah Palin 17% (16%)
• Mitt Romney 15% (14%)
• Newt Gingrich 14% (19%)
• Ron Paul 7% (7%)
• John Thune 4% (3%)
• Tim Pawlenty 3%
• Mitch Daniels 1%
• Someone Else/Undecided 9%

Among Moderates

• Mike Huckabee 29% (26%)
• Mitt Romney 25% (20%)
• Newt Gingrich 10% (10%)
• Sarah Palin 9% (17%)
• Ron Paul 6% (9%)
• Tim Pawlenty 5%
• Mitch Daniels 1%
• John Thune 0% (0%)
• Someone Else/Undecided 13%

Among Men

• Mike Huckabee 26% (21%)
• Mitt Romney 18% (18%)
• Newt Gingrich 16% (15%)
• Sarah Palin 16% (18%)
• Ron Paul 8% (11%)
• John Thune 4% (3%)
• Tim Pawlenty 4%
• Mitch Daniels 0%
• Someone Else/Undecided 8%

Among Women

• Mike Huckabee 35% (34%)
• Mitt Romney 19% (11%)
• Sarah Palin 14% (15%)
• Newt Gingrich 10% (17%)
• Ron Paul 4% (3%)
• John Thune 3% (1%)
• Tim Pawlenty 3%
• Mitch Daniels 1%
• Someone Else/Undecided 12%

Who would your second choice be as the Republican candidate for President next year?

• Mike Huckabee 19%
• Sarah Palin 13%
• Newt Gingrich 12%
• Mitt Romney 9%
• Ron Paul 5%
• Tim Pawlenty 5%
• John Thune 3%
• Mitch Daniels 2%
• Someone Else/Undecided 31%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mike Huckabee 72% / 16% {+56%}
• Sarah Palin 60% / 29% {+31%}
• Mitt Romney 57% / 26% {+31%}
• Newt Gingrich 53% / 27% {+26%}
• Ron Paul 47% / 23% {+24%}
• Tim Pawlenty 34% / 12% {+22%}
• Rudy Giuliani 49% / 30% {+19%}
• Rick Santorum 28% / 9% {+19%}
• Jim DeMint 22% / 10% {+12%}
• John Thune 20% / 9% {+11%}
• Haley Barbour 22% / 14% {+8%}
• Mike Pence 16% / 8% {+8%}
• Mitch Daniels 11% / 11% {0%}

Among Conservatives

• Mike Huckabee 76% / 13% {+63%}
• Sarah Palin 67% / 19% {+48%}
• Newt Gingrich 63% / 18% {+45%}
• Ron Paul 51% / 18% {+33%}
• Mitt Romney 57% / 25% {+32%}
• Tim Pawlenty 35% / 8% {+27%}
• Rick Santorum 32% / 5% {+27%}
• Jim DeMint 27% / 6% {+21%}
• Rudy Giuliani 49% / 30% {+19%}
• John Thune 25% / 6% {+19%}
• Haley Barbour 27% / 10% {+17%}
• Mike Pence 20% / 5% {+15%}
• Mitch Daniels 13% / 6% {+7%}

Among Moderates

• Mike Huckabee 62% / 24% {+38%}
• Mitt Romney 56% / 28% {+28%}
• Rudy Giuliani 49% / 31% {+18%}
• Tim Pawlenty 30% / 23% {+7%}
• Ron Paul 38% / 35% {+3%}
• Rick Santorum 17% / 21% {-4%}
• Jim DeMint 10% / 19% {-9%}
• John Thune 9% / 19% {-10%}
• Sarah Palin 41% / 53% {-12%}
• Haley Barbour 11% / 23% {-12%}
• Mike Pence 6% / 18% {-12%}
• Mitch Daniels 8% / 22% {-14%}
• Newt Gingrich 30% / 49% {-19%}

Among Men

• Mike Huckabee 74% / 18% {+56%}
• Sarah Palin 62% / 27% {+35%}
• Newt Gingrich 59% / 30% {+29%}
• Ron Paul 52% / 23% {+29%}
• Mitt Romney 57% / 29% {+28%}
• Rudy Giuliani 52% / 31% {+21%}
• Tim Pawlenty 35% / 15% {+20%}
• Rick Santorum 30% / 11% {+19%}
• John Thune 24% / 10% {+14%}
• Jim DeMint 24% / 12% {+12%}
• Haley Barbour 26% / 15% {+11%}
• Mike Pence 18% / 9% {+9%}
• Mitch Daniels 15% / 12% {+3%}

Among Women

• Mike Huckabee 69% / 14% {+55%}
• Mitt Romney 57% / 22% {+35%}
• Sarah Palin 57% / 31% {+26%}
• Newt Gingrich 46% / 23% {+23%}
• Tim Pawlenty 32% / 9% {+23%}
• Ron Paul 40% / 22% {+18%}
• Rick Santorum 25% / 8% {+17%}
• Rudy Giuliani 45% / 29% {+16%}
• Jim DeMint 19% / 8% {+11%}
• John Thune 16% / 8% {+8%}
• Mike Pence 13% / 8% {+5%}
• Haley Barbour 16% / 13% {+3%}
• Mitch Daniels 8% / 9% {-1%}

Survey of 494 usual Iowa Republican primary voters was conducted January 7-9, 2011.  The margin of error is +/- 4.4 percentage points.  Political ideology: 69% (74%) Conservative; 29% (21%) Moderate; 2% (5%) Liberal. Results from the poll conducted May 25-27, 2010 are in parentheses. Data compilation by Argo Journal ©.