Statewide opinion polling for the Republican Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2012
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Opinion poll
An opinion poll, sometimes simply referred to as a poll is a survey of public opinion from a particular sample. Opinion polls are usually designed to represent the opinions of a population by conducting a series of questions and then extrapolating generalities in ratio or within confidence...

ing by U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

 for the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries
Republican Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2012
The 2012 Republican presidential primaries are the selection processes in which voters of the Republican Party will choose their nominee for President of the United States in the 2012 presidential election. The primary contest began with a fairly wide field, and is the first presidential primary...

.

As of November 2011, only Herman Cain
Herman Cain
Herman Cain is a candidate for the 2012 U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination.Cain has a background as a business executive, syndicated columnist, and radio host from Georgia. He served as chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza from 1986 to 1996...

, Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....

, Rick Perry
Rick Perry
James Richard "Rick" Perry is the 47th and current Governor of Texas. A Republican, Perry was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor George W. Bush resigned to become President of the United States. Perry was elected to full...

, and Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...

 are able to win polls in multiple states. They are also the only candidates to reach at least 20 percent in polls in multiple states. Before announcing that he would not run, Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
Michael "Mike" Dale Huckabee is an American politician who served as the 44th Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. He was a candidate in the 2008 United States Republican presidential primaries, finishing second in delegate count and third in both popular vote and number of states won . He won...

 was also winning polls in multiple states with numbers above 20%. Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
Michele Marie Bachmann is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , a post she has held since 2007. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, such as Woodbury, and Blaine as well as Stillwater and St. Cloud.She is currently a...

, Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...

 and Newt Gingrich were all able to win polls in multiple states earlier in the race, but Bachmann has since seen a drop in support, Palin has announced that she will not run and Gingrich saw a drop in support before a recent turnaround. At some point in the polling, Haley Barbour
Haley Barbour
Haley Reeves Barbour is an American Republican politician currently serving as the 63rd Governor of Mississippi. He gained a national spotlight in August 2005 after Mississippi was hit by Hurricane Katrina. Barbour won re-election as Governor in 2007...

 (MS), Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
John Ellis "Jeb" Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd Governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007. He is a prominent member of the Bush family: the second son of former President George H. W. Bush and former First Lady Barbara Bush; the younger brother of former President George W...

 (FL), Chris Christie (NJ), Jim DeMint
Jim DeMint
James Warren "Jim" DeMint is the junior U.S. Senator from South Carolina, serving since 2005. He is a member of the Republican Party and a leader in the Tea Party movement. He previously served as the U.S. Representative for from 1999 to 2005.-Early life and education:DeMint was born in...

 (SC), Bobby Jindal
Bobby Jindal
Piyush "Bobby" Jindal is the 55th and current Governor of Louisiana and formerly a member of the United States House of Representatives. He is a member of the Republican Party....

 (LA), Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
Timothy James "Tim" Pawlenty , also known affectionately among supporters as T-Paw, is an American politician who served as the 39th Governor of Minnesota . He was a Republican candidate for President of the United States in the 2012 election from May to August 2011...

 (MN), Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan may refer to:* Paul Ryan , member of the U.S. House of Representatives* Paul Ryan , music agent for The Agency, former Cradle of Filth guitarist* Paul Ryan , comics artist...

 (WI) and John Thune
John Thune
John Randolph Thune is the junior U.S. Senator from South Dakota and a member of the Republican Party. He previously served as a U.S. Representative for .-Early Life, Education:...

 (SD) all succeeded in leading polls in their home states, although only Pawlenty actually launched a campaign. Pawlenty has since left the race.

Alabama (50 Delegates)
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...

Poll source Date Highlights
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.6%
Sample size: 457
March 27–29, 2010 Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
Michael "Mike" Dale Huckabee is an American politician who served as the 44th Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. He was a candidate in the 2008 United States Republican presidential primaries, finishing second in delegate count and third in both popular vote and number of states won . He won...

 41%
, Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...

 27%, Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...

 20%, undecided 13%
Public Strategy Associates
Margin of error: ±3.1%
Sample size: 1,007
February 3–4, 2010 Mike Huckabee 33%, Sarah Palin 23%, Mitt Romney 12%, Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...

 5%, Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
Timothy James "Tim" Pawlenty , also known affectionately among supporters as T-Paw, is an American politician who served as the 39th Governor of Minnesota . He was a Republican candidate for President of the United States in the 2012 election from May to August 2011...

 3%, undecided 24%

Alaska (28 Delegates)
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...

Poll source Date Highlights
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±3.6%
Sample size: 743
October 30–31, 2010 Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
Michael "Mike" Dale Huckabee is an American politician who served as the 44th Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. He was a candidate in the 2008 United States Republican presidential primaries, finishing second in delegate count and third in both popular vote and number of states won . He won...

 17%
, Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....

 16%
, Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...

 16%
, Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...

 15%
, Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
Timothy James "Tim" Pawlenty , also known affectionately among supporters as T-Paw, is an American politician who served as the 39th Governor of Minnesota . He was a Republican candidate for President of the United States in the 2012 election from May to August 2011...

 5%, Mitch Daniels
Mitch Daniels
Mitchell Elias "Mitch" Daniels, Jr. is the 49th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana. A Republican, he began his first four-year term as governor on January 10, 2005, and was elected to his second term by an 18-point margin on November 4, 2008. Previously, he was the Director of the...

 2%, Mike Pence
Mike Pence
Michael Richard "Mike" Pence is the U.S. Representative for Indiana's , and previously the , serving since 2001. The 6th district covers much of Eastern Indiana. He is a member of the Republican Party....

 2%, John Thune
John Thune
John Randolph Thune is the junior U.S. Senator from South Dakota and a member of the Republican Party. He previously served as a U.S. Representative for .-Early Life, Education:...

 2%, someone else/undecided 25%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±3.5%
Sample size: 805
August 27–28, 2010 Mitt Romney 20%, Mike Huckabee 17%, Sarah Palin 17%, Newt Gingrich 16%, Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...

 10%, someone else 9%, undecided 11%

Arizona (54 Delegates)
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...

Poll source Date Highlights
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
November 17-20, 2011 Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....

 28%
, Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...

 23%, Herman Cain
Herman Cain
Herman Cain is a candidate for the 2012 U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination.Cain has a background as a business executive, syndicated columnist, and radio host from Georgia. He served as chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza from 1986 to 1996...

 17%, Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...

 8%, Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 16th Governor of Utah. He also served in the administrations of four United States presidents and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.Huntsman worked as a White House staff assistant for...

 5%, Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
Michele Marie Bachmann is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , a post she has held since 2007. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, such as Woodbury, and Blaine as well as Stillwater and St. Cloud.She is currently a...

 3%, Rick Perry
Rick Perry
James Richard "Rick" Perry is the 47th and current Governor of Texas. A Republican, Perry was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor George W. Bush resigned to become President of the United States. Perry was elected to full...

 3%, Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
Richard John "Rick" Santorum is a lawyer and a former United States Senator from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Santorum was the chairman of the Senate Republican Conference -making him the third-ranking Senate Republican from 2001 until his leave in 2007. Santorum is considered both a social...

 3%, Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson may refer to:*Gary Johnson , former Governor of New Mexico and candidate for President in 2012*Gary Johnson , American politician, Wisconsin State Assembly...

 0%, someone else/not sure 9%
Behavior Research Center
Margin of error: ±4.1%
Sample size: 581
October 13-24, 2011 Herman Cain 25%, Mitt Romney 24%, Rick Perry 10%, Ron Paul 5%, Michele Bachmann 4%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%, Rick Santorum 0%, None of the above 5%, undecided 20%, not interested 5%
Summit Consulting Group
Margin of error: ±4%
Sample size: 600
September 19-20, 2011 Mitt Romney 31%, Rick Perry 25%, Michele Bachmann 5%, Herman Cain 5%, Newt Gingrich 4%, Ron Paul 3%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%, Rick Santorum 1%, undecided 24%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
April 28-May 1, 2011 Mitt Romney 24%, Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
Michael "Mike" Dale Huckabee is an American politician who served as the 44th Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. He was a candidate in the 2008 United States Republican presidential primaries, finishing second in delegate count and third in both popular vote and number of states won . He won...

 12%, Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...

 12%, Ron Paul 12%, Michele Bachmann 10%, Newt Gingrich 10%, Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump, Sr. is an American business magnate, television personality and author. He is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization and the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Trump's extravagant lifestyle, outspoken manner and role on the NBC reality show The Apprentice have...

 8%, Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
Timothy James "Tim" Pawlenty , also known affectionately among supporters as T-Paw, is an American politician who served as the 39th Governor of Minnesota . He was a Republican candidate for President of the United States in the 2012 election from May to August 2011...

 5%, someone else/undecided 8%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
January 28–30, 2011 Mitt Romney 23%, Mike Huckabee 19%, Newt Gingrich 15%, Sarah Palin 15%, Ron Paul 5%, Tim Pawlenty 4%, Mitch Daniels
Mitch Daniels
Mitchell Elias "Mitch" Daniels, Jr. is the 49th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana. A Republican, he began his first four-year term as governor on January 10, 2005, and was elected to his second term by an 18-point margin on November 4, 2008. Previously, he was the Director of the...

 2%, John Thune
John Thune
John Randolph Thune is the junior U.S. Senator from South Dakota and a member of the Republican Party. He previously served as a U.S. Representative for .-Early Life, Education:...

 1%, someone else/undecided 16%
Magellan Strategies
Margin of error: ±2.9%
Sample size: 1,137
June 22, 2010 Mitt Romney 29%, Sarah Palin 18%, Newt Gingrich 16%, Mike Huckabee 14%, Ron Paul 5%, Tim Pawlenty 3%, Rick Santorum 2%, undecided 13%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±5.0%
Sample size: 387
April 23–25, 2010 Mitt Romney 27%, Newt Gingrich 19%, Sarah Palin 13%, Mike Huckabee 12%, Ron Paul 9%, undecided 19%

California (172 Delegates)
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

Poll source Date Highlights
Field
Margin of error: ±5.7%
Sample size: 330
November 15-27, 2011 Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...

 26%
, Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....

 23%
, Herman Cain
Herman Cain
Herman Cain is a candidate for the 2012 U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination.Cain has a background as a business executive, syndicated columnist, and radio host from Georgia. He served as chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza from 1986 to 1996...

 9%, Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...

 5%, Rick Perry
Rick Perry
James Richard "Rick" Perry is the 47th and current Governor of Texas. A Republican, Perry was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor George W. Bush resigned to become President of the United States. Perry was elected to full...

 3%, Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
Michele Marie Bachmann is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , a post she has held since 2007. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, such as Woodbury, and Blaine as well as Stillwater and St. Cloud.She is currently a...

 3%, Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
Richard John "Rick" Santorum is a lawyer and a former United States Senator from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Santorum was the chairman of the Senate Republican Conference -making him the third-ranking Senate Republican from 2001 until his leave in 2007. Santorum is considered both a social...

 2%, Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 16th Governor of Utah. He also served in the administrations of four United States presidents and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.Huntsman worked as a White House staff assistant for...

 1%, Other 2%, Undecided 26%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±5.5%
Sample size: 316
November 10-13, 2011 Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....

 33%
, Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...

 23%, Herman Cain
Herman Cain
Herman Cain is a candidate for the 2012 U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination.Cain has a background as a business executive, syndicated columnist, and radio host from Georgia. He served as chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza from 1986 to 1996...

 22%, Rick Perry
Rick Perry
James Richard "Rick" Perry is the 47th and current Governor of Texas. A Republican, Perry was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor George W. Bush resigned to become President of the United States. Perry was elected to full...

 6%, Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...

 5%, Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
Michele Marie Bachmann is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , a post she has held since 2007. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, such as Woodbury, and Blaine as well as Stillwater and St. Cloud.She is currently a...

 3%, Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson may refer to:*Gary Johnson , former Governor of New Mexico and candidate for President in 2012*Gary Johnson , American politician, Wisconsin State Assembly...

 2%, Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 16th Governor of Utah. He also served in the administrations of four United States presidents and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.Huntsman worked as a White House staff assistant for...

 1%, Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
Richard John "Rick" Santorum is a lawyer and a former United States Senator from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Santorum was the chairman of the Senate Republican Conference -making him the third-ranking Senate Republican from 2001 until his leave in 2007. Santorum is considered both a social...

 1%, someone else/not sure 5%
USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times
Margin of error: ±2.52%
Sample size: 1500
October 30-November 9, 2011 Mitt Romney 27%, Herman Cain 20%, Newt Gingrich 14%, Ron Paul 6%, Rick Perry 3%, Michele Bachmann 2%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 1%, Rick Santorum 1%, Undecided 22%, Other/refused 3%
Field
Margin of error: ±5.6%
Sample size: 333
September 1-12, 2011 Mitt Romney 28%, Rick Perry 20%, Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...

 8%, Ron Paul 7%, Newt Gingrich 7%, Michele Bachmann 6%, Herman Cain 4%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%, Rick Santorum 1%, other/undecided 17%
Mitt Romney 30%, Rick Perry 22%, Ron Paul 7%, Newt Gingrich 7%, Michele Bachmann 7%, Herman Cain 4%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 3%, Rick Santorum 1%, other/undecided 19%
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research
Margin of error: %
Sample size: 453
August 17-28, 2011 Mitt Romney 22%, Rick Perry 22%, Ron Paul 11%, Michele Bachmann 10%, Newt Gingrich 6%, Herman Cain 4%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 1%, Rick Santorum 1%, Fred Karger
Fred Karger
Fred S. Karger is an American political consultant, gay rights activist and watchdog, former actor, and candidate for the Republican nomination for the 2012 US Presidential election...

 0%, Thaddeus McCotter 0%, Buddy Roemer
Buddy Roemer
Charles Elson "Buddy" Roemer III is an American politician who served as the 52nd Governor of Louisiana, from 1988 to 1992. He was elected as a Democrat but switched to the Republican Party on March 11, 1991...

 0%, someone else/undecided 16%
Field
Margin of error: ±5.7%
Sample size: 322
June 3-13, 2011 Mitt Romney 25%, Rudy Giuliani 17%, Sarah Palin 10%, Ron Paul 7%, Herman Cain 6%, Newt Gingrich 6%, Rick Perry 5%, Michele Bachmann 4%, Tim Pawlenty 3%, Rick Santorum 2%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 1%, Gary Johnson <0.5%, other/undecided 14%
Mitt Romney 30%, Sarah Palin 12%, Ron Paul 8%, Newt Gingrich 8%, Herman Cain 7%, Rick Perry 6%, Michele Bachmann 5%, Tim Pawlenty 3%, Rick Santorum 2%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 1%, Gary Johnson <0.5%, other/undecided 18%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 403
January 28-30, 2011 Mitt Romney 22%, Newt Gingrich 18%, Sarah Palin 16%, Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
Michael "Mike" Dale Huckabee is an American politician who served as the 44th Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. He was a candidate in the 2008 United States Republican presidential primaries, finishing second in delegate count and third in both popular vote and number of states won . He won...

 15%, Ron Paul 10%, Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
Timothy James "Tim" Pawlenty , also known affectionately among supporters as T-Paw, is an American politician who served as the 39th Governor of Minnesota . He was a Republican candidate for President of the United States in the 2012 election from May to August 2011...

 3%, Mitch Daniels
Mitch Daniels
Mitchell Elias "Mitch" Daniels, Jr. is the 49th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana. A Republican, he began his first four-year term as governor on January 10, 2005, and was elected to his second term by an 18-point margin on November 4, 2008. Previously, he was the Director of the...

 2%, John Thune
John Thune
John Randolph Thune is the junior U.S. Senator from South Dakota and a member of the Republican Party. He previously served as a U.S. Representative for .-Early Life, Education:...

 1%, someone else/undecided 12%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±5.5%
Sample size: 317
October 29–31, 2010 Mitt Romney 25%, Sarah Palin 18%, Mike Huckabee 15%, Newt Gingrich 15%, Mike Pence
Mike Pence
Michael Richard "Mike" Pence is the U.S. Representative for Indiana's , and previously the , serving since 2001. The 6th district covers much of Eastern Indiana. He is a member of the Republican Party....

 3%, Tim Pawlenty 2%, Mitch Daniels 1%, John Thune 1%, someone else/undecided 19%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
September 14–16, 2010 Mitt Romney 24%, Newt Gingrich 21%, Sarah Palin 18%, Mike Huckabee 17%, Ron Paul 6%, someone else 5%, undecided 9%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.8%
Sample size: 417
May 21–23, 2010 Newt Gingrich 28%, Mitt Romney 25%, Sarah Palin 18%, Mike Huckabee 13%, Ron Paul 10%, undecided 6%
Magellan Strategies
Margin of error: ±3.97%
Sample size: 612
February 25, 2010 Mitt Romney 31%, Sarah Palin 18%, Mike Huckabee 13%, Newt Gingrich 12%, Ron Paul 8%, Tim Pawlenty 3%, other candidate 3%, undecided 12%

Colorado (36 Delegates)
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...

Poll source Date Highlights
Project New West/Keating Research
Margin of error: ±7.2%
Sample size: -
September 19-22, 2011 Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...

 24%
, Rick Perry
Rick Perry
James Richard "Rick" Perry is the 47th and current Governor of Texas. A Republican, Perry was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor George W. Bush resigned to become President of the United States. Perry was elected to full...

 20%
, Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....

 7%, Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
Michele Marie Bachmann is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , a post she has held since 2007. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, such as Woodbury, and Blaine as well as Stillwater and St. Cloud.She is currently a...

 7%, Herman Cain
Herman Cain
Herman Cain is a candidate for the 2012 U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination.Cain has a background as a business executive, syndicated columnist, and radio host from Georgia. He served as chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza from 1986 to 1996...

 5%, undecided 19%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±5.5%
Sample size: 314
August 4-7, 2011 Mitt Romney 20%, Rick Perry 20%, Michele Bachmann 12%, Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...

 11%, Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...

 8%, Herman Cain 7%, Newt Gingrich 6%, Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
Timothy James "Tim" Pawlenty , also known affectionately among supporters as T-Paw, is an American politician who served as the 39th Governor of Minnesota . He was a Republican candidate for President of the United States in the 2012 election from May to August 2011...

 3%, Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 16th Governor of Utah. He also served in the administrations of four United States presidents and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.Huntsman worked as a White House staff assistant for...

 2%, someone else/undecided 11%
Mitt Romney 22%, Rick Perry 21%, Michele Bachmann 15%, Newt Gingrich 9%, Ron Paul 7%, Tim Pawlenty 6%, Herman Cain 5%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%, someone else/undecided 13%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
February 4-6, 2011 Mitt Romney 19%, Sarah Palin 16%, Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
Michael "Mike" Dale Huckabee is an American politician who served as the 44th Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. He was a candidate in the 2008 United States Republican presidential primaries, finishing second in delegate count and third in both popular vote and number of states won . He won...

 16%
, Newt Gingrich 12%, Ron Paul 9%, Tim Pawlenty 7%, John Thune
John Thune
John Randolph Thune is the junior U.S. Senator from South Dakota and a member of the Republican Party. He previously served as a U.S. Representative for .-Early Life, Education:...

 4%, Mitch Daniels
Mitch Daniels
Mitchell Elias "Mitch" Daniels, Jr. is the 49th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana. A Republican, he began his first four-year term as governor on January 10, 2005, and was elected to his second term by an 18-point margin on November 4, 2008. Previously, he was the Director of the...

 3%, someone else/undecided 16%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±5.3%
Sample size: 341
October 30–31, 2010 Mitt Romney 22%, Newt Gingrich 17%, Sarah Palin 17%, Mike Huckabee 14%, Tim Pawlenty 6%, Mike Pence
Mike Pence
Michael Richard "Mike" Pence is the U.S. Representative for Indiana's , and previously the , serving since 2001. The 6th district covers much of Eastern Indiana. He is a member of the Republican Party....

 3%, John Thune 2%, Mitch Daniels 1%, someone else/undecided 18%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.6%
Sample size: 448
May 14–16, 2010 Sarah Palin 29%, Mitt Romney 25%, Mike Huckabee 18%, Newt Gingrich 16%, Ron Paul 9%, undecided 3%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.4%
Sample size: 497
March 5–8, 2010 Mitt Romney 44%, Sarah Palin 25%, Mike Huckabee 17%, undecided 14%

Connecticut (28 Delegates)
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...

Poll source Date Highlights
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
September 22-25, 2011 Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...

 25%
, Rick Perry
Rick Perry
James Richard "Rick" Perry is the 47th and current Governor of Texas. A Republican, Perry was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor George W. Bush resigned to become President of the United States. Perry was elected to full...

 18%, Herman Cain
Herman Cain
Herman Cain is a candidate for the 2012 U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination.Cain has a background as a business executive, syndicated columnist, and radio host from Georgia. He served as chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza from 1986 to 1996...

 10%, Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....

 10%, Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...

 10%, Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
Michele Marie Bachmann is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , a post she has held since 2007. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, such as Woodbury, and Blaine as well as Stillwater and St. Cloud.She is currently a...

 8%, Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 16th Governor of Utah. He also served in the administrations of four United States presidents and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.Huntsman worked as a White House staff assistant for...

 3%, Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
Richard John "Rick" Santorum is a lawyer and a former United States Senator from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Santorum was the chairman of the Senate Republican Conference -making him the third-ranking Senate Republican from 2001 until his leave in 2007. Santorum is considered both a social...

 3%, Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson may refer to:*Gary Johnson , former Governor of New Mexico and candidate for President in 2012*Gary Johnson , American politician, Wisconsin State Assembly...

 1%, someone else/not sure 12%
Mitt Romney 45%, Rick Perry 36%, not sure 19%
Quinnipiac
Margin of error: ±5.4%
Sample size: 332
September 8-13, 2011 Mitt Romney 37%, Rick Perry 19%, Michele Bachmann 8%, Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...

 4%, Herman Cain 3%, Newt Gingrich 3%, Ron Paul 3%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%, Rick Santorum 1%, Thaddeus McCotter 0%, someone else/undecided 20%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±7.3%
Sample size: 180
October 27–29, 2010 Mitt Romney 28%, Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
Michael "Mike" Dale Huckabee is an American politician who served as the 44th Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. He was a candidate in the 2008 United States Republican presidential primaries, finishing second in delegate count and third in both popular vote and number of states won . He won...

 15%, Newt Gingrich 14%, Sarah Palin 11%, Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
Timothy James "Tim" Pawlenty , also known affectionately among supporters as T-Paw, is an American politician who served as the 39th Governor of Minnesota . He was a Republican candidate for President of the United States in the 2012 election from May to August 2011...

 5%, Mike Pence
Mike Pence
Michael Richard "Mike" Pence is the U.S. Representative for Indiana's , and previously the , serving since 2001. The 6th district covers much of Eastern Indiana. He is a member of the Republican Party....

 5%, Mitch Daniels
Mitch Daniels
Mitchell Elias "Mitch" Daniels, Jr. is the 49th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana. A Republican, he began his first four-year term as governor on January 10, 2005, and was elected to his second term by an 18-point margin on November 4, 2008. Previously, he was the Director of the...

 4%, John Thune
John Thune
John Randolph Thune is the junior U.S. Senator from South Dakota and a member of the Republican Party. He previously served as a U.S. Representative for .-Early Life, Education:...

 2%, someone else/undecided 18

Florida (93 Delegates)
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

Poll source Date Highlights
American Research Group, Inc.
Margin of error: ±4%
Sample size: 600
November 27-30, 2011 Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....

 50%
, Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...

 19%, Herman Cain
Herman Cain
Herman Cain is a candidate for the 2012 U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination.Cain has a background as a business executive, syndicated columnist, and radio host from Georgia. He served as chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza from 1986 to 1996...

 10%, Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 16th Governor of Utah. He also served in the administrations of four United States presidents and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.Huntsman worked as a White House staff assistant for...

 3%, Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...

 2%, Rick Perry
Rick Perry
James Richard "Rick" Perry is the 47th and current Governor of Texas. A Republican, Perry was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor George W. Bush resigned to become President of the United States. Perry was elected to full...

 2%, Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
Michele Marie Bachmann is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , a post she has held since 2007. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, such as Woodbury, and Blaine as well as Stillwater and St. Cloud.She is currently a...

 1%, Buddy Roemer
Buddy Roemer
Charles Elson "Buddy" Roemer III is an American politician who served as the 52nd Governor of Louisiana, from 1988 to 1992. He was elected as a Democrat but switched to the Republican Party on March 11, 1991...

 1%, Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
Richard John "Rick" Santorum is a lawyer and a former United States Senator from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Santorum was the chairman of the Senate Republican Conference -making him the third-ranking Senate Republican from 2001 until his leave in 2007. Santorum is considered both a social...

 1%, Other 1%, Undecided 10%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.5%
Sample size: 470
November 28-30, 2011 Newt Gingrich 47%, Mitt Romney 17%, Herman Cain 15%, Ron Paul 5%, Michele Bachmann 4%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 3%, Rick Perry 2%, Rick Santorum 1%, Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson may refer to:*Gary Johnson , former Governor of New Mexico and candidate for President in 2012*Gary Johnson , American politician, Wisconsin State Assembly...

 0%, Someone Else 7%
Newsmax/InsiderAdvantage/Majority Opinion Research
Margin of error: ±4%
Sample size: 513
November 29, 2011 Newt Gingrich 41%, Mitt Romney 17%, Herman Cain 13%, Rick Perry 7%, Ron Paul 4%, Michele Bachmann 3%, Rick Santorum 1%, Other 3%, No opinion 11%
Rasmussen Reports
Margin of error: ±4%
Sample size: 788
November 8, 2011 Herman Cain 30%, Mitt Romney 24%, Newt Gingrich 19%, Rick Perry 4%, Ron Paul 3%, Michele Bachmann 3%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%, Rick Santorum 1%
Quinnipiac University
Margin of error: ±4.3%
Sample size: 513
October 31-November 7, 2011 Herman Cain 27%, Mitt Romney 21%, Newt Gingrich 17%, Rick Perry 5%, Michele Bachmann 4%, Ron Paul 3%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 1%, Rick Santorum 1%, Unknown 16%
Suffolk University/WSVN-TV
Margin of error: ±3.5%
Sample size: 287
October 26-30, 2011 Mitt Romney 25%, Herman Cain 24%, Newt Gingrich 11%, Rick Perry 9%, Ron Paul 5%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%, Rick Santorum 1%, Michele Bachmann 1%, Gary Johnson 1%, Fred Karger
Fred Karger
Fred S. Karger is an American political consultant, gay rights activist and watchdog, former actor, and candidate for the Republican nomination for the 2012 US Presidential election...

 0%, Buddy Roemer 0%, Other 1%, Undecided 20%
CNN/Time Magazine
Margin of error: ±5%
Sample size: 401
October 20-25, 2011 Mitt Romney 30%, Herman Cain 18%, Newt Gingrich 9%, Rick Perry 9%, Ron Paul 6%, Michele Bachmann 4%, Rick Santorum 1%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 1%, Someone Else 1%, None 7%, No Opinion 14%
AARP/GS Strategy Group
Margin of error: ±4.38%
Sample size: 500
October 18-19, 2011 Mitt Romney 31%, Herman Cain 29%, Newt Gingrich 12%, Rick Perry 9%, Ron Paul 3%, Michele Bachmann 1%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 1%, Rick Santorum 1%, Undecided 14%
NBC News/Marist
Margin of error: ±3.6%
Sample size: 748
October 18, 2011 Mitt Romney 30%, Herman Cain 29%, Rick Perry 9%, Ron Paul 7%, Newt Gingrich 6%, Michele Bachmann 3%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%, Gary Johnson 1%, Rick Santorum 1%, Undecided 13%
Insider Advantage
Margin of error: ±4.0%
Sample size: 505
October 16, 2011 Mitt Romney 32.6%, Herman Cain 30.2%, Newt Gingrich 11.7%, Rick Perry 2.9%, Ron Paul 2.7%, Michele Bachmann 1.6%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. .2%, Someone Else 1.8%, No Opinion 16.3%
American Research Group
Margin of error: ±4.0%
Sample size: 600
October 7-12, 2011 Herman Cain 34%, Mitt Romney 28%, Newt Gingrich 11%, Rick Perry 5%, Ron Paul 4%, Michele Bachmann 3%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 1%, Buddy Roemer 1%, Rick Santorum 1%, Undecided 12%
War Room Logistics
Margin of error: ±4.14%
Sample size: 561
September 30, 2011 Mitt Romney 28.2%, Herman Cain 23.7%, Newt Gingrich 9.8%, Rick Perry 9.1%, Michele Bachmann 3.4%, Ron Paul 3.4%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 1.8%, Rick Santorum 0.5%, Undecided 20.1%
SurveyUSA
Margin of error: ±4.5%
Sample size: 500
September 24-27, 2011 Mitt Romney 27%, Herman Cain 25%, Rick Perry 13%, Newt Gingrich 6%, Ron Paul 5%, Michele Bachmann 5%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 3%, Rick Santorum 2%, Undecided 12%, Other 4%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.5%
Sample size: 472
September 22-25, 2011 Mitt Romney 30%, Rick Perry 24%, Newt Gingrich 10%, Ron Paul 8%, Herman Cain 7%, Michele Bachmann 6%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 3%, Rick Santorum 2%, Someone else/Not sure 9%
War Room Logistics
Margin of error: ±4.0%
Sample size: 572
September 20, 2011 Mitt Romney 25.0%, Rick Perry 24.7%, Newt Gingrich 8.7%, Ron Paul 7.5%, Michele Bachmann 5.2%, Herman Cain 4.9%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2.4%, Rick Santorum 0.9%, Undecided 20.6%
Quinnipiac University
Margin of error: ±5.1%
Sample size: 374
September 14-19, 2011 Rick Perry 28%, Mitt Romney 22%, Sarah Palin 8%, Newt Gingrich 7%, Herman Cain 7%, Ron Paul 6%, Michele Bachmann 5%, Rick Santorum 2%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%, Thaddeus McCotter 0%, someone else 1%, wouldn't vote 1%, DK/NA 12%
Rick Perry 31%, Mitt Romney 22%, Newt Gingrich 8%, Herman Cain 8%, Michele Bachmann 7%, Ron Paul 6%, Rick Santorum 2%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%, Thaddeus McCotter 0%, someone else 1%, wouldn't vote 1%, DK/NA 13%
Rick Perry 46%, Mitt Romney 38%, someone else 2%, wouldn't vote 2%, DK/NA 12%
Insider Advantage
Margin of error: ±4.5%
Sample size: 456
September 13, 2011 Rick Perry 29%, Mitt Romney 20%, Newt Gingrich 9%, Michele Bachmann 8%, Herman Cain 6%, Ron Paul 5%, Rick Santorum 2%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 1%, No opinion 21%
Sachs/Mason-Dixon
Margin of error: ±5.8%
Sample size: 625
August 18-22, 2011 Mitt Romney 28%, Rick Perry 21%, Michele Bachmann 13%, Herman Cain 7%, Newt Gingrich 5%, Ron Paul 4%, Rick Santorum 2%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. <1%, Someone else 3%, Undecided 17%
McLaughlin & Associates
Margin of error: ±6.6%
Sample size: 223
August 8-9, 2011 Mitt Romney 27%, Rick Perry 16%, Michele Bachmann 10%, Ron Paul 5%, Newt Gingrich 5%, Herman Cain 5%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 3%, Tim Pawlenty 1%, Rick Santorum 0%, Other 6%, Undecided 22%
Quinnipiac University
Margin of error: ±4.3%
Sample size: 510
July 27 - August 2, 2011 Mitt Romney 23%, Rick Perry 13%, Sarah Palin 9%, Ron Paul 9%, Herman Cain 8%, Michele Bachmann 6%, Newt Gingrich 4%, Tim Pawlenty 3%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 1%, Rick Santorum 1%, Thad McCotter 0%, Someone else 3%, Wouldn't vote 3%, Don't know 17%
American Research Group
Margin of error: ±4%
Sample size: 600
July 18-24, 2011 Rick Perry 16%, Mitt Romney 15%, Michele Bachmann 15%, Sarah Palin 13%, Herman Cain 11%, Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
Rudolph William Louis "Rudy" Giuliani KBE is an American lawyer, businessman, and politician from New York. He served as Mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001....

 7%, Ron Paul 4%, Newt Gingrich 3%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 1%, Tim Pawlenty 1%, Rick Santorum 1%, Gary Johnson 0%, Buddy Roemer 0%, other 1%, undecided 12%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±5.1%
Sample size: 377
June 16-19, 2011 Mitt Romney 27%, Michele Bachmann 17%, Sarah Palin 17%, Herman Cain 10%, Newt Gingrich 8%, Ron Paul 7%, Tim Pawlenty 4%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%, someone else/not sure 9%
Mitt Romney 29%, Michele Bachmann 22%, Herman Cain 14%, Newt Gingrich 10%, Ron Paul 8%, Tim Pawlenty 6%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%, someone else/not sure 9%
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
John Ellis "Jeb" Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd Governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007. He is a prominent member of the Bush family: the second son of former President George H. W. Bush and former First Lady Barbara Bush; the younger brother of former President George W...

 27%
, Mitt Romney 17%, Sarah Palin 14%, Michele Bachmann 12%, Chris Christie 12%, Rudy Giuliani 6%, Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan may refer to:* Paul Ryan , member of the U.S. House of Representatives* Paul Ryan , music agent for The Agency, former Cradle of Filth guitarist* Paul Ryan , comics artist...

 4%, Tim Pawlenty 2%, someone else/not sure 7%
Sachs/Mason-Dixon
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
April 4-7, 2011 Mitt Romney 23%, Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
Michael "Mike" Dale Huckabee is an American politician who served as the 44th Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. He was a candidate in the 2008 United States Republican presidential primaries, finishing second in delegate count and third in both popular vote and number of states won . He won...

 18%, Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump, Sr. is an American business magnate, television personality and author. He is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization and the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Trump's extravagant lifestyle, outspoken manner and role on the NBC reality show The Apprentice have...

 13%, Newt Gingrich 11%, Tim Pawlenty 8%, Sarah Palin 5%, Mitch Daniels
Mitch Daniels
Mitchell Elias "Mitch" Daniels, Jr. is the 49th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana. A Republican, he began his first four-year term as governor on January 10, 2005, and was elected to his second term by an 18-point margin on November 4, 2008. Previously, he was the Director of the...

 4%, Ron Paul 3%, Michele Bachmann 1%, Rick Santorum 1%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.7%
Sample size: 427
March 24-27, 2011 Mike Huckabee 18%, Mitt Romney 18%, Newt Gingrich 18%, Sarah Palin 15%, Michele Bachmann 7%, Tim Pawlenty 6%, Ron Paul 6%, Haley Barbour 3%, someone else/undecided 8%
Newt Gingrich 24%, Mitt Romney 23%, Sarah Palin 19%, Ron Paul 9%, Michele Bachmann 7%, Tim Pawlenty 6%, Haley Barbour 3%, someone else/undecided 9%
Mike Huckabee 24%, Mitt Romney 22%, Newt Gingrich 22%, Michele Bachmann 9%, Tim Pawlenty 6%, Ron Paul 6%, Haley Barbour 2%, someone else/undecided 9%
Newt Gingrich 30%, Mitt Romney 28%, Michele Bachmann 11%, Tim Pawlenty 10%, Ron Paul 9%, Haley Barbour 3%, someone else/undecided 8%
Mike Huckabee 17%, Mitt Romney 17%, Newt Gingrich 17%, Rudy Giuliani 16%, Sarah Palin 11%, Michele Bachmann 6%, Tim Pawlenty 6%, Ron Paul 4%, someone else/undecided 6%
Jeb Bush 30%, Mike Huckabee 14%, Mitt Romney 14%, Newt Gingrich 14%, Sarah Palin 9%, Michele Bachmann 5%, Tim Pawlenty 4%, Ron Paul 4%, someone else/undecided 6%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
December 17-20, 2010 Mike Huckabee 23%, Mitt Romney 21%, Newt Gingrich 18%, Sarah Palin 13%, Ron Paul 8%, Tim Pawlenty 4%, Mitch Daniels 2%, John Thune 1%, someone else/undecided 10%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±5.9%
Sample size: 280
October 30–31, 2010 Mitt Romney 28%, Sarah Palin 22%, Newt Gingrich 15%, Mike Huckabee 15%, Tim Pawlenty 4%, Mike Pence 2%, Mitch Daniels 1%, John Thune 1%, someone else/undecided 12%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±5.0%
Sample size: 400
July 16–18, 2010 Mitt Romney 31%, Sarah Palin 23%, Newt Gingrich 23%, Mike Huckabee 15%, Ron Paul 6%, undecided 4%
Magellan Strategies
Margin of error: ±3.88%
Sample size: 639
March 11, 2010 Mitt Romney 29%, Sarah Palin 20%, Mike Huckabee 15%, Newt Gingrich 13%, Ron Paul 5%, Tim Pawlenty 3%, other candidate 5% undecided 10%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.4%
Sample size: 492
March 5–8, 2010 Mitt Romney 52%, Mike Huckabee 21%, Sarah Palin 18%, undecided 9%

Georgia (72 Delegates)
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

Poll source Date Highlights
InsiderAdvantage
Margin of error: ±3%
Sample size: 678
October 3, 2011 Herman Cain
Herman Cain
Herman Cain is a candidate for the 2012 U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination.Cain has a background as a business executive, syndicated columnist, and radio host from Georgia. He served as chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza from 1986 to 1996...

 41%
, Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....

 17%, Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...

 10%, Rick Perry
Rick Perry
James Richard "Rick" Perry is the 47th and current Governor of Texas. A Republican, Perry was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor George W. Bush resigned to become President of the United States. Perry was elected to full...

 9%, Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...

 5%, Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
Michele Marie Bachmann is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , a post she has held since 2007. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, such as Woodbury, and Blaine as well as Stillwater and St. Cloud.She is currently a...

 1%, Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 16th Governor of Utah. He also served in the administrations of four United States presidents and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.Huntsman worked as a White House staff assistant for...

 1%, Other 4%, No opinion/Undecided 12%
InsiderAdvantage
Margin of error: ±5%
Sample size: 425
August 18, 2011 Rick Perry 24%, Herman Cain 15%, Newt Gingrich 9%, Michele Bachmann 8%, Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...

 8%, Mitt Romney 6%, Ron Paul 5%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 1%, Other 4%, No opinion/Undecided 20%
Insider-Advantage-WSB-TV
Margin of error: ±5%
Sample size: 407
June 3, 2011 Herman Cain 26%, Michele Bachmann 13%, Newt Gingrich 12%, Sarah Palin 11%, Mitt Romney 10%, Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
Timothy James "Tim" Pawlenty , also known affectionately among supporters as T-Paw, is an American politician who served as the 39th Governor of Minnesota . He was a Republican candidate for President of the United States in the 2012 election from May to August 2011...

 1%, Ron Paul 1%, Other 4%, Undecided 22%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
March 31-April 3, 2011 Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
Michael "Mike" Dale Huckabee is an American politician who served as the 44th Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. He was a candidate in the 2008 United States Republican presidential primaries, finishing second in delegate count and third in both popular vote and number of states won . He won...

 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
Haley Barbour
Haley Reeves Barbour is an American Republican politician currently serving as the 63rd Governor of Mississippi. He gained a national spotlight in August 2005 after Mississippi was hit by Hurricane Katrina. Barbour won re-election as Governor in 2007...

 3%, someone else/undecided 11%
Magellan Strategies
Margin of error: ±2.8%
Sample size: 1,227
July 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
Margin of error: ±4.3%
Sample size: 516
February 26–28, 2010 Mike Huckabee 38%, Mitt Romney 28%, Sarah Palin 25%, undecided 9%

Hawaii (20 Delegates)
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...

Poll source Date Highlights
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±5.7%
Sample size: 293
October 13-16, 2011 Herman Cain
Herman Cain
Herman Cain is a candidate for the 2012 U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination.Cain has a background as a business executive, syndicated columnist, and radio host from Georgia. He served as chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza from 1986 to 1996...

 36%
, Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...

 24%, Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....

 8%, Rick Perry
Rick Perry
James Richard "Rick" Perry is the 47th and current Governor of Texas. A Republican, Perry was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor George W. Bush resigned to become President of the United States. Perry was elected to full...

 8%, Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
Michele Marie Bachmann is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , a post she has held since 2007. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, such as Woodbury, and Blaine as well as Stillwater and St. Cloud.She is currently a...

 6%, Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...

 4%, Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 16th Governor of Utah. He also served in the administrations of four United States presidents and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.Huntsman worked as a White House staff assistant for...

 1%, Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson may refer to:*Gary Johnson , former Governor of New Mexico and candidate for President in 2012*Gary Johnson , American politician, Wisconsin State Assembly...

 1%, Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
Richard John "Rick" Santorum is a lawyer and a former United States Senator from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Santorum was the chairman of the Senate Republican Conference -making him the third-ranking Senate Republican from 2001 until his leave in 2007. Santorum is considered both a social...

 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%


Illinois (72 Delegates)
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...

Poll source Date Highlights
The Simon Poll/SIU
Margin of error: ±3.0%
Sample size: 1000
October 11—16, 2011 Herman Cain
Herman Cain
Herman Cain is a candidate for the 2012 U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination.Cain has a background as a business executive, syndicated columnist, and radio host from Georgia. He served as chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza from 1986 to 1996...

 23.4%
, Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...

 20.6%
, Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....

 7.5%, Rick Perry
Rick Perry
James Richard "Rick" Perry is the 47th and current Governor of Texas. A Republican, Perry was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor George W. Bush resigned to become President of the United States. Perry was elected to full...

 7.2%, Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...

 6.6%, Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
Michele Marie Bachmann is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , a post she has held since 2007. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, such as Woodbury, and Blaine as well as Stillwater and St. Cloud.She is currently a...

 3.8%, Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 16th Governor of Utah. He also served in the administrations of four United States presidents and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.Huntsman worked as a White House staff assistant for...

 2.5%, Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
Richard John "Rick" Santorum is a lawyer and a former United States Senator from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Santorum was the chairman of the Senate Republican Conference -making him the third-ranking Senate Republican from 2001 until his leave in 2007. Santorum is considered both a social...

 2.2%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±6.1%
Sample size: 255
October 30–31, 2010 Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
Michael "Mike" Dale Huckabee is an American politician who served as the 44th Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. He was a candidate in the 2008 United States Republican presidential primaries, finishing second in delegate count and third in both popular vote and number of states won . He won...

 18%
, Newt Gingrich 17%, Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...

 14%
, Mitt Romney 12%, Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
Timothy James "Tim" Pawlenty , also known affectionately among supporters as T-Paw, is an American politician who served as the 39th Governor of Minnesota . He was a Republican candidate for President of the United States in the 2012 election from May to August 2011...

 7%, Mitch Daniels
Mitch Daniels
Mitchell Elias "Mitch" Daniels, Jr. is the 49th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana. A Republican, he began his first four-year term as governor on January 10, 2005, and was elected to his second term by an 18-point margin on November 4, 2008. Previously, he was the Director of the...

 6%, John Thune
John Thune
John Randolph Thune is the junior U.S. Senator from South Dakota and a member of the Republican Party. He previously served as a U.S. Representative for .-Early Life, Education:...

 2%, Mike Pence
Mike Pence
Michael Richard "Mike" Pence is the U.S. Representative for Indiana's , and previously the , serving since 2001. The 6th district covers much of Eastern Indiana. He is a member of the Republican Party....

 1%, someone else/undecided 23%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
August 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
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
June 12–13, 2010 Mike Huckabee 25%, Mitt Romney 25%, Newt Gingrich 23%, Sarah Palin 18%, Ron Paul 5%, undecided 4%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
April 1–5, 2010 Mitt Romney 34%, Mike Huckabee 28%, Sarah Palin 24%, undecided 14%

Iowa (31 Delegates)
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...

Poll source Date Highlights
We Ask America
Margin of error: ±3.16%
Sample size: 962
November 28, 2011 Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....

 29%
, Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
Michele Marie Bachmann is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , a post she has held since 2007. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, such as Woodbury, and Blaine as well as Stillwater and St. Cloud.She is currently a...

 13%, Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...

 13%, Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...

 11%, Herman Cain
Herman Cain
Herman Cain is a candidate for the 2012 U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination.Cain has a background as a business executive, syndicated columnist, and radio host from Georgia. He served as chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza from 1986 to 1996...

 7%, Rick Perry
Rick Perry
James Richard "Rick" Perry is the 47th and current Governor of Texas. A Republican, Perry was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor George W. Bush resigned to become President of the United States. Perry was elected to full...

 5%, Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
Richard John "Rick" Santorum is a lawyer and a former United States Senator from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Santorum was the chairman of the Senate Republican Conference -making him the third-ranking Senate Republican from 2001 until his leave in 2007. Santorum is considered both a social...

 5%, Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 16th Governor of Utah. He also served in the administrations of four United States presidents and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.Huntsman worked as a White House staff assistant for...

 4%, Uncertain 13%
Newsmax/InsiderAdvantage/Majority Opinion Research
Margin of error:
Sample size: 509
November 28, 2011 Newt Gingrich 28.1%, Ron Paul 13.3%, Mitt Romney 11.5%, Michele Bachmann 10.1%, Herman Cain 9.8%, Rick Perry 6.6%, Rick Santorum 3.3%, Someone else 3.2%, No opinion 14.1%
American Research Group
Margin of error: ±4%
Sample size: 600
November 17-23, 2011 Newt Gingrich 27%, Mitt Romney 20%, Ron Paul 16%, Michele Bachmann 6%, Herman Cain 6%, Rick Santorum 6%, Rick Perry 5%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 3% Undecided 11%
Rasmussen Reports
Margin of error: ±4%
Sample size: 800
November 16, 2011 Newt Gingrich 32%, Mitt Romney 19%, Herman Cain 13%, Ron Paul 10%, Michele Bachmann 6%, Rick Perry 6%, Rick Santorum 5%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%, Other 1%, Undecided 6%
Iowa State University/Gazette/KCRG
Margin of error: ±5%
Sample size: 1,256
November 1-13, 2011 Herman Cain 24.5%, Ron Paul 20.4%, Mitt Romney 16.3%, Rick Perry 7.9%, Michele Bachmann 7.6%, Newt Gingrich 4.8%, Rick Santorum 4.7%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 0%, Can't decide 8.1%
The Polling Company
Margin of error: ±4.4%
Sample size: 501
November 11-13, 2011 Herman Cain 20%, Newt Gingrich 19%, Mitt Romney 14%, Michele Bachmann 10%, Ron Paul 10%, Rick Perry 5%, Rick Santorum 4%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%, Gary Johnson 1%, Refused 1%, Undecided 13%
Bloomberg News
Margin of error: ±4.4%
Sample size: 503
November 10-12, 2011 Herman Cain 20%, Ron Paul 19%, Mitt Romney 18%, Newt Gingrich 17%, Rick Perry 7%, Michele Bachmann 5%, Rick Santorum 3%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 1%, Not sure 10%
Newsmax/InsiderAdvantage
Margin of error: ±4.6%
Sample size: 436
November 8, 2011 Herman Cain 23.3%, Mitt Romney 18.7%, Newt Gingrich 14.5%, Ron Paul 11.4%, Rick Perry 8.8%, Michele Bachmann 5.4%, Rick Santorum 3.4%, Someone else 1.7%, No opinion 12.8%
We Ask America
Margin of error: ±3.33%
Sample size: 864
November 6, 2011 Herman Cain 22%, Newt Gingrich 18%, Mitt Romney 15%, Michele Bachmann 11%, Ron Paul 11%, Rick Perry 4%, Rick Santorum 3%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%, Other 14%
Newsmax/InsiderAdvantage
Margin of error: ±4.3%
Sample size: 507
November 3, 2011 Herman Cain 30%, Mitt Romney 15%, Newt Gingrich 12%, Ron Paul 9%, Michele Bachmann 8%, Rick Perry 6%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%, Other 5%
JMC Enterprises
Margin of error: ±4.3%
Sample size: 510
November 2, 2011 Herman Cain 20%, Mitt Romney 20%, Newt Gingrich 16%, Michele Bachmann 6%, Ron Paul 6%, Rick Perry 4%, Rick Santorum 4%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%, Undecided 23%
The Des Moines Register
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
October 23-26, 2011 Herman Cain 23%, Mitt Romney 21%, Ron Paul 12%, Michele Bachmann 8%, Newt Gingrich 7%, Rick Perry 7%, Rick Santorum 5%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 1%
CNN/Time Magazine
Margin of error: ±5%
Sample size: 405
October 20-25, 2011 Mitt Romney 24%, Herman Cain 21%, Ron Paul 12%, Newt Gingrich 10%, Rick Perry 10%, Michele Bachmann 6%, Rick Santorum 2%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 1%, None 3%, No opinion 11%
University of Iowa, Hawkeye
Margin of error: ±3.6%
Sample size: 778
October 21, 2011 Herman Cain 37.0%, Mitt Romney 27.0%, Ron Paul 11.5%, Newt Gingrich 7.7%, Rick Perry 5.9%, Michele Bachmann 3.9%, Rick Santorum 3.1%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 1.2%, Someone else 2.5%
Rasmussen Reports
Margin of error: ±4%
Sample size: 800
October 19, 2011 Herman Cain 28%, Mitt Romney 21%, Ron Paul 10%, Newt Gingrich 9%, Michele Bachmann 8%, Rick Perry 7%, Rick Santorum 4%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%, Someone else/Not sure 12%
AARP/GS Strategy Group
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
October 17-18, 2011 Herman Cain 25%, Mitt Romney 22%, Ron Paul 8%, Michele Bachmann 7%, Newt Gingrich 6%, Rick Perry 5%, Rick Santorum 4%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 1%, No opinion 23%
Newsmax/InsiderAdvantage
Margin of error:
Sample size: 422
October 16, 2011 Herman Cain 26.4%, Mitt Romney 18.1%, Newt Gingrich 12.1%, Michele Bachmann 11.0%, Ron Paul 9.6%, Rick Perry 5.8%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 0.9%, Someone else 3%, No opinion 13.1%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±5.6%
Sample size: 311
October 7-10, 2011 Herman Cain 30%, Mitt Romney 22%, Ron Paul 10%, Rick Perry 9%, Michele Bachmann 8%, Newt Gingrich 8%, Rick Santorum 5%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 1%, Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson may refer to:*Gary Johnson , former Governor of New Mexico and candidate for President in 2012*Gary Johnson , American politician, Wisconsin State Assembly...

 1%, Someone else/Not sure 5%
NBC News-Marist Poll
Margin of error: ±5.1%
Sample size: 371
October 3-5, 2011 Mitt Romney 26%, Herman Cain 20%, Ron Paul 12%, Michele Bachmann 11%, Rick Perry 11%, Newt Gingrich 5%, Rick Santorum 3%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 1%, Gary Johnson 1%, Undecided 16%
American Research Group
Margin of error: ±4%
Sample size: 600
September 22-27, 2011 Mitt Romney 21%, Michele Bachmann 15%, Rick Perry 14%, Ron Paul 12%, Newt Gingrich 8%, Herman Cain 6%, Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...

 4%, Rick Santorum 2%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 1%, Buddy Roemer
Buddy Roemer
Charles Elson "Buddy" Roemer III is an American politician who served as the 52nd Governor of Louisiana, from 1988 to 1992. He was elected as a Democrat but switched to the Republican Party on March 11, 1991...

 1%, Other 1%, Undecided 15%
Rasmussen Reports
Margin of error: ±3%
Sample size: 862
August 31, 2011 Rick Perry 29%, Michele Bachmann 18%, Mitt Romney 17%, Ron Paul 14%, Rick Santorum 4%, Herman Cain 4%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 3%, Newt Gingrich 2%
Magellan Strategies
Margin of error: ±3.77%
Sample size: 676
August 22-23, 2011 Rick Perry 24%, Michele Bachmann 22%, Mitt Romney 19%, Ron Paul 9%, Herman Cain 6%, Rick Santorum 4%, Newt Gingrich 4%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 1%, other candidate 3%, undecided 8%
WPA Research
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 402
August 21–22, 2011 Rick Perry 23%, Michele Bachmann 20%, Mitt Romney 16%, Ron Paul 9%, Herman Cain 8%, Rick Santorum 7%, Newt Gingrich 3%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%, Thaddeus McCotter 0%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±5.5%
Sample size: 317
August 19-21, 2011 Rick Perry 21%, Mitt Romney 18%, Michele Bachmann 15%, Ron Paul 12%, Sarah Palin 10%, Newt Gingrich 7%, Herman Cain 6%, Rick Santorum 5%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 3%, someone else/not sure 4%
Rick Perry 20%, Michele Bachmann 18%, Mitt Romney 15%, Ron Paul 14%, Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan may refer to:* Paul Ryan , member of the U.S. House of Representatives* Paul Ryan , music agent for The Agency, former Cradle of Filth guitarist* Paul Ryan , comics artist...

 9%, Herman Cain 7%, Newt Gingrich 7%, Rick Santorum 5%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 3%, someone else/not sure 5%
Rick Perry 22%, Mitt Romney 19%, Michele Bachmann 18%, Ron Paul 16%, Herman Cain 7%, Newt Gingrich 5%, Rick Santorum 5%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 3%, someone else/not sure 5%
Rick Perry 34%, Mitt Romney 28%, Michele Bachmann 24%, not sure 14%
Michele Bachmann 44%, Mitt Romney 42%, not sure 14%
Rick Perry 48%, Mitt Romney 30%, not sure 22%
Rick Perry 51%, Michele Bachmann 27%, not sure 20%
We Ask America Polls
Margin of error: ±3%
Sample size: 649
August 16, 2011 Rick Perry 29%, Michele Bachmann 17%, Mitt Romney 15%, Ron Paul 8%, Sarah Palin 7%, Herman Cain 5%, Newt Gingrich 5%, Rick Santorum 4%, None of these 9%
Rasmussen
Margin of error: ±4%
Sample size: 627
August 4, 2011 Michele Bachmann 22%, Mitt Romney 21%, Ron Paul 16%, Rick Perry 12%, Tim Pawlenty 11%, Newt Gingrich 5%, Herman Cain 4%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%, Some other candidate 7%
Magellan
Margin of error: ±3.1%
Sample size: 1,024
July 10–11, 2011 Michele Bachmann 29%, Mitt Romney 16%, Tim Pawlenty 8%, Herman Cain 8%, Ron Paul 5%, Newt Gingrich 5%, Rick Santorum 3%, Some other candidate 2%, Undecided 24%
American Research Group
Margin of error: ±4%
Sample size: 600
July 5–11, 2011 Michele Bachmann 21%, Mitt Romney 18%, Ron Paul 14%, Sarah Palin 11%, Newt Gingrich 8%, Rick Santorum 5%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 3%, Tim Pawlenty 2%, Herman Cain 2%, Rick Perry 2%, Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
Rudolph William Louis "Rudy" Giuliani KBE is an American lawyer, businessman, and politician from New York. He served as Mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001....

 2%, Other 2%
Mason-Dixon Polling
Margin of error: ±3.9%
Sample size: 629
July 5–7, 2011 Michele Bachmann 32%, Mitt Romney 29%, Tim Pawlenty 7%, Rick Santorum 6%, Ron Paul 3%, Newt Gingrich 2%, Herman Cain 1%
The Iowa Republican
Margin of error: ±4.4%
Sample size: 500
June 26–30, 2011 Michele Bachmann 25%, Mitt Romney 21%, Tim Pawlenty 9%, Herman Cain 9%, Ron Paul 6%, Newt Gingrich 4%, Rick Santorum 2%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 1%
Des Moines Register
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
June 19–22, 2011 Mitt Romney 23%, Michele Bachmann 22%, Herman Cain 10%, Newt Gingrich 7%, Ron Paul 7%, Tim Pawlenty 6%, Rick Santorum 4%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.5%
Sample size: 481
May 27–30, 2011 Mitt Romney 21%, Herman Cain 15%, Sarah Palin 15%, Newt Gingrich 12%, Michele Bachmann 11%, Tim Pawlenty 10%, Ron Paul 8%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 0%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.8%
Sample size: 419
April 15–17, 2011 Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
Michael "Mike" Dale Huckabee is an American politician who served as the 44th Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. He was a candidate in the 2008 United States Republican presidential primaries, finishing second in delegate count and third in both popular vote and number of states won . He won...

 27%
, Mitt Romney 16%, Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump, Sr. is an American business magnate, television personality and author. He is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization and the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Trump's extravagant lifestyle, outspoken manner and role on the NBC reality show The Apprentice have...

 14%, Newt Gingrich 9%, Sarah Palin 8%, Michele Bachmann 6%, Ron Paul 6%, Tim Pawlenty 5%, someone else/undecided 9%
Mike Huckabee 30%, Mitt Romney 18%, Newt Gingrich 12%, Sarah Palin 12%, Tim Pawlenty 7%, Michele Bachmann 6%, Ron Paul 6%, someone else/undecided 10%
Mitt Romney 25%, Newt Gingrich 15%, Sarah Palin 15%, Ron Paul 15%, Michele Bachmann 10%, Tim Pawlenty 9%, someone else/undecided 11%
Mike Huckabee 33%, Mitt Romney 20%, Newt Gingrich 13%, Michele Bachmann 10%, Ron Paul 9%, Tim Pawlenty 5%, someone else/undecided 10%
Mitt Romney 28%, Newt Gingrich 19%, Ron Paul 16%, Michele Bachmann 15%, Tim Pawlenty 9%, someone else/undecided 12%
Strategic National
Margin of error: ±4.8%
Sample size: 410
January 18, 2011 Mike Huckabee 28%, Mitt Romney 19%, Sarah Palin 12%, Newt Gingrich 12%, Tim Pawlenty 4%, Michele Bachmann 4%, John Thune
John Thune
John Randolph Thune is the junior U.S. Senator from South Dakota and a member of the Republican Party. He previously served as a U.S. Representative for .-Early Life, Education:...

 2%, Rick Santorum 1%, Haley Barbour 0%, undecided 18%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.4%
Sample size: 494
January 7–9, 2011 Mike Huckabee 30%, Mitt Romney 18%, Sarah Palin 15%, Newt Gingrich 13%, Ron Paul 6%, Tim Pawlenty 4%, John Thune 3%, Mitch Daniels
Mitch Daniels
Mitchell Elias "Mitch" Daniels, Jr. is the 49th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana. A Republican, he began his first four-year term as governor on January 10, 2005, and was elected to his second term by an 18-point margin on November 4, 2008. Previously, he was the Director of the...

 1%, undecided 10%
Neighborhood Research January 3–8, 2011 Mike Huckabee 24%, Mitt Romney 19%, Sarah Palin 11%, Newt Gingrich 8%, Tim Pawlenty 4%, Ron Paul 3%, Michele Bachmann 2%, Mike Pence
Mike Pence
Michael Richard "Mike" Pence is the U.S. Representative for Indiana's , and previously the , serving since 2001. The 6th district covers much of Eastern Indiana. He is a member of the Republican Party....

 1%, Haley Barbour 1%
Voter Consumer Research
Margin of error: ±4.91%
Sample size: 399
July 25–28, 2010 Mike Huckabee 22%, Mitt Romney 18%, Newt Gingrich 14%, Sarah Palin 11%, Ron Paul 5%, Tim Pawlenty 1%, John Thune 1%, Rick Santorum >1%, Haley Barbour 0%, Rick Perry 0%, undecided 23%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.5%
Sample size: 477
May 25–27, 2010 Mike Huckabee 27%, Sarah Palin 17%, Newt Gingrich 16%, Mitt Romney 15%, Ron Paul 7%, Jim DeMint
Jim DeMint
James Warren "Jim" DeMint is the junior U.S. Senator from South Carolina, serving since 2005. He is a member of the Republican Party and a leader in the Tea Party movement. He previously served as the U.S. Representative for from 1999 to 2005.-Early life and education:DeMint was born in...

 2%, John Thune 2%, other candidate 3%, undecided 11%
Race42012.com / Right Way Marketing
Margin of error: ±5.66%
Sample size: 300
March 4, 2010 Mike Huckabee 17%, Mitt Romney 14%, Sarah Palin 11%, Tim Pawlenty 1%, Gary Johnson <1%, undecided 57%

Kentucky (45 Delegates)
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...

Poll source Date Highlights
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±5.4%
Sample size: 326
August 25-28, 2011 Rick Perry
Rick Perry
James Richard "Rick" Perry is the 47th and current Governor of Texas. A Republican, Perry was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor George W. Bush resigned to become President of the United States. Perry was elected to full...

 34%
, Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...

 14%, Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...

 12%, Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...

 8%, Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....

 7%, Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
Michele Marie Bachmann is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , a post she has held since 2007. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, such as Woodbury, and Blaine as well as Stillwater and St. Cloud.She is currently a...

 6%, Herman Cain
Herman Cain
Herman Cain is a candidate for the 2012 U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination.Cain has a background as a business executive, syndicated columnist, and radio host from Georgia. He served as chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza from 1986 to 1996...

 3%, Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 16th Governor of Utah. He also served in the administrations of four United States presidents and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.Huntsman worked as a White House staff assistant for...

 3%, Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
Richard John "Rick" Santorum is a lawyer and a former United States Senator from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Santorum was the chairman of the Senate Republican Conference -making him the third-ranking Senate Republican from 2001 until his leave in 2007. Santorum is considered both a social...

 2%, someone else/undecided 10%
Rick Perry 39%, Mitt Romney 15%, Ron Paul 11%, Michele Bachmann 10%, Newt Gingrich 8%, Herman Cain 3%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 1%, Rick Santorum 1%, someone else/undecided 11%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±5.5%
Sample size: 320
October 28–30, 2010 Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
Michael "Mike" Dale Huckabee is an American politician who served as the 44th Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. He was a candidate in the 2008 United States Republican presidential primaries, finishing second in delegate count and third in both popular vote and number of states won . He won...

 26%
, Sarah Palin 19%, Newt Gingrich 17%, Mitt Romney 13%, Mitch Daniels
Mitch Daniels
Mitchell Elias "Mitch" Daniels, Jr. is the 49th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana. A Republican, he began his first four-year term as governor on January 10, 2005, and was elected to his second term by an 18-point margin on November 4, 2008. Previously, he was the Director of the...

 4%, Mike Pence
Mike Pence
Michael Richard "Mike" Pence is the U.S. Representative for Indiana's , and previously the , serving since 2001. The 6th district covers much of Eastern Indiana. He is a member of the Republican Party....

 2%, Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
Timothy James "Tim" Pawlenty , also known affectionately among supporters as T-Paw, is an American politician who served as the 39th Governor of Minnesota . He was a Republican candidate for President of the United States in the 2012 election from May to August 2011...

 1%, John Thune
John Thune
John Randolph Thune is the junior U.S. Senator from South Dakota and a member of the Republican Party. He previously served as a U.S. Representative for .-Early Life, Education:...

 0%, someone else/undecided 16%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±3.0%
Sample size: 1,065
May 15–16, 2010 Mike Huckabee 25%, Newt Gingrich 23%, Sarah Palin 20%, Mitt Romney 16%, Ron Paul 8%, undecided 8%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±5.1%
Sample size: 363
May 1–2, 2010 Mike Huckabee 24%, Sarah Palin 24%, Newt Gingrich 18%, Mitt Romney 13%, Ron Paul 6%, undecided 15%
Magellan Strategies
Margin of error: ±4.1%
Sample size: 560
February 18, 2010 Sarah Palin 28%, Mike Huckabee 24%, Mitt Romney 16%, Newt Gingrich 12%, Ron Paul 4%, Tim Pawlenty 2%, undecided 14%

Louisiana (48 Delegates)
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...

Poll source Date Highlights
Clarus Research
Margin of error: ±5.6%
Sample size: 300
November 20-22, 2011 Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....

 31%
, Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...

 23%, Herman Cain
Herman Cain
Herman Cain is a candidate for the 2012 U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination.Cain has a background as a business executive, syndicated columnist, and radio host from Georgia. He served as chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza from 1986 to 1996...

 12%, Rick Perry
Rick Perry
James Richard "Rick" Perry is the 47th and current Governor of Texas. A Republican, Perry was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor George W. Bush resigned to become President of the United States. Perry was elected to full...

 11%, Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...

 6%, Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
Michele Marie Bachmann is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , a post she has held since 2007. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, such as Woodbury, and Blaine as well as Stillwater and St. Cloud.She is currently a...

 4%, Buddy Roemer
Buddy Roemer
Charles Elson "Buddy" Roemer III is an American politician who served as the 52nd Governor of Louisiana, from 1988 to 1992. He was elected as a Democrat but switched to the Republican Party on March 11, 1991...

 2%, Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 16th Governor of Utah. He also served in the administrations of four United States presidents and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.Huntsman worked as a White House staff assistant for...

 1%, Undecided 10%
Clarus Research
Margin of error: ±5.6%
Sample size: 304
October 5–7, 2011 Rick Perry
Rick Perry
James Richard "Rick" Perry is the 47th and current Governor of Texas. A Republican, Perry was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor George W. Bush resigned to become President of the United States. Perry was elected to full...

 23%
, Herman Cain
Herman Cain
Herman Cain is a candidate for the 2012 U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination.Cain has a background as a business executive, syndicated columnist, and radio host from Georgia. He served as chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza from 1986 to 1996...

 21%
, Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...

 17%, Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....

 4%, Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...

 4%, Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
Michele Marie Bachmann is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , a post she has held since 2007. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, such as Woodbury, and Blaine as well as Stillwater and St. Cloud.She is currently a...

 3%, Buddy Roemer
Buddy Roemer
Charles Elson "Buddy" Roemer III is an American politician who served as the 52nd Governor of Louisiana, from 1988 to 1992. He was elected as a Democrat but switched to the Republican Party on March 11, 1991...

 3%, Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 16th Governor of Utah. He also served in the administrations of four United States presidents and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.Huntsman worked as a White House staff assistant for...

 1%, Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
Richard John "Rick" Santorum is a lawyer and a former United States Senator from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Santorum was the chairman of the Senate Republican Conference -making him the third-ranking Senate Republican from 2001 until his leave in 2007. Santorum is considered both a social...

 0%,
Wilson Perkins Allen Opinion Research
Margin of error: ±7.2%
Sample size: 183
August 14–16, 2011 Rick Perry 30%, Michele Bachmann 16%, Mitt Romney 15%, Newt Gingrich 9%, Ron Paul 6%, Herman Cain 2%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%, Rick Santorum 1%, Hard Undecided/DK/Refused DNR 19%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±5.2%
Sample size: 358
August 21–22, 2010 Newt Gingrich 25%, Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
Michael "Mike" Dale Huckabee is an American politician who served as the 44th Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. He was a candidate in the 2008 United States Republican presidential primaries, finishing second in delegate count and third in both popular vote and number of states won . He won...

 24%
, Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...

 20%
, Mitt Romney 16%, Ron Paul 7%, someone else 2%, undecided 8%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
June 12–13, 2010 Newt Gingrich 24%, Mike Huckabee 24%, Sarah Palin 23%, Mitt Romney 14%, Ron Paul 6%, undecided 8%
Bobby Jindal
Bobby Jindal
Piyush "Bobby" Jindal is the 55th and current Governor of Louisiana and formerly a member of the United States House of Representatives. He is a member of the Republican Party....

 44%
, Newt Gingrich 15%, Mike Huckabee 14%, Sarah Palin 8%, Mitt Romney 6%, Ron Paul 3%, undecided 9%

Maine (24 Delegates)
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...

Poll source Date Highlights
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±6.2%
Sample size: 250
October 28-31, 2011 Herman Cain
Herman Cain
Herman Cain is a candidate for the 2012 U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination.Cain has a background as a business executive, syndicated columnist, and radio host from Georgia. He served as chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza from 1986 to 1996...

 29%
, Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...

 24%
, Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....

 18%, Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
Michele Marie Bachmann is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , a post she has held since 2007. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, such as Woodbury, and Blaine as well as Stillwater and St. Cloud.She is currently a...

 5%, Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...

 5%, Rick Perry
Rick Perry
James Richard "Rick" Perry is the 47th and current Governor of Texas. A Republican, Perry was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor George W. Bush resigned to become President of the United States. Perry was elected to full...

 4%, Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
Richard John "Rick" Santorum is a lawyer and a former United States Senator from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Santorum was the chairman of the Senate Republican Conference -making him the third-ranking Senate Republican from 2001 until his leave in 2007. Santorum is considered both a social...

 2%, Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 16th Governor of Utah. He also served in the administrations of four United States presidents and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.Huntsman worked as a White House staff assistant for...

 1%, Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson may refer to:*Gary Johnson , former Governor of New Mexico and candidate for President in 2012*Gary Johnson , American politician, Wisconsin State Assembly...

 1%, someone else/not sure 11%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.7%
Sample size: 434
March 3-6, 2011 Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
Michael "Mike" Dale Huckabee is an American politician who served as the 44th Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. He was a candidate in the 2008 United States Republican presidential primaries, finishing second in delegate count and third in both popular vote and number of states won . He won...

 19%
, Newt Gingrich 19%, Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...

 17%
, Mitt Romney 15%, Ron Paul 8%, Mitch Daniels
Mitch Daniels
Mitchell Elias "Mitch" Daniels, Jr. is the 49th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana. A Republican, he began his first four-year term as governor on January 10, 2005, and was elected to his second term by an 18-point margin on November 4, 2008. Previously, he was the Director of the...

 4%, Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
Timothy James "Tim" Pawlenty , also known affectionately among supporters as T-Paw, is an American politician who served as the 39th Governor of Minnesota . He was a Republican candidate for President of the United States in the 2012 election from May to August 2011...

 3%, Haley Barbour
Haley Barbour
Haley Reeves Barbour is an American Republican politician currently serving as the 63rd Governor of Mississippi. He gained a national spotlight in August 2005 after Mississippi was hit by Hurricane Katrina. Barbour won re-election as Governor in 2007...

 2%, someone else/undecided 13%,
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.0%
Sample size: 614
October 26–28, 2010 Sarah Palin 23%, Mitt Romney 18%, Mike Huckabee 16%, Newt Gingrich 14%, Tim Pawlenty 3%, Mike Pence
Mike Pence
Michael Richard "Mike" Pence is the U.S. Representative for Indiana's , and previously the , serving since 2001. The 6th district covers much of Eastern Indiana. He is a member of the Republican Party....

 2%, Mitch Daniels 1%, John Thune
John Thune
John Randolph Thune is the junior U.S. Senator from South Dakota and a member of the Republican Party. He previously served as a U.S. Representative for .-Early Life, Education:...

 0%, someone else/undecided 23%,
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.1%
Sample size: 584
September 2–6, 2010 Mitt Romney 27%, Sarah Palin 21%, Newt Gingrich 15%, Mike Huckabee 14%, Ron Paul 7%, someone else 8%, undecided 8%

Massachusetts (44 Delegates)
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...

Poll source Date Highlights
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±6.1%
Sample size: 255
September 16-18, 2011 Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...

 50%
, Rick Perry
Rick Perry
James Richard "Rick" Perry is the 47th and current Governor of Texas. A Republican, Perry was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor George W. Bush resigned to become President of the United States. Perry was elected to full...

 14%, Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
Michele Marie Bachmann is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , a post she has held since 2007. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, such as Woodbury, and Blaine as well as Stillwater and St. Cloud.She is currently a...

 7%, Herman Cain
Herman Cain
Herman Cain is a candidate for the 2012 U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination.Cain has a background as a business executive, syndicated columnist, and radio host from Georgia. He served as chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza from 1986 to 1996...

 5%, Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....

 5%, Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...

 5%, Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 16th Governor of Utah. He also served in the administrations of four United States presidents and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.Huntsman worked as a White House staff assistant for...

 3%, Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson may refer to:*Gary Johnson , former Governor of New Mexico and candidate for President in 2012*Gary Johnson , American politician, Wisconsin State Assembly...

 1%, Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
Richard John "Rick" Santorum is a lawyer and a former United States Senator from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Santorum was the chairman of the Senate Republican Conference -making him the third-ranking Senate Republican from 2001 until his leave in 2007. Santorum is considered both a social...

 1%, someone else/not sure 10%
Mitt Romney 63%, Rick Perry 26%, not sure 10%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±6.3%
Sample size: 244
June 2 – June 5, 2011 Mitt Romney 49%, Michele Bachmann 10%, Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...

 9%, Herman Cain 8%, Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
Timothy James "Tim" Pawlenty , also known affectionately among supporters as T-Paw, is an American politician who served as the 39th Governor of Minnesota . He was a Republican candidate for President of the United States in the 2012 election from May to August 2011...

 6%, Ron Paul 5%, Newt Gingrich 4%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 1%, Someone else/not sure 9%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±5.7%
Sample size: 300
November 29 – December 1, 2010 Mitt Romney 47%, Sarah Palin 12%, Newt Gingrich 11%, Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
Michael "Mike" Dale Huckabee is an American politician who served as the 44th Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. He was a candidate in the 2008 United States Republican presidential primaries, finishing second in delegate count and third in both popular vote and number of states won . He won...

 10%, Tim Pawlenty 4%, Ron Paul 3%, John Thune
John Thune
John Randolph Thune is the junior U.S. Senator from South Dakota and a member of the Republican Party. He previously served as a U.S. Representative for .-Early Life, Education:...

 2%, Mitch Daniels
Mitch Daniels
Mitchell Elias "Mitch" Daniels, Jr. is the 49th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana. A Republican, he began his first four-year term as governor on January 10, 2005, and was elected to his second term by an 18-point margin on November 4, 2008. Previously, he was the Director of the...

 1%, someone else/undecided 9%,

Michigan (62 Delegates)
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....

Poll source Date Highlights
EPIC-MRA/WXYZ-TV (Channel 7)
Margin of error: ±6.1%
Sample size: 259
November 13-16, 2011 Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...

 34%
, Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....

 20%, Herman Cain
Herman Cain
Herman Cain is a candidate for the 2012 U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination.Cain has a background as a business executive, syndicated columnist, and radio host from Georgia. He served as chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza from 1986 to 1996...

 13%, Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...

 8%, Rick Perry
Rick Perry
James Richard "Rick" Perry is the 47th and current Governor of Texas. A Republican, Perry was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor George W. Bush resigned to become President of the United States. Perry was elected to full...

 5%, Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
Michele Marie Bachmann is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , a post she has held since 2007. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, such as Woodbury, and Blaine as well as Stillwater and St. Cloud.She is currently a...

 3%, Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 16th Governor of Utah. He also served in the administrations of four United States presidents and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.Huntsman worked as a White House staff assistant for...

 2%, Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
Richard John "Rick" Santorum is a lawyer and a former United States Senator from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Santorum was the chairman of the Senate Republican Conference -making him the third-ranking Senate Republican from 2001 until his leave in 2007. Santorum is considered both a social...

 2%, Undecided/Refused to answer 13%
Marketing Resource Group
Margin of error: ±5.6%
Sample size: 310
September 14-19, 2011 Mitt Romney 34%, Rick Perry 13%, Newt Gingrich 7%, Ron Paul 6%, Herman Cain 5%, Michele Bachmann 3%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 3%, Thaddeus McCotter 2%, Rick Santorum 1%, Undecided 27%
EPIC-MRA
Margin of error: ±6.7%
Sample size: 210
August 13-16, 2011 Mitt Romney 32%, Rick Perry 17%, Michele Bachmann 12%, Newt Gingrich 5%, Ron Paul 5%, Sarah Palin 5%, Herman Cain 3%, Rick Santorum 2%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 1%, Thaddeus McCotter 1%, Tim Pawlenty 1%, Undecided 16%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
July 21-24, 2011 Mitt Romney 25%, Rick Perry 13%, Sarah Palin 12%, Michele Bachmann 12%, Herman Cain 7%, Ron Paul 6%, Newt Gingrich 6%, Thaddeus McCotter 5%, Tim Pawlenty 3%, someone else/not sure 11%
Mitt Romney 24%, Michele Bachmann 18%, Rick Perry 14%, Herman Cain 7%, Newt Gingrich 7%, Ron Paul 6%, Thaddeus McCotter 5%, Tim Pawlenty 4%, someone else/not sure 17%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±5.2%
Sample size: 360
March 18-20, 2011 Mitt Romney 26%, Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
Michael "Mike" Dale Huckabee is an American politician who served as the 44th Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. He was a candidate in the 2008 United States Republican presidential primaries, finishing second in delegate count and third in both popular vote and number of states won . He won...

 20%, Newt Gingrich 15%, Sarah Palin 12%, Ron Paul 7%, Mitch Daniels
Mitch Daniels
Mitchell Elias "Mitch" Daniels, Jr. is the 49th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana. A Republican, he began his first four-year term as governor on January 10, 2005, and was elected to his second term by an 18-point margin on November 4, 2008. Previously, he was the Director of the...

 5%, Tim Pawlenty 3%, Scott Walker
Scott Walker (politician)
Scott Kevin Walker is an American Republican politician who began serving as the 45th Governor of Wisconsin on January 3, 2011, after defeating Democratic candidate Tom Barrett, 52 percent to 47 percent in the November 2010 general election...

 3%, someone else/undecided 10%
Strategic National
Margin of error: ±4.5%
Sample size: 480
January 24-25, 2011 Mitt Romney 24%, Mike Huckabee 19%, Sarah Palin 17%, Newt Gingrich 10%, Tim Pawlenty 4%, Rick Santorum 2%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%, Mitch Daniels 1%, Haley Barbour
Haley Barbour
Haley Reeves Barbour is an American Republican politician currently serving as the 63rd Governor of Mississippi. He gained a national spotlight in August 2005 after Mississippi was hit by Hurricane Katrina. Barbour won re-election as Governor in 2007...

 1%, undecided 21%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
December 3-6, 2010 Mitt Romney 22%, Mike Huckabee 22%, Sarah Palin 18%, Newt Gingrich 15%, Ron Paul 10%, Tim Pawlenty 3%, Mitch Daniels 2%, John Thune
John Thune
John Randolph Thune is the junior U.S. Senator from South Dakota and a member of the Republican Party. He previously served as a U.S. Representative for .-Early Life, Education:...

 1%, someone else/undecided 7%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
September 17–19, 2010 Mitt Romney 30%, Sarah Palin 17%, Newt Gingrich 16%, Mike Huckabee 14%, Ron Paul 8%, someone else 6%, undecided 8%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±5.1%
Sample size: 377
May 25–27, 2010 Mitt Romney 37%, Sarah Palin 24%, Newt Gingrich 16%, Mike Huckabee 12%, Ron Paul 6%, undecided 4%

Minnesota (40 Delegates)
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...

Poll source Date Highlights
KSTP/Survey USA
Margin of error: ±4.2%
Sample size: 558
June 15-17, 2011 Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...

 29%
, Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
Timothy James "Tim" Pawlenty , also known affectionately among supporters as T-Paw, is an American politician who served as the 39th Governor of Minnesota . He was a Republican candidate for President of the United States in the 2012 election from May to August 2011...

 23%, Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
Michele Marie Bachmann is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , a post she has held since 2007. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, such as Woodbury, and Blaine as well as Stillwater and St. Cloud.She is currently a...

 13%, Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...

 13%, Herman Cain
Herman Cain
Herman Cain is a candidate for the 2012 U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination.Cain has a background as a business executive, syndicated columnist, and radio host from Georgia. He served as chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza from 1986 to 1996...

 4%, Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....

 3%, Rick Perry
Rick Perry
James Richard "Rick" Perry is the 47th and current Governor of Texas. A Republican, Perry was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor George W. Bush resigned to become President of the United States. Perry was elected to full...

 2%, Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 16th Governor of Utah. He also served in the administrations of four United States presidents and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.Huntsman worked as a White House staff assistant for...

 1%, Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
Richard John "Rick" Santorum is a lawyer and a former United States Senator from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Santorum was the chairman of the Senate Republican Conference -making him the third-ranking Senate Republican from 2001 until his leave in 2007. Santorum is considered both a social...

 1%, not sure 11%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±5.1%
Sample size: 371
May 27-30, 2011 Tim Pawlenty 33%, Michele Bachmann 14%, Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...

 11%, Mitt Romney 11%, Herman Cain 10%, Ron Paul 9%, Newt Gingrich 4%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%, , Someone else/Not Sure 6%
Tim Pawlenty 38%, Michele Bachmann 19%, Mitt Romney 11%, Herman Cain 10%, Ron Paul 9%, Newt Gingrich 5%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 1%, Someone else/Not Sure 7%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±5.0%
Sample size: 387
December 4-5, 2010 Tim Pawlenty 24%, Sarah Palin 17%, Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
Michael "Mike" Dale Huckabee is an American politician who served as the 44th Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. He was a candidate in the 2008 United States Republican presidential primaries, finishing second in delegate count and third in both popular vote and number of states won . He won...

 15%, Mitt Romney 13%, Newt Gingrich 11%, Ron Paul 9%, John Thune
John Thune
John Randolph Thune is the junior U.S. Senator from South Dakota and a member of the Republican Party. He previously served as a U.S. Representative for .-Early Life, Education:...

 3%, Mitch Daniels
Mitch Daniels
Mitchell Elias "Mitch" Daniels, Jr. is the 49th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana. A Republican, he began his first four-year term as governor on January 10, 2005, and was elected to his second term by an 18-point margin on November 4, 2008. Previously, he was the Director of the...

 2%, someone else/undecided 6%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.4%
Sample size: 499
October 27–29, 2010 Tim Pawlenty 19%, Sarah Palin 18%, Mike Huckabee 14%, Newt Gingrich 11%, Mitt Romney 11%, Mitch Daniels 3%, Mike Pence
Mike Pence
Michael Richard "Mike" Pence is the U.S. Representative for Indiana's , and previously the , serving since 2001. The 6th district covers much of Eastern Indiana. He is a member of the Republican Party....

 3%, John Thune 2%, someone else/undecided 18%
MPR News-Humphrey Institute Poll
Margin of error: ±5.3%
Sample size: 750
August 25–29, 2010 Mitt Romney 45%, Tim Pawlenty 32%
Tim Pawlenty 59%, Sarah Palin 24%

Mississippi (37 Delegates)
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...

Poll source Date Highlights
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
November 4-6, 2011 Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....

 28%
, Herman Cain
Herman Cain
Herman Cain is a candidate for the 2012 U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination.Cain has a background as a business executive, syndicated columnist, and radio host from Georgia. He served as chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza from 1986 to 1996...

 25%
, Rick Perry
Rick Perry
James Richard "Rick" Perry is the 47th and current Governor of Texas. A Republican, Perry was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor George W. Bush resigned to become President of the United States. Perry was elected to full...

 14%, Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...

 12%, Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
Michele Marie Bachmann is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , a post she has held since 2007. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, such as Woodbury, and Blaine as well as Stillwater and St. Cloud.She is currently a...

 5%, Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...

 4%, Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 16th Governor of Utah. He also served in the administrations of four United States presidents and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.Huntsman worked as a White House staff assistant for...

 1%, Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson may refer to:*Gary Johnson , former Governor of New Mexico and candidate for President in 2012*Gary Johnson , American politician, Wisconsin State Assembly...

 1%, Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
Richard John "Rick" Santorum is a lawyer and a former United States Senator from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Santorum was the chairman of the Senate Republican Conference -making him the third-ranking Senate Republican from 2001 until his leave in 2007. Santorum is considered both a social...

 1%, someone else/not sure 9%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
March 24-27, 2011 Haley Barbour
Haley Barbour
Haley Reeves Barbour is an American Republican politician currently serving as the 63rd Governor of Mississippi. He gained a national spotlight in August 2005 after Mississippi was hit by Hurricane Katrina. Barbour won re-election as Governor in 2007...

 37%
, Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
Michael "Mike" Dale Huckabee is an American politician who served as the 44th Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. He was a candidate in the 2008 United States Republican presidential primaries, finishing second in delegate count and third in both popular vote and number of states won . He won...

 19%, Newt Gingrich 10%, Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...

 10%, Mitt Romney 6%, Michele Bachmann 5%, Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
Timothy James "Tim" Pawlenty , also known affectionately among supporters as T-Paw, is an American politician who served as the 39th Governor of Minnesota . He was a Republican candidate for President of the United States in the 2012 election from May to August 2011...

 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%

Missouri (56 Delegates)
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...

Poll source Date Highlights
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
September 9-12, 2011 Rick Perry
Rick Perry
James Richard "Rick" Perry is the 47th and current Governor of Texas. A Republican, Perry was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor George W. Bush resigned to become President of the United States. Perry was elected to full...

 31%
, Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...

 15%, Herman Cain
Herman Cain
Herman Cain is a candidate for the 2012 U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination.Cain has a background as a business executive, syndicated columnist, and radio host from Georgia. He served as chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza from 1986 to 1996...

 10%, Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....

 10%, Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
Michele Marie Bachmann is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , a post she has held since 2007. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, such as Woodbury, and Blaine as well as Stillwater and St. Cloud.She is currently a...

 9%, Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...

 8%, Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 16th Governor of Utah. He also served in the administrations of four United States presidents and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.Huntsman worked as a White House staff assistant for...

 2%, Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
Richard John "Rick" Santorum is a lawyer and a former United States Senator from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Santorum was the chairman of the Senate Republican Conference -making him the third-ranking Senate Republican from 2001 until his leave in 2007. Santorum is considered both a social...

 1%, someone else/not sure 14%
Rick Perry 55%, Mitt Romney 27%, not sure 19%
Wilson Perkins Allen Opinion Research
Margin of error: ±5.8%
Sample size: 284
August 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, Jr. 1%, Hard Undecided/DK/Refused DNR 20%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
April 28-May 1, 2011 Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
Michael "Mike" Dale Huckabee is an American politician who served as the 44th Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. He was a candidate in the 2008 United States Republican presidential primaries, finishing second in delegate count and third in both popular vote and number of states won . He won...

 28%
, Mitt Romney 13%, Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump, Sr. is an American business magnate, television personality and author. He is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization and the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Trump's extravagant lifestyle, outspoken manner and role on the NBC reality show The Apprentice have...

 12%, Newt Gingrich 10%, Michele Bachmann 9%, Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...

 8%, Ron Paul 6%, Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
Timothy James "Tim" Pawlenty , also known affectionately among supporters as T-Paw, is an American politician who served as the 39th Governor of Minnesota . He was a Republican candidate for President of the United States in the 2012 election from May to August 2011...

 5%, someone else/undecided 9%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
March 3-6, 2011 Mike Huckabee 29%, Newt Gingrich 19%, Sarah Palin 14%, Mitt Romney 13%, Ron Paul 7%, Mitch Daniels
Mitch Daniels
Mitchell Elias "Mitch" Daniels, Jr. is the 49th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana. A Republican, he began his first four-year term as governor on January 10, 2005, and was elected to his second term by an 18-point margin on November 4, 2008. Previously, he was the Director of the...

 4%, Tim Pawlenty 3%, Haley Barbour
Haley Barbour
Haley Reeves Barbour is an American Republican politician currently serving as the 63rd Governor of Mississippi. He gained a national spotlight in August 2005 after Mississippi was hit by Hurricane Katrina. Barbour won re-election as Governor in 2007...

 2%, someone else/undecided 10%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
November 29-December 1, 2010 Mike Huckabee 27%, Sarah Palin 25%, Newt Gingrich 15%, Mitt Romney 14%, Ron Paul 5%, Tim Pawlenty 3%, John Thune
John Thune
John Randolph Thune is the junior U.S. Senator from South Dakota and a member of the Republican Party. He previously served as a U.S. Representative for .-Early Life, Education:...

 2%, Mitch Daniels 1%, undecided 9%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
March 27–29, 2010 Mike Huckabee 32%, Sarah Palin 28%, Mitt Romney 22%, undecided 18%

Montana (26 Delegates)
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...

Poll source Date Highlights
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.5%
Sample size: 470
November 28-30, 2011 Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....

 37%
, Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...

 12%, Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...

 11%, Herman Cain
Herman Cain
Herman Cain is a candidate for the 2012 U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination.Cain has a background as a business executive, syndicated columnist, and radio host from Georgia. He served as chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza from 1986 to 1996...

 10%, Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
Michele Marie Bachmann is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , a post she has held since 2007. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, such as Woodbury, and Blaine as well as Stillwater and St. Cloud.She is currently a...

 10%, Rick Perry
Rick Perry
James Richard "Rick" Perry is the 47th and current Governor of Texas. A Republican, Perry was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor George W. Bush resigned to become President of the United States. Perry was elected to full...

 5%, Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 16th Governor of Utah. He also served in the administrations of four United States presidents and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.Huntsman worked as a White House staff assistant for...

 3%, Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
Richard John "Rick" Santorum is a lawyer and a former United States Senator from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Santorum was the chairman of the Senate Republican Conference -making him the third-ranking Senate Republican from 2001 until his leave in 2007. Santorum is considered both a social...

 1%, Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson may refer to:*Gary Johnson , former Governor of New Mexico and candidate for President in 2012*Gary Johnson , American politician, Wisconsin State Assembly...

 1%, Someone Else 10%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±5.0%
Sample size: 382
June 16–19, 2011 Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...

 20%
, Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
Michele Marie Bachmann is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , a post she has held since 2007. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, such as Woodbury, and Blaine as well as Stillwater and St. Cloud.She is currently a...

 18%
, Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...

 17%
, Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...

 9%, Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....

 9%, Herman Cain
Herman Cain
Herman Cain is a candidate for the 2012 U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination.Cain has a background as a business executive, syndicated columnist, and radio host from Georgia. He served as chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza from 1986 to 1996...

 8%, Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
Timothy James "Tim" Pawlenty , also known affectionately among supporters as T-Paw, is an American politician who served as the 39th Governor of Minnesota . He was a Republican candidate for President of the United States in the 2012 election from May to August 2011...

 7%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 4%, Someone else/Not sure 9%
Michele Bachmann 25%, Mitt Romney 22%, Newt Gingrich 11%, Ron Paul 10%, Tim Pawlenty 9%, Herman Cain 8%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 4%, Someone else/Not sure 10%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.2%
Sample size: 545
November 10–13, 2010 Sarah Palin 23%, Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
Michael "Mike" Dale Huckabee is an American politician who served as the 44th Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. He was a candidate in the 2008 United States Republican presidential primaries, finishing second in delegate count and third in both popular vote and number of states won . He won...

 22%
, Newt Gingrich 16%, Mitt Romney 12%, Ron Paul 9%, Tim Pawlenty 3%, John Thune
John Thune
John Randolph Thune is the junior U.S. Senator from South Dakota and a member of the Republican Party. He previously served as a U.S. Representative for .-Early Life, Education:...

 3%, Mitch Daniels
Mitch Daniels
Mitchell Elias "Mitch" Daniels, Jr. is the 49th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana. A Republican, he began his first four-year term as governor on January 10, 2005, and was elected to his second term by an 18-point margin on November 4, 2008. Previously, he was the Director of the...

 2%, undecided 10%

Nebraska (35 Delegates)
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....

Poll source Date Highlights
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: 4.9%
Sample size: 400
September 30-October 2, 2011 Herman Cain
Herman Cain
Herman Cain is a candidate for the 2012 U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination.Cain has a background as a business executive, syndicated columnist, and radio host from Georgia. He served as chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza from 1986 to 1996...

 27%
, Chris Christie 19%, Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....

 12%, Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
Michele Marie Bachmann is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , a post she has held since 2007. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, such as Woodbury, and Blaine as well as Stillwater and St. Cloud.She is currently a...

 8%, Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...

 8%, Rick Perry
Rick Perry
James Richard "Rick" Perry is the 47th and current Governor of Texas. A Republican, Perry was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor George W. Bush resigned to become President of the United States. Perry was elected to full...

 7%, Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...

 5%, Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 16th Governor of Utah. He also served in the administrations of four United States presidents and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.Huntsman worked as a White House staff assistant for...

 3%, Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
Richard John "Rick" Santorum is a lawyer and a former United States Senator from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Santorum was the chairman of the Senate Republican Conference -making him the third-ranking Senate Republican from 2001 until his leave in 2007. Santorum is considered both a social...

 3%, Someone else/Not sure 8%
Herman Cain 30%, Newt Gingrich 16%, Mitt Romney 13%, Michele Bachmann 10%, Rick Perry 10%, Ron Paul 5%, Rick Santorum 4%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%, Someone else/Not sure 10%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.3%
Sample size: 519
January 26-27, 2011 Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
Michael "Mike" Dale Huckabee is an American politician who served as the 44th Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. He was a candidate in the 2008 United States Republican presidential primaries, finishing second in delegate count and third in both popular vote and number of states won . He won...

 21%
, Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...

 19%
, Newt Gingrich 18%, Mitt Romney 15%, Ron Paul 8%, Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
Timothy James "Tim" Pawlenty , also known affectionately among supporters as T-Paw, is an American politician who served as the 39th Governor of Minnesota . He was a Republican candidate for President of the United States in the 2012 election from May to August 2011...

 4%, John Thune
John Thune
John Randolph Thune is the junior U.S. Senator from South Dakota and a member of the Republican Party. He previously served as a U.S. Representative for .-Early Life, Education:...

 3%, Mitch Daniels
Mitch Daniels
Mitchell Elias "Mitch" Daniels, Jr. is the 49th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana. A Republican, he began his first four-year term as governor on January 10, 2005, and was elected to his second term by an 18-point margin on November 4, 2008. Previously, he was the Director of the...

 1%, undecided 12%

Nevada (25 Delegates)
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...

Poll source Date Highlights
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.6%
Sample size: 450
October 20-23, 2011 Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...

 29%
, Herman Cain
Herman Cain
Herman Cain is a candidate for the 2012 U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination.Cain has a background as a business executive, syndicated columnist, and radio host from Georgia. He served as chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza from 1986 to 1996...

 28%
, Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....

 15%, Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...

 7%, Rick Perry
Rick Perry
James Richard "Rick" Perry is the 47th and current Governor of Texas. A Republican, Perry was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor George W. Bush resigned to become President of the United States. Perry was elected to full...

 6%, Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
Michele Marie Bachmann is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , a post she has held since 2007. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, such as Woodbury, and Blaine as well as Stillwater and St. Cloud.She is currently a...

 3%, Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 16th Governor of Utah. He also served in the administrations of four United States presidents and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.Huntsman worked as a White House staff assistant for...

 2%, Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
Richard John "Rick" Santorum is a lawyer and a former United States Senator from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Santorum was the chairman of the Senate Republican Conference -making him the third-ranking Senate Republican from 2001 until his leave in 2007. Santorum is considered both a social...

 2%, Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson may refer to:*Gary Johnson , former Governor of New Mexico and candidate for President in 2012*Gary Johnson , American politician, Wisconsin State Assembly...

 0%, someone else/undecided 9%
Mitt Romney 65%, Rick Perry 20%, not sure 15%
Mitt Romney 48%, Herman Cain 40%, not sure 13%
Herman Cain 60%, Rick Perry 22%, not sure 17%
Magellan Strategies
Margin of error: ±3.77%
Sample size: 673
October 19-20, 2011 Mitt Romney 38%, Herman Cain 26%, Newt Gingrich 16%, Ron Paul 7%, Rick Perry 5%, Michele Bachmann 2%, Rick Santorum 1%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 1%, Other candidate 1%, Undecided 3%
Project New West
Margin of error: ±7.1%
Sample size: 190
September 25-27, 2011 Mitt Romney 31%, Herman Cain 26%, Rick Perry 12%, Ron Paul 7%, Newt Gingrich 7%, Michele Bachmann 4%, Rick Santorum 2%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 1%, Other candidate 3%, Undecided 7%
Magellan Strategies
Margin of error: ±3.9%
Sample size: 631
August 29, 31, 2011 Rick Perry 29%, Mitt Romney 24%, Herman Cain 7%, Michele Bachmann 6%, Ron Paul 6%, Newt Gingrich 5%, Rick Santorum 1%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 1%, Other candidate 2%, Undecided 19%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±3.6%
Sample size: 732
July 28-31, 2011 Mitt Romney 31%, Rick Perry 18%, Sarah Palin 10%, Michele Bachmann 10%, Ron Paul 9%, Herman Cain 7%, Newt Gingrich 6%, Tim Pawlenty 1%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 1%, Someone else/undecided 6%
Mitt Romney 31%, Rick Perry 18%, Michele Bachmann 14%, Ron Paul 11%, Herman Cain 8%, Newt Gingrich 8%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%, Tim Pawlenty 1%, Someone else/undecided 7%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±5.7%
Sample size: 300
April 21-24, 2011 Mitt Romney 24%, Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump, Sr. is an American business magnate, television personality and author. He is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization and the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Trump's extravagant lifestyle, outspoken manner and role on the NBC reality show The Apprentice have...

 16%, Newt Gingrich 11%, Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
Michael "Mike" Dale Huckabee is an American politician who served as the 44th Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. He was a candidate in the 2008 United States Republican presidential primaries, finishing second in delegate count and third in both popular vote and number of states won . He won...

 10%, Sarah Palin 8%, Tim Pawlenty 8%, Michele Bachmann 7%, Ron Paul 5%, someone else/undecided 12%
Mitt Romney 29%, Newt Gingrich 17%, Sarah Palin 12%, Michele Bachmann 9%, Mike Huckabee 9%, Ron Paul 7%, Tim Pawlenty 7%, someone else/undecided 9%
Mitt Romney 33%, Newt Gingrich 18%, Sarah Palin 14%, Michele Bachmann 11%, Tim Pawlenty 9%, Ron Paul 6%, someone else/undecided 8%
Mitt Romney 31%, Newt Gingrich 16%, Mike Huckabee 15%, Michele Bachmann 11%, Tim Pawlenty 10%, Ron Paul 8%, someone else/undecided 9%
Mitt Romney 38%, Newt Gingrich 21%, Michele Bachmann 14%, Ron Paul 10%, Tim Pawlenty 8%, someone else/undecided 10%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
January 3-5, 2011 Mitt Romney 31%, Sarah Palin 19%, Newt Gingrich 18%, Mike Huckabee 14%, Ron Paul 7%, Tim Pawlenty 1%, Mitch Daniels
Mitch Daniels
Mitchell Elias "Mitch" Daniels, Jr. is the 49th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana. A Republican, he began his first four-year term as governor on January 10, 2005, and was elected to his second term by an 18-point margin on November 4, 2008. Previously, he was the Director of the...

 1%, John Thune
John Thune
John Randolph Thune is the junior U.S. Senator from South Dakota and a member of the Republican Party. He previously served as a U.S. Representative for .-Early Life, Education:...

 1%, someone else/undecided 8%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±5.9%
Sample size: 272
October 30–31, 2010 Mitt Romney 34%, Newt Gingrich 21%, Sarah Palin 16%, Mike Huckabee 11%, Tim Pawlenty 2%, Mitch Daniels 1%, Mike Pence
Mike Pence
Michael Richard "Mike" Pence is the U.S. Representative for Indiana's , and previously the , serving since 2001. The 6th district covers much of Eastern Indiana. He is a member of the Republican Party....

 1%, John Thune 0%, someone else/undecided 13%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±5.0%
Sample size: 400
July 16–18, 2010 Mitt Romney 34%, Newt Gingrich 28%, Sarah Palin 16%, Mike Huckabee 11%, Ron Paul 7%, undecided 5%

New Hampshire (23 Delegates)
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...

Poll source Date Highlights
Rasmussen Reports
Margin of error: 4%
Sample size: 762
November 28, 2011 Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...

 34%
, Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....

 24%, Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...

 14%, Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 16th Governor of Utah. He also served in the administrations of four United States presidents and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.Huntsman worked as a White House staff assistant for...

 11%, Herman Cain
Herman Cain
Herman Cain is a candidate for the 2012 U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination.Cain has a background as a business executive, syndicated columnist, and radio host from Georgia. He served as chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza from 1986 to 1996...

 5%, Rick Perry
Rick Perry
James Richard "Rick" Perry is the 47th and current Governor of Texas. A Republican, Perry was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor George W. Bush resigned to become President of the United States. Perry was elected to full...

 2%, Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
Michele Marie Bachmann is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , a post she has held since 2007. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, such as Woodbury, and Blaine as well as Stillwater and St. Cloud.She is currently a...

 2%, Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
Richard John "Rick" Santorum is a lawyer and a former United States Senator from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Santorum was the chairman of the Senate Republican Conference -making him the third-ranking Senate Republican from 2001 until his leave in 2007. Santorum is considered both a social...

 1%
University of New Hampshire/WMUR
Margin of error: 4.8%
Sample size: 413
November 21-22, 2011 Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...

 42%
, Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....

 15%, Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...

 12%, Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 16th Governor of Utah. He also served in the administrations of four United States presidents and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.Huntsman worked as a White House staff assistant for...

 8%, Herman Cain
Herman Cain
Herman Cain is a candidate for the 2012 U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination.Cain has a background as a business executive, syndicated columnist, and radio host from Georgia. He served as chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza from 1986 to 1996...

 4%, Rick Perry
Rick Perry
James Richard "Rick" Perry is the 47th and current Governor of Texas. A Republican, Perry was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor George W. Bush resigned to become President of the United States. Perry was elected to full...

 4%, Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
Michele Marie Bachmann is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , a post she has held since 2007. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, such as Woodbury, and Blaine as well as Stillwater and St. Cloud.She is currently a...

 2%, Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson may refer to:*Gary Johnson , former Governor of New Mexico and candidate for President in 2012*Gary Johnson , American politician, Wisconsin State Assembly...

 1%, Buddy Roemer
Buddy Roemer
Charles Elson "Buddy" Roemer III is an American politician who served as the 52nd Governor of Louisiana, from 1988 to 1992. He was elected as a Democrat but switched to the Republican Party on March 11, 1991...

 1%, Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
Richard John "Rick" Santorum is a lawyer and a former United States Senator from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Santorum was the chairman of the Senate Republican Conference -making him the third-ranking Senate Republican from 2001 until his leave in 2007. Santorum is considered both a social...

 1%, Fred Karger
Fred Karger
Fred S. Karger is an American political consultant, gay rights activist and watchdog, former actor, and candidate for the Republican nomination for the 2012 US Presidential election...

 0%
The Polling Company
Margin of error: ±4.4%
Sample size: 500
November 18-21, 2011 Mitt Romney 35%, Newt Gingrich 18%, Ron Paul 10%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 9%, Herman Cain 8%, Rick Perry 4%, Michele Bachmann 4%, Rick Santorum 2%
Suffolk University/7NEWS
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
November 16-20, 2011 Mitt Romney 41%, Newt Gingrich 14%, Ron Paul 14%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 9%, Herman Cain 8%, Rick Santorum 3%, Rick Perry 2%, Michele Bachmann 1%, Fred Karger 1%, Buddy Roemer 1%, Gary Johnson 0%, Undecided 9%
American Research Group
Margin of error: ±4%
Sample size: 600
November 16-20, 2011 Mitt Romney 33%, Newt Gingrich 22%, Ron Paul 12%, Herman Cain 9%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 8%, Rick Perry 2%, Michele Bachmann 2%, Gary Johnson 1%, Buddy Roemer 1%, Rick Santorum 1%, Other 0%, Undecided 9%
Magellan Strategies
Margin of error: ±3.59%
Sample size: 746
November 15-16, 2011 Mitt Romney 29%, Newt Gingrich 27%, Ron Paul 16%, Herman Cain 10%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 8%, Rick Perry 2%, Michele Bachmann 2%, Rick Santorum 1%, Other 2%, Undecided 3%
Bloomberg News
Margin of error: ±4.4%
Sample size: 504
November 10-12, 2011 Mitt Romney 40%, Ron Paul 17%, Newt Gingrich 11%, Herman Cain 8%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 7%, Rick Perry 3%, Michele Bachmann 2%, Rick Santorum 1%, Other 1%, Not sure 10%
Rasmussen Reports
Margin of error: ±4%
Sample size: 816
October 25, 2011 Mitt Romney 41%, Herman Cain 17%, Ron Paul 11%, Newt Gingrich 8%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 7%, Rick Perry 4%, Michele Bachmann 3%, Rick Santorum 1%, Other 2%, Undecided 5%
CNN/Time Magazine
Margin of error: ±5%
Sample size: 400
October 20-25, 2011 Mitt Romney 40%, Herman Cain 13%, Ron Paul 12%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 6%, Newt Gingrich 5%, Rick Perry 4%, Michele Bachmann 2%, Rick Santorum 1%, None 5%, No Opinion 14%
AARP/GS Strategy Group
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
October 17-18, 2011 Mitt Romney 43%, Herman Cain 18%, Ron Paul 9%, Newt Gingrich 5%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 3%, Rick Perry 3%, Michele Bachmann 3%, Rick Santorum 1%, Undecided 15%
Magellan Strategies
Margin of error: ±3.61%
Sample size: 736
October 12-13, 2011 Mitt Romney 41%, Herman Cain 20%, Ron Paul 10%, Newt Gingrich 6%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 6%, Michele Bachmann 4%, Rick Santorum 2%, Rick Perry 2%, Gary Johnson 1%, Undecided 8%
NBC News-Marist Poll
Margin of error: ±3.7%
Sample size: 691
October 3-5, 2011 Mitt Romney 44%, Herman Cain 13%, Ron Paul 13%, Rick Perry 6%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 5%, Newt Gingrich 4%, Michele Bachmann 2%, Gary Johnson 1%, Rick Santorum 1%, Undecided 11%
Harvard University/St. Anselm's New Hampshire Institute of Politics
Margin of error: ±4.4%
Sample size: 648
October 2-6, 2011 Mitt Romney 38%, Herman Cain 20%, Ron Paul 13%, Newt Gingrich 5%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 4%, Rick Perry 4%, Michele Bachmann 3%, Gary Johnson 1%, Rick Santorum 1%, Don't know 11%
WMUR/University of New Hampshire
Margin of error: ±5.3%
Sample size: 345
September 26-October 6, 2011 Mitt Romney 37%, Herman Cain 12%, Ron Paul 9%, Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
Rudolph William Louis "Rudy" Giuliani KBE is an American lawyer, businessman, and politician from New York. He served as Mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001....

 8%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 8%, Newt Gingrich 4%, Rick Perry 4%, Sarah Palin 3%, Michele Bachmann 2%, Rick Santorum 2%, Gary Johnson <1%, Buddy Roemer <1%
Rasmussen Reports
Margin of error: ±4%
Sample size: 750
September 21, 2011 Mitt Romney 39%, Rick Perry 18%, Ron Paul 13%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 7%, Michele Bachmann 5%, Newt Gingrich 4%, Herman Cain 4%, Rick Santorum 2%, Other 3%, Undecided 4%
Suffolk University/7News
Margin of error: ±5.3%
Sample size: 400
September 18-20, 2011 Mitt Romney 41%, Ron Paul 14%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 10%, Rick Perry 8%, Michele Bachmann 5%, Newt Gingrich 4%, Rick Santorum 1%, Herman Cain 1%, Buddy Roemer 1%, Gary Johnson 0%, Thaddeus McCotter 0%
American Research Group
Margin of error: ±4%
Sample size: 600
September 16-21, 2011 Mitt Romney 30%, Rick Perry 13%, Ron Paul 12%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 10%, Michele Bachmann 7%, Herman Cain 4%, Newt Gingrich 4%, Sarah Palin 4%, Rick Santorum 2%, Buddy Roemer 1%, Gary Johnson 0%, Other 1%, Undecided 12%
Magellen Strategies
Margin of error: ±3.96%
Sample size: 613
August 15-16, 2011 Mitt Romney 36%, Rick Perry 18%, Ron Paul 14%, Michele Bachmann 10%, Herman Cain 3%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 3%, Newt Gingrich 2%, Rick Santorum 1%, other 3%, undecided 8%
American Research Group
Margin of error: ±4%
Sample size: 600
July 9—13, 2011 Mitt Romney 29%, Michele Bachmann 12%, Rudy Giuliani 9%, Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...

 8%, Newt Gingrich 7%, Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
Timothy James "Tim" Pawlenty , also known affectionately among supporters as T-Paw, is an American politician who served as the 39th Governor of Minnesota . He was a Republican candidate for President of the United States in the 2012 election from May to August 2011...

 5%, Ron Paul 4%, Herman Cain 4%, Rick Perry 2%, Rick Santorum 2%, Other/Undecided 18%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±5.3%
Sample size: 341
June 30-July 5, 2011 Mitt Romney 25%, Michele Bachmann 18%, Sarah Palin 11%, Ron Paul 9%, Herman Cain 7%, Rick Perry 7%, Tim Pawlenty 6%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 6%, Newt Gingrich 4%, someone else/not sure 7%
Mitt Romney 28%, Michele Bachmann 21%, Ron Paul 9%, Rick Perry 9%, Herman Cain 7%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 7%, Tim Pawlenty 6%, Newt Gingrich 4%, someone else/not sure 9%
Mitt Romney 26%, Chris Christie 20%, Michele Bachmann 14%, Rudy Giuliani 9%, Sarah Palin 8%, Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
John Ellis "Jeb" Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd Governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007. He is a prominent member of the Bush family: the second son of former President George H. W. Bush and former First Lady Barbara Bush; the younger brother of former President George W...

 8%, Tim Pawlenty 5%, Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan may refer to:* Paul Ryan , member of the U.S. House of Representatives* Paul Ryan , music agent for The Agency, former Cradle of Filth guitarist* Paul Ryan , comics artist...

 3%, someone else/not sure 8%
Mitt Romney 65%, Sarah Palin 26%, Not sure 9%
Mitt Romney 59%, Tim Pawlenty 25%, Not sure 16%
Mitt Romney 53%, Rick Perry 28%, Not sure 19%
Mitt Romney 49%, Michele Bachmann 37%, Not sure 14%
WMUR/University of New Hampshire
Margin of error: ±5.2%
Sample size: 357
June 21 — July 1, 2011 Mitt Romney 35%, Michele Bachmann 12%, Ron Paul 7%, Rudy Giuliani 7%, Rick Perry 4%, Tim Pawlenty 3%, Sarah Palin 3%, Herman Cain 2%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%, Newt Gingrich 1%, Gary Johnson 1%, Rick Santorum 1%, Buddy Roemer
Buddy Roemer
Charles Elson "Buddy" Roemer III is an American politician who served as the 52nd Governor of Louisiana, from 1988 to 1992. He was elected as a Democrat but switched to the Republican Party on March 11, 1991...

 <1%, Someone Else 2%, Not Sure 19%
Suffolk University
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
June 25—27, 2011 Mitt Romney 36%, Michele Bachmann 11%, Ron Paul 8%, Rudy Giuliani 5%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 4%, Sarah Palin 4%, Herman Cain 2%, Newt Gingrich 2%, Rick Perry 2%, Tim Pawlenty 2%, George Pataki
George Pataki
George Elmer Pataki is an American politician who was the 53rd Governor of New York. A member of the Republican Party, Pataki served three consecutive four-year terms from January 1, 1995 until December 31, 2006.- Early life :...

 1%, Rick Santorum 1%
Magellan Strategies
Margin of error: ±3.63%
Sample size: 727
June 14—15, 2011 Mitt Romney 42%, Ron Paul 10%, Michele Bachmann 10%, Sarah Palin 7%, Rudy Giuliani 6%, Tim Pawlenty 5%, Newt Gingrich 4%, Herman Cain 3%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 3%, Rick Santorum 2%
University of New Hampshire
Margin of error: ±4.8%
Sample size: 424
June 1-8, 2011 Mitt Romney 41%, Rudy Giuliani 9%, Ron Paul 6%, Sarah Palin 5%, Michele Bachmann 4%, Herman Cain 4%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 3%, Rick Santorum 3%, Tim Pawlenty 3%, Newt Gingrich 3%, Gary Johnson <1%
CNN / WMUR / University of New Hampshire
Margin of error: ±5.2%
Sample size: 347
May 17 – 22, 2011 Mitt Romney 32%, Ron Paul 9%, Rudy Giuliani 6%, Newt Gingrich 6%, Sarah Palin 5%, Michele Bachmann 4%, Tim Pawlenty 4%, Herman Cain 4%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 4%, Mitch Daniels
Mitch Daniels
Mitchell Elias "Mitch" Daniels, Jr. is the 49th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana. A Republican, he began his first four-year term as governor on January 10, 2005, and was elected to his second term by an 18-point margin on November 4, 2008. Previously, he was the Director of the...

 4%, Rick Santorum 2%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±5.0%
Sample size: 384
March 31–April 3, 2011 Mitt Romney 31%, Mike Huckabee 15%, Newt Gingrich 13%, Sarah Palin 10%, Ron Paul 10%, Tim Pawlenty 4%, Michele Bachmann 4%, Haley Barbour
Haley Barbour
Haley Reeves Barbour is an American Republican politician currently serving as the 63rd Governor of Mississippi. He gained a national spotlight in August 2005 after Mississippi was hit by Hurricane Katrina. Barbour won re-election as Governor in 2007...

 2%, someone else/undecided 12%
Mitt Romney 37%, Newt Gingrich 14%, Sarah Palin 14%, Ron Paul 13%, Tim Pawlenty 5%, Michele Bachmann 4%, Haley Barbour 2%, someone else/undecided 11%
Mitt Romney 37%, Mike Huckabee 14%, Newt Gingrich 13%, Ron Paul 13%, Michele Bachmann 7%, Tim Pawlenty 6%, Haley Barbour 2%, someone else/undecided 10%
Mitt Romney 40%, Ron Paul 18%, Newt Gingrich 17%, Michele Bachmann 8%, Tim Pawlenty 5%, Haley Barbour 3%, someone else/undecided 10%
Mitt Romney 29%, Rudy Giuliani 17%, Mike Huckabee 12%, Newt Gingrich 11%, Ron Paul 9%, Sarah Palin 6%, Tim Pawlenty 5%, Michele Bachmann 5%, someone else/undecided 7%
Mitt Romney 27%, Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump, Sr. is an American business magnate, television personality and author. He is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization and the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Trump's extravagant lifestyle, outspoken manner and role on the NBC reality show The Apprentice have...

 21%, Mike Huckabee 12%, Newt Gingrich 12%, Ron Paul 9%, Sarah Palin 7%, Tim Pawlenty 4%, Michele Bachmann 3%, someone else/undecided 7%
WMUR/Granite State Poll
Margin of error: ±5.2%
Sample size: 357
January 28–February 7, 2011 Mitt Romney 40%, Rudy Giuliani 10%, Mike Huckabee 7%, Tim Pawlenty 7%, Newt Gingrich 6%, Sarah Palin 6%, Ron Paul 5%, Donald Trump 3%, Rick Santorum 1%, Haley Barbour 1%
Strategic National
Margin of error: ±3.2%
Sample size: 940
January 19, 2011 Mitt Romney 34%, Mike Huckabee 14%, Sarah Palin 13%, Newt Gingrich 9%, Tim Pawlenty 5%, Mitch Daniels 2%, Rick Santorum 1%, Haley Barbour 1%, John Thune
John Thune
John Randolph Thune is the junior U.S. Senator from South Dakota and a member of the Republican Party. He previously served as a U.S. Representative for .-Early Life, Education:...

 0%, other/undecided 22%
Magellan Strategies
Margin of error: ±2.6%
Sample size: 1451
January 4, 2011 Mitt Romney 39%, Sarah Palin 16%, Mike Huckabee 10%, Newt Gingrich 8%, Ron Paul 7%, Tim Pawlenty 4%, Rick Santorum 3%, Haley Barbour 1%, other candidate 4%, undecided 8%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.1%
Sample size: 582
October 27–29, 2010 Mitt Romney 40%, Mike Huckabee 13%, Newt Gingrich 10%, Sarah Palin 10%, Tim Pawlenty 4%, Mike Pence
Mike Pence
Michael Richard "Mike" Pence is the U.S. Representative for Indiana's , and previously the , serving since 2001. The 6th district covers much of Eastern Indiana. He is a member of the Republican Party....

 3%, Mitch Daniels 1%, John Thune 1%, someone else/undecided 19%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±2.9%
Sample size: 1,134
September 11–12, 2010 Mitt Romney 41%, Newt Gingrich 12%, Sarah Palin 12%, Mike Huckabee 10%, Ron Paul 8%, Tim Pawlenty 5%, Mitch Daniels 2%, other candidate 3%, undecided 7%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.81%
Sample size: 415
July 23–25, 2010 Mitt Romney 31%, Newt Gingrich 14%, Ron Paul 13%, Mike Huckabee 12%, Sarah Palin 9%, Tim Pawlenty 3%, Mitch Daniels 1%, other candidate 5%, undecided 11%
Magellan Strategies
Margin of error: ±4.4%
Sample size: 505
May 25, 2010 Mitt Romney 40%, Newt Gingrich 16%, Sarah Palin 11%, Mike Huckabee 10%, Ron Paul 6%, Tim Pawlenty 5%, Rick Santorum 2%, other candidate 5%, undecided 6%
WMUR/Granite State Poll
Margin of error: ±6.5%
Sample size: 228
April 18–28, 2010 Mitt Romney 41%, Sarah Palin 12%, Rudy Giuliani 11%, Mike Huckabee 9%, Ron Paul 6%, Newt Gingrich 5%, Tim Pawlenty 3%, Rick Santorum 2%, other candidate 3%, undecided 9%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±3.9%
Sample size: 642
April 17–18, 2010 Mitt Romney 39%, Sarah Palin 13%, Newt Gingrich 11%, Mike Huckabee 11%, Ron Paul 7%, Tim Pawlenty 3%, Haley Barbour 1%, Rick Santorum 1%, undecided 13%
Now Hampshire/Populus Research
Margin of error: ±5%
Sample size: 403
August 10–11, 2009 Mitt Romney 50%, Mike Huckabee 17%, Sarah Palin 17%, Newt Gingrich 13%, Tim Pawlenty 3%

New Jersey (53 Delegates)
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...

Poll source Date Highlights
Quinnipiac University
Margin of error: ±4.2%
Sample size: 548
November 9-14, 2011 Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...

 29%
, Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....

 22%, Herman Cain
Herman Cain
Herman Cain is a candidate for the 2012 U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination.Cain has a background as a business executive, syndicated columnist, and radio host from Georgia. He served as chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza from 1986 to 1996...

 12%, Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...

 6%, Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 16th Governor of Utah. He also served in the administrations of four United States presidents and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.Huntsman worked as a White House staff assistant for...

 4%, Rick Perry
Rick Perry
James Richard "Rick" Perry is the 47th and current Governor of Texas. A Republican, Perry was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor George W. Bush resigned to become President of the United States. Perry was elected to full...

 3%, Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
Michele Marie Bachmann is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , a post she has held since 2007. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, such as Woodbury, and Blaine as well as Stillwater and St. Cloud.She is currently a...

 3%, Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
Richard John "Rick" Santorum is a lawyer and a former United States Senator from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Santorum was the chairman of the Senate Republican Conference -making him the third-ranking Senate Republican from 2001 until his leave in 2007. Santorum is considered both a social...

 1%, someone else 2%, wouldn't vote 2%, DK/NA 16%
Quinnipiac University
Margin of error: ±2.9%
Sample size: 1,186
October 5-10, 2011 Mitt Romney 28%, Herman Cain 17%, Ron Paul 11%, Rick Perry 7%, Newt Gingrich 5%, Michele Bachmann 4%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%, Rick Santorum 1%, someone else/undecided 23%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±5.7%
Sample size: 300
July 15-18, 2011 Chris Christie 38%, Mitt Romney 13%, Michele Bachmann 12%, Ron Paul 9%, Rick Perry 8%, Herman Cain 5%, Newt Gingrich 4%, Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
Timothy James "Tim" Pawlenty , also known affectionately among supporters as T-Paw, is an American politician who served as the 39th Governor of Minnesota . He was a Republican candidate for President of the United States in the 2012 election from May to August 2011...

 2%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 1%, someone else/not sure 8%
Mitt Romney 22%, Michele Bachmann 21%, Ron Paul 11%, Rick Perry 10%, Herman Cain 8%, Newt Gingrich 7%, Tim Pawlenty 5%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 3%, someone else/not sure 12%
Mitt Romney 21%, Michele Bachmann 18%, Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...

 16%
, Rick Perry 10%, Ron Paul 10%, Tim Pawlenty 6%, Newt Gingrich 6%, Herman Cain 5%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%, someone else/not sure 5%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
January 6–9, 2011 Mitt Romney 18%, Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
Michael "Mike" Dale Huckabee is an American politician who served as the 44th Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. He was a candidate in the 2008 United States Republican presidential primaries, finishing second in delegate count and third in both popular vote and number of states won . He won...

 18%
, Newt Gingrich 15%, Sarah Palin 14%, Ron Paul 8%, Tim Pawlenty 4%, Mitch Daniels
Mitch Daniels
Mitchell Elias "Mitch" Daniels, Jr. is the 49th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana. A Republican, he began his first four-year term as governor on January 10, 2005, and was elected to his second term by an 18-point margin on November 4, 2008. Previously, he was the Director of the...

 3%, John Thune
John Thune
John Randolph Thune is the junior U.S. Senator from South Dakota and a member of the Republican Party. He previously served as a U.S. Representative for .-Early Life, Education:...

 2%, someone else/undecided 19%

New Mexico (23 Delegates)
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...

Poll source Date Highlights
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
June 23-26, 2011 Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
Michele Marie Bachmann is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , a post she has held since 2007. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, such as Woodbury, and Blaine as well as Stillwater and St. Cloud.She is currently a...

 22%
, Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...

 22%
, Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...

 14%, Herman Cain
Herman Cain
Herman Cain is a candidate for the 2012 U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination.Cain has a background as a business executive, syndicated columnist, and radio host from Georgia. He served as chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza from 1986 to 1996...

 10%, Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...

 7%, Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
Timothy James "Tim" Pawlenty , also known affectionately among supporters as T-Paw, is an American politician who served as the 39th Governor of Minnesota . He was a Republican candidate for President of the United States in the 2012 election from May to August 2011...

 7%, Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....

 4%, Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 16th Governor of Utah. He also served in the administrations of four United States presidents and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.Huntsman worked as a White House staff assistant for...

 3%, someone else/not sure 12%
Michele Bachmann 27%, Mitt Romney 23%, Herman Cain 12%, Ron Paul 8%, Tim Pawlenty 7%, Newt Gingrich 6%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 4%, someone else/not sure 13%
Michele Bachmann 21%, Mitt Romney 18%, Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson may refer to:*Gary Johnson , former Governor of New Mexico and candidate for President in 2012*Gary Johnson , American politician, Wisconsin State Assembly...

 13%, Sarah Palin 11%, Herman Cain 10%, Tim Pawlenty 7%, Newt Gingrich 6%, Ron Paul 5%, someone else/not sure 9%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±5.2%
Sample size: 357
February 4–6, 2011 Sarah Palin 20%, Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
Michael "Mike" Dale Huckabee is an American politician who served as the 44th Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. He was a candidate in the 2008 United States Republican presidential primaries, finishing second in delegate count and third in both popular vote and number of states won . He won...

 17%
, Mitt Romney 16%, Newt Gingrich 13%, Gary Johnson 13%, Tim Pawlenty 6%, Ron Paul 4%, Mitch Daniels
Mitch Daniels
Mitchell Elias "Mitch" Daniels, Jr. is the 49th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana. A Republican, he began his first four-year term as governor on January 10, 2005, and was elected to his second term by an 18-point margin on November 4, 2008. Previously, he was the Director of the...

 3%, someone else/undecided 8%
Sarah Palin 22%, Mike Huckabee 18%, Mitt Romney 16%, Newt Gingrich 15%, Tim Pawlenty 7%, Ron Paul 6%, Mitch Daniels 3%, someone else/undecided 12%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±5.4%
Sample size: 333
February 18–20, 2010 Mitt Romney 33%, Sarah Palin 32%, Mike Huckabee 18%, undecided 17%

New York (95 Delegates)
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

Poll source Date Highlights
Siena College Research Institute
Margin of error: ±3.5%
Sample size: 803
November 8-10, 13, 2011 Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...

 32%
, Herman Cain
Herman Cain
Herman Cain is a candidate for the 2012 U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination.Cain has a background as a business executive, syndicated columnist, and radio host from Georgia. He served as chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza from 1986 to 1996...

 15% , Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....

 12%, Rick Perry
Rick Perry
James Richard "Rick" Perry is the 47th and current Governor of Texas. A Republican, Perry was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor George W. Bush resigned to become President of the United States. Perry was elected to full...

 9%, Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...

 9%, Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
Michele Marie Bachmann is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , a post she has held since 2007. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, such as Woodbury, and Blaine as well as Stillwater and St. Cloud.She is currently a...

 9%, Don't know/no opinion 15%

North Carolina (55 Delegates)
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...

Poll source Date Highlights
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: 4.5%
Sample size: 474
October 27-31, 2011 Herman Cain
Herman Cain
Herman Cain is a candidate for the 2012 U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination.Cain has a background as a business executive, syndicated columnist, and radio host from Georgia. He served as chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza from 1986 to 1996...

 30%
, Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....

 22%, Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...

 19%, Rick Perry
Rick Perry
James Richard "Rick" Perry is the 47th and current Governor of Texas. A Republican, Perry was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor George W. Bush resigned to become President of the United States. Perry was elected to full...

 10%, Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
Michele Marie Bachmann is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , a post she has held since 2007. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, such as Woodbury, and Blaine as well as Stillwater and St. Cloud.She is currently a...

 4%, Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...

 4%, Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 16th Governor of Utah. He also served in the administrations of four United States presidents and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.Huntsman worked as a White House staff assistant for...

 2%, Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
Richard John "Rick" Santorum is a lawyer and a former United States Senator from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Santorum was the chairman of the Senate Republican Conference -making him the third-ranking Senate Republican from 2001 until his leave in 2007. Santorum is considered both a social...

 2%, Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson may refer to:*Gary Johnson , former Governor of New Mexico and candidate for President in 2012*Gary Johnson , American politician, Wisconsin State Assembly...

 0%, someone else/not sure 8%
Mitt Romney 50%, Rick Perry 35%, not sure 16%
Herman Cain 49%, Mitt Romney 37%, not sure 14%
Herman Cain 53%, Rick Perry 28%, not sure 19%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: 4.9%
Sample size: 400
September 30-October 3, 2011 Herman Cain 21%, Chris Christie 19%, Newt Gingrich 13%, Mitt Romney 13%, Rick Perry 11%, Michele Bachmann 6%, Ron Paul 6%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%, Rick Santorum 2%, Someone else/Not sure 7%
Herman Cain 27%, Newt Gingrich 17%, Mitt Romney 17%, Rick Perry 15%, Michele Bachmann 6%, Ron Paul 6%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%, Rick Santorum 2%, Someone else/Not sure 8%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: 4.9%
Sample size: 400
September 1-4, 2011 Rick Perry 33%, Sarah Palin 13%, Mitt Romney 10%, Ron Paul 9%, Herman Cain 9%, Newt Gingrich 6%, Michele Bachmann 5%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%, Rick Santorum 2%, someone else/undecided 12%
Rick Perry 35%, Mitt Romney 12%, Ron Paul 10%, Herman Cain 9%, Michele Bachmann 8%, Newt Gingrich 8%, Rick Santorum 4%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%, someone else/undecided 12%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: 4.9%
Sample size: 400
August 4-7, 2011 Mitt Romney 17%, Rick Perry 17%, Sarah Palin 17%, Herman Cain 11%, Newt Gingrich 10%, Michele Bachmann 9%, Ron Paul 7%, Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
Timothy James "Tim" Pawlenty , also known affectionately among supporters as T-Paw, is an American politician who served as the 39th Governor of Minnesota . He was a Republican candidate for President of the United States in the 2012 election from May to August 2011...

 2%,. Jon Huntsman, Jr. 1%, someone else/undecided 9%
Rick Perry 17%, Michele Bachmann 17%, Mitt Romney 16%, Newt Gingrich 11%, Ron Paul 11%, Herman Cain 9%, Tim Pawlenty 4%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%, someone else/undecided 13%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: 4.9%
Sample size: 400
July 7-10, 2011 Mitt Romney 18%, Michele Bachmann 17%, Rick Perry 14%, Sarah Palin 12%, Herman Cain 8%, Newt Gingrich 8%, Ron Paul 7%, Tim Pawlenty 4%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 1%, someone else/undecided 9%
Mitt Romney 23%, Michele Bachmann 22%, Rick Perry 14%, Herman Cain 9%, Newt Gingrich 9%, Ron Paul 6%, Tim Pawlenty 5%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%, someone else/undecided 10%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: 4.9%
Sample size: 400
June 8-11, 2011 Mitt Romney 20%, Herman Cain 18%, Sarah Palin 17%, Newt Gingrich 12%, Ron Paul 8%, Tim Pawlenty 8%, Michele Bachmann 5%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 1%, someone else/undecided 10%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: 4.9%
Sample size: 400
February 16-21, 2011 Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
Michael "Mike" Dale Huckabee is an American politician who served as the 44th Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. He was a candidate in the 2008 United States Republican presidential primaries, finishing second in delegate count and third in both popular vote and number of states won . He won...

 24%
, Mitt Romney 18%, Newt Gingrich 18%, Sarah Palin 16%, Ron Paul 6%, Tim Pawlenty 5%, Mitch Daniels
Mitch Daniels
Mitchell Elias "Mitch" Daniels, Jr. is the 49th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana. A Republican, he began his first four-year term as governor on January 10, 2005, and was elected to his second term by an 18-point margin on November 4, 2008. Previously, he was the Director of the...

 2%, John Thune
John Thune
John Randolph Thune is the junior U.S. Senator from South Dakota and a member of the Republican Party. He previously served as a U.S. Representative for .-Early Life, Education:...

 1%, someone else/undecided 11%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: 4.9%
Sample size: 400
January 20-23, 2011 Mike Huckabee 27%, Newt Gingrich 18%, Sarah Palin 16%, Mitt Romney 11%, Tim Pawlenty 7%, Ron Paul 6%, Mitch Daniels 3%, John Thune 1%, someone else/undecided 10%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: 4.9%
Sample size: 400
December 17-19, 2010 Newt Gingrich 21%, Sarah Palin 21%, Mitt Romney 18%, Mike Huckabee 18%, Ron Paul 7%, Tim Pawlenty 3%, John Thune 1%, Mitch Daniels 1%, someone else/undecided 12%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
November 19–21, 2010 Mike Huckabee 25%, Sarah Palin 21%, Newt Gingrich 17%, Mitt Romney 10%, Ron Paul 7%, Tim Pawlenty 4%, John Thune 2%, Mitch Daniels 1%, someone else/undecided 12%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±5.6%
Sample size: 307
October 30–31, 2010 Newt Gingrich 23%, Mike Huckabee 19%, Sarah Palin 19%, Mitt Romney 14%, Tim Pawlenty 4%, Mitch Daniels 2%, Mike Pence
Mike Pence
Michael Richard "Mike" Pence is the U.S. Representative for Indiana's , and previously the , serving since 2001. The 6th district covers much of Eastern Indiana. He is a member of the Republican Party....

 2%, John Thune 0%, someone else/undecided 16%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
April 8–11, 2010 Mike Huckabee 30%, Sarah Palin 30%, Mitt Romney 27%, undecided 14%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±5.6%
Sample size: 311
March 12–15, 2010 Mike Huckabee 30%, Sarah Palin 27%, Mitt Romney 25%, undecided 17%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±3.9%
Sample size: 646
February 12–15, 2010 Mike Huckabee 33%, Sarah Palin 27%, Mitt Romney 25%, undecided 14%

Ohio (72 Delegates)
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

Poll source Date Highlights
Quinnipiac University
Margin of error: ±4.7%
Sample size: 443
October 31-November 7, 2011 Herman Cain
Herman Cain
Herman Cain is a candidate for the 2012 U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination.Cain has a background as a business executive, syndicated columnist, and radio host from Georgia. He served as chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza from 1986 to 1996...

 25%
, Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...

 20%, Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....

 11%, Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...

 9%, Rick Perry
Rick Perry
James Richard "Rick" Perry is the 47th and current Governor of Texas. A Republican, Perry was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor George W. Bush resigned to become President of the United States. Perry was elected to full...

 4%, Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
Michele Marie Bachmann is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , a post she has held since 2007. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, such as Woodbury, and Blaine as well as Stillwater and St. Cloud.She is currently a...

 4%, Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 16th Governor of Utah. He also served in the administrations of four United States presidents and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.Huntsman worked as a White House staff assistant for...

 2%, Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
Richard John "Rick" Santorum is a lawyer and a former United States Senator from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Santorum was the chairman of the Senate Republican Conference -making him the third-ranking Senate Republican from 2001 until his leave in 2007. Santorum is considered both a social...

 1%, Unknown 20%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.4%
Sample size: 500
November 4-6, 2011 Herman Cain 34%, Newt Gingrich 20%, Mitt Romney 19%, Ron Paul 5%, Rick Perry 5%, Michele Bachmann 4%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%, Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson may refer to:*Gary Johnson , former Governor of New Mexico and candidate for President in 2012*Gary Johnson , American politician, Wisconsin State Assembly...

 1%, Rick Santorum 1%, someone else/not sure 9%
Quinnipiac
Margin of error: ±4.2%
Sample size: 542
October 17-23, 2011 Herman Cain 28%, Mitt Romney 23%, Ron Paul 8%, Newt Gingrich 7%, Rick Perry 4%, Michele Bachmann 4%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 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
Margin of error: ±4.4%
Sample size: 500
October 13-16, 2011 Herman Cain 34%, Mitt Romney 19%, Newt Gingrich 14%, Ron Paul 7%, Michele Bachmann 6%, Rick Perry 5%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 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
Margin of error: ±4.8%
Sample size: 423
September 20-25, 2011 Mitt Romney 24%, Rick Perry 20%, Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...

 9%, Herman Cain 7%, Ron Paul 6%, Newt Gingrich 4%, Rick Santorum 4%, Michele Bachmann 3%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 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, Jr. 2%, don't know 22%, someone else 1%, wouldn't vote 1%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
August 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
Tim Pawlenty
Timothy James "Tim" Pawlenty , also known affectionately among supporters as T-Paw, is an American politician who served as the 39th Governor of Minnesota . He was a Republican candidate for President of the United States in the 2012 election from May to August 2011...

 3%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 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, Jr. 1%, someone else/undecided 16%
Quinnipiac
Margin of error: ±4.1%
Sample size: 563
July 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, Jr. 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, Jr. 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, Jr. 1%, Thaddeus McCotter 0%, someone else/not sure 31%
Public Policy Polling
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, Jr. 0%, someone else/not sure 18%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
March 10-13, 2011 Mike Huckabee 19%, Mitt Romney 18%, Newt Gingrich 16%, Sarah Palin 15%, Ron Paul 7%, Tim Pawlenty 5%, Mitch Daniels
Mitch Daniels
Mitchell Elias "Mitch" Daniels, Jr. is the 49th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana. A Republican, he began his first four-year term as governor on January 10, 2005, and was elected to his second term by an 18-point margin on November 4, 2008. Previously, he was the Director of the...

 4%, Haley Barbour
Haley Barbour
Haley Reeves Barbour is an American Republican politician currently serving as the 63rd Governor of Mississippi. He gained a national spotlight in August 2005 after Mississippi was hit by Hurricane Katrina. Barbour won re-election as Governor in 2007...

 2%, someone else/undecided 13%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
December 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
John Thune
John Randolph Thune is the junior U.S. Senator from South Dakota and a member of the Republican Party. He previously served as a U.S. Representative for .-Early Life, Education:...

 2%, someone else/undecided 11%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.4%
Sample size: 500
October 28–30, 2010 Sarah Palin 20%, Newt Gingrich 19%, Mike Huckabee 17%, Mitt Romney 14%, Tim Pawlenty 6%, Mitch Daniels 3%, Mike Pence
Mike Pence
Michael Richard "Mike" Pence is the U.S. Representative for Indiana's , and previously the , serving since 2001. The 6th district covers much of Eastern Indiana. He is a member of the Republican Party....

 2%, John Thune 0%, someone else/undecided 18%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
March 20–21, 2010 Mitt Romney 32%, Mike Huckabee 28%, Sarah Palin 26%, undecided 14%

Oklahoma (43 Delegates)
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...

Poll source Date Highlights
Cole Hargrave Snodgrass & Associates
Margin of error: ±6.7%
Sample size: 215
August 9–11, 2011 Rick Perry
Rick Perry
James Richard "Rick" Perry is the 47th and current Governor of Texas. A Republican, Perry was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor George W. Bush resigned to become President of the United States. Perry was elected to full...

 22%
, Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...

 17%
, Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
Michele Marie Bachmann is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , a post she has held since 2007. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, such as Woodbury, and Blaine as well as Stillwater and St. Cloud.She is currently a...

 8%, Herman Cain
Herman Cain
Herman Cain is a candidate for the 2012 U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination.Cain has a background as a business executive, syndicated columnist, and radio host from Georgia. He served as chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza from 1986 to 1996...

 6%, Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....

 5%, Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...

 3%, Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 16th Governor of Utah. He also served in the administrations of four United States presidents and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.Huntsman worked as a White House staff assistant for...

 2%, Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
Timothy James "Tim" Pawlenty , also known affectionately among supporters as T-Paw, is an American politician who served as the 39th Governor of Minnesota . He was a Republican candidate for President of the United States in the 2012 election from May to August 2011...

 2%, Undecided (vol.) 33%

Oregon (29 Delegates)
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...

Poll source Date Highlights
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±6.1%
Sample size: 262
June 19–21, 2011 Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...

 28%
, Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
Michele Marie Bachmann is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , a post she has held since 2007. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, such as Woodbury, and Blaine as well as Stillwater and St. Cloud.She is currently a...

 18%, Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...

 16%, Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...

 9%, Herman Cain
Herman Cain
Herman Cain is a candidate for the 2012 U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination.Cain has a background as a business executive, syndicated columnist, and radio host from Georgia. He served as chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza from 1986 to 1996...

 8%, Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....

 6%, Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
Timothy James "Tim" Pawlenty , also known affectionately among supporters as T-Paw, is an American politician who served as the 39th Governor of Minnesota . He was a Republican candidate for President of the United States in the 2012 election from May to August 2011...

 6%, Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 16th Governor of Utah. He also served in the administrations of four United States presidents and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.Huntsman worked as a White House staff assistant for...

 0%, Someone else/Not sure 9%
Michele Bachmann 29%, Mitt Romney 28%, Ron Paul 10%, Newt Gingrich 9%, Herman Cain 7%, Tim Pawlenty 6%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%, Someone else/Not sure 8%

Pennsylvania (75 Delegates)
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...

Poll source Date Highlights
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
November 17-20, 2011 Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....

 32%
, Herman Cain
Herman Cain
Herman Cain is a candidate for the 2012 U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination.Cain has a background as a business executive, syndicated columnist, and radio host from Georgia. He served as chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza from 1986 to 1996...

 15%, Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...

 12%, Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
Richard John "Rick" Santorum is a lawyer and a former United States Senator from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Santorum was the chairman of the Senate Republican Conference -making him the third-ranking Senate Republican from 2001 until his leave in 2007. Santorum is considered both a social...

 12%, Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...

 9%, Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
Michele Marie Bachmann is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , a post she has held since 2007. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, such as Woodbury, and Blaine as well as Stillwater and St. Cloud.She is currently a...

 5%, Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 16th Governor of Utah. He also served in the administrations of four United States presidents and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.Huntsman worked as a White House staff assistant for...

 3%, Rick Perry
Rick Perry
James Richard "Rick" Perry is the 47th and current Governor of Texas. A Republican, Perry was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor George W. Bush resigned to become President of the United States. Perry was elected to full...

 3%, Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson may refer to:*Gary Johnson , former Governor of New Mexico and candidate for President in 2012*Gary Johnson , American politician, Wisconsin State Assembly...

 0%, someone else/not sure 9%
Quinnipiac
Margin of error: ±4.1%
Sample size: 579
October 31-November 7, 2011 Herman Cain 17%, Mitt Romney 17%, Newt Gingrich 13%, Rick Santorum 13%, Rick Perry 5%, Ron Paul 5%, Michele Bachmann 2%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%, don't know 21%, someone else 2%, wouldn't vote 2%
Quinnipiac
Margin of error: ±4.2%
Sample size: 541
September 21-26, 2011 Mitt Romney 18%, Rick Perry 16%, Rick Santorum 12%, Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...

 8%, Michele Bachmann 6%, Ron Paul 5%, Herman Cain 5%, Newt Gingrich 4%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%, don't know 19%, someone else 2%, wouldn't vote 2%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±5.1%
Sample size: 376
June 30-July 5, 2011 Michele Bachmann 24%, Mitt Romney 17%, Rick Santorum 14%, Herman Cain 10%, Ron Paul 9%, Rick Perry 8%, Newt Gingrich 6%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 3%, Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
Timothy James "Tim" Pawlenty , also known affectionately among supporters as T-Paw, is an American politician who served as the 39th Governor of Minnesota . He was a Republican candidate for President of the United States in the 2012 election from May to August 2011...

 1%, someone else/not sure 8%
Michele Bachmann 27%, Mitt Romney 20%, Ron Paul 10%, Rick Perry 10%, Herman Cain 9%, Newt Gingrich 9%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 3%, Tim Pawlenty 2%, someone else/not sure 11%
Michele Bachmann 23%, Sarah Palin 18%, Mitt Romney 14%, Rick Perry 11%, Herman Cain 7%, Ron Paul 7%, Newt Gingrich 5%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 3%, Tim Pawlenty 3%, someone else/not sure 8%
Quinnipiac
Margin of error: ±4.3%
Sample size: 523
June 7–12, 2011 Mitt Romney 21%, Rick Santorum 16%, Sarah Palin 11%, Herman Cain 8%, Ron Paul 6%, Michele Bachmann 5% Newt Gingrich 5%, Tim Pawlenty 4%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 1%, Gary Johnson <1%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
January 3-5, 2011 Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
Michael "Mike" Dale Huckabee is an American politician who served as the 44th Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. He was a candidate in the 2008 United States Republican presidential primaries, finishing second in delegate count and third in both popular vote and number of states won . He won...

 21%
, Sarah Palin 18%, Newt Gingrich 16%, Mitt Romney 14%, Rick Santorum 11%, Tim Pawlenty 6%, Ron Paul 4%, Mitch Daniels
Mitch Daniels
Mitchell Elias "Mitch" Daniels, Jr. is the 49th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana. A Republican, he began his first four-year term as governor on January 10, 2005, and was elected to his second term by an 18-point margin on November 4, 2008. Previously, he was the Director of the...

 1%, undecided 8%
Mike Huckabee 26%, Sarah Palin 21%, Mitt Romney 16%, Newt Gingrich 15%, Tim Pawlenty 6%, Ron Paul 5%, Mitch Daniels 2%, undecided 9%,
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±5.8%
Sample size: 283
October 30–31, 2010 Mike Huckabee 23%, Sarah Palin 16%, Mitt Romney 16%, Newt Gingrich 15%, Mitch Daniels 2%, Tim Pawlenty 2%, Mike Pence
Mike Pence
Michael Richard "Mike" Pence is the U.S. Representative for Indiana's , and previously the , serving since 2001. The 6th district covers much of Eastern Indiana. He is a member of the Republican Party....

 2%, John Thune
John Thune
John Randolph Thune is the junior U.S. Senator from South Dakota and a member of the Republican Party. He previously served as a U.S. Representative for .-Early Life, Education:...

 1%, someone else/undecided 22%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
August 14–16, 2010 Mike Huckabee 17%, Sarah Palin 17%, Mitt Romney 16%, Rick Santorum 15%, Newt Gingrich 14%, Ron Paul 6%, undecided 17%
Mitt Romney 20%, Newt Gingrich 19%, Mike Huckabee 19%, Sarah Palin 19%, Ron Paul 8%, undecided 12%, someone else 4%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±5.0%
Sample size: 400
June 19–21, 2010 Sarah Palin 24%, Newt Gingrich 23%, Mike Huckabee 20%, Mitt Romney 16%, Ron Paul 11%, undecided 6%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 405
March 29–April 1, 2010 Mitt Romney 31%, Mike Huckabee 27%, Sarah Palin 27%, undecided 15%

Rhode Island (19 Delegates)
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...

Poll source Date Highlights
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±6.2%
Sample size: 250
February 16-22, 2011 Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...

 39%
, Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
Michael "Mike" Dale Huckabee is an American politician who served as the 44th Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. He was a candidate in the 2008 United States Republican presidential primaries, finishing second in delegate count and third in both popular vote and number of states won . He won...

 15%, Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....

 13%, Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...

 10%, Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
Timothy James "Tim" Pawlenty , also known affectionately among supporters as T-Paw, is an American politician who served as the 39th Governor of Minnesota . He was a Republican candidate for President of the United States in the 2012 election from May to August 2011...

 5%, Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...

 5%, Mitch Daniels
Mitch Daniels
Mitchell Elias "Mitch" Daniels, Jr. is the 49th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana. A Republican, he began his first four-year term as governor on January 10, 2005, and was elected to his second term by an 18-point margin on November 4, 2008. Previously, he was the Director of the...

 4%, John Thune
John Thune
John Randolph Thune is the junior U.S. Senator from South Dakota and a member of the Republican Party. He previously served as a U.S. Representative for .-Early Life, Education:...

 1%, someone else/undecided 9%

South Carolina (47 Delegates)
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...

Poll source Date Highlights
Augusta Chronicle/InsiderAdvantage/Majority Opinion Research
Margin of error:
Sample size: 519
November 28, 2011 Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....

 37.9%
, Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...

 15.4%, Herman Cain
Herman Cain
Herman Cain is a candidate for the 2012 U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination.Cain has a background as a business executive, syndicated columnist, and radio host from Georgia. He served as chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza from 1986 to 1996...

 12.9%, Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...

 6.9%, Rick Perry
Rick Perry
James Richard "Rick" Perry is the 47th and current Governor of Texas. A Republican, Perry was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor George W. Bush resigned to become President of the United States. Perry was elected to full...

 3.7%%, Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
Michele Marie Bachmann is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , a post she has held since 2007. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, such as Woodbury, and Blaine as well as Stillwater and St. Cloud.She is currently a...

 3.2%, Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
Richard John "Rick" Santorum is a lawyer and a former United States Senator from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Santorum was the chairman of the Senate Republican Conference -making him the third-ranking Senate Republican from 2001 until his leave in 2007. Santorum is considered both a social...

 2.2%, Someone else 4.6%, No opinion 13.2%
American Research Group
Margin of error: 4%
Sample size: 600
November 25-28, 2011 Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....

 33%
, Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...

 22%, Herman Cain
Herman Cain
Herman Cain is a candidate for the 2012 U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination.Cain has a background as a business executive, syndicated columnist, and radio host from Georgia. He served as chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza from 1986 to 1996...

 10%, Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...

 8%, Rick Perry
Rick Perry
James Richard "Rick" Perry is the 47th and current Governor of Texas. A Republican, Perry was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor George W. Bush resigned to become President of the United States. Perry was elected to full...

 8%, Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
Michele Marie Bachmann is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , a post she has held since 2007. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, such as Woodbury, and Blaine as well as Stillwater and St. Cloud.She is currently a...

 3%, Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 16th Governor of Utah. He also served in the administrations of four United States presidents and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.Huntsman worked as a White House staff assistant for...

 3%, Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
Richard John "Rick" Santorum is a lawyer and a former United States Senator from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Santorum was the chairman of the Senate Republican Conference -making him the third-ranking Senate Republican from 2001 until his leave in 2007. Santorum is considered both a social...

 1%, Undecided 12%
The Polling Company
Margin of error: ±4.4%
Sample size: 505
November 18-21, 2011 Newt Gingrich 31%, Herman Cain 17%, Mitt Romney 16%, Rick Perry 6%, Ron Paul 5%, Michele Bachmann 5%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 3%, Rick Santorum 1%, Undecided 15%, Refused 2%
Newsmax/InsiderAdvantage
Margin of error: ±4.3%
Sample size: 457
November 8, 2011 Herman Cain 25.6%, Newt Gingrich 18.9%, Mitt Romney 16.1, Rick Perry 6.1%, Michele Bachmann 4.7%, Ron Paul 3.1%, Rick Santorum 1.6%, Someone else 4.0%, No opinion 19.8%
Rasmussen Reports
Margin of error: ±4%
Sample size: 770
November 1, 2011 Herman Cain 33%, Mitt Romney 23%, Newt Gingrich 15%, Rick Perry 9%, Ron Paul 5%, Michele Bachmann 2%, Rick Santorum 1%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 1%, some other candidate 1%, undecided 10%
Herman Cain 50%, Mitt Romney 37%
Herman Cain 56%, Rick Perry 27%
Mitt Romney 49%, Rick Perry 30%
Clemson University
Margin of error: ±4.5%
Sample size: 600
October 27-November 7, 2011 Mitt Romney 22%, Herman Cain 20%, Newt Gingrich 10%, Rick Perry 9%, Ron Paul 4%, Michele Bachmann 3%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 1%, Rick Santorum 1%, Undecided 31%
CNN/Time Magazine
Margin of error: ±5%
Sample size: 400
October 20-25, 2011 Mitt Romney 25%, Herman Cain 23%, Ron Paul 12%, Rick Perry 11%, Newt Gingrich 8%, Michele Bachmann 4%, Rick Santorum 1%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 1%, None 5%, No Opinion 10%
AARP/GS Strategy Group
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
October 18-19, 2011 Herman Cain 28%, Mitt Romney 27%, Rick Perry 8%, Newt Gingrich 7%, Ron Paul 5%, Michele Bachmann 3%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%, Rick Santorum 1%, Undecided 19%
NBC News/Marist Poll
Margin of error: ±3.1%
Sample size: 992
October 18, 2011 Herman Cain 28%, Mitt Romney 27%, Rick Perry 10%, Newt Gingrich 6%, Ron Paul 6%, Michele Bachmann 5%, Rick Santorum 2%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 1%, Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson may refer to:*Gary Johnson , former Governor of New Mexico and candidate for President in 2012*Gary Johnson , American politician, Wisconsin State Assembly...

 0%, Undecided 17%
InsiderAdvantage/Majority Opinion Research poll
Margin of error: ±5.0%
Sample size: 476
October 16, 2011 Herman Cain 32%, Mitt Romney 16%, Rick Perry 12%, Newt Gingrich 8%, Ron Paul 6%, Michele Bachmann 6%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 1%, Other 4%, Undecided 15%
American Research Group
Margin of error: ±4.0%
Sample size: 600
October 5-10, 2011 Herman Cain 26%, Mitt Romney 25%, Rick Perry 15%, Newt Gingrich 8%, Ron Paul 7%, Michele Bachmann 5%, Rick Santorum 1%, Other 1%, Undecided 12%
Winthrop University
Margin of error: ±4.01%
Sample size: 596
September 11-18, 2011 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, Jr. 1.6%, Rick Santorum 1.5%, Other 0.2%, Not Sure 11.1%, Refused 1.2%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±3.6%
Sample size: 750
August 25-28, 2011 Rick Perry 36%, Mitt Romney 13%, Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...

 10%, Herman Cain 9%, Michele Bachmann 7%, Newt Gingrich 7%, Ron Paul 5%, Rick Santorum 4%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%, someone else/not sure 7%
Rick Perry 36%, Mitt Romney 16%, Michele Bachmann 13%, Herman Cain 9%, Newt Gingrich 8%, Ron Paul 5%, Rick Santorum 4%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%, someone else/not sure 7%
Rick Perry 50%, Mitt Romney 25%, Michele Bachmann 16%, not sure 9%
Mitt Romney 45%, Michele Bachmann 40%, not sure 15%
Rick Perry 59%, Mitt Romney 28%, not sure 13%
Rick Perry 63%, Michele Bachmann 20%, not sure 18%
Magellan Strategies
Margin of error: ±3.88%
Sample size: 637
August 22-23, 2011 Rick Perry 31%, Mitt Romney 20%, Michele Bachmann 14%, Herman Cain 9%, Newt Gingrich 5%, Ron Paul 4%, Rick Santorum 2%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%, Other candidate 4%, Undecided 9%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±3.1%
Sample size: 1000
June 2-5, 2011 Mitt Romney 27%, Sarah Palin 18%, Newt Gingrich 12%, Herman Cain 12%, Michele Bachmann 9%, Ron Paul 7%, Tim Pawlenty 4%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%, Someone else/Undecided 9%
Mitt Romney 30%, Newt Gingrich 15%, Herman Cain 15%, Michele Bachmann 13%, Ron Paul 10%, Tim Pawlenty 5%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%, Someone else/Undecided 11%
Jim DeMint
Jim DeMint
James Warren "Jim" DeMint is the junior U.S. Senator from South Carolina, serving since 2005. He is a member of the Republican Party and a leader in the Tea Party movement. He previously served as the U.S. Representative for from 1999 to 2005.-Early life and education:DeMint was born in...

 35%
, Mitt Romney 21%, Sarah Palin 11%, Herman Cain 8%, Newt Gingrich 6%, Michele Bachmann 5%, Ron Paul 4%, Tim Pawlenty 2%, Someone else/Undecided 8%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.1%
Sample size: 559
January 28-30, 2011 Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
Michael "Mike" Dale Huckabee is an American politician who served as the 44th Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. He was a candidate in the 2008 United States Republican presidential primaries, finishing second in delegate count and third in both popular vote and number of states won . He won...

 26%
, Mitt Romney 20%, Sarah Palin 18%, Newt Gingrich 13%, Ron Paul 7%, Tim Pawlenty 4%, Mitch Daniels
Mitch Daniels
Mitchell Elias "Mitch" Daniels, Jr. is the 49th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana. A Republican, he began his first four-year term as governor on January 10, 2005, and was elected to his second term by an 18-point margin on November 4, 2008. Previously, he was the Director of the...

 3%, undecided 8%
Jim DeMint 24%, Mike Huckabee 20%, Mitt Romney 17%, Sarah Palin 12%, Newt Gingrich 10%, Ron Paul 4%, Tim Pawlenty 3%, Mitch Daniels 2%, undecided 8%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±3.9%
Sample size: 638
May 22–23, 2010 Newt Gingrich 25%, Mitt Romney 24%, Sarah Palin 22%, Mike Huckabee 19%, Ron Paul 7%, undecided 4%
Jim DeMint 21%, Newt Gingrich 16%, Mitt Romney 16%, Mike Huckabee 15%, Sarah Palin 15%, Ron Paul 7%, undecided 10%

South Dakota (28 Delegates)
South Dakota
South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...

Poll source Date Highlights
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.5%
Sample size: 484
January 28-30, 2011 Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...

 21%
, Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
Michael "Mike" Dale Huckabee is an American politician who served as the 44th Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. He was a candidate in the 2008 United States Republican presidential primaries, finishing second in delegate count and third in both popular vote and number of states won . He won...

 19%
, Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...

 17%
, Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....

 12%, Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...

 7%, Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
Timothy James "Tim" Pawlenty , also known affectionately among supporters as T-Paw, is an American politician who served as the 39th Governor of Minnesota . He was a Republican candidate for President of the United States in the 2012 election from May to August 2011...

 5%, Mitch Daniels
Mitch Daniels
Mitchell Elias "Mitch" Daniels, Jr. is the 49th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana. A Republican, he began his first four-year term as governor on January 10, 2005, and was elected to his second term by an 18-point margin on November 4, 2008. Previously, he was the Director of the...

 1%, undecided 19%
John Thune
John Thune
John Randolph Thune is the junior U.S. Senator from South Dakota and a member of the Republican Party. He previously served as a U.S. Representative for .-Early Life, Education:...

 37%
, Sarah Palin 12%, Mitt Romney 12%, Mike Huckabee 11%, Newt Gingrich 10%, Ron Paul 5%, Tim Pawlenty 2%, Mitch Daniels 1%, undecided 10%

Tennessee (58 Delegates)
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...

Poll source Date Highlights
Vanderbilt
Margin of error: ±2.6%
Sample size: 1,423
October 28 - November 5, 2011 Herman Cain
Herman Cain
Herman Cain is a candidate for the 2012 U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination.Cain has a background as a business executive, syndicated columnist, and radio host from Georgia. He served as chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza from 1986 to 1996...

 19%
, Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...

 11%, Rick Perry
Rick Perry
James Richard "Rick" Perry is the 47th and current Governor of Texas. A Republican, Perry was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor George W. Bush resigned to become President of the United States. Perry was elected to full...

 8%, Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
Michele Marie Bachmann is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , a post she has held since 2007. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, such as Woodbury, and Blaine as well as Stillwater and St. Cloud.She is currently a...

 6%, Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....

 6%, Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...

 6%, Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
Richard John "Rick" Santorum is a lawyer and a former United States Senator from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Santorum was the chairman of the Senate Republican Conference -making him the third-ranking Senate Republican from 2001 until his leave in 2007. Santorum is considered both a social...

 1%, don't know 28%, would rather have another choice 13%, declined to answer 2%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
February 9-13, 2011 Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
Michael "Mike" Dale Huckabee is an American politician who served as the 44th Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. He was a candidate in the 2008 United States Republican presidential primaries, finishing second in delegate count and third in both popular vote and number of states won . He won...

 31%
, Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...

 17%, Mitt Romney 11%, Newt Gingrich 11%, Ron Paul 10%, Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
Timothy James "Tim" Pawlenty , also known affectionately among supporters as T-Paw, is an American politician who served as the 39th Governor of Minnesota . He was a Republican candidate for President of the United States in the 2012 election from May to August 2011...

 3%, Mitch Daniels
Mitch Daniels
Mitchell Elias "Mitch" Daniels, Jr. is the 49th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana. A Republican, he began his first four-year term as governor on January 10, 2005, and was elected to his second term by an 18-point margin on November 4, 2008. Previously, he was the Director of the...

 3%, John Thune
John Thune
John Randolph Thune is the junior U.S. Senator from South Dakota and a member of the Republican Party. He previously served as a U.S. Representative for .-Early Life, Education:...

 1%, undecided 14%

Texas (140 Delegates)
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

Poll source Date Highlights
University of Texas/Texas Tribune
Margin of error: ±4.93%
Sample size: 395
October 19-26, 2011 Herman Cain
Herman Cain
Herman Cain is a candidate for the 2012 U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination.Cain has a background as a business executive, syndicated columnist, and radio host from Georgia. He served as chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza from 1986 to 1996...

 27%
, Rick Perry
Rick Perry
James Richard "Rick" Perry is the 47th and current Governor of Texas. A Republican, Perry was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor George W. Bush resigned to become President of the United States. Perry was elected to full...

 26%
, Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...

 12%, Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...

 9%, Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....

 8%, Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
Michele Marie Bachmann is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , a post she has held since 2007. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, such as Woodbury, and Blaine as well as Stillwater and St. Cloud.She is currently a...

 2%, Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson may refer to:*Gary Johnson , former Governor of New Mexico and candidate for President in 2012*Gary Johnson , American politician, Wisconsin State Assembly...

 1%, Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
Richard John "Rick" Santorum is a lawyer and a former United States Senator from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Santorum was the chairman of the Senate Republican Conference -making him the third-ranking Senate Republican from 2001 until his leave in 2007. Santorum is considered both a social...

 1%, Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 16th Governor of Utah. He also served in the administrations of four United States presidents and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.Huntsman worked as a White House staff assistant for...

 1%, Another Republican candidate 1%, Don't know 11%
Azimuth
Margin of error: ±3%
Sample size: 844
October 12-17, 2011 Herman Cain 33%, Ron Paul 19%, Rick Perry 18%, Mitt Romney 7%, Newt Gingrich 5%, Gary Johnson 3%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 3%, Michele Bachmann 1%, Rick Santorum 1%, Buddy Roemer
Buddy Roemer
Charles Elson "Buddy" Roemer III is an American politician who served as the 52nd Governor of Louisiana, from 1988 to 1992. He was elected as a Democrat but switched to the Republican Party on March 11, 1991...

 1%, Fred Karger
Fred Karger
Fred S. Karger is an American political consultant, gay rights activist and watchdog, former actor, and candidate for the Republican nomination for the 2012 US Presidential election...

 0%, undecided 7%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
September 15-18, 2011 Rick Perry 49%, Mitt Romney 10%, Newt Gingrich 8%, Michele Bachmann 7%, Herman Cain 7%, Ron Paul 7%, Rick Santorum 3%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%, Gary Johnson 0%, someone else/not sure 7%
Rick Perry 72%, Mitt Romney 18%, not sure 10%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
June 25-27, 2011 Mitt Romney 17%, Michele Bachmann 16%, Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...

 14%
, Newt Gingrich 11%, Ron Paul 10%, Herman Cain 8%, Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
Timothy James "Tim" Pawlenty , also known affectionately among supporters as T-Paw, is an American politician who served as the 39th Governor of Minnesota . He was a Republican candidate for President of the United States in the 2012 election from May to August 2011...

 6%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 5%, someone else/not sure 13%
Mitt Romney 21%, Michele Bachmann 19%, Newt Gingrich 13%, Ron Paul 12%, Herman Cain 10%, Tim Pawlenty 7%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 5%, someone else/not sure 13%
Rick Perry 31%, Mitt Romney 15%, Michele Bachmann 11%, Sarah Palin 9%, Ron Paul 9%, Newt Gingrich 8%, Herman Cain 6%, someone else/not sure 9%
Azimuth Research Group
Margin of error: ±2%
Sample size: 882
May 29-June 3, 2011 Ron Paul 22%, Rick Perry 17%, Herman Cain 14%, Newt Gingrich 11%, Gary Johnson 9%, Mitt Romney 8%, Michele Bachmann 7%, Tim Pawlenty 2%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%, Rick Santorum 1%, Undecided
Undecided
"Undecided" is a popular song written by Sid Robins and Charlie Shavers and published in 1938.The first recording was made by John Kirby and The Onyx Club Boys on October 28, 1938, and released by Decca Records as catalog number 2216, with the flip side "From A Flat to C".It was also recorded by...

 7%,
Texas Lyceum
Margin of error: ±8%
Sample size: 147
May 24-31, 2011 Mitt Romney 16%, Sarah Palin 12%, Ron Paul 10%, Rick Perry 9%, Herman Cain 8%, Tim Pawlenty 7%, Michele Bachmann 4%, Newt Gingrich 4%, Rick Santorum 4%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 0%, Mitch Daniels
Mitch Daniels
Mitchell Elias "Mitch" Daniels, Jr. is the 49th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana. A Republican, he began his first four-year term as governor on January 10, 2005, and was elected to his second term by an 18-point margin on November 4, 2008. Previously, he was the Director of the...

 1%,
University of Texas/Texas Tribune
Margin of error: ±4.98%
Sample size: 388
May 11-18, 2011 Sarah Palin 12%, Newt Gingrich 11%, Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
Michael "Mike" Dale Huckabee is an American politician who served as the 44th Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. He was a candidate in the 2008 United States Republican presidential primaries, finishing second in delegate count and third in both popular vote and number of states won . He won...

 10%
, Ron Paul 10%, Michele Bachmann 7%, Mitt Romney 7%, Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump, Sr. is an American business magnate, television personality and author. He is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization and the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Trump's extravagant lifestyle, outspoken manner and role on the NBC reality show The Apprentice have...

 6%, Tim Pawlenty 4%, Rick Perry 4%, Rick Santorum 3%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 1%, Mitch Daniels 1%, don't know 14%, someone else 10%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
January 14-16, 2011 Mike Huckabee 24%, Newt Gingrich 17%, Sarah Palin 17%, Mitt Romney 10%, Ron Paul 10%, Rick Perry 9%, Tim Pawlenty 4%, Mitch Daniels 3%, someone else/undecided 5%
Mike Huckabee 25%, Sarah Palin 21%, Newt Gingrich 17%, Mitt Romney 10%, Ron Paul 9%, Tim Pawlenty 5%, Mitch Daniels 3%, someone else/undecided 8%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±6.2%
Sample size: 254
October 26–28, 2010 Sarah Palin 22%, Mike Huckabee 20%, Newt Gingrich 15%, Mitt Romney 15%, Tim Pawlenty 3%, Mike Pence
Mike Pence
Michael Richard "Mike" Pence is the U.S. Representative for Indiana's , and previously the , serving since 2001. The 6th district covers much of Eastern Indiana. He is a member of the Republican Party....

 3%, Mitch Daniels 2%, John Thune
John Thune
John Randolph Thune is the junior U.S. Senator from South Dakota and a member of the Republican Party. He previously served as a U.S. Representative for .-Early Life, Education:...

 1%, someone else/undecided 20%
University of Texas/Texas Tribune
Margin of error: ±3.46%
Sample size: 800
September 3–8, 2010 Sarah Palin 20%, Newt Gingrich 15%, Mike Huckabee 13%, Mitt Romney 13%, Ron Paul 8%, Rick Perry 7%, Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
John Ellis "Jeb" Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd Governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007. He is a prominent member of the Bush family: the second son of former President George H. W. Bush and former First Lady Barbara Bush; the younger brother of former President George W...

 3%, Haley Barbour
Haley Barbour
Haley Reeves Barbour is an American Republican politician currently serving as the 63rd Governor of Mississippi. He gained a national spotlight in August 2005 after Mississippi was hit by Hurricane Katrina. Barbour won re-election as Governor in 2007...

 2%, Tim Pawlenty 1%, undecided 19%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
September 2–6, 2010 Newt Gingrich 23%, Mike Huckabee 19%, Sarah Palin 19%, Mitt Romney 17%, Ron Paul 8%, someone else 5%, undecided 10%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.38%
Sample size: 500
June 19–20, 2010 Newt Gingrich 25%, Mike Huckabee 22%, Mitt Romney 18%, Sarah Palin 17%, Ron Paul 10%, undecided 8%
Newt Gingrich 23%, Mike Huckabee 18%, Sarah Palin 17%, Mitt Romney 14%, Ron Paul 8%, Rick Perry 8%, undecided 13%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
February 19–21, 2010 Mitt Romney 32%, Mike Huckabee 29%, Sarah Palin 23%, undecided 15%

Utah (36 Delegates)
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...

Poll source Date Highlights
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 406
July 8-10, 2011 Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...

 63%
, Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 16th Governor of Utah. He also served in the administrations of four United States presidents and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.Huntsman worked as a White House staff assistant for...

 10%, Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
Michele Marie Bachmann is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , a post she has held since 2007. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, such as Woodbury, and Blaine as well as Stillwater and St. Cloud.She is currently a...

 6%, Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...

 5%, Herman Cain
Herman Cain
Herman Cain is a candidate for the 2012 U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination.Cain has a background as a business executive, syndicated columnist, and radio host from Georgia. He served as chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza from 1986 to 1996...

 4%, Rick Perry
Rick Perry
James Richard "Rick" Perry is the 47th and current Governor of Texas. A Republican, Perry was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor George W. Bush resigned to become President of the United States. Perry was elected to full...

 4%, Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...

 4%, Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....

 3%, Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
Timothy James "Tim" Pawlenty , also known affectionately among supporters as T-Paw, is an American politician who served as the 39th Governor of Minnesota . He was a Republican candidate for President of the United States in the 2012 election from May to August 2011...

 1%
Mitt Romney 60%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 12%, Michele Bachmann 8%, Ron Paul 5%, Herman Cain 4%, Rick Perry 4%, Newt Gingrich 2%, Tim Pawlenty 2%, Someone else/Undecided 4%
Mitt Romney 82%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 14%, Someone else/Undecided 4%
Deseret News/KSL
Margin of error: ±4.4%
Sample size: 496
February 8–10, 2011 Mitt Romney 72%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 15%
Lake Tribune/Mason Dixon
Margin of error: ±6.7%
Sample size: 215
April 26–28, 2010 Mitt Romney 73%, Sarah Palin 9%, Ron Paul 5%, Newt Gingrich 4%, Tim Pawlenty 1%, Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
Michael "Mike" Dale Huckabee is an American politician who served as the 44th Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. He was a candidate in the 2008 United States Republican presidential primaries, finishing second in delegate count and third in both popular vote and number of states won . He won...

 1%, other candidate 3%, undecided 4%
Dan Jones Poll
Margin of error: ±6.2%
Sample size: 254
April 27, 2009 Mitt Romney 55%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 32%, other candidate/undecided 13%

Vermont (17 Delegates)
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...

Poll source Date Highlights
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±5.1%
Sample size: 366
July 28-31, 2011 Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...

 26%
, Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
Michele Marie Bachmann is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , a post she has held since 2007. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, such as Woodbury, and Blaine as well as Stillwater and St. Cloud.She is currently a...

 16%, Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...

 16%, Rick Perry
Rick Perry
James Richard "Rick" Perry is the 47th and current Governor of Texas. A Republican, Perry was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor George W. Bush resigned to become President of the United States. Perry was elected to full...

 10%, Herman Cain
Herman Cain
Herman Cain is a candidate for the 2012 U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination.Cain has a background as a business executive, syndicated columnist, and radio host from Georgia. He served as chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza from 1986 to 1996...

 9%, Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...

 7%, Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....

 6%, Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 16th Governor of Utah. He also served in the administrations of four United States presidents and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.Huntsman worked as a White House staff assistant for...

 3%, Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
Timothy James "Tim" Pawlenty , also known affectionately among supporters as T-Paw, is an American politician who served as the 39th Governor of Minnesota . He was a Republican candidate for President of the United States in the 2012 election from May to August 2011...

 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, Jr. 1%, soneone else/undecided 9%


Virginia (49 Delegates)
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...

Poll source Date Highlights
Quinnipiac
Margin of error: ±5.3%
Sample size: 345
October 5-9, 2011 Herman Cain
Herman Cain
Herman Cain is a candidate for the 2012 U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination.Cain has a background as a business executive, syndicated columnist, and radio host from Georgia. He served as chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza from 1986 to 1996...

 21%
, Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...

 21%
, Rick Perry
Rick Perry
James Richard "Rick" Perry is the 47th and current Governor of Texas. A Republican, Perry was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor George W. Bush resigned to become President of the United States. Perry was elected to full...

 11%, Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...

 9%, Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
Michele Marie Bachmann is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , a post she has held since 2007. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, such as Woodbury, and Blaine as well as Stillwater and St. Cloud.She is currently a...

 7%, Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....

 7%, Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
Richard John "Rick" Santorum is a lawyer and a former United States Senator from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Santorum was the chairman of the Senate Republican Conference -making him the third-ranking Senate Republican from 2001 until his leave in 2007. Santorum is considered both a social...

 2%, Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 16th Governor of Utah. He also served in the administrations of four United States presidents and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.Huntsman worked as a White House staff assistant for...

 1%, wouldn't vote 1%, don't know 20%
Christopher Newport University/Richmond Times-Dispatch
Margin of error: ±5.4%
Sample size: 1027
October 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, Jr. 1%, other 2%, don't know 14%
Quinnipiac
Margin of error: ±4%
Sample size: 591
September 7-12, 2011 Rick Perry 25%, Mitt Romney 19%, Ron Paul 8%, Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...

 7%, Herman Cain 6%, Michele Bachmann 5%, Newt Gingrich 4%, Rick Santorum 2%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 1%, Thaddeus McCotter 0%, someone else/undecided 21%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
July 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
Tim Pawlenty
Timothy James "Tim" Pawlenty , also known affectionately among supporters as T-Paw, is an American politician who served as the 39th Governor of Minnesota . He was a Republican candidate for President of the United States in the 2012 election from May to August 2011...

 2%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 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, Jr. 2%, someone else/not sure 13%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
February 24-27, 2011 Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
Michael "Mike" Dale Huckabee is an American politician who served as the 44th Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. He was a candidate in the 2008 United States Republican presidential primaries, finishing second in delegate count and third in both popular vote and number of states won . He won...

 20%
, Mitt Romney 16%, Sarah Palin 16%, Newt Gingrich 14%, Ron Paul 8%, Mitch Daniels
Mitch Daniels
Mitchell Elias "Mitch" Daniels, Jr. is the 49th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana. A Republican, he began his first four-year term as governor on January 10, 2005, and was elected to his second term by an 18-point margin on November 4, 2008. Previously, he was the Director of the...

 7%, Tim Pawlenty 4%, Haley Barbour
Haley Barbour
Haley Reeves Barbour is an American Republican politician currently serving as the 63rd Governor of Mississippi. He gained a national spotlight in August 2005 after Mississippi was hit by Hurricane Katrina. Barbour won re-election as Governor in 2007...

 2%, someone else/undecided 11%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
November 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
John Thune
John Randolph Thune is the junior U.S. Senator from South Dakota and a member of the Republican Party. He previously served as a U.S. Representative for .-Early Life, Education:...

 2%, someone else/undecided 11%

Washington (40 Delegates)

Poll source Date Highlights
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±3.7%
Sample size: 712
October 29–31, 2010 Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...

 19%
, Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...

 18%
, Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
Michael "Mike" Dale Huckabee is an American politician who served as the 44th Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. He was a candidate in the 2008 United States Republican presidential primaries, finishing second in delegate count and third in both popular vote and number of states won . He won...

 17%
, Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....

 15%, Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
Timothy James "Tim" Pawlenty , also known affectionately among supporters as T-Paw, is an American politician who served as the 39th Governor of Minnesota . He was a Republican candidate for President of the United States in the 2012 election from May to August 2011...

 4%, Mitch Daniels
Mitch Daniels
Mitchell Elias "Mitch" Daniels, Jr. is the 49th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana. A Republican, he began his first four-year term as governor on January 10, 2005, and was elected to his second term by an 18-point margin on November 4, 2008. Previously, he was the Director of the...

 2%, Mike Pence
Mike Pence
Michael Richard "Mike" Pence is the U.S. Representative for Indiana's , and previously the , serving since 2001. The 6th district covers much of Eastern Indiana. He is a member of the Republican Party....

 1%, John Thune
John Thune
John Randolph Thune is the junior U.S. Senator from South Dakota and a member of the Republican Party. He previously served as a U.S. Representative for .-Early Life, Education:...

 0%, someone else/undecided 24%

West Virginia (31 Delegates)
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...

Poll source Date Highlights
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: 5.7%
Sample size: 300
September 30-October 2, 2011 Herman Cain
Herman Cain
Herman Cain is a candidate for the 2012 U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination.Cain has a background as a business executive, syndicated columnist, and radio host from Georgia. He served as chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza from 1986 to 1996...

 21%
, Chris Christie 17%, Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....

 14%, Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...

 13%, Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
Michele Marie Bachmann is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , a post she has held since 2007. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, such as Woodbury, and Blaine as well as Stillwater and St. Cloud.She is currently a...

 9%, Rick Perry
Rick Perry
James Richard "Rick" Perry is the 47th and current Governor of Texas. A Republican, Perry was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor George W. Bush resigned to become President of the United States. Perry was elected to full...

 9%, Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...

 5%, Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
Richard John "Rick" Santorum is a lawyer and a former United States Senator from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Santorum was the chairman of the Senate Republican Conference -making him the third-ranking Senate Republican from 2001 until his leave in 2007. Santorum is considered both a social...

 3%, Jon Huntsman
Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 16th Governor of Utah. He also served in the administrations of four United States presidents and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.Huntsman worked as a White House staff assistant for...

 2%, Someone else/Undecided 7%
Herman Cain 24%, Newt Gingrich 18%, Mitt Romney 16%, Rick Perry 15%, Michele Bachmann 8%, Ron Paul 6%, Rick Santorum 3%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%, Someone else/Undecided 9%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±6.1%
Sample size: 257
September 1-4, 2011 Rick Perry 32%, Mitt Romney 14%, Sarah Palin 14%, Newt Gingrich 8%, Michele Bachmann 6%, Herman Cain 5%, Ron Paul 4%, Rick Santorum 2%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%, someone else/undecided 14%
Rick Perry 33%, Mitt Romney 14%, Michele Bachmann 11%, Newt Gingrich 11%, Ron Paul 7%, Herman Cain 6%, Rick Santorum 4%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 1%, someone else/undecided 13%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±5.5%
Sample size: 314
May 11-12, 2011 Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
Michael "Mike" Dale Huckabee is an American politician who served as the 44th Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. He was a candidate in the 2008 United States Republican presidential primaries, finishing second in delegate count and third in both popular vote and number of states won . He won...

 21%
, Sarah Palin 15%, Mitt Romney 15%, Newt Gingrich 12%, Ron Paul 9%, Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump, Sr. is an American business magnate, television personality and author. He is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization and the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Trump's extravagant lifestyle, outspoken manner and role on the NBC reality show The Apprentice have...

 9%, Michele Bachmann 4%, Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
Timothy James "Tim" Pawlenty , also known affectionately among supporters as T-Paw, is an American politician who served as the 39th Governor of Minnesota . He was a Republican candidate for President of the United States in the 2012 election from May to August 2011...

 3%, someone else/undecided 12%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±5.2%
Sample size: 355
January 20–23, 2011 Mike Huckabee 28%, Sarah Palin 23%, Newt Gingrich 17%, Mitt Romney 10%, Ron Paul 6%, Tim Pawlenty 5%, Mitch Daniels
Mitch Daniels
Mitchell Elias "Mitch" Daniels, Jr. is the 49th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana. A Republican, he began his first four-year term as governor on January 10, 2005, and was elected to his second term by an 18-point margin on November 4, 2008. Previously, he was the Director of the...

 2%, John Thune
John Thune
John Randolph Thune is the junior U.S. Senator from South Dakota and a member of the Republican Party. He previously served as a U.S. Representative for .-Early Life, Education:...

 0%, someone else/undecided 8%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.3%
Sample size: 521
October 30–31, 2010 Sarah Palin 25%, Mike Huckabee 22%, Newt Gingrich 15%, Mitt Romney 15%, Tim Pawlenty 2%, Mike Pence
Mike Pence
Michael Richard "Mike" Pence is the U.S. Representative for Indiana's , and previously the , serving since 2001. The 6th district covers much of Eastern Indiana. He is a member of the Republican Party....

 2%, Mitch Daniels 1%, John Thune 1%, someone else/undecided 17%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.2%
Sample size: 553
September 18–19, 2010 Mike Huckabee 27%, Sarah Palin 24%, Newt Gingrich 16%, Mitt Romney 13%, Ron Paul 6%, someone else 5%, undecided 9%

Wisconsin (42 Delegates)
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...

Poll source Date Highlights
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±3.8%
Sample size: 650
October 20-23, 2011 Herman Cain
Herman Cain
Herman Cain is a candidate for the 2012 U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination.Cain has a background as a business executive, syndicated columnist, and radio host from Georgia. He served as chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza from 1986 to 1996...

 30%
, Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...

 18%, Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999....

 12%, Rick Perry
Rick Perry
James Richard "Rick" Perry is the 47th and current Governor of Texas. A Republican, Perry was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor George W. Bush resigned to become President of the United States. Perry was elected to full...

 12%, Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...

 8%, Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
Michele Marie Bachmann is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , a post she has held since 2007. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, such as Woodbury, and Blaine as well as Stillwater and St. Cloud.She is currently a...

 5%, Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
Richard John "Rick" Santorum is a lawyer and a former United States Senator from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Santorum was the chairman of the Senate Republican Conference -making him the third-ranking Senate Republican from 2001 until his leave in 2007. Santorum is considered both a social...

 2%, Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 16th Governor of Utah. He also served in the administrations of four United States presidents and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.Huntsman worked as a White House staff assistant for...

 1%, Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson may refer to:*Gary Johnson , former Governor of New Mexico and candidate for President in 2012*Gary Johnson , American politician, Wisconsin State Assembly...

 1%, someone else/undecided 12%
Mitt Romney 46%, Rick Perry 34%, not sure 20%
Herman Cain 46% Mitt Romney 35%, not sure 19%
Herman Cain 49%, Rick Perry 31%, not sure 21%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±5.2%
Sample size: 362
August 12-14, 2011 Michele Bachmann 20%, Rick Perry 20%, Mitt Romney 13%, Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...

 11%, Herman Cain 7%, Ron Paul 6%, Newt Gingrich 6%, Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
Timothy James "Tim" Pawlenty , also known affectionately among supporters as T-Paw, is an American politician who served as the 39th Governor of Minnesota . He was a Republican candidate for President of the United States in the 2012 election from May to August 2011...

 3%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 1%, someone else/undecided 12%
Michele Bachmann 24%, Rick Perry 20%, Mitt Romney 17%, Newt Gingrich 10%, Herman Cain 7%, Ron Paul 6%, Tim Pawlenty 4%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 1%, someone else/undecided 11%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±3.8%
Sample size: 666
May 19-22, 2011 Mitt Romney 17%, Sarah Palin 16%, Tim Pawlenty 12%, Michele Bachmann 11%, Herman Cain 10%, Newt Gingrich 10%, Ron Paul 10%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 2%, someone else/not sure 14%
Mitt Romney 19%, Tim Pawlenty 15%, Michele Bachmann 14%, Newt Gingrich 14%, Herman Cain 11%, Ron Paul 11%, Jon Huntsman, Jr. 3%, someone else/not sure 14%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
February 24–27, 2011 Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan may refer to:* Paul Ryan , member of the U.S. House of Representatives* Paul Ryan , music agent for The Agency, former Cradle of Filth guitarist* Paul Ryan , comics artist...

 30%
, Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
Michael "Mike" Dale Huckabee is an American politician who served as the 44th Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. He was a candidate in the 2008 United States Republican presidential primaries, finishing second in delegate count and third in both popular vote and number of states won . He won...

 17%, Newt Gingrich 12%, Sarah Palin 9%, Mitt Romney 9%, Ron Paul 5%, Tim Pawlenty 4%, Mitch Daniels
Mitch Daniels
Mitchell Elias "Mitch" Daniels, Jr. is the 49th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana. A Republican, he began his first four-year term as governor on January 10, 2005, and was elected to his second term by an 18-point margin on November 4, 2008. Previously, he was the Director of the...

 3%, someone else/undecided 13%
Mike Huckabee 23%, Newt Gingrich 15%, Sarah Palin 15%, Mitt Romney 12%, Tim Pawlenty 10%, Ron Paul 5%, Mitch Daniels 3%, someone else/undecided 17%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
December 10–12, 2010 Sarah Palin 21%, Mike Huckabee 18%, Mitt Romney 17%, Newt Gingrich 13%, Tim Pawlenty 10%, Ron Paul 4%, John Thune
John Thune
John Randolph Thune is the junior U.S. Senator from South Dakota and a member of the Republican Party. He previously served as a U.S. Representative for .-Early Life, Education:...

 3%, Mitch Daniels 2%, someone else/undecided 12%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.1%
Sample size: 579
October 26–28, 2010 Sarah Palin 18%, Mike Huckabee 15%, Newt Gingrich 14%, Mitt Romney 12%, Tim Pawlenty 8%, Mitch Daniels 2%, Mike Pence
Mike Pence
Michael Richard "Mike" Pence is the U.S. Representative for Indiana's , and previously the , serving since 2001. The 6th district covers much of Eastern Indiana. He is a member of the Republican Party....

 2%, John Thune 1%, someone else/undecided 28%
Public Policy Polling
Margin of error: ±4.9%
Sample size: 400
March 20–21, 2010 Mitt Romney 32%, Sarah Palin 27%, Mike Huckabee 23%, undecided 18%

See also


  • Straw polls for the Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012
    Straw polls for the Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012
    This article is a collection of straw polls that have been conducted relating to the Republican presidential primaries, 2012.-January 22, 2011, Derry, New Hampshire – New Hampshire Straw Poll:...

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