Statewide opinion polling for the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries
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 Current State of the 2012 Republican Presidential Primaries. RED denotes a contest led by Mitt Romney. BLUE denotes a contest led by Mike Huckabee. GOLD denotes a contest led by Sarah Palin. | |||
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This article contains opinion polling by U.S. state for the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries.
Polling
Alabama
| Poll source | Date | Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±4.6% Sample size: 457 |
March 27–29, 2010 | Mike Huckabee 41%, Sarah Palin 27%, Mitt Romney 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 5%, Tim Pawlenty 3%, undecided 24% |
Arizona
| Poll source | Date | Highlights|- |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Poll source | Date | Highlights|- |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Poll source | Date | Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
Florida
| Poll source | Date | Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Poll source | Date | Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
Illinois
| Poll source | Date | Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Poll source | Date | Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| RightOSphere.com / Right Way Marketing (TN) Margin of error: ±5.66% Sample size: 300 |
March 2–4, 2010 | Mike Huckabee 17%, Mitt Romney 14%, Sarah Palin 11%, Tim Pawlenty 1%, Gary Johnson <1%, undecided 57% |
Kentucky
| Poll source | Date | Highlights|- |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
Missouri
| Poll source | Date | Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
New Hampshire
| Poll source | Date | Highlights|- |
|---|---|---|
| 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%, Sarah Palin 17%, Mike Huckabee 17%, Newt Gingrich 13%, Tim Pawlenty 3% |
New Mexico
| Poll source | Date | Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
North Carolina
| Poll source | Date | Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Poll source | Date | Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
Pennsylvania
| Poll source | Date | Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
Texas
| Poll source | Date | Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Poll source | Date | Highlights|- |
|---|---|---|
| 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 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% |
Wisconsin
| Poll source | Date | Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |