Statewide opinion polling for the April 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries

Poll source Date 1st 2nd 3rd Other American Research Group

Margin of error: ±4%

Sample size: 600

Apr. 9–10, 2012 Mitt Romney
44% Rick Santorum
40% Newt Gingrich
7% Ron Paul 5%, Other 1%, Undecided 3% Rasmussen Reports

Margin of error: ±4%

Sample size: 750

Apr. 4, 2012 Rick Santorum
42% Mitt Romney
38% Ron Paul
7% Newt Gingrich 6%, Some other candidate 2%, Undecided 5% Rick Santorum
46% Mitt Romney
44% – – Public Policy Polling

Margin of error: ±4.9%

Sample size: 403

Apr. 4, 2012 Mitt Romney
42% Rick Santorum
37% Ron Paul
9% Newt Gingrich 6%, Someone else/Not sure 6% Rick Santorum
42% Mitt Romney
41% Ron Paul
12% Not sure 6% Quinnipiac

Margin of error: ±3.9%

Sample size: 647

Mar. 27 – Apr. 1, 2012 Rick Santorum
41% Mitt Romney
35% Ron Paul
10% Newt Gingrich 7%, Don’t know/No answer 6% Mercyhurst University

Margin of error: ±4.75%

Sample size: 425

Mar. 19–30, 2012 Rick Santorum
37% Mitt Romney
31% Ron Paul
10% Newt Gingrich 9%, Other 4%, Don’t know 6%, Refused 2% Franklin & Marshall College

Margin of error: ±4.2%

Sample size: 505

Mar. 20–25, 2012 Rick Santorum
30% Mitt Romney
28% Ron Paul
9% Newt Gingrich 6%, Don’t know 24%, Other 3% Quinnipiac

Margin of error: ±4.4%

Sample size: 508

Mar. 7–12, 2012 Rick Santorum
36% Mitt Romney
22% Ron Paul
12% Newt Gingrich 8%, Someone else 2%, Wouldn’t vote 3%, Don’t know/No answer 18% Rick Santorum
52% Mitt Romney
32% – Don’t know/No answer 16% Public Policy Polling

Margin of error: ±4.1%

Sample size: 564

Mar. 8–11, 2012 Rick Santorum
43% Mitt Romney
25% Newt Gingrich
13% Ron Paul 9%, Someone else/Not sure 10% Rick Santorum
51% Mitt Romney
28% Ron Paul
12% Not sure 9% Franklin & Marshall College

Margin of error: ±5.9%

Sample size: 278

Feb. 14–20, 2012 Rick Santorum
45% Mitt Romney
16% Newt Gingrich
9% Ron Paul 7%, Other 1%, Don’t know 22% Susquehanna Polling and Research

Margin of error: ±4.38%

Sample size: 500

Feb. 2–6, 2012 Rick Santorum
30% Mitt Romney
29% Newt Gingrich
13% Ron Paul 9%, Other 2%, Undecided 16% Susquehanna Polling and Research

Margin of error: ±2.95%

Sample size: 1,106

Dec. 7–11, 2011 Newt Gingrich
35% Mitt Romney
18% Rick Santorum
18% Ron Paul 8%, Michele Bachmann 6%, Rick Perry 2%, undecided 14% Quinnipiac^{[permanent dead link]}

Margin of error: ±4.1%

Sample size: 578

Nov. 28 – Dec. 5, 2011 Newt Gingrich
31% Mitt Romney
17% Rick Santorum
9% Ron Paul 7%, Michele Bachmann 3%, Herman Cain 3%, Jon Huntsman 3%, Rick Perry 3%, Someone Else 2%, Wouldn’t Vote 4%, Don’t Know/No Answer 18% Newt Gingrich
50% Mitt Romney
31% – Someone Else 3%, Wouldn’t Vote 5%, Don’t Know/No Answer 11% Public Policy Polling

Margin of error: ±4.9%

Sample size: 400

Nov. 17–20, 2011 Newt Gingrich
32% Herman Cain
15% Mitt Romney
12% Rick Santorum 12%, Ron Paul 9%, Michele Bachmann 5%, Jon Huntsman 3%, Rick Perry 3%, Gary Johnson 0%, someone else/not sure 9% Quinnipiac

Margin of error: ±4.1%

Sample size: 579

Oct. 31 – Nov. 7, 2011 Herman Cain
17% Mitt Romney
17% Newt Gingrich
13% Rick Santorum 13%, Ron Paul 5%, Rick Perry 5%, Michele Bachmann 2%, Jon Huntsman 2%, don’t know 21%, someone else 2%, wouldn’t vote 2% Quinnipiac

Margin of error: ±4.2%

Sample size: 541

Sep. 21–26, 2011 Mitt Romney
18% Rick Perry
16% Rick Santorum
12% Sarah Palin 8%, Michele Bachmann 6%, Herman Cain 5%, Ron Paul 5%, Newt Gingrich 4%, Jon Huntsman 2%, don’t know 19%, someone else 2%, wouldn’t vote 2% Public Policy Polling

Margin of error: ±5.1%

Sample size: 376

Jun. 30 – Jul. 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 3%, Tim Pawlenty 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 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 3%, Tim Pawlenty 3%, someone else/not sure 8% Quinnipiac

Margin of error: ±4.3%

Sample size: 523

Jun. 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 1%, Gary Johnson <1% Public Policy Polling

Margin of error: ±4.9%

Sample size: 400

Jan. 3–5, 2011 Mike Huckabee
21% Sarah Palin
18% Newt Gingrich
16% Mitt Romney 14%, Rick Santorum 11%, Tim Pawlenty 6%, Ron Paul 4%, Mitch Daniels 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

Oct. 30–31, 2010 Mike Huckabee
23% Sarah Palin
16% Mitt Romney
16% Newt Gingrich 15%, Mitch Daniels 2%, Tim Pawlenty 2%, Mike Pence 2%, John Thune 1%, someone else/undecided 22% Public Policy Polling

Margin of error: ±4.9%

Sample size: 400

Aug. 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

Jun. 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

Mar. 29–Apr. 1, 2010 Mitt Romney
31% Mike Huckabee
27% Sarah Palin
27% undecided 15%