Poll Watch: American Research Group Illinois 2012 Republican Primary Survey
ARG Illinois 2012 GOP Primary Poll
- Mitt Romney 44%
- Rick Santorum 30%
- Newt Gingrich 13%
- Ron Paul 8%
- Other 1%
- Undecided 4%
Among Republicans (76%)
- Mitt Romney 45%
- Rick Santorum 35%
- Newt Gingrich 12%
- Ron Paul 4%
- Other 1%
- Undecided 3%
Among Independents (24%)
- Mitt Romney 42%
- Ron Paul 20%
- Newt Gingrich 17%
- Rick Santorum 16%
- Other 1%
- Undecided 4%
Among Tea Party Supporters (43%)
- Mitt Romney 41%
- Rick Santorum 35%
- Newt Gingrich 21%
- Ron Paul 2%
- Other 0%
- Undecided 1%
Among Non-Tea Party GOP Primary Voters (57%)
- Mitt Romney 47%
- Rick Santorum 27%
- Ron Paul 12%
- Newt Gingrich 7%
- Other 2%
- Undecided 5%
Survey of 600 likely voters was conducted March 17-18, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points. Party ID: 76% Republican; 24% Independent.
-Data compilation and analysis courtesy of The Argo Journal
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Poll Watch: PPP (D) Illinois 2012 Republican Primary Survey
PPP (D) Illinois 2012 GOP Primary Poll
- Mitt Romney 45%
- Rick Santorum 30%
- Newt Gingrich 12%
- Ron Paul 10%
- Someone else/Not sure 2%
Would you say you are strongly committed to that candidate, or might you end up supporting someone else?
- Strongly committed to that candidate 72%
- Might end up supporting someone else 28%
If the Republican candidates were just Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, and Rick Santorum, who would you vote for?
- Mitt Romney 45%
- Rick Santorum 34%
- Ron Paul 14%
- Not sure 7%
Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}
- Mitt Romney 57% / 34% {+23%}
- Rick Santorum 55% / 36% {+19%}
- Newt Gingrich 46% / 43% {+3%}
- Ron Paul 35% / 54% {-19%}
Do you consider yourself to be a member of the Tea Party?
- Yes 25%
- No 61%
Are you an Evangelical Christian, or not?
- Are an Evangelical 36%
- Are not 64%
Do you think Barack Obama is a Christian or a Muslim, or are you not sure?
- Christian 24%
- Muslim 39%
- Not sure 37%
Do you think Barack Obama was born in the United States, or not?
- He was 36%
- He was not 36%
- Not sure 28%
Do you believe in evolution, or not?
- Believe in evolution 41%
- Do not 43%
- Not sure 16%
Do you think that interracial marriage should be legal or illegal?
- Legal 75%
- Illegal 16%
- Not sure 9%
Survey of 506 likely voters was conducted March 17-18, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.4 percentage points. Party ID: 79% Republican; 17% Independent; 4% Democrat. Ideology: 39% Somewhat conservative; 35% Very conservative; 19% Moderate; 5% Somewhat liberal; 2% Very liberal.
-Data compilation and analysis courtesy of The Argo Journal
