Statewide opinion polling for the May 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries

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Leading Republican 2012 primary candidate by state (parentheses indicate a shared lead, italics indicates polling data, non-italics indicates a primary win). Stars indicate a completed primary. States in gray have no polling data or no relevant data due to a leading candidate having withdrawn or declined to enter the race. Mitt Romney 37+5 Rick Santorum 11 Newt Gingrich 2

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This article contains opinion polling by U.S. state for the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries.

As of May 2012, both Ron Paul and Mitt Romney have led polls in multiple states. They have both also reached at least 20 percent in polls in multiple states. Before announcing that they would not run, Mike Huckabee and Sarah Palin were also leading polls in multiple states with numbers above 20 percent. Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain, Rick Perry, and Rick Santorum were also able to lead polls in multiple states earlier in the race, but Cain suspended his campaign on December 3 after multiple allegations of sexual impropriety, Bachmann dropped out on January 4, one day after her poor showing in the Iowa caucuses, in which she came in sixth place and received just 5 percent of the vote, Perry dropped out on January 19 after finishing fifth in Iowa with just over 10 percent of the vote, finishing sixth in New Hampshire with less than 1 percent of the vote and with "lagging" poll numbers ahead of the South Carolina primary, and Santorum suspended his campaign on April 10. Newt Gingrich announced he would drop out of the race after a poor showing in the northeast on April 24.

Haley Barbour of Mississippi, Jeb Bush of Florida, Chris Christie of New Jersey, Jim DeMint of South Carolina, Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota, Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, and John Thune of South Dakota all succeeded in leading polls in their home states at some point in 2011, although only Pawlenty actually launched a campaign. Pawlenty exited the race on August 14, one day after finishing third in Iowa's Ames Straw Poll, citing a lack of campaign funds.

Polling for completed primaries

Indiana (May 8)

Main article: Indiana Republican primary, 2012

Winner: Mitt Romney
Primary date: May 8, 2012
Delegates: 46

Poll source	Date	1st	2nd	3rd	Other
Howey/DePauw Margin of error: ±4.4% Sample size: 503	Mar. 26–28, 2012	Rick Santorum 27%	Mitt Romney 26%	Newt Gingrich 6%	Ron Paul 6%, Undecided 35%

North Carolina (May 8)

Main article: North Carolina Republican primary, 2012

Winner: Mitt Romney
Primary date: May 8, 2012
Delegates: 55

Poll source	Date	1st	2nd	3rd	Other
Survey USA Margin of error: ±4.7% Sample size: 451	Apr. 26–30, 2012	Mitt Romney 55%	Rick Santorum 15%	Ron Paul 12%	Newt Gingrich 11%, Undecided 7%
Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±4.3% Sample size: 521	Apr. 20–22, 2012	Mitt Romney 48%	Newt Gingrich 30%	Ron Paul 12%	Someone else/Not sure 10%
Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±4.6% Sample size: 461	Apr. 4–7, 2012	Mitt Romney 34%	Rick Santorum 30%	Newt Gingrich 17%	Ron Paul 11%, Someone else/Not sure 8%
	Apr. 4–7, 2012	Rick Santorum 42%	Mitt Romney 38%	Ron Paul 10%	Not sure 9%
High Point Margin of error: ±6.4% Sample size: 239	Mar. 19–22, 24–29, 2012	Mitt Romney 31%	Rick Santorum 25%	Ron Paul 15%	Newt Gingrich 12%, Undecided/Don't know/Refused 18%
Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±4.1% Sample size: 561	Mar. 22–25, 2012	Mitt Romney 30%	Rick Santorum 30%	Newt Gingrich 19%	Ron Paul 13%, Someone else/Not sure 8%
	Mar. 22–25, 2012	Rick Santorum 43%	Mitt Romney 37%	Ron Paul 13%	Not sure 8%
SurveyUSA Margin of error: ±5% Sample size: 403	Mar. 16–20, 2012	Rick Santorum 34%	Mitt Romney 26%	Newt Gingrich 18%	Ron Paul 10%, Undecided 11%
Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±4.4% Sample size: 492	Mar. 8–11, 2012	Mitt Romney 31%	Rick Santorum 27%	Newt Gingrich 24%	Ron Paul 8%, Someone else/Not sure 10%
	Mar. 8–11, 2012	Rick Santorum 42%	Mitt Romney 38%	Ron Paul 10%	Not sure 11%
Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±4.8% Sample size: 411	Feb. 29 – Mar. 1, 2012	Rick Santorum 31%	Mitt Romney 25%	Newt Gingrich 23%	Ron Paul 8%, Someone else/Not sure 13%
	Feb. 29 – Mar. 1, 2012	Rick Santorum 43%	Mitt Romney 33%	Ron Paul 10%	Not sure 14%
Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±3.4% Sample size: 819	Feb 3–5, 2012	Newt Gingrich 30%	Mitt Romney 30%	Rick Santorum 20%	Ron Paul 11%, Someone else/Not sure 9%
		Newt Gingrich 45%	Mitt Romney 42%		Not sure 13%
		Mitt Romney 67%	Ron Paul 23%		Not sure 10%
		Mitt Romney 45%	Rick Santorum 44%		Not sure 11%
Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±4.2% Sample size: 555	Jan. 5–8, 2012	Newt Gingrich 25%	Rick Santorum 24%	Mitt Romney 22%	Ron Paul 9%, Jon Huntsman 4%, Rick Perry 4%, Buddy Roemer 1%, someone else/not sure 11%
		Newt Gingrich 43%	Mitt Romney 42%		Not sure 15%
		Mitt Romney 67%	Ron Paul 21%		Not sure 12%
		Mitt Romney 52%	Rick Perry 35%		Not sure 13%
		Rick Santorum 51%	Mitt Romney 33%		Not sure 16%
Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±4.1% Sample size: 568	Dec. 1–4, 2011	Newt Gingrich 51%	Mitt Romney 14%	Michele Bachmann 8%	Ron Paul 7%, Rick Perry 4%, Rick Santorum 3%, Jon Huntsman 1%, Gary Johnson 0%, Someone else/Not sure 11%
Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±4.5% Sample size: 474	Oct. 27–31, 2011	Herman Cain 30%	Newt Gingrich 22%	Mitt Romney 19%	Rick Perry 10%, Michele Bachmann 4%, Ron Paul 4%, Jon Huntsman 2%, Rick Santorum 2%, Gary Johnson 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	Sep. 30 – Oct. 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 2%, Rick Santorum 2%, Someone else/Not sure 7%
	Sep. 30 – Oct. 3, 2011	Herman Cain 27%	Newt Gingrich 17%	Mitt Romney 17%	Rick Perry 15%, Michele Bachmann 6%, Ron Paul 6%, Jon Huntsman 2%, Rick Santorum 2%, Someone else/Not sure 8%
Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±4.9% Sample size: 400	Sep. 1–4, 2011	Rick Perry 33%	Sarah Palin 13%	Mitt Romney 10%	Herman Cain 9%, Ron Paul 9%, Newt Gingrich 6%, Michele Bachmann 5%, Jon Huntsman 2%, Rick Santorum 2%, someone else/undecided 12%
	Sep. 1–4, 2011	Rick Perry 35%	Mitt Romney 12%	Ron Paul 10%	Herman Cain 9%, Michele Bachmann 8%, Newt Gingrich 8%, Rick Santorum 4%, Jon Huntsman 2%, someone else/undecided 12%
Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±4.9% Sample size: 400	Aug. 4–7, 2011	Sarah Palin 17%	Rick Perry 17%	Mitt Romney 17%	Herman Cain 11%, Newt Gingrich 10%, Michele Bachmann 9%, Ron Paul 7%, Tim Pawlenty 2%, Jon Huntsman 1%, someone else/undecided 9%
	Aug. 4–7, 2011	Michele Bachmann 17%	Rick Perry 17%	Mitt Romney 16%	Newt Gingrich 11%, Ron Paul 11%, Herman Cain 9%, Tim Pawlenty 4%, Jon Huntsman 2%, someone else/undecided 13%
Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±4.9% Sample size: 400	Jul. 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 1%, someone else/undecided 9%
	Jul. 7–10, 2011	Mitt Romney 23%	Michele Bachmann 22%	Rick Perry 14%	Herman Cain 9%, Newt Gingrich 9%, Ron Paul 6%, Tim Pawlenty 5%, Jon Huntsman 2%, someone else/undecided 10%
Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±4.9% Sample size: 400	Jun. 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 1%, someone else/undecided 10%
Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±4.9% Sample size: 400	Feb. 16–21, 2011	Mike Huckabee 24%	Newt Gingrich 18%	Mitt Romney 18%	Sarah Palin 16%, Ron Paul 6%, Tim Pawlenty 5%, Mitch Daniels 2%, John Thune 1%, someone else/undecided 11%
Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±4.9% Sample size: 400	Jan. 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	Dec. 17–19, 2010	Newt Gingrich 21%	Sarah Palin 21%	Mike Huckabee 18%	Mitt Romney 18%, Ron Paul 7%, Tim Pawlenty 3%, Mitch Daniels 1%, John Thune 1%, someone else/undecided 12%
Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±4.9% Sample size: 400	Nov. 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	Oct. 30–31, 2010	Newt Gingrich 23%	Mike Huckabee 19%	Sarah Palin 19%	Mitt Romney 14%, Tim Pawlenty 4%, Mitch Daniels 2%, Mike Pence 2%, John Thune 0%, someone else/undecided 16%
Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±4.9% Sample size: 400	Apr. 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	Mar. 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	Feb. 12–15, 2010	Mike Huckabee 33%	Sarah Palin 27%	Mitt Romney 25%	undecided 14%

West Virginia (May 8)

Main article: West Virginia Republican primary, 2012

Winner: Mitt Romney
Primary date: May 8, 2012
Delegates: 31

Poll source	Date	1st	2nd	3rd	Other
Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±5.7% Sample size: 300	Sep. 30 – Oct. 2, 2011	Herman Cain 21%	Chris Christie 17%	Newt Gingrich 14%	Mitt Romney 13%, Michele Bachmann 9%, Rick Perry 9%, Ron Paul 5%, Rick Santorum 3%, Jon Huntsman 2%, Someone else/Undecided 7%
	Sep. 30 – Oct. 2, 2011	Herman Cain 24%	Newt Gingrich 18%	Mitt Romney 16%	Rick Perry 15%, Michele Bachmann 8%, Ron Paul 6%, Rick Santorum 3%, Jon Huntsman 2%, Someone else/Undecided 9%
Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±6.1% Sample size: 257	Sep. 1–4, 2011	Rick Perry 32%	Sarah Palin 14%	Mitt Romney 14%	Newt Gingrich 8%, Michele Bachmann 6%, Herman Cain 5%, Ron Paul 4%, Jon Huntsman 2%, Rick Santorum 2%, someone else/undecided 14%
	Sep. 1–4, 2011	Rick Perry 33%	Mitt Romney 14%	Michele Bachmann 11%	Newt Gingrich 11%, Ron Paul 7%, Herman Cain 6%, Rick Santorum 4%, Jon Huntsman 1%, someone else/undecided 13%
Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±5.5% Sample size: 314	May 11–12, 2011	Mike Huckabee 21%	Sarah Palin 15%	Mitt Romney 15%	Newt Gingrich 12%, Ron Paul 9%, Donald Trump 9%, Michele Bachmann 4%, Tim Pawlenty 3%, someone else/undecided 12%
Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±5.2% Sample size: 355	Jan. 20–23, 2011	Mike Huckabee 28%	Sarah Palin 23%	Newt Gingrich 17%	Mitt Romney 10%, Ron Paul 6%, Tim Pawlenty 5%, Mitch Daniels 2%, John Thune 0%, someone else/undecided 8%
Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±4.3% Sample size: 521	Oct. 30–31, 2010	Sarah Palin 25%	Mike Huckabee 22%	Newt Gingrich 15%	Mitt Romney 15%, Tim Pawlenty 2%, Mike Pence 2%, Mitch Daniels 1%, John Thune 1%, someone else/undecided 17%
Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±4.2% Sample size: 553	Sep. 18–19, 2010	Mike Huckabee 27%	Sarah Palin 24%	Newt Gingrich 16%	Mitt Romney 13%, Ron Paul 6%, someone else 5%, undecided 9%

Nebraska (May 15)

Main article: Nebraska Republican primary, 2012

Winner: Mitt Romney
Primary date: May 15, 2012
Delegates: 35

Poll source	Date	1st	2nd	3rd	Other
Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±4.7% Sample size: 440	Mar. 22–25, 2012	Rick Santorum 39%	Mitt Romney 25%	Newt Gingrich 16%	Ron Paul 10%, Someone else/Not sure 10%
	Mar. 22–25, 2012	Rick Santorum 51%	Mitt Romney 30%	Ron Paul 10%	Not sure 9%
Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±4.9% Sample size: 400	Sep. 30 – Oct. 2, 2011	Herman Cain 27%	Chris Christie 19%	Newt Gingrich 12%	Michele Bachmann 8%, Mitt Romney 8%, Rick Perry 7%, Ron Paul 5%, Jon Huntsman 3%, Rick Santorum 3%, Someone else/Not sure 8%
	Sep. 30 – Oct. 2, 2011	Herman Cain 30%	Newt Gingrich 16%	Mitt Romney 13%	Michele Bachmann 10%, Rick Perry 10%, Ron Paul 5%, Rick Santorum 4%, Jon Huntsman 2%, Someone else/Not sure 10%
Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±4.3% Sample size: 519	Jan. 26–27, 2011	Mike Huckabee 21%	Sarah Palin 19%	Newt Gingrich 18%	Mitt Romney 15%, Ron Paul 8%, Tim Pawlenty 4%, John Thune 3%, Mitch Daniels 1%, undecided 12%

Oregon (May 15)

Main article: Oregon Republican primary, 2012

Winner: Mitt Romney
Primary date: May 15, 2012
Delegates: 29

Poll source	Date	1st	2nd	3rd	Other
SurveyUSA Margin of error: ±4.9% Sample size: 425	May 7–10, 2012	Mitt Romney 58%	Ron Paul 14%	Rick Santorum 11%	Newt Gingrich 6%, Other 3%, Undecided 7%
SurveyUSA Margin of error: ±4.6% Sample size: 463	Mar. 14–19, 2012	Mitt Romney 38%	Rick Santorum 31%	Newt Gingrich 14%	Ron Paul 9%, Other 2%, Undecided 7%
Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±6.1% Sample size: 262	Jun. 19–21, 2011	Mitt Romney 28%	Michele Bachmann 18%	Sarah Palin 16%	Ron Paul 9%, Herman Cain 8%, Newt Gingrich 6%, Tim Pawlenty 6%, Jon Huntsman 0%, Someone else/Not sure 9%
	Jun. 19–21, 2011	Michele Bachmann 29%	Mitt Romney 28%	Ron Paul 10%	Newt Gingrich 9%, Herman Cain 7%, Tim Pawlenty 6%, Jon Huntsman 2%, Someone else/Not sure 8%

Kentucky (May 22)

Main article: Kentucky Republican primary, 2012

Winner: Mitt Romney
Primary date: May 22, 2012
Delegates: 45

Poll source	Date	1st	2nd	3rd	Other
Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±5.4% Sample size: 326	Aug. 25–28, 2011	Rick Perry 34%	Mitt Romney 14%	Sarah Palin 12%	Ron Paul 8%, Newt Gingrich 7%, Michele Bachmann 6%, Herman Cain 3%, Jon Huntsman 3%, Rick Santorum 2%, someone else/undecided 10%
	Aug. 25–28, 2011	Rick Perry 39%	Mitt Romney 15%	Ron Paul 11%	Michele Bachmann 10%, Newt Gingrich 8%, Herman Cain 3%, Jon Huntsman 1%, Rick Santorum 1%, someone else/undecided 11%
Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±5.5% Sample size: 320	Oct. 28–30, 2010	Mike Huckabee 26%	Sarah Palin 19%	Newt Gingrich 17%	Mitt Romney 13%, Mitch Daniels 4%, Tim Pawlenty 1%, Mike Pence 2%, John Thune 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	Feb. 18, 2010	Sarah Palin 28%	Mike Huckabee 24%	Mitt Romney 16%	Newt Gingrich 12%, Ron Paul 4%, Tim Pawlenty 2%, undecided 14%

Texas (May 29)

Winner: Mitt Romney
Primary date: May 29, 2012
Delegates: 155

Poll source	Date	1st	2nd	3rd	Other
University of Texas/Texas Tribune Margin of error: ±5.91% Sample size: 275	May 2012	Mitt Romney 63%	Ron Paul 14%	Rick Santorum 10%	Newt Gingrich 9%, Michele Bachmann 3%, Jon Huntsman 1%, Other 1%
Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±4.9% Sample size: 400	Apr. 19–22, 2012	Mitt Romney 45%	Newt Gingrich 35%	Ron Paul 14%	Someone else/Not sure 6%
Wilson Perkins Allen Opinion Research Margin of error: ±3.6% Sample size: 750	Mar. 11–13, 2012	Rick Santorum 35%	Mitt Romney 27%	Newt Gingrich 20%	Ron Paul 8%, Undecided 10%
Rasmussen Reports Margin of error: ±4% Sample size: 750	Mar. 12, 2012	Mitt Romney 32%	Rick Santorum 30%	Newt Gingrich 19%	Ron Paul 9%, Some other candidate 3%, Undecided 7%
Rasmussen Reports Margin of error: ±4% Sample size: 750	Mar. 12, 2012	Rick Santorum 45%	Mitt Romney 43%	–	–
University of Texas/Texas Tribune Margin of error: ±5.68% Sample size: 298	Feb. 8–15, 2012	Rick Santorum 48%	Newt Gingrich 17%	Mitt Romney 16%	Ron Paul 14%, Another Republican candidate 6%
Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±4.2% Sample size: 559	Jan. 12–15, 2012	Mitt Romney 24%	Newt Gingrich 23%	Rick Perry 18%	Rick Santorum 15%, Ron Paul 12%, Buddy Roemer 0%, Undecided 9%
		Mitt Romney 43%	Newt Gingrich 42%		Not sure 15%
		Mitt Romney 64%	Ron Paul 25%		Not sure 11%
		Mitt Romney 46%	Rick Perry 45%		Not sure 9%
		Rick Santorum 45%	Mitt Romney 42%		Not sure 13%
University of Texas/Texas Tribune Margin of error: ±4.93% Sample size: 395	Oct. 19–26, 2011	Herman Cain 27%	Rick Perry 26%	Ron Paul 12%	Mitt Romney 9%, Newt Gingrich 8%, Michele Bachmann 2%, Gary Johnson 1%, Jon Huntsman 1%, Rick Santorum 1%, Another Republican candidate 1%, Don't know 11%
Azimuth Margin of error: ±3% Sample size: 844	Oct. 12–17, 2011	Herman Cain 33%	Ron Paul 19%	Rick Perry 18%	Mitt Romney 7%, Newt Gingrich 5%, Jon Huntsman 3%, Gary Johnson 3%, Michele Bachmann 1%, Buddy Roemer 1%, Rick Santorum 1%, Fred Karger 0%, undecided 7%
Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±4.9% Sample size: 400	Sep. 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 2%, Gary Johnson 0%, someone else/not sure 7%
	Sep. 15–18, 2011	Rick Perry 72%	Mitt Romney 18%	–	not sure 10%
Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±4.9% Sample size: 400	Jun. 25–27, 2011	Mitt Romney 17%	Michele Bachmann 16%	Sarah Palin 14%	Newt Gingrich 11%, Ron Paul 10%, Herman Cain 8%, Tim Pawlenty 6%, Jon Huntsman 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 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 – Jun. 3, 2011	Ron Paul 22%	Rick Perry 17%	Herman Cain 14%	Newt Gingrich 11%, Gary Johnson 9%, Mitt Romney 8%, Michele Bachmann 7%, Jon Huntsman 2%, Tim Pawlenty 2%, Rick Santorum 1%, Undecided 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 0%, Mitch Daniels 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 10%	Ron Paul 10%, Michele Bachmann 7%, Mitt Romney 7%, Donald Trump 6%, Tim Pawlenty 4%, Rick Perry 4%, Rick Santorum 3%, Mitch Daniels 1%, Jon Huntsman 1%
Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±4.9% Sample size: 400	Jan. 14–16, 2011	Mike Huckabee 24%	Newt Gingrich 17%	Sarah Palin 17%	Ron Paul 10%, Mitt Romney 10%, Rick Perry 9%, Tim Pawlenty 4%, Mitch Daniels 3%, someone else/undecided 5%
	Jan. 14–16, 2011	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	Oct. 26–28, 2010	Sarah Palin 22%	Mike Huckabee 20%	Newt Gingrich 15%	Mitt Romney 15%, Tim Pawlenty 3%, Mike Pence 3%, Mitch Daniels 2%, John Thune 1%, someone else/undecided 20%
University of Texas/Texas Tribune Margin of error: ±3.46% Sample size: 800	Sep. 3–8, 2010	Sarah Palin 20%	Newt Gingrich 15%	Mike Huckabee 13%	Mitt Romney 13%, Ron Paul 8%, Rick Perry 7%, Jeb Bush 3%, Haley Barbour 2%, Tim Pawlenty 1%, undecided 19%
Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±4.9% Sample size: 400	Sep. 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	Jun. 19–20, 2010	Newt Gingrich 25%	Mike Huckabee 22%	Mitt Romney 18%	Sarah Palin 17%, Ron Paul 10%, undecided 8%
	Jun. 19–20, 2010	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	Feb. 19–21, 2010	Mitt Romney 32%	Mike Huckabee 29%	Sarah Palin 23%	undecided 15%

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Socialist Equality Party	Nominee Jerry White
Socialist Workers Party	Nominee: James Harris
Socialist Party	Nominee: Stewart Alexander campaign VP nominee: Alejandro Mendoza
Independents and others	Objectivist Party Tom Stevens Independents Lee Abramson Randy Blythe Jeff Boss Robert Burck Terry Jones Joe Schriner Michael Bloomberg attempt to draft

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Opinion polling for the 2012 United States presidential election

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