| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #18916 |
| 1 | Did you watch last night's Republican Presidential debate? |
| 800 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Tea Party Member | Ideology | |||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 3.5 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Yes | No | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Yes | 39% | 45% | 33% | 28% | 48% | 38% | 39% | 36% | 42% | ** | 48% | 32% | 30% | 62% | 37% | 46% | 40% | 29% |
| No | 60% | 54% | 65% | 72% | 51% | 60% | 61% | 61% | 56% | ** | 51% | 67% | 70% | 36% | 62% | 53% | 59% | 69% |
| Not Sure | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 2% | ** | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 2% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 24% | 34% | 43% | 80% | 8% | 9% | 2% | 47% | 30% | 22% | 7% | 91% | 35% | 39% | 19% |
| 2 | Who won the debate? (names rotated) Mitt Romney? Newt Gingrich? Ron Paul? Rick Santorum? Or, was there no clear winner? |
| 310 Debate Watchers | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Tea Party Member | Ideology | |||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 5.7 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Yes | No | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Romney | 26% | 27% | 26% | 34% | 19% | 31% | 28% | 15% | 28% | ** | 26% | 26% | 30% | 36% | 25% | 27% | 29% | 13% |
| Gingrich | 30% | 27% | 32% | 32% | 33% | 26% | 25% | 54% | 60% | ** | 34% | 23% | 24% | 24% | 30% | 29% | 36% | 25% |
| Paul | 11% | 10% | 12% | 20% | 10% | 8% | 12% | 0% | 0% | ** | 11% | 9% | 11% | 6% | 12% | 11% | 7% | 22% |
| Santorum | 5% | 6% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 6% | 0% | 0% | ** | 5% | 4% | 7% | 14% | 4% | 4% | 8% | 1% |
| No Clear Winner | 28% | 29% | 26% | 10% | 33% | 30% | 29% | 31% | 12% | ** | 24% | 38% | 27% | 19% | 29% | 28% | 20% | 39% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Debate Watchers | 100% | 54% | 46% | 17% | 41% | 41% | 80% | 8% | 10% | 2% | 58% | 25% | 17% | 11% | 87% | 41% | 40% | 14% |
| 3 | Did the debate help you make up your mind about how or whether you will vote in the primary? Did the debate make it harder for you to make up your mind? Or did the debate have no effect either way? |
| 179 Republican Debate Watchers | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Tea Party Member | Ideology | |||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 7.5 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Yes | No | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Debate Helped | 47% | 47% | 47% | 52% | 45% | 47% | 42% | ** | 84% | ** | 47% | ** | ** | 48% | 48% | 44% | 60% | 19% |
| Debate Made It Harder | 9% | 10% | 8% | 0% | 14% | 8% | 11% | ** | 0% | ** | 9% | ** | ** | 11% | 9% | 13% | 2% | 0% |
| Debate Had No Effect | 41% | 39% | 44% | 48% | 37% | 44% | 46% | ** | 0% | ** | 41% | ** | ** | 41% | 40% | 42% | 38% | 47% |
| Not Sure | 3% | 4% | 1% | 0% | 5% | 1% | 1% | ** | 16% | ** | 3% | ** | ** | 0% | 3% | 1% | 0% | 34% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Republican Debate Watchers | 100% | 55% | 45% | 15% | 45% | 40% | 82% | 2% | 13% | 3% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 16% | 81% | 58% | 33% | 6% |
| 4 | How would you rate the job done by the moderator? Excellent? Good? Fair? Or poor? |
| 310 Debate Watchers | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Tea Party Member | Ideology | |||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 5.7 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Yes | No | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Excellent | 24% | 26% | 21% | 25% | 17% | 30% | 27% | 13% | 5% | ** | 18% | 29% | 31% | 8% | 26% | 17% | 23% | 42% |
| Good | 38% | 29% | 50% | 30% | 42% | 37% | 39% | 24% | 47% | ** | 39% | 46% | 25% | 13% | 41% | 29% | 51% | 25% |
| Fair | 25% | 29% | 19% | 22% | 26% | 24% | 22% | 25% | 47% | ** | 26% | 14% | 36% | 56% | 21% | 34% | 19% | 19% |
| Poor | 13% | 15% | 11% | 22% | 14% | 9% | 12% | 37% | 0% | ** | 17% | 9% | 8% | 23% | 12% | 21% | 7% | 10% |
| Not Sure | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | ** | 0% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Debate Watchers | 100% | 54% | 46% | 17% | 41% | 41% | 80% | 8% | 10% | 2% | 58% | 25% | 17% | 11% | 87% | 41% | 40% | 14% |