Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #18857
 
1Which Republican has the best chance to beat Barack Obama in the general election in November? Mitt Romney? Newt Gingrich? Michele Bachmann? Ron Paul? Rick Perry? Or, Rick Santorum?
502 Registered VotersAllGenderAge<50 / 50+RaceParty AffiliationTea Party MemberIdeologyRegion
Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct pointsMaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependYesNoConservaModerateLiberalNortheasSoutheasWestern
Romney38%40%36%37%36%41%39%36%40%41%**17%**38%33%38%22%42%39%33%52%42%35%31%
Gingrich15%19%11%8%16%17%20%12%18%16%**4%**20%10%7%22%14%20%12%11%13%21%10%
Bachmann7%8%7%5%12%7%4%9%5%5%**17%**7%8%8%12%7%6%10%2%10%4%5%
Paul14%13%15%27%12%7%8%19%8%14%**21%**13%9%24%10%15%17%14%9%10%20%14%
Perry6%6%5%10%4%4%6%6%5%5%**3%**5%5%8%2%5%4%8%0%6%5%5%
Santorum9%6%12%7%9%10%10%8%10%8%**30%**12%6%6%27%5%9%11%2%7%6%22%
Not Sure11%7%14%7%11%14%14%9%14%11%**8%**5%29%9%4%13%5%12%23%12%9%12%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Registered Voters100%49%51%25%31%23%21%56%44%86%4%6%4%57%22%20%19%76%41%42%13%51%33%16%
 
2Which Republican candidate would Obama have the easiest time beating?
502 Registered VotersAllGenderAge<50 / 50+RaceParty AffiliationTea Party MemberIdeologyRegion
Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct pointsMaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependYesNoConservaModerateLiberalNortheasSoutheasWestern
Romney8%9%7%10%7%8%6%9%7%8%**8%**5%8%12%8%7%11%4%4%8%11%2%
Gingrich16%14%18%18%16%13%19%16%16%16%**25%**14%18%21%14%17%14%17%26%14%15%27%
Bachmann34%29%38%30%44%30%28%38%29%35%**14%**33%34%39%22%37%26%49%21%37%31%30%
Paul17%21%12%11%11%25%22%11%24%16%**13%**21%15%6%20%15%22%13%10%17%16%16%
Perry8%9%8%6%8%9%10%7%10%9%**0%**9%9%5%9%8%12%6%6%9%9%6%
Santorum11%12%9%21%8%8%5%14%7%9%**40%**13%4%11%24%8%11%8%20%8%13%13%
Not Sure7%6%7%5%6%7%10%5%8%7%**0%**5%12%6%3%8%5%5%14%7%6%6%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Registered Voters100%49%51%25%31%23%21%56%44%86%4%6%4%57%22%20%19%76%41%42%13%51%33%16%
 
** Too few respondents of this type were interviewed for this data to be meaningful.