| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #18857 |
| 1 | Which 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 Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Tea Party Member | Ideology | Region | |||||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Yes | No | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Northeas | Southeas | Western | |
| Romney | 38% | 40% | 36% | 37% | 36% | 41% | 39% | 36% | 40% | 41% | ** | 17% | ** | 38% | 33% | 38% | 22% | 42% | 39% | 33% | 52% | 42% | 35% | 31% |
| Gingrich | 15% | 19% | 11% | 8% | 16% | 17% | 20% | 12% | 18% | 16% | ** | 4% | ** | 20% | 10% | 7% | 22% | 14% | 20% | 12% | 11% | 13% | 21% | 10% |
| Bachmann | 7% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 12% | 7% | 4% | 9% | 5% | 5% | ** | 17% | ** | 7% | 8% | 8% | 12% | 7% | 6% | 10% | 2% | 10% | 4% | 5% |
| Paul | 14% | 13% | 15% | 27% | 12% | 7% | 8% | 19% | 8% | 14% | ** | 21% | ** | 13% | 9% | 24% | 10% | 15% | 17% | 14% | 9% | 10% | 20% | 14% |
| Perry | 6% | 6% | 5% | 10% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | ** | 3% | ** | 5% | 5% | 8% | 2% | 5% | 4% | 8% | 0% | 6% | 5% | 5% |
| Santorum | 9% | 6% | 12% | 7% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 8% | 10% | 8% | ** | 30% | ** | 12% | 6% | 6% | 27% | 5% | 9% | 11% | 2% | 7% | 6% | 22% |
| Not Sure | 11% | 7% | 14% | 7% | 11% | 14% | 14% | 9% | 14% | 11% | ** | 8% | ** | 5% | 29% | 9% | 4% | 13% | 5% | 12% | 23% | 12% | 9% | 12% |
| Total | 100% | 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 Voters | 100% | 49% | 51% | 25% | 31% | 23% | 21% | 56% | 44% | 86% | 4% | 6% | 4% | 57% | 22% | 20% | 19% | 76% | 41% | 42% | 13% | 51% | 33% | 16% |
| 2 | Which Republican candidate would Obama have the easiest time beating? |
| 502 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Tea Party Member | Ideology | Region | |||||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Yes | No | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Northeas | Southeas | Western | |
| Romney | 8% | 9% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 8% | 6% | 9% | 7% | 8% | ** | 8% | ** | 5% | 8% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 11% | 4% | 4% | 8% | 11% | 2% |
| Gingrich | 16% | 14% | 18% | 18% | 16% | 13% | 19% | 16% | 16% | 16% | ** | 25% | ** | 14% | 18% | 21% | 14% | 17% | 14% | 17% | 26% | 14% | 15% | 27% |
| Bachmann | 34% | 29% | 38% | 30% | 44% | 30% | 28% | 38% | 29% | 35% | ** | 14% | ** | 33% | 34% | 39% | 22% | 37% | 26% | 49% | 21% | 37% | 31% | 30% |
| Paul | 17% | 21% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 25% | 22% | 11% | 24% | 16% | ** | 13% | ** | 21% | 15% | 6% | 20% | 15% | 22% | 13% | 10% | 17% | 16% | 16% |
| Perry | 8% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 7% | 10% | 9% | ** | 0% | ** | 9% | 9% | 5% | 9% | 8% | 12% | 6% | 6% | 9% | 9% | 6% |
| Santorum | 11% | 12% | 9% | 21% | 8% | 8% | 5% | 14% | 7% | 9% | ** | 40% | ** | 13% | 4% | 11% | 24% | 8% | 11% | 8% | 20% | 8% | 13% | 13% |
| Not Sure | 7% | 6% | 7% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 10% | 5% | 8% | 7% | ** | 0% | ** | 5% | 12% | 6% | 3% | 8% | 5% | 5% | 14% | 7% | 6% | 6% |
| Total | 100% | 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 Voters | 100% | 49% | 51% | 25% | 31% | 23% | 21% | 56% | 44% | 86% | 4% | 6% | 4% | 57% | 22% | 20% | 19% | 76% | 41% | 42% | 13% | 51% | 33% | 16% |