U.S. Republican primary election 2012 - voter's choice October 2011

This statistic shows the results for the 2010 Repbulican primary election for President, if it was held in October 2011. Right now, candidate Mitt Romney would lose with 23 percent of the votes to Herman Cain, who would be elected by about 30 percent of the American voters.

If the 2012 Republican primary for President were being held today, for whom would you vote?

Characteristic	Total	Men	Women
Herman Cain	30%	33%	27%
Mitt Romney	23%	21%	25%
Newt Gingrich	10%	11%	10%
Rick Perry	8%	7%	9%
Ron Paul	7%	10%	3%
Michele Bachmann	4%	3%	5%
Jun Huntsman	2%	1%	2%
Rick Santorum	1%	1%	1%

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Release date

November 2011

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Region

United States

Survey time period

October 25-31, 2011

Number of respondents

2,294 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Registered voters

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

During the survey, this question was posed as follows: "If the 2012 Republican primary for President were being held today, and the candidates were Rick Perry, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Michele Bachmann, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Jon Huntsman, and Herman Cain, for whom would you vote?"

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