Nationwide opinion polling for the United States presidential election, 2012
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This article is a list of nation-wide public opinion polls that have been conducted relating to the 2012 United States presidential election
, presumed to be between incumbent Democratic
President Barack Obama
and Republican
as well as third party
and independent
challengers.
The persons named in the polls have either formally declared their candidacy for president, formed exploratory committees, or have done neither.
United States presidential election, 2012
The United States presidential election of 2012 is the next United States presidential election, to be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. It will be the 57th quadrennial presidential election in which presidential electors, who will actually elect the President and the Vice President of the United...
, presumed to be between incumbent Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
President Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
and Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
as well as third party
Third party (United States)
The term third party is used in the United States for any and all political parties in the United States other than one of the two major parties . The term can also refer to independent politicians not affiliated with any party at all and to write-in candidates.The United States has had a...
and independent
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
challengers.
The persons named in the polls have either formally declared their candidacy for president, formed exploratory committees, or have done neither.
Democratic primary
| Poll source | Sample size |
Date(s) administered |
Barack Obama Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in... |
Hillary Clinton |
Howard Dean Howard Dean Howard Brush Dean III is an American politician and physician from Vermont. He served six terms as the 79th Governor of Vermont and ran unsuccessfully for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination. He was chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 2005 to 2009. Although his U.S... |
Bernie Sanders Bernie Sanders Bernard "Bernie" Sanders is the junior United States Senator from Vermont. He previously represented Vermont's at-large district in the United States House of Representatives... |
Others |
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| Magellan Data and Mapping Strategies (New Hampshire) |
1,002 | December 14–15, 2010 | 59% | 28% | No opinion (13%) | ||
| 78% | 10% | No opinion (12%) | |||||
| 79% | 8% | No opinion (13%) | |||||
| Gallup | 859 | September 25–26, 2010 | 52% | 37% | No opinion (10%) |
Republican primary
See Nationwide opinion polling for the Republican Party 2012 presidential primariesNationwide opinion polling for the Republican Party 2012 presidential primaries
This is a list of nation-wide public opinion polls that have been conducted relating to the Republican primaries for the 2012 United States presidential election...
Two-way race
| Poll source | Date | Democratic candidate | % | Republican candidate | % | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmussen Reports Margin of Error: ±3.0% Sample size: 1,000 |
November 28-29, 2011 | Barack Obama Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in... |
43% | Newt Gingrich Newt Gingrich Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999.... |
45% | 2 |
| Rasmussen Reports Margin of Error: ±3.0% Sample size: 1,000 |
November 26-27, 2011 | Barack Obama Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in... |
46% | Herman Cain Herman Cain Herman Cain is a candidate for the 2012 U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination.Cain has a background as a business executive, syndicated columnist, and radio host from Georgia. He served as chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza from 1986 to 1996... |
36% | 10 |
| Rasmussen Reports Margin of Error: ±3.0% Sample size: 1,000 |
November 21-22, 2011 | Barack Obama Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in... |
44% | Mitt Romney Mitt Romney Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W... |
38% | 6 |
| Rasmussen Reports Margin of Error: ±3.0% Sample size: 1,000 |
November 19-20, 2011 | Barack Obama | 46% | Newt Gingrich Newt Gingrich Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich is a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as the House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995 and as the 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999.... |
40% | 6 |
| Quinnipiac University Margin of Error: ±1.9% Sample size: 2,552 |
November 14-20, 2011 | Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 1 |
| Barack Obama | 49% | Newt Gingrich | 40% | 9 | ||
| Barack Obama | 50% | Herman Cain | 37% | 13 | ||
| IBOPE/Zogby International Margin of Error: ±2.2% Sample size: 2,064 |
November 15-17, 2011 | Barack Obama | 42% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 2 |
| Barack Obama | 47% | Newt Gingrich | 46% | 1 | ||
| Barack Obama | 47% | Herman Cain | 44% | 3 | ||
| Barack Obama | 45% | Ron Paul Ron Paul Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes... |
38% | 7 | ||
| Barack Obama | 48% | Rick Perry Rick Perry James Richard "Rick" Perry is the 47th and current Governor of Texas. A Republican, Perry was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor George W. Bush resigned to become President of the United States. Perry was elected to full... |
41% | 7 | ||
| Rasmussen Reports Margin of Error: ±3.0% Sample size: 1,000 |
November 15-16, 2011 | Barack Obama | 45% | Michele Bachmann Michele Bachmann Michele Marie Bachmann is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , a post she has held since 2007. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, such as Woodbury, and Blaine as well as Stillwater and St. Cloud.She is currently a... |
33% | 12 |
| Fox News/Anderson Robbins/Shaw & Co. Margin of Error: ±3% Sample size: 914 |
November 13-15, 2011 | Barack Obama | 42% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 2 |
| Barack Obama | 46% | Newt Gingrich | 41% | 5 | ||
| Barack Obama | 47% | Herman Cain | 38% | 9 | ||
| Rasmussen Reports Margin of Error: ±3.0% Sample size: 1,000 |
November 13-14, 2011 | Barack Obama | 46% | Herman Cain | 36% | 10 |
| Pew Research Margin of Error: ±3% Sample size: 2,001 |
November 9-14, 2011 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 2 |
| Barack Obama | 53% | Rick Perry | 42% | 11 | ||
| Barack Obama | 54% | Newt Gingrich | 42% | 12 | ||
| Barack Obama | 54% | Herman Cain | 42% | 12 | ||
| CNN/Opinion Research Margin of Error: ±3% Sample size: 1,036 |
November 11-13, 2011 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 51% | 4 |
| Barack Obama | 52% | Rick Perry | 45% | 7 | ||
| Barack Obama | 53% | Newt Gingrich | 45% | 8 | ||
| Barack Obama | 53% | Herman Cain | 43% | 10 | ||
| Public Policy Polling Margin of Error: ±3.5% Sample size: 800 |
November 10-13, 2011 | Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 43% | 3 |
| Barack Obama | 49% | Newt Gingrich | 43% | 6 | ||
| Barack Obama | 47% | Ron Paul | 41% | 6 | ||
| Barack Obama | 48% | Herman Cain | 41% | 7 | ||
| Barack Obama | 49% | Rick Perry | 39% | 10 | ||
| Barack Obama | 50% | Michele Bachmann | 39% | 11 | ||
| Rasmussen Reports Margin of Error: ±3.0% Sample size: 1,000 |
November 11-12, 2011 | Barack Obama | 50% | Newt Gingrich | 38% | 12 |
| Rasmussen Reports Margin of Error: ±3.0% Sample size: 1,000 |
November 9-10, 2011 | Barack Obama | 43% | Mitt Romney | 42% | 1 |
| McClatchy/Marist College Margin of Error: ±3.5% Sample size: 872 |
November 8-10, 2011 | Barack Obama | 47% | Newt Gingrich | 45% | 2 |
| Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 4 | ||
| Barack Obama | 49% | Ron Paul | 41% | 8 | ||
| Barack Obama | 49% | Herman Cain | 39% | 10 | ||
| Barack Obama | 51% | Rick Perry | 40% | 11 | ||
| Barack Obama | 54% | Michele Bachmann | 35% | 19 | ||
| Politico/George Washington University Margin of Error: ±3.1% Sample size: 1,000 |
November 6-9, 2011 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 43% | 6 |
| Barack Obama | 49% | Herman Cain | 40% | 9 | ||
| Rasmussen Reports Margin of Error: ±3.0% Sample size: 1,000 |
November 7-8, 2011 | Barack Obama | 48% | Herman Cain | 37% | 11 |
| Rasmussen Reports Margin of Error: ±3.0% Sample size: 1,000 |
November 5-6, 2011 | Barack Obama | 44% | Rick Perry | 35% | 9 |
| NBC News/Wall Street Journal Margin of Error: ±3.5% Sample size: 1,000 |
November 2-5, 2011 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 43% | 6 |
| Barack Obama | 53% | Herman Cain | 38% | 15 | ||
| Rasmussen Reports Margin of Error: ±3.0% Sample size: 1,000 |
November 3, 2011 | Barack Obama | 42% | Mitt Romney | 41% | 1 |
| ABC News/Washington Post Margin of Error: ±3.5% Sample size: 1,004 |
October 31- November 3, 2011 | Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 1 |
| Barack Obama | 50% | Herman Cain | 45% | 5 | ||
| Barack Obama | 51% | Rick Perry | 43% | 8 | ||
| Reuters/Ipsos Margin of Error: ±3.2% Sample size: 937 |
October 31- November 3, 2011 | Barack Obama | 43% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 1 |
| Barack Obama | 46% | Herman Cain | 41% | 5 | ||
| Barack Obama | 47% | Rick Perry | 41% | 6 | ||
| Rasmussen Reports Margin of Error: ±3.0% Sample size: 1,000 |
October 30-31, 2011 | Barack Obama | 43% | Herman Cain | 38% | 5 |
| CBS News Margin of Error: ±3.0% Sample size: 1,033 |
October 28-31, 2011 | Barack Obama | 40% | George W. Bush George W. Bush George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000.... |
31% | 9 |
| Quinnipac University Margin of Error: ±3.3% Sample size: 2,294 |
October 25-31, 2011 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 42% | 5 |
| Barack Obama | 50% | Herman Cain | 40% | 10 | ||
| Barack Obama | 52% | Newt Gingrich | 37% | 15 | ||
| Barack Obama | 52% | Rick Perry | 36% | 16 | ||
| Rasmussen Reports Margin of Error: ±3.0% Sample size: 1,000 |
October 28-29, 2011 | Barack Obama | 44% | Ron Paul | 35% | 9 |
| Rasmussen Reports Margin of Error: ±3.0% Sample size: 1,000 |
October 28, 2011 | Barack Obama | 45% | Rick Perry | 38% | 7 |
| USA/Gallup Margin of Error: ±4.0% Sample size: 1,169 |
October 20–27, 2011 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 47% | Tied |
| Barack Obama | 48% | Herman Cain | 46% | 2 | ||
| Barack Obama | 49% | Rick Perry | 45% | 4 | ||
| Rasmussen Reports Margin of Error: ±3.0% Sample size: 1,000 |
October 25, 2011 | Barack Obama | 39% | Jon Huntsman Jon Huntsman, Jr. Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 16th Governor of Utah. He also served in the administrations of four United States presidents and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.Huntsman worked as a White House staff assistant for... |
32% | 7 |
| Rasmussen Reports Margin of Error: ±3.0% Sample size: 1,000 |
October 24–25, 2011 | Barack Obama | 42% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 2 |
| Democracy Corps/Center for American Progress/GQR Margin of Error: ? Sample size: 1,000 |
October 15–18, 2011 | Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 45% | Tied |
| Associated Press/GfK/Roper Margin of Error: ±4.0% Sample size: 1,000 |
October 13-17, 2011 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 3 |
| Barack Obama | 49% | Herman Cain | 43% | 6 | ||
| Barack Obama | 51% | Rick Perry | 42% | 9 | ||
| Rasmussen Reports Margin of Error: ±3.0% Sample size: 1,000 |
October 14–15, 2011 | Barack Obama | 41% | Herman Cain | 43% | 2 |
| Rasmussen Reports Margin of Error: ±3.0% Sample size: 1,000 |
October 12–13, 2011 | Barack Obama | 49% | Newt Gingrich | 34% | 15 |
| Rasmussen Reports Margin of Error: ±3.0% Sample size: 1,000 |
October 10–11, 2011 | Barack Obama | 49% | Rick Perry | 35% | 14 |
| TIME (vote for) Margin of Error: ? Sample size: ? |
October 9-10, 2011 | Hillary Rodham Clinton Hillary Rodham Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton is the 67th United States Secretary of State, serving in the administration of President Barack Obama. She was a United States Senator for New York from 2001 to 2009. As the wife of the 42nd President of the United States, Bill Clinton, she was the First Lady of the... |
55% | Mitt Romney | 38% | 17 |
| Hillary Rodham Clinton | 58% | Rick Perry | 32% | 26 | ||
| Hillary Rodham Clinton | 56% | Herman Cain | 34% | 32 | ||
| Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 43% | 3 | ||
| Barack Obama | 50% | Rick Perry | 38% | 12 | ||
| Barack Obama | 49% | Herman Cain | 37% | 12 | ||
| Time Magazine/ABT SRBI (lean toward) Margin of Error: ? Sample size: 838 |
October 9–10, 2011 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 4 |
| Barack Obama | 51% | Rick Perry | 40% | 9 | ||
| Barack Obama | 50% | Herman Cain | 38% | 12 | ||
| Public Policy Polling Margin of Error: ±3.7% Sample size: 700 |
October 7–10, 2011 | Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 45% | Tied |
| Barack Obama | 48% | Herman Cain | 42% | 6 | ||
| Barack Obama | 47% | Ron Paul | 39% | 8 | ||
| Barack Obama | 49% | Rick Perry | 40% | 9 | ||
| Barack Obama | 50% | Newt Gingrich | 39% | 11 | ||
| Barack Obama | 50% | Michele Bachmann | 38% | 12 | ||
| NBC News/Wall Street Journal Margin of Error: ±3.1% Sample size: 1,000 |
October 6–10, 2011 | Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 2 |
| Barack Obama | 49% | Herman Cain | 38% | 11 | ||
| Barack Obama | 51% | Rick Perry | 39% | 12 | ||
| Rasmussen Reports Margin of Error: ±3.0% Sample size: 1,000 |
October 8–9, 2011 | Barack Obama | 43% | Mitt Romney | 41% | 2 |
| Rasmussen Reports Margin of Error: ±3.0% Sample size: 1,000 |
October 6–7, 2011 | Barack Obama | 42% | Herman Cain | 39% | 3 |
| Rasmussen Reports Margin of Error: ±3.0% Sample size: 1,000 |
October 4–5, 2011 | Barack Obama | 42% | Gary Johnson Gary Johnson Gary Johnson may refer to:*Gary Johnson , former Governor of New Mexico and candidate for President in 2012*Gary Johnson , American politician, Wisconsin State Assembly... |
27% | 15 |
| Quinnipac University Margin of Error: ±2.4% Sample size: 2,118 |
September 27 – October 5, 2011 | Barack Obama | 42% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 4 |
| Barack Obama | 45% | Rick Perry | 44% | 1 | ||
| Quinnipiac University Margin of Error: ±2.1% Sample size: 2,118 |
September 27 – October 4, 2011 | Barack Obama | 42% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 4 |
| Barack Obama | 42% | Chris Christie | 45% | 3 | ||
| Barack Obama | 45% | Rick Perry | 44% | 1 | ||
| Pew Research Margin of Error: ±2.5% Sample size: 2,410 |
Sept 22 – Oct 4, 2011 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 48% | Tied |
| Barack Obama | 50% | Rick Perry | 46% | 4 | ||
| Rasmussen Reports Margin of Error: ±3.0% Sample size: 1,000 |
October 2–3, 2011 | Barack Obama | 45% | Rick Santorum Rick Santorum Richard John "Rick" Santorum is a lawyer and a former United States Senator from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Santorum was the chairman of the Senate Republican Conference -making him the third-ranking Senate Republican from 2001 until his leave in 2007. Santorum is considered both a social... |
34% | 11 |
| ABC News/Washington Post Margin of Error: ±4.0% Sample size: 1002 |
September 29 – October 2, 2011 | Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 2 |
| Barack Obama | 45% | Chris Christie | 45% | Tied | ||
| Barack Obama | 49% | Rick Perry | 46% | 3 | ||
| Rasmussen Reports Margin of Error: ±3.0% Sample size: 1,000 |
September 30 – October 1, 2011 | Barack Obama | 43% | Rick Perry | 37% | 6 |
| Rasmussen Reports Margin of Error: ±3.0% Sample size: 1,000 |
September 26–27, 2011 | Barack Obama | 45% | Rick Perry | 38% | 5 |
| Fox News/Anderson Robbins/Shaw & Co. Margin of Error: ±3.0% Sample size: 925 |
September 25–27, 2011 | Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 42% | 3 |
| Barack Obama | 47% | Rick Perry | 39% | 8 | ||
| Rasmussen Reports Margin of Error: ±3.0% Sample size: 1,000 |
September 24–25, 2011 | Barack Obama | 44% | Ron Paul | 34% | 10 |
| CNN/Opinion Research Margin of Error: ±3.0% Sample size: 917 |
September 23–25, 2011 | |||||
| Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 1 | ||
| Barack Obama | 51% | Ron Paul | 47% | 4 | ||
| Barack Obama | 51% | Rick Perry | 46% | 5 | ||
| Barack Obama | 54% | Michele Bachmann | 42% | 8 | ||
| Barack Obama | 58% | Sarah Palin Sarah Palin Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was... |
37% | 21 | ||
| Rasmussen Reports Margin of Error: ±3.0% Sample size: 1,000 |
September 20–21, 2011 | Barack Obama | 48% | Michele Bachmann | 32% | 16 |
| Harris Interactive Margin of Error: ? Sample size: 2,462 |
September 12–19, 2011 | |||||
| Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 53% | 6 | ||
| Barack Obama | 49% | Ron Paul | 51% | 2 | ||
| Barack Obama | 51% | Rick Perry | 49% | 2 | ||
| Barack Obama | 54% | Herman Cain | 46% | 8 | ||
| Barack Obama | 54% | Michele Bachmann | 46% | 8 | ||
| Barack Obama | 54% | Jon Huntsman | 46% | 8 | ||
| Barack Obama | 54% | Rick Santorum | 46% | 8 | ||
| Barack Obama | 55% | Newt Gingrich | 45% | 10 | ||
| Barack Obama | 57% | Sarah Palin | 43% | 14 | ||
| USA Today/Gallup Margin of Error: ±4.0% Sample size: 889 |
September 15–18, 2011 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 49% | 2 |
| Barack Obama | 50% | Rick Perry | 45% | 5 | ||
| Rasmussen Reports Margin of Error: ±3.0% Sample size: 1,000 |
September 16–17, 2011 | Barack Obama | 43% | Jon Huntsman | 35% | 8 |
| Rasmussen Reports Margin of Error: ±3.0% Sample size: 1,000 |
September 14–15, 2011 | Barack Obama | 46% | Rick Perry | 39% | 7 |
| Barack Obama | 46% | Michele Bachmann | 33% | 13 | ||
| McClatchy/Marist College Margin of Error: ±3.0% Sample size: 1,042 |
September 13–14, 2011 | |||||
| Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 2 | ||
| Barack Obama | 49% | Sarah Palin | 44% | 5 | ||
| Barack Obama | 50% | Rick Perry | 41% | 9 | ||
| Barack Obama | 53% | Michele Bachmann | 40% | 13 | ||
| Bloomberg News Margin of Error: ±3.1% Sample size: 997 |
September 9–12, 2011 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 43% | 5 |
| Barack Obama | 49% | Rick Perry | 40% | 9 | ||
| Ipsos Public Affairs Margin of Error: ±3.0% Sample size: 932 |
September 8–12, 2011 | |||||
| Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 43% | 6 | ||
| Barack Obama | 49% | Ron Paul | 42% | 7 | ||
| Barack Obama | 50% | Rick Perry | 42% | 8 | ||
| Barack Obama | 51% | Jon Huntsman | 37% | 14 | ||
| Barack Obama | 54% | Michele Bachmann | 36% | 18 | ||
| Public Policy Polling Margin of Error: ±3.8% Sample size: 665 |
September 8–11, 2011 | |||||
| Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 4 | ||
| Barack Obama | 52% | Rick Perry | 41% | 11 | ||
| Barack Obama | 53% | Newt Gingrich | 41% | 12 | ||
| Barack Obama | 53% | Michele Bachmann | 39% | 14 | ||
| Washington Post/ABC News Margin of Error: ±3.5% Sample size: 1,001 |
August 29 – September 1, 2011 | |||||
| Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 49% | 4 | ||
| Barack Obama | 46% | Rick Perry | 47% | 1 | ||
| Barack Obama | 47% | Jon Huntsman | 42% | 5 | ||
| Barack Obama | 50% | Michele Bachmann | 44% | 6 | ||
| Barack Obama | 53% | Sarah Palin | 41% | 12 | ||
| Rasmussen Reports Margin of Error: ±3% Sample size: 1,000 |
August 23–30, 2011 | |||||
| Barack Obama | 41% | Rick Perry | 44% | 3 | ||
| Barack Obama | 43% | Mitt Romney | 39% | 4 | ||
| Barack Obama | 42% | Herman Cain | 35% | 7 | ||
| Barack Obama | 46% | Michele Bachmann | 38% | 8 | ||
| Quinnipiac Margin of Error: ±1.9% Sample size: 2,730 |
August 16–27, 2011 | |||||
| Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 45% | Tied | ||
| Barack Obama | 45% | Rick Perry | 42% | 3 | ||
| Barack Obama | 48% | Michele Bachmann | 39% | 9 | ||
| Barack Obama | 51% | Sarah Palin | 37% | 14 | ||
| Rasmussen Reports Margin of Error: ±3% Sample size: 1,000 |
August 17–22, 2011 | |||||
| Barack Obama | 43% | Rick Perry | 40% | 3 | ||
| Barack Obama | 43% | Michele Bachmann | 39% | 4 | ||
| Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 38% | 8 | ||
| Public Policy Polling Margin of Error: ±3.7% Sample size: 700 |
August 18–21, 2011 | |||||
| Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 45% | Tied | ||
| Barack Obama | 49% | Rick Perry | 43% | 6 | ||
| Barack Obama | 50% | Michele Bachmann | 42% | 8 | ||
| Barack Obama | 49% | Herman Cain | 39% | 10 | ||
| Barack Obama | 53% | Sarah Palin | 40% | 13 | ||
| Gallup Margin of Error: ±4% Sample size: 1,000 |
August 17–18, 2011 | |||||
| Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 2 | ||
| Barack Obama | 47% | Rick Perry | 47% | Tied | ||
| Barack Obama | 47% | Ron Paul | 45% | 2 | ||
| Barack Obama | 48% | Michele Bachmann | 44% | 4 | ||
| Rasmussen Reports Margin of Error: ±3.0% Sample size: 1,000 |
August 15–16, 2011 | Barack Obama | 49% | Ron Paul | 48% | 1 |
| Barack Obama | 50% | Sarah Palin | 33% | 17 | ||
| CNN/ORC Margin of Error: ±4.5% Sample size: 1,008 |
August 5–7, 2011 | Barack Obama | 45% | Rudy Giuliani Rudy Giuliani Rudolph William Louis "Rudy" Giuliani KBE is an American lawyer, businessman, and politician from New York. He served as Mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001.... |
51% | 6 |
| Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 1 | ||
| Barack Obama | 51% | Rick Perry | 46% | 5 | ||
| Barack Obama | 51% | Michele Bachmann | 45% | 6 | ||
| Barack Obama | 55% | Sarah Palin | 41% | 14 | ||
| McClatchy/Marist Margin of Error: ±3.5% Sample size: 1,000 |
August 2–4, 2011 | Barack Obama | 48% | Rudy Giuliani | 43% | 5 |
| Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 41% | 5 | ||
| Barack Obama | 49% | Tim Pawlenty Tim Pawlenty Timothy James "Tim" Pawlenty , also known affectionately among supporters as T-Paw, is an American politician who served as the 39th Governor of Minnesota . He was a Republican candidate for President of the United States in the 2012 election from May to August 2011... |
36% | 13 | ||
| Barack Obama | 52% | Michele Bachmann | 35% | 17 | ||
| Barack Obama | 52% | Rick Perry | 33% | 19 | ||
| Quinnipiac University Margin of Error: ±3.6% Sample size: 1,417 |
August 1–2, 2011 | Barack Obama | 44% | Mitt Romney | 44% | Tied |
| Barack Obama | 44% | Rick Perry | 39% | 5 | ||
| Public Policy Polling Margin of Error: ±3.2% Sample size: 928 |
July 15–17, 2011 | Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 45% | Tied |
| Barack Obama | 48% | Michele Bachmann | 41% | 7 | ||
| Barack Obama | 48% | Tim Pawlenty | 39% | 9 | ||
| Barack Obama | 48% | Herman Cain | 36% | 12 | ||
| Barack Obama | 53% | Sarah Palin | 37% | 16 | ||
| Washington Post/ABC News Margin of Error: ±3.5% Sample size: 1,001 |
July 14–17, 2011 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 2 |
| Barack Obama | 52% | Ron Paul | 42% | 10 | ||
| Barack Obama | 52% | Rick Perry | 40% | 13 | ||
| Barack Obama | 55% | Michele Bachmann | 40% | 15 | ||
| NBC News/WSJ Margin of Error: ±3.1% Sample size: 1,000 |
July 14–17, 2011 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 41% | 7 |
| Barack Obama | 50% | Michele Bachmann | 35% | 15 | ||
| Rasmussen Reports Margin of Error: ±3.0% Sample size: 1,000 |
June 24–July 12,2011 | Barack Obama | 42% | Mitt Romney | 43% | 1 |
| Quinnipiac Margin of Error: ±2.0% Sample size: 2,311 |
July 5–11, 2011 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 41% | 6 |
| Barack Obama | 50% | Michele Bachmann | 38% | 12 | ||
| Barack Obama | 50% | Rick Perry | 37% | 13 | ||
| Barack Obama | 53% | Sarah Palin | 34% | 19 | ||
| McClatchy-Marist Margin of Error: ±3.5% Sample size: 801 |
June 15–23, 2011 | Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 42% | 4 |
| Barack Obama | 47% | Tim Pawlenty | 33% | 14 | ||
| Barack Obama | 49% | Michele Bachmann | 37% | 12 | ||
| Barack Obama | 48% | Rick Perry | 39% | 9 | ||
| Barack Obama | 48% | Rudy Giuliani | 41% | 7 | ||
| Barack Obama | 47% | Sarah Palin | 30% | 17 | ||
| NBC News/Wall Street Journal Margin of Error: ±4.3% Sample size: 520 |
June 9–13, 2011 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 43% | 6 |
| Barack Obama | 50% | Tim Pawlenty | 37% | 13 | ||
| Public Policy Polling Margin of Error: ±4.3% Sample size: 520 |
June 9–12, 2011 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 2 |
| Barack Obama | 50% | Tim Pawlenty | 39% | 11 | ||
| Barack Obama | 52% | Sarah Palin | 38% | 14 | ||
| Barack Obama | 52% | Newt Gingrich | 39% | 13 | ||
| Barack Obama | 48% | Herman Cain | 38% | 10 | ||
| Fox News Margin of Error: ±3% Sample size: 912 |
June 5–7, 2011 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 41% | 7 |
| Barack Obama | 50% | Tim Pawlenty | 32% | 19 | ||
| Barack Obama | 47% | Rudy Giuliani | 43% | 4 | ||
| Barack Obama | 56% | Sarah Palin | 35% | 21 | ||
| Barack Obama | 53% | Newt Gingrich | 34% | 19 | ||
| Barack Obama | 49% | Chris Christie | 34% | 15 | ||
| Reuters/Ipsos Margin of Error: ±3% Sample size: 1,132 |
June 3–6, 2011 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 38% | 13 |
| Barack Obama | 53% | Tim Pawlenty | 34% | 19 | ||
| Barack Obama | 52% | Jon Huntsman | 34% | 18 | ||
| Barack Obama | 57% | Sarah Palin | 34% | 23 | ||
| Barack Obama | 55% | Newt Gingrich | 34% | 21 | ||
| Barack Obama | 53% | Michele Bachmann | 33% | 20 | ||
| Barack Obama | 54% | Ron Paul | 36% | 18 | ||
| Barack Obama | 54% | Rick Perry | 34% | 20 | ||
| Barack Obama | 53% | Herman Cain | 34% | 19 | ||
| Washington Post-ABC Margin of Error: ±3.5% Sample size: 1,002 |
May 23–25, 2011 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 47% | Tied |
| Barack Obama | 50% | Newt Gingrich | 44% | 6 | ||
| Barack Obama | 50% | Jon Huntsman | 40% | 10 | ||
| Barack Obama | 50% | Tim Pawlenty | 41% | 9 | ||
| Barack Obama | 51% | Michele Bachmann | 40% | 11 | ||
| Barack Obama | 55% | Sarah Palin | 40% | 15 | ||
| Public Policy Polling Margin of Error: ±4% Sample size: 600 |
May 23–25, 2011 | Barack Obama | 51% | Newt Gingrich | 37% | 14 |
| Barack Obama | 54% | Sarah Palin | 37% | 17 | ||
| Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 42% | 7 | ||
| The Economist/YouGov Margin of Error: ±3.7% Sample size: 1,000 |
May 14–17, 2011 | Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 42% | 3 |
| Barack Obama | 48% | Ron Paul | 36% | 12 | ||
| Barack Obama | 51% | Newt Gingrich | 35% | 16 | ||
| Suffolk University Margin of Error: ±3% Sample size: 1,070 |
May 10–17, 2011 | Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 43% | 3 |
| Barack Obama | 47% | Tim Pawlenty | 31% | 16 | ||
| Barack Obama | 50% | Michele Bachmann | 30% | 20 | ||
| Barack Obama | 52% | Newt Gingrich | 38% | 14 | ||
| Barack Obama | 48% | Mitch Daniels Mitch Daniels Mitchell Elias "Mitch" Daniels, Jr. is the 49th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana. A Republican, he began his first four-year term as governor on January 10, 2005, and was elected to his second term by an 18-point margin on November 4, 2008. Previously, he was the Director of the... |
30% | 18 | ||
| Harris Interactive Margin of Error: ? Sample size: 2,184 |
May 9–16, 2011 | Barack Obama | 59% | Donald Trump Donald Trump Donald John Trump, Sr. is an American business magnate, television personality and author. He is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization and the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Trump's extravagant lifestyle, outspoken manner and role on the NBC reality show The Apprentice have... |
41% | 18 |
| Barack Obama | 59% | Jon Huntsman | 41% | 18 | ||
| Barack Obama | 59% | Herman Cain | 41% | 18 | ||
| Barack Obama | 58% | Sarah Palin | 42% | 16 | ||
| Barack Obama | 58% | Tim Pawlenty | 42% | 16 | ||
| Barack Obama | 58% | Michele Bachmann | 42% | 16 | ||
| Barack Obama | 57% | Rick Santorum | 43% | 14 | ||
| Barack Obama | 57% | Gary Johnson | 43% | 14 | ||
| Barack Obama | 57% | Mitch Daniels | 43% | 14 | ||
| Barack Obama | 56% | Newt Gingrich | 44% | 12 | ||
| Barack Obama | 55% | Ron Paul | 45% | 10 | ||
| Barack Obama | 52% | Mike Huckabee Mike Huckabee Michael "Mike" Dale Huckabee is an American politician who served as the 44th Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. He was a candidate in the 2008 United States Republican presidential primaries, finishing second in delegate count and third in both popular vote and number of states won . He won... |
48% | 4 | ||
| Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 49% | 2 | ||
| Barack Obama | 49% | Rudy Giuliani | 51% | 2 | ||
| The Tarrance Group & Lake Research Partners Margin of Error: ±3.1% Sample size: 1,000 |
May 8–12, 2011 | Barack Obama | 52% | Mitt Romney | 40% | 12 |
| Barack Obama | 52% | Tim Pawlenty | 38% | 14 | ||
| Ipsos Margin of Error: ±3% Sample size: 1,029 |
May 5–9, 2011 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 38% | 13 |
| Barack Obama | 51% | Tim Pawlenty | 33% | 18 | ||
| Barack Obama | 51% | Jon Huntsman | 30% | 21 | ||
| Barack Obama | 51% | Mike Huckabee | 39% | 12 | ||
| Barack Obama | 54% | Sarah Palin | 35% | 19 | ||
| Barack Obama | 51% | Mitch Daniels | 33% | 18 | ||
| Barack Obama | 53% | Newt Gingrich | 35% | 18 | ||
| Barack Obama | 54% | Michele Bachmann | 33% | 19 | ||
| Barack Obama | 57% | Donald Trump | 30% | 27 | ||
| Public Policy Polling Margin of Error: ±3.4% Sample size: 814 |
May 5–8, 2011 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mike Huckabee | 42% | 7 |
| Barack Obama | 54% | Sarah Palin | 37% | 17 | ||
| Barack Obama | 52% | Newt Gingrich | 38% | 14 | ||
| Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 42% | 5 | ||
| Barack Obama | 48% | Mitch Daniels | 34% | 14 | ||
| Barack Obama | 52% | Michele Bachmann | 38% | 14 | ||
| Public Policy Polling Margin of Error: ±3.4% Sample size: 814 |
May 5–8, 2011 | Dennis Kucinich Dennis Kucinich Dennis John Kucinich is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1997. He was furthermore a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2004 and 2008 presidential elections.... |
43% | Sarah Palin | 36% | 7 |
| Dennis Kucinich | 40% | Donald Trump | 36% | 4 | ||
| Washington Post Margin of Error: ±3.5% Sample size: 1,001 |
April 14–17, 2011 | Barack Obama | 56% | Sarah Palin | 37% | 19 |
| Barack Obama | 54% | Newt Gingrich | 39% | 15 | ||
| Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 4 | ||
| Barack Obama | 50% | Mike Huckabee | 44% | 6 | ||
| Barack Obama | 52% | Tim Pawlenty | 39% | 13 | ||
| Barack Obama | 52% | Donald Trump | 39% | 13 | ||
| Barack Obama | 52% | Michele Bachmann | 38% | 14 | ||
| Newsweek/Daily Beast Margin of Error: ±3.5% Sample size: 918 |
February 12–15, 2011 | Barack Obama | 46% | Mike Huckabee | 46% | Tied |
| Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 2 | ||
| Barack Obama | 51% | Sarah Palin | 40% | 11 | ||
| Barack Obama | 43% | Donald Trump | 41% | 2 | ||
| Public Policy Polling Margin of Error: ±4.0% Sample size: 600 |
February 11–14, 2011 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mike Huckabee | 44% | 3 |
| Barack Obama | 52% | Sarah Palin | 40% | 12 | ||
| Barack Obama | 49% | Newt Gingrich | 40% | 9 | ||
| Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 41% | 5 | ||
| Barack Obama | 48% | Ron Paul | 39% | 9 | ||
| Barack Obama | 48% | Donald Trump | 34% | 14 | ||
| Barack Obama | 50% | Jeb Bush Jeb Bush John Ellis "Jeb" Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd Governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007. He is a prominent member of the Bush family: the second son of former President George H. W. Bush and former First Lady Barbara Bush; the younger brother of former President George W... |
36% | 14 | ||
| Barack Obama | 48% | George W. Bush | 44% | 4 | ||
| Fox News Poll Margin of Error: ±3% Sample size: 911 |
February 7–9, 2011 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 41% | 7 |
| Barack Obama | 49% | Mike Huckabee | 41% | 8 | ||
| Barack Obama | 56% | Sarah Palin | 45% | 11 | ||
| Barack Obama | 55% | Newt Gingrich | 35% | 20 | ||
| Barack Obama | 54% | Jeb Bush | 34% | 20 | ||
| Rasmussen Reports Margin of error: Not reported Sample size: Not Reported |
January 3–4, 2011 | Barack Obama | 42% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 2 |
| January 7–10, 2011 | Barack Obama | 49% | Sarah Palin | 38% | 11 | |
| January 11–14, 2011 | Barack Obama | 43% | Mike Huckabee | 43% | Tied | |
| January 15–16, 2011 | Barack Obama | 47% | Newt Gingrich | 39% | 8 | |
| January 17–18, 2011 | Barack Obama | 44% | Ron Paul | 35% | 9 | |
| January 19–20, 2011 | Barack Obama | 47% | Tim Pawlenty | 32% | 15 | |
| January 21–22, 2011 | Barack Obama | 42% | Mitch Daniels | 25% | 19 | |
| January 23–24, 2011 | Barack Obama | 45% | John Thune John Thune John Randolph Thune is the junior U.S. Senator from South Dakota and a member of the Republican Party. He previously served as a U.S. Representative for .-Early Life, Education:... |
31% | 14 | |
| January 27–28, 2011 | Barack Obama | 42% | Herman Cain | 25% | 17 | |
| January 29–30, 2011 | Barack Obama | 47% | Haley Barbour Haley Barbour Haley Reeves Barbour is an American Republican politician currently serving as the 63rd Governor of Mississippi. He gained a national spotlight in August 2005 after Mississippi was hit by Hurricane Katrina. Barbour won re-election as Governor in 2007... |
30% | 17 | |
| January 31–February 1, 2011 | Barack Obama | 43% | Jon Huntsman | 33% | 10 | |
| McClatchy-Marist Margin of error: ±3.0% Sample size: 1018 |
January 6−10, 2011 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 38% | 13 |
| Barack Obama | 50% | Mike Huckabee | 38% | 12 | ||
| Barack Obama | 56% | Sarah Palin | 30% | 26 | ||
| NBC News/Wall Street Journal Margin of error: ±3.10% Sample size: 1000 |
December 9−13, 2010 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 40% | 7 |
| Barack Obama | 55% | Sarah Palin | 33% | 22 | ||
| Barack Obama | 47% | John Thune | 27% | 20 | ||
| McClatchy-Marist Margin of error: ±3.5% Sample size: 873 |
December 2−8, 2010 | Barack Obama | 44% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 2 |
| Barack Obama | 47% | Mike Huckabee | 43% | 4 | ||
| Barack Obama | 52% | Sarah Palin | 40% | 12 | ||
| Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±3.7% Sample size: 707 |
November 19–21, 2010 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mike Huckabee | 45% | 3 |
| Barack Obama | 51% | Sarah Palin | 42% | 9 | ||
| Barack Obama | 49% | Newt Gingrich | 43% | 6 | ||
| Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 1 | ||
| Barack Obama | 48% | Marco Rubio Marco Rubio Marco Antonio Rubio is the junior United States Senator from Florida . A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives .... |
37% | 11 | ||
| Politico Margin of error: ±3.1% Sample size: 1,000 |
November 8–11, 2010 | Barack Obama | 46% | Sarah Palin | 33% | 13 |
| Barack Obama | 40% | Mitt Romney | 32% | 8 | ||
| Barack Obama | 39% | Tim Pawlenty | 21% | 18 | ||
| Barack Obama | 40% | Mike Huckabee | 34% | 6 | ||
| Barack Obama | 40% | Haley Barbour | 20% | 20 | ||
| Newsmax/SurveyUSA | November 3–4, 2010 | Barack Obama | 40% | Hillary Rodham Clinton | 60% | 20 |
| Newsmax/SurveyUSA | Barack Obama | 48% | David Petraeus David Petraeus David Howell Petraeus is the current Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, sworn in on September 6, 2011. Prior to his assuming the directorship of the CIA, Petraeus was a four-star general serving over 37 years in the United States Army. His last assignments in the Army were as commander... |
52% | 4 | |
| Newsmax/SurveyUSA Margin of error: ±3% Sample size: 1000 |
Barack Obama | 45% | Bill Gates Bill Gates William Henry "Bill" Gates III is an American business magnate, investor, philanthropist, and author. Gates is the former CEO and current chairman of Microsoft, the software company he founded with Paul Allen... |
55% | 10 | |
| Barack Obama | 48% | Warren Buffett Warren Buffett Warren Edward Buffett is an American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is widely regarded as one of the most successful investors in the world. Often introduced as "legendary investor, Warren Buffett", he is the primary shareholder, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. He is... |
52% | 4 | ||
| Barack Obama | 53% | Donald Trump | 47% | 6 | ||
| Barack Obama | 53% | Alan Mulally Alan Mulally Alan Roger Mulally is an American engineer and business executive who is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Ford Motor Company... |
47% | 6 | ||
| Barack Obama | 56% | Michael Bloomberg Michael Bloomberg Michael Rubens Bloomberg is the current Mayor of New York City. With a net worth of $19.5 billion in 2011, he is also the 12th-richest person in the United States... |
44% | 12 | ||
| Newsmax/SurveyUSA Margin of error: ±3% Sample size: 1000 |
Barack Obama | 54% | Bill O'Reilly Bill O'Reilly (political commentator) William James "Bill" O'Reilly, Jr. is an American television host, author, syndicated columnist and political commentator. He is the host of the political commentary program The O'Reilly Factor on the Fox News Channel, which is the most watched cable news television program on American television... |
46% | 8 | |
| Barack Obama | 55% | Glenn Beck Glenn Beck Glenn Edward Lee Beck is an American conservative radio host, vlogger, author, entrepreneur, political commentator and former television host. He hosts the Glenn Beck Program, a nationally syndicated talk-radio show that airs throughout the United States on Premiere Radio Networks... |
45% | 10 | ||
| Barack Obama | 52% | Sarah Palin | 48% | 4 | ||
| Barack Obama | 56% | Lou Dobbs Lou Dobbs Louis Carl "Lou" Dobbs is an American journalist, radio host, television host on the Fox Business Network, and author. He anchored CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight until November 2009 when he announced on the air that he would leave the 24-hour cable news television network.He was born in Texas and lived... |
44% | 12 | ||
| Barack Obama | 58% | Rush Limbaugh Rush Limbaugh Rush Hudson Limbaugh III is an American radio talk show host, conservative political commentator, and an opinion leader in American conservatism. He hosts The Rush Limbaugh Show which is aired throughout the U.S. on Premiere Radio Networks and is the highest-rated talk-radio program in the United... |
42% | 16 | ||
| Barack Obama | 60% | Jay Leno Jay Leno James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno is an American stand-up comedian and television host.From 1992 to 2009, Leno was the host of NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Beginning in September 2009, Leno started a primetime talk show, titled The Jay Leno Show, which aired weeknights at 10:00 p.m. ,... |
40% | 20 | ||
| Barack Obama | 61% | Jon Stewart Jon Stewart Jon Stewart is an American political satirist, writer, television host, actor, media critic and stand-up comedian... |
39% | 22 | ||
| Barack Obama | 63% | Oprah Winfrey Oprah Winfrey Oprah Winfrey is an American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer and philanthropist. Winfrey is best known for her self-titled, multi-award-winning talk show, which has become the highest-rated program of its kind in history and was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2011... |
37% | 26 | ||
| CNN/Opinion Research Corp. Margin of error: ±3% Sample size: 921 |
October 27–30, 2010 | Barack Obama | 44% | Mike Huckabee | 52% | 8 |
| Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 50% | 5 | ||
| Barack Obama | 49% | Newt Gingrich | 47% | 2 | ||
| Barack Obama | 52% | Sarah Palin | 44% | 8 | ||
| Bloomberg Margin of error: ±3.7% Sample size: 721 |
October 7–10, 2010 | Barack Obama | 51% | Sarah Palin | 35% | 16 |
| Fox News Margin of error: ±3.0% Sample size: 900 |
September 28–29, 2010 | Barack Obama | 41% | Mitt Romney | 40% | 1 |
| Barack Obama | 48% | Sarah Palin | 35% | 13 | ||
| Barack Obama | 43% | Mike Huckabee | 40% | 3 | ||
| Barack Obama | 45% | Jeb Bush | 37% | 8 | ||
| Barack Obama | 42% | Chris Christie | 30% | 12 | ||
| Politico Margin of error: ±3.1% Sample size: 1,000 |
September 19–22, 2010 | Barack Obama | 50% | Sarah Palin | 40% | 10 |
| Barack Obama | 46% | Mitch Daniels | 39% | 7 | ||
| Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±4.0% Sample size: 590 |
September 10–13, 2010 | Barack Obama | 44% | Mike Huckabee | 47% | 3 |
| Barack Obama | 49% | Sarah Palin | 43% | 6 | ||
| Barack Obama | 47% | Newt Gingrich | 43% | 4 | ||
| Barack Obama | 48% | Glenn Beck | 39% | 9 | ||
| Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 43% | 3 | ||
| Politico Margin of error: ±2.4% Sample size: 1668 |
August 6–11, 2010 | Barack Obama | 50% | Sarah Palin | 33% | 17 |
| Barack Obama | 42% | Mitt Romney | 33% | 9 | ||
| Barack Obama | 42% | Tim Pawlenty | 23% | 19 | ||
| Barack Obama | 43% | Mike Huckabee | 35% | 8 | ||
| Barack Obama | 43% | Haley Barbour | 21% | 22 | ||
| Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±4.0% Sample size: 606 |
August 6–9, 2010 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mike Huckabee | 44% | 3 |
| Barack Obama | 49% | Sarah Palin | 43% | 6 | ||
| Barack Obama | 49% | Newt Gingrich | 42% | 7 | ||
| Barack Obama | 47% | Chris Christie | 31% | 16 | ||
| Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 42% | 3 | ||
| Barack Obama | 46% | Basil Marceaux Basil Marceaux Basil Marceaux, Sr. is an American who has on multiple occasions been a candidate for state and federal public office in Tennessee.... |
21% | 25 | ||
| The Economist/YouGov Poll Sample size: 1,000 |
July 17–20, 2010 | Barack Obama | 41.2% | Sarah Palin | 31.0% | 10.2 |
| Zogby Interactive Sample size: 8,487 |
July 16–19, 2010 | Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 43% | 2 |
| Barack Obama | 48% | Sarah Palin | 37% | 11 | ||
| Barack Obama | 46% | Mike Huckabee | 37% | 9 | ||
| Barack Obama | 47% | George W. Bush | 38% | 9 | ||
| Barack Obama | 46% | Tom Selleck Tom Selleck Thomas William "Tom" Selleck is an American actor, and film producer. He is best known for his starring role as Hawaii-based private investigator Thomas Magnum on the 1980s television show Magnum, P.I.. He also plays Police Chief Jesse Stone in a series of made-for-TV movies based on the Robert B.... |
23% | 23 | ||
| Barack Obama | 45% | Clint Eastwood Clint Eastwood Clinton "Clint" Eastwood, Jr. is an American film actor, director, producer, composer and politician. Eastwood first came to prominence as a supporting cast member in the TV series Rawhide... |
28% | 17 | ||
| Barack Obama | 45% | Chuck Norris Chuck Norris Carlos Ray "Chuck" Norris is an American martial artist and actor. After serving in the United States Air Force, he began his rise to fame as a martial artist and has since founded his own school, Chun Kuk Do... |
29% | 16 | ||
| Politico Margin of error: ±3.1% Sample size: 1,011 |
July 9–14, 2010 | Barack Obama | 48% | Sarah Palin | 36% | 12 |
| Barack Obama | 39% | Tim Pawlenty | 21% | 18 | ||
| Barack Obama | 39% | Haley Barbour | 21% | 18 | ||
| Barack Obama | 39% | Mike Huckabee | 35% | 4 | ||
| Barack Obama | 39% | Mitt Romney | 35% | 4 | ||
| Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±3.8% Sample size: 667 |
July 9–12, 2010 | Barack Obama | 45% | Mike Huckabee | 47% | 2 |
| Barack Obama | 46% | Sarah Palin | 46% | Tied | ||
| Barack Obama | 45% | Newt Gingrich | 46% | 1 | ||
| Barack Obama | 44% | Jan Brewer Jan Brewer Janice Kay "Jan" Brewer is the 22nd and current Governor of the U.S. state of Arizona and a member of the Republican Party. She is the fourth woman, and third consecutive woman, to hold the office... |
36% | 8 | ||
| Barack Obama | 43% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 3 | ||
| TIME Sample size: 1,003 |
July 12–13, 2010 | Barack Obama | 55% | Sarah Palin | 34% | 21 |
| Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±3.8% Sample size: 650 |
June 4–7, 2010 | Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 42% | 3 |
| Barack Obama | 50% | Sarah Palin | 41% | 9 | ||
| Barack Obama | 47% | Newt Gingrich | 39% | 8 | ||
| Barack Obama | 46% | Mike Huckabee | 44% | 2 | ||
| Barack Obama | 46% | Ron Paul | 36% | 10 | ||
| Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±3.7% Sample size: 707 |
May 7–9, 2010 | Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 2 |
| Barack Obama | 50% | Sarah Palin | 43% | 7 | ||
| Barack Obama | 49% | Newt Gingrich | 42% | 7 | ||
| Barack Obama | 46% | Mike Huckabee | 45% | 1 | ||
| Barack Obama | 46% | Gary Johnson | 28% | 18 | ||
| Rasmussen Reports Margin of error: ±3% Sample size: 1,000 |
April 14, 2010 | Barack Obama | 42% | Ron Paul | 41% | 1 |
| CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Margin of error: ±3% Sample size: 1,008 registered voters |
April 9–11, 2010 | Barack Obama | 53% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 8 |
| Barack Obama | 54% | Mike Huckabee | 45% | 9 | ||
| Barack Obama | 55% | Sarah Palin | 42% | 13 | ||
| Barack Obama | 55% | Newt Gingrich | 43% | 12 | ||
| Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±3.9% Sample size: 622 |
April 9–11, 2010 | Barack Obama | 45% | Mike Huckabee | 47% | 2 |
| Barack Obama | 47% | Sarah Palin | 45% | 2 | ||
| Barack Obama | 45% | Newt Gingrich | 45% | Tied | ||
| Barack Obama | 44% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 1 | ||
| Clarus Research Group Margin of error: ±3% Sample size: 1,050 |
March 17–20, 2010 | Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 41% | 4 |
| Barack Obama | 52% | Sarah Palin | 34% | 18 | ||
| Barack Obama | 48% | Newt Gingrich | 36% | 12 | ||
| Barack Obama | 47% | Mike Huckabee | 39% | 8 | ||
| Barack Obama | 49% | Jeb Bush | 37% | 12 | ||
| Harris Interactive Sample size: 2,344 |
March 10–12, 2010 | Barack Obama | 52% | Sarah Palin | 35% | 17 |
| Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 39% | 7 | ||
| Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±2.6% Sample size: 1,403 |
March 12–14, 2010 | Barack Obama | 46% | Mike Huckabee | 44% | 2 |
| Barack Obama | 49% | Sarah Palin | 41% | 8 | ||
| Barack Obama | 45% | Mitch Daniels | 34% | 11 | ||
| Barack Obama | 44% | Mitt Romney | 44% | Tied | ||
| Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±3.6% Sample size: 743 |
February 13–15, 2010 | Barack Obama | 46% | Mike Huckabee | 43% | 3 |
| Barack Obama | 50% | Sarah Palin | 43% | 7 | ||
| Barack Obama | 46% | John Thune | 28% | 18 | ||
| Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 43% | 2 | ||
| Newsmax/Zogby Margin of error: ±1.5% Sample size: 4,163 |
January 2010 | Barack Obama | 46.5% | Scott Brown Scott Brown Scott Brown is a United States senator.Scott Brown may also refer to:-Sportsmen:*Scott Brown , American college football coach of Kentucky State... |
44.6% | 1.9 |
| Public Policy Polling Matgin of error: ±2.8% Sample size: 1,151 |
January 18–19, 2010 | Barack Obama | 44% | Mike Huckabee | 45% | 1 |
| Barack Obama | 49% | Sarah Palin | 41% | 8 | ||
| Barack Obama | 44% | David Petraeus | 34% | 10 | ||
| Barack Obama | 44% | Mitt Romney | 42% | 2 | ||
| Fox News Margin of error: ±3% Sample size: 900 |
January 12–13, 2010 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 35% | 12 |
| Barack Obama | 55% | Sarah Palin | 31% | 24 | ||
| Barack Obama | 53% | Newt Gingrich | 29% | 24 | ||
| Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±2.8% Sample size: 1,253 |
December 4–7, 2009 | Barack Obama | 46% | Mike Huckabee | 45% | 1 |
| Barack Obama | 50% | Sarah Palin | 44% | 6 | ||
| Barack Obama | 48% | Tim Pawlenty | 35% | 13 | ||
| Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 42% | 5 | ||
| Rasmussen Reports Margin of error: ±3.0% Sample size:800 |
November 24, 2009 | Barack Obama | 45% | Mike Huckabee | 41% | 4 |
| Barack Obama | 46% | Sarah Palin | 43% | 3 | ||
| Barack Obama | 44% | Mitt Romney | 44% | Tied | ||
| Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±3.0% Sample size:1,066 |
November 13–15, 2009 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mike Huckabee | 44% | 5 |
| Barack Obama | 51% | Sarah Palin | 43% | 8 | ||
| Barack Obama | 46% | Ron Paul | 38% | 8 | ||
| Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 43% | 5 | ||
| Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±3.5% Sample size: 766 |
October 16–19, 2009 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mike Huckabee | 43% | 4 |
| Barack Obama | 52% | Sarah Palin | 40% | 12 | ||
| Barack Obama | 50% | Tim Pawlenty | 30% | 20 | ||
| Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 40% | 8 | ||
| Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±3.9% Sample size: 621 |
September 18–21, 2009 | Barack Obama | 50% | Jeb Bush | 37% | 13 |
| Barack Obama | 48% | Mike Huckabee | 41% | 7 | ||
| Barack Obama | 53% | Sarah Palin | 38% | 15 | ||
| Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 38% | 10 | ||
| Clarus Research Group Margin of error: ±3.1% Sample size: 1,003 |
August 14–18, 2009 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 38% | 9 |
| Barack Obama | 53% | Sarah Palin | 34% | 19 | ||
| Barack Obama | 52% | Newt Gingrich | 34% | 18 | ||
| Barack Obama | 48% | Mike Huckabee | 38% | 10 | ||
| Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±3.3% Sample size: 909 |
August 14–17, 2009 | Barack Obama | 49% | Newt Gingrich | 41% | 8 |
| Barack Obama | 47% | Mike Huckabee | 44% | 3 | ||
| Barack Obama | 52% | Sarah Palin | 38% | 14 | ||
| Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 40% | 7 | ||
| Marist Margin of error: ±3.5% Sample size: 854 |
August 3–6, 2009 | Barack Obama | 56% | Sarah Palin | 33% | 23 |
| Rasmussen Reports Margin of error: ±3% Sample size: 1,000 |
July 30–31, 2009 | Hillary Rodham Clinton | 51% | Sarah Palin | 39% | 12 |
| Rasmussen Reports Margin of error: ±3% Sample size: 1,000 |
July 18–19, 2009 | Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 45% | Tied |
| Barack Obama | 48% | Sarah Palin | 42% | 6 | ||
| Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±4.1% Sample size: 577 |
July 15–16, 2009 | Barack Obama | 50% | Newt Gingrich | 42% | 8 |
| Barack Obama | 48% | Mike Huckabee | 42% | 6 | ||
| Barack Obama | 51% | Sarah Palin | 43% | 8 | ||
| Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 40% | 9 | ||
| Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±3.9% Sample size: 638 |
June 12–16, 2009 | Barack Obama | 49% | Newt Gingrich | 41% | 8 |
| Barack Obama | 50% | Mike Huckabee | 43% | 7 | ||
| Barack Obama | 52% | Sarah Palin | 40% | 12 | ||
| Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 40% | 8 | ||
| Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±3.1% Sample size: 1,000 |
May 14–18, 2009 | Barack Obama | 53% | Newt Gingrich | 36% | 17 |
| Barack Obama | 52% | Mike Huckabee | 39% | 13 | ||
| Barack Obama | 56% | Sarah Palin | 37% | 19 | ||
| Barack Obama | 53% | Mitt Romney | 35% | 18 | ||
| Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±3.7% Sample size: 686 |
April 17–19, 2009 | Barack Obama | 52% | Newt Gingrich | 39% | 13 |
| Barack Obama | 49% | Mike Huckabee | 42% | 7 | ||
| Barack Obama | 53% | Sarah Palin | 41% | 12 | ||
| Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 39% | 11 | ||
| Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±3.7% Sample size: 691 |
March 13–15, 2009 | Barack Obama | 55% | Sarah Palin | 35% | 20 |
Three-way race
| Poll source | Date | Democratic candidate | % | Republican candidate | % | Third party Third party (United States) The term third party is used in the United States for any and all political parties in the United States other than one of the two major parties . The term can also refer to independent politicians not affiliated with any party at all and to write-in candidates.The United States has had a... /independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... candidate |
% | Lead margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NBC/Wall Street Journal |
November 2011 | Barack Obama Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in... |
44% | Mitt Romney Mitt Romney Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W... |
32% | Ron Paul Ron Paul Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes... |
18% | 12 |
| Barack Obama | 44% | Mitt Romney | 35% | Michael Bloomberg Michael Bloomberg Michael Rubens Bloomberg is the current Mayor of New York City. With a net worth of $19.5 billion in 2011, he is also the 12th-richest person in the United States... |
13% | 9 | ||
| Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±3.4% Sample size: 814 |
May 5-8, 2011 | Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 33% | Donald Trump Donald Trump Donald John Trump, Sr. is an American business magnate, television personality and author. He is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization and the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Trump's extravagant lifestyle, outspoken manner and role on the NBC reality show The Apprentice have... |
16% | 13 |
| Newsweek/Daily Beast Margin of error: ±3.5% Sample size: 918 |
February 12–15, 2011 | Barack Obama | 44% | Mitt Romney | 38% | Donald Trump | 8% | 6 |
| Barack Obama | 44% | Sarah Palin Sarah Palin Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was... |
21% | Donald Trump | 20% | 23 | ||
| Clarus Margin of error: ±3.1% Sample size: 1000 |
December 10–16, 2010 | Barack Obama | 39% | Mitt Romney | 36% | Michael Bloomberg | 13% | 3 |
| Barack Obama | 42% | Sarah Palin | 31% | Michael Bloomberg | 18% | 11 | ||
| McClatchy-Marist Margin of error: 3.5% Sample size: 829 |
September 30–October 5, 2010 | Barack Obama | 44% | Sarah Palin | 29% | Michael Bloomberg | 18% | 15 |
| Fox News Margin of error: ±3.0% Sample size: 900 |
September 28–29, 2010 | Barack Obama | 40% | Sarah Palin | 28% | Michael Bloomberg | 18% | 12 |
| Fox News Margin of error: ±3.0% Sample size: 900 |
September 28–29, 2010 | Barack Obama | 30% | Sarah Palin | 29% | Hillary Rodham Clinton Hillary Rodham Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton is the 67th United States Secretary of State, serving in the administration of President Barack Obama. She was a United States Senator for New York from 2001 to 2009. As the wife of the 42nd President of the United States, Bill Clinton, she was the First Lady of the... |
27% | 1 |
| Public Policy Polling Margin of error: ±4.0% Sample size: 606 |
August 6–9, 2010 | Barack Obama | 42% | Mitt Romney | 36% | Ron Paul | 13% | 6 |
| Harris Interactive Sample size: 2,344 |
March 10–12, 2010 | Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 24% | Sarah Palin | 18% | 21 |
| Marist Poll Margin of error: ±3.5% Sample size: 910 |
Feb 1-3, 2010 | Barack Obama | 44% | Sarah Palin | 29% | Michael Bloomberg | 15% | 15 |
| Rasmussen Reports Margin of error: ±3% Sample size: 800 |
November 24, 2009 | Barack Obama | 44% | Sarah Palin | 37% | Lou Dobbs Lou Dobbs Louis Carl "Lou" Dobbs is an American journalist, radio host, television host on the Fox Business Network, and author. He anchored CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight until November 2009 when he announced on the air that he would leave the 24-hour cable news television network.He was born in Texas and lived... |
12% | 7 |
| Barack Obama | 42% | Mike Huckabee Mike Huckabee Michael "Mike" Dale Huckabee is an American politician who served as the 44th Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. He was a candidate in the 2008 United States Republican presidential primaries, finishing second in delegate count and third in both popular vote and number of states won . He won... |
36% | Lou Dobbs | 12% | 6 | ||
| Barack Obama | 42% | Mitt Romney | 34% | Lou Dobbs | 14% | 8 | ||
| Rasmussen Reports Margin of error: ±3% Sample size: 1,000 |
July 18–19, 2009 | Barack Obama | 44% | Mitt Romney | 33% | Sarah Palin | 16% | 11 |
See also
- Statewide opinion polling for the United States presidential election, 2012Statewide opinion polling for the United States presidential election, 2012This article provides a collection of state-wide public opinion polls that are being conducted relating to the 2012 United States presidential election...
- Statewide opinion polling for the Republican Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2012Statewide opinion polling for the Republican Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2012This article contains opinion polling by U.S. state for the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries.As of November 2011, only Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry, and Mitt Romney are able to win polls in multiple states. They are also the only candidates to reach at least 20 percent in...