PPP (D) 2012 Presidential Survey

• Mitt Romney 44% [43%] (42%) {42%} [43%] (40%) {39%} [40%] (40%) {40%} [35%] (39%)
• Barack Obama 44% [45%] (44%) {47%} [48%] (48%) {48%} [47%] (49%) {48%} [53%] (50%)

• Barack Obama 46% [46%] (44%) {46%} [49%] (47%) {48%} [47%] (48%) {50%} [52%] (49%)
• Mike Huckabee 44% [43%] (45%) {45%} [44%] (43%) {41%} [44%] (42%) {43%} [39%] (42%)

• Barack Obama 49% [50%] (49%) {50%} [51%] (52%) {53%} [52%] (51%) {52%} [56%] (53%)
• Sarah Palin 41% [43%] (41%) {44%} [43%] (40%) {38%} [38%] (43%) {40%} [37%] (41%)

• Barack Obama 45%
• Mitch Daniels 34%

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 45% [43%] (44%) {37%} [42%] (40%) {35%} [41%] (43%){42%} [30%] (35%)
• Barack Obama 38% [38%] (37%) {47%} [44%] (41%) {46%} [41%] (42%) {35%} [55%] (52%)

• Mike Huckabee 43% [43%] (44%) {41%} [42%] (40%) {33%} [41%] (43%) {46%} [35%] (37%)
• Barack Obama 42% [42%] (38%) {49%} [49%] (43%) {46%} [42%] (44%) {40%} [55%] (53%)

• Barack Obama 49% [49%] (42%) {50%} [51%] (47%) {52%} [50%] (47%) {46%} [52%] (51%)
• Sarah Palin 35% [39%] (41%) {41%} [42%] (35%) {35%} [34%] (41%) {41%} [37%] (44%)

• Barack Obama 38%
• Mitch Daniels 33%

Note: In 2008, John McCain received 44% of the Independent vote (29% of the electorate). In 2004, George W. Bush received 48% of the Independent vote.

Among Republicans

• Mitt Romney 80% [80%] (77%) {78%} [83%] (77%) {72%} [74%] (71%) {74%} [66%] (71%)
• Barack Obama 7% [10%] (9%) {8%} [6%] (10%) {14%} [11%] (18%) {19%} [18%] (16%)

• Mike Huckabee 82% [81%] (82%) {83%} [87%] (79%) {77%} [80%] (76%) {79%} [74%] (77%)
• Barack Obama 10% [11%] (10%) {7%} [5%] (10%) {13%} [11%] (12%) {17%} [15%] (13%)

• Sarah Palin 82% [78%] (77%) {80%} [84%] (77%) {70%} [74%] (79%) {72%} [65%] (71%)
• Barack Obama 10% [14%] (14%) {12%} [7%] (15%) {18%} [15%] (14%) {18%} [27%] (21%)

• Mitch Daniels 63%
• Barack Obama 10%

Note: In 2008, John McCain received 90% of the Republican vote (32% of the electorate). In 2004, George W. Bush received 93% of the Republican vote.

Among Democrats

• Barack Obama 76% [78%] (82%) {80%} [86%] (82%) {78%} [81%] (77%) {79%} [81%] (77%)
• Mitt Romney 16% [13%] (7%) {14%} [11%] (12%) {14%} [11%] (13%) {13%} [11%] (14%)

• Barack Obama 76% [78%] (82%) {77%} [84%] (79%) {78%} [80%] (81%) {81%} [81%] (77%)
• Mike Huckabee 16% [12%] (10%) {16%} [11%] (15%) {15%} [15%] (13%) {12%} [12%] (17%)

• Barack Obama 78% [81%] (88%) {82%} [89%] (86%) {83%} [84%] (83%) {82%} [83%] (81%)
• Sarah Palin 14% [15%] (8%) {15%} [10%] (12%) {13%} [10%] (15%) {15%} [14%] (15%)

• Barack Obama 75%
• Mitch Daniels 13%

Note: In 2008, John McCain received 10% of the Democratic vote (39% of the electorate). In 2004, George W. Bush received 11% of the Democratic vote.

Among Moderates

• Barack Obama 55% [54%] (58%) {65%} [59%] (60%) {57%} [57%] (56%) {57%} [64%] (63%)
• Mitt Romney 31% [31%] (26%) {24%} [31%] (28%) {30%} [30%] (32%) {28%} [24%] (26%)

• Barack Obama 59% [57%] (61%) {63%} [62%] (61%) {58%} [56%] (58%) {64%} [66%] (65%)
• Mike Huckabee 30% [30%] (28%) {29%} [30%] (29%) {31%} [32%] (32%) {28%} [25%] (26%)

• Barack Obama 62% [63%] (66%) {69%} [65%] (66%) {68%} [63%] (62%) {68%} [71%] (65%)
• Sarah Palin 26% [27%] (24%) {24%} [28%] (25%) {23%} [25%] (31%) {25%} [22%] (30%)

• Barack Obama 58%
• Mitch Daniels 23%

Note: In 2008, John McCain received 39% of the Moderate vote (44% of the electorate). In 2004, George W. Bush received 45% of the Moderate vote.

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 49% [45%] (45%) {49%} [42%] (46%) {46%} [44%] (46%){44%} [38%] (44%)
• Barack Obama 39% [45%] (44%) {42%} [48%] (46%) {44%} [44%] (46%) {46%} [49%] (49%)

• Mike Huckabee 51% [44%] (47%) {52%} [44%] (47%) {47%} [49%] (49%) {48%} [41%] (47%)
• Barack Obama 41% [46%] (44%) {42%} [49%] (43%) {44%} [43%] (43%) {45%} [50%] (46%)

• Sarah Palin 48% [44%] (42%) {48%} [42%] (42%) {41%} [41%] (47%) {44%} [41%] (47%)
• Barack Obama 44% [50%] (50%) {45%} [52%] (50%) {50%} [48%] (47%) {48%} [53%] (49%)

• Mitch Daniels 40%
• Barack Obama 40%

Note: In 2008, John McCain received 48% of the Male vote (47% of the electorate). In 2004, George W. Bush received 55% of the Male vote.

Among Women

• Barack Obama 49% [45%] (43%) {50%} [47%] (50%) {52%} [50%] (51%) {50%} [56%] (52%)
• Mitt Romney 39% [42%] (39%) {35%} [44%] (36%) {34%} [36%] (35%) {37%} [31%] (34%)

• Barack Obama 50% [46%] (44%) {50%} [49%] (51%) {50%} [50%] (53%) {54%} [54%] (52%)
• Mike Huckabee 38% [43%] (43%) {40%} [45%] (39%) {36%} [39%] (36%) {37%} [36%] (37%)

• Barack Obama 53% [50%] (48%) {53%} [51%] (54%) {55%} [56%] (54%) {55%} [58%] (56%)
• Sarah Palin 35% [41%] (41%) {41%} [45%] (37%) {36%} [35%] (40%) {36%} [34%] (36%)

• Barack Obama 49%
• Mitch Daniels 28%

Note: In 2008, John McCain received 43% of the Female vote (53% of the electorate). In 2004, George W. Bush received 48% of the Female vote.

Northeast

• Barack Obama 46% {57%} [53%] (50%)
• Mitt Romney 41% {30%} [41%] (38%)

• Barack Obama 49% {57%} [55%] (52%)
• Mike Huckabee 39% {32%} [42%] (39%)

• Barack Obama 51% {55%} [57%] (54%)
• Sarah Palin 36% {36%} [39%] (38%)

• Barack Obama 49%
• Mitch Daniels 31%

South

• Mitt Romney 49% {51%} [43%] (47%)
• Barack Obama 41% {35%} [48%] (41%)

• Mike Huckabee 47% {51%} [45%] (48%)
• Barack Obama 44% {38%} [47%] (37%)

• Sarah Palin 46% {50%} [42%] (46%)
• Barack Obama 43% {41%} [51%] (45%)

• Barack Obama 40%
• Mitch Daniels 39%

Midwest

• Mike Huckabee 50% {56%} [53%] (44%)
• Barack Obama 41% {38%} [41%] (47%)

• Mitt Romney 47% {49%} [46%] (38%)
• Barack Obama 43% {40%} [41%] (47%)

• Barack Obama 47% {44%} [44%] (55%)
• Sarah Palin 44% {52%} [50%] (38%)

• Barack Obama 42%
• Mitch Daniels 39%

West

• Barack Obama 49% {64%} [53%] (56%)
• Mitt Romney 36% {30%} [40%] (38%)

• Barack Obama 57% {66%} [57%] (58%)
• Sarah Palin 36% {31%} [38%] (35%)

• Barack Obama 52% {59%} [59%] (57%)
• Mike Huckabee 39% {35%} [30%] (37%)

• Barack Obama 49%
• Mitch Daniels  23%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mike Huckabee 31% [35%] (35%) {35%} [36%] (33%) {38%} [45%] (42%) {43%} [44%] (42%) / 36% [26%] (29%) {35%}[37%](29%){36%}[28%] (33%){34%}[32%](34%) {-5%}
• Mitt Romney 32% [37%] (36%) {32%} [30%] (34%) {33%} [37%] (37%) {41%} [40%] (40%) / 39% [28%] (32%) {36%} [39%] (34%) {38%} [34%] (37%){36%} [36%] (35%) {-7%}
• Sarah Palin 36% [39%] (42%) {41%} [40%] (36%) {37%} [40%] (47%) {43%} [42%] (42%) / 50% [49%] (51%) {50%} [49%] (51%) {55%} [49%] (45%) {49%} [50%] (49%) {-14%}
• Mitch Daniels 7% / 19% {-12%}

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 37% [44%] (41%) {28%} [31%] (38%) {38%} [40%] (45%) {40%} [37%] (36%) / 34% [22%] (32%) {39%} [37%] (28%) {33%} [31%] (28%){33%}[42%](39%) {+3%}
• Mike Huckabee 31% [38%] (38%) {34%} [32%] (34%) {32%} [48%] (44%) {46%} [44%] (37%) / 31% [20%] (30%) {41%} [41%] (27%) {38%} [24%](30%){31%}[36%](36%) {0%}
• Sarah Palin 31% [33%] (42%) {39%} [36%] (34%) {33%} [37%] (45%) {44%} [34%] (38%) / 53% [53%] (51%) {54%} [49%] (48%) {59%} [49%] (43%) {42%}[58%] (51%) {-22%}
• Mitch Daniels 12% / 12% {0%}

Among Republicans

• Sarah Palin 69% [72%] (71%) {73%} [75%] (72%) {69%} [72%] (76%) {75%} [76%] (76%) / 20% [17%] (19%) {18%} [15%] (18%) {22%} [16%] (19%) {20%} [15%](18%) {+49%}
• Mike Huckabee 55% [56%] (56%) {57%} [65%] (56%) {70%} [66%] (66%) {70%} [64%] (67%) / 17% [14%] (17%) {14%}[11%](13%){12%}[13%](19%){17%}[20%] (18%) {+38%}
• Mitt Romney 57% [58%] (56%) {51%} [48%] (54%) {50%} [52%] (54%) {63%} [67%] (60%) / 20% [14%] (17%) {15%} [19%] (20%) {21%} [18%](25%){21%} [17%](21%) {+37%}
• Mitch Daniels 7% / 11% {-4%}

Among Democrats

• Mike Huckabee 13% [16%] (11%) {17%} [13%] (14%) {13%} [26%] (22%) {21%} [27%](25%) / 52% [40%] (40%) {48%}[56%](42%){55%}[43%](46%){50%}[40%] (45%) {-39%}
• Mitt Romney 10% [15%] (12%) {18%} [14%] (15%) {15%} [23%] (20%) {24%} [20%] (27%) / 56% [44%] (47%) {53%}[56%](48%) {55%}[49%](52%){49%} [49%] (45%) {-46%}
• Sarah Palin 15% [13%] (14%) {14%} [13%] (9%) {12%} [15%] (25%) {18%} [17%] (18%) / 72% [74%] (80%) {76%} [78%] (79%) {80%} [75%] (67%) {76%} [74%] (73%) {-57%}
• Mitch Daniels 4% / 29% {-25%}

Among Conservatives

• Sarah Palin 70% [69%] (69%) {73%} [80%] (65%) {69%} [68%] (73%) {72%} [73%] (67%) / 17% [18%] (19%) {16%} [12%](19%){22%}[20%](18%) {21%}[17%](20%) {+53%}
• Mike Huckabee 54% [57%] (57%) {59%}[66%](53%){59%}[61%](65%){68%}[60%](56%) / 14% [13%] (12%) {14%} [8%] (12%) {15%} [13%] (16%) {17%} [19%] (18%) {+40%}
• Mitt Romney 56% [51%] (52%) {50%} [46%] (49%) {46%} [49%] (53%) {58%} [59%] (54%) / 17% [15%] (15%) {16%} [22%](16%){20%}[22%](20%){22%}[18%](19%) {+39%}
• Mitch Daniels 13% / 9% {+4%}

Among Moderates

• Mike Huckabee 22% [28%] (21%) {22%} [25%] (24%) {29%} [40%] (34%){33%}[40%](36%) / 44% [29%] (37%) {43%}[45%](34%){43%}[30%](36%){38%}[36%](41%) {-22%}
• Mitt Romney 22% [37%] (30%) {23%} [26%] (29%) {32%} [34%] (33%) {35%} [35%] (34%) / 48% [29%] (38%) {44%} [37%](37%){41%}[36%](39%){40%}[42%](44%) {-26%}
• Sarah Palin 23% [23%] (26%) {23%} [23%] (22%) {20%} [29%] (33%) {33%} [29%] (28%) / 64% [63%] (68%) {70%} [62%] (66%){71%}[58%](58%){58%}[64%](67%) {-41%}
• Mitch Daniels 4% / 24% {-20%}

Among Men

• Mike Huckabee 34% [35%] (35%) {40%} [34%] (34%) {41%} [47%] (48%) {47%} [45%] (47%) / 33% [30%] (33%) {38%}[45%](35%){40%}[28%](32%){39%}[33%](36%){+1%}
• Mitt Romney 37% [40%] (42%) {37%} [32%] (39%) {34%} [42%] (42%) {44%} [45%] (45%) / 38% [29%] (35%) {37%} [41%] (35%) {43%} [37%](38%){38%}[34%](39%) {-1%}
• Sarah Palin 38% [39%] (41%) {45%} [37%] (40%) {39%} [43%] (50%) {47%} [48%] (46%) / 50% [48%] (50%) {50%} [51%] (47%) {54%} [46%] (43%) {45%} [46%](49%) {-12%}
• Mitch Daniels 7% / 19% {-12%}

Among Women

• Mike Huckabee 27% [35%] (34%) {32%} [37%] (32%) {35%} [43%] (38%) {40%} [43%] (37%) / 38% [22%] (27%) {32%} [29%] (23%) {33%}[28%](34%){30%}[32%](32%) {-11%}
• Mitt Romney 27% [35%] (31%) {27%} [28%] (29%) {31%} [33%] (34%) {39%} [36%] (36%) / 40% [27%] (30%) {35%} [35%] (32%) {33%} [32%](36%){34%} [38%] (32%) {-13%}
• Sarah Palin 35% [38%] (43%) {37%} [42%] (32%) {36%} [37%] (45%) {40%} [36%] (39%) / 51% [50%] (51%) {51%} [48%] (54%) {55%} [51%] (46%) {53%} [53%] (49%) {-16%}
• Mitch Daniels 7% / 18% {-11%}

Survey of 1,403 registered voters was conducted March 12-14, 2010. The margin of error is +/- 2.6 percentage points.  Party ID breakdown: 43% [40%] {38%} (36%) [39%] Democrat; 33% [34%] {34%} (35%) [34%] Republican; 24% [26%] {28%} (29%) [27%] Independent. Political views: 47% [48%] {40%} (47%) [41%] Moderate; 35% [35%] {41%} (39%) [41%] Conservative; 18% [16%] {19%} (14%) [18%] Liberal.  Results from the poll conducted February 13-15, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 18-19, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted December 4-7,2009 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted November 13-15, 2009 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted October 16-19, 2009 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted September 18-21, 2009 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted August 14-17, 2009 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted July 15-16, 2009 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted June 12-16,2009 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted May 14-18, 2009 are in square brackets; from April 17-19, 2009, in parentheses.