2012 Republican Party presidential primaries
First place by first-instance vote First place by convention roll call
Mitt Romney
Rick Santorum
Newt Gingrich
Ron Paul
A line graph showing the top 5 frontrunners in 2011 based on straw poll results This is a list of straw polls that have been conducted relating to the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries .
Total Straw Poll Victories is as follows:
The number of Straw Poll victories after voting started is as follows:
Straw polls taken before voting started
Results from the 2011 New Hampshire Straw Poll were as follows:[ 3]
Results from the 2011 CPAC Straw Poll were as follows:[ 4]
Results from the 2011 Tea Party Straw Poll were as follows:
Onsite Poll
Online Poll
Combined Polls
Results from the 2011 Dorchester Conference Straw Poll were as follows:[ 5]
Results from the 2011 National League of Cities Straw Poll were as follows:[ 6]
The "50 or so votes" referenced in all articles on this ballot can only mean that there were either 32 or 64 votes given the percentages above (i.e. 3% of the vote is either 1 vote or 2 votes). Human estimation tendencies would lean towards the real answer being 64 votes.
Republican Liberty Caucus straw poll at the 2011 California Republican convention:[ 7]
Finishing with less than ten votes were, in order, John R. Bolton (8), Gary Johnson (7), Herman Cain (5), Haley Barbour (4), Rick Santorum (4), Jon Huntsman, Jr. (3), Donald Trump (3), Chris Christie (2), Jim DeMint (2), Marco Rubio (2), Scott Walker (2), Paul Ryan (1), Colin Powell (1), Allen West (1), Tom McClintock (1), Dana Perino (1), and None of the Above (1).[ 7]
Karger wins St. Anselm straw poll Archived 2011-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
South Carolina straw poll as part of the Grassroots SC campaign:[ 8]
Also appearing on the ballot but failing to get more than 5% were, in alphabetical order, Haley Barbour , John R. Bolton , Herman Cain , Mitch Daniels , Jon Huntsman, Jr. , Gary Johnson , Sarah Palin , Ron Paul and Rick Santorum .
Source of results: CNN [ 9]
Georgia straw poll as part of the 3rd District Republican convention:[ 10]
Finish
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
1
Santorum
150
37.5%
2
Romney
61
15.25%
3
Cain
44
11%
4
Trump
29
7.25%
5
Bachmann
22
5.5%
6
Christie
22
5.5%
7
Gingrich
16
4%
8
Huckabee
16
4%
9
Daniels
15
3.75%
10
Paul
8
2%
11
Pawlenty
7
1.75%
12
Palin
6
1.5%
13
Huntsman
4
1%
[ 11]
Finish
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
1
Cain
54
16%
2
Romney
52
15%
3
Daniels
51
15%
4
Christie
39
12%
5
Pawlenty
28
9%
6
Ryan
22
7%
7
Gingrich
14
4%
8
Huckabee
14
4%
9
Giuliani
12
4%
10
Paul
10
3%
11
Trump
10
3%
12
Bachmann
9
3%
13
J. Bush
8
2%
14
Santorum
7
2%
TOTAL 330 100%
[ 12]
Finish
Candidate
Percent
1
Cain
20.3%
2
Romney
13.6%
3
Gingrich
11.9%
3
Pawlenty
11.9%
3
Palin
11.9%
6
Bachmann
6.8%
7
Paul
3.4%
7
Giuliani
3.4%
7
Huckabee
3.4%
7
Trump
3.4%
11
Roemer
1.7%
11
Santorum
1.7%
11
Bolton
1.7%
11
Daniels
1.7%
11
Christie
1.7%
[ 13]
Source of results: Republican Leadership Conference [ 14]
[ 15]
Source of results: Politico [ 16]
Source of results:[ 17]
Source of results:[ 18]
Source of results: Washington Examiner National Journal [ 19] [ 20]
^1 Tim Pawlenty announced his withdrawal from the race after his third-place finish.[ 21]
^2 Rick Perry , who was not on the poll ballot and only appeared as a write-in candidate, formally announced his candidacy while in South Carolina on the same day that the poll took place.[ 22]
^3 Mitt Romney , who had won the 2007 Ames Straw Poll, announced that he would skip the 2011 Ames Straw Poll.[ 23]
Source of results:[ 24]
New Hampshire - New Hampshire Young Republicans Straw PollSource of results: Hampton-NorthHamptonPatch [ 25]
Source of results: Politico [ 26]
Source of results: Republican Party of Maryland [ 27]
A straw poll was held at the September 12 Republican debate , to find out who the debate audience thought were the front runners, both before and after the debate. Before the debate, Ron Paul came first, Rick Perry came second, and Michele Bachmann came third. After the debate, Ron Paul was still first, Michele Bachmann came second, and Herman Cain came third.[ 28]
Pre-Debate Poll
Post-Debate Poll
Former senator Rick Santorum won first place in a straw poll among Pennsylvania Republicans, winning 36% of the vote. Governor Mitt Romney won 25%, and Governor Rick Perry won 18%.[ 29]
September 17 California GOP Straw Poll
The California Republican Party held a straw poll in mid-September 2011, which was won by Ron Paul. The full results were:
Source of results: Politico [ 30]
September 24 Florida GOP Presidency 5 Straw Poll
The Florida Republican Party held a straw poll at the end of September 2011,[ 31] [ 32]
The full results were:
Source of results:[ 33]
Source of results:[ 34] [ 35]
Source of results:[ 36] [ 37]
Source of results:[ 38]
The vote for Obama was attributed to a vote by one of the media members present for the event by the announcer.[ 39]
Source of results:[ 40]
Source of results:[ 41]
Source of results:[ 42]
Source of results:[ 43]
Note: the percentages only add to 83.5% because results for 3 contenders (likely Ron Paul, Rick Santorum and Gary Johnson) are unknown, but they polled somewhere in between Romney and Bachmann.
Source of results:[ 44]
Source of results:[ 45]
Source of results:[ 46]
Source of results:[ 47] [ 48]
Source of results:[ 49]
Source of results:[ 50]
Des Moines, Iowa - National Federation of Republican Assemblies Presidential Straw PollSource of results:[ 51]
Tally 1 (Iowa voters only):
Tally 2 (non-Iowa voters)
Source of results:[ 52]
Illinois - Illinois Straw PollSource of results:[ 53]
Source of results:[ 54] [ 55]
Source of results:[ 56]
Source of results:[ 57]
Source of results:[ 58]
Source of results:[ 59]
Source of results:[ 60]
Source of results:[ 61]
Note: This was an unusual straw poll in which voter's preferences were matched against each other for five rounds, with the less popular candidate being removed at each stage. There were initially 6 available choices, which were whittled down to two, with the final result being as shown above.
Source of results:[ 62]
Source of results:[ 63]
Results from the 2011 Drake University Straw Poll were as follows:[ 64] [ 65]
The poll was distributed to Drake students via email to coincide with the December 10 Republican presidential debate, held on campus.
Results:[ 66]
Results:[ 67]
Straw polls taken after voting started
Results:[ 68]
Boise, Idaho – Idaho Republican Party Presidential Straw PollResults:[ 69]
Note: Rick Perry's campaign asked not to be included on Straw Poll Ballot.
Results:[ 70]
Paper ballots:
Text message voting:
Results:[ 71]
Results:[ 72]
Results:[ 73]
Results:[ 74] [ 75] [ 76]
Results:[ 77]
Results:[ 78]
Candidate Totals
Zip Code Totals
Zip Code
Ron Paul Mitt Romney Gary Johnson Rick Santorum Virgil Goode Buddy Roemer Newt Gingrich Barack Obama Other
Total
83201
90
20
21
1
13
9
0
1
1
156
83642
11
46
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
58
83709
21
24
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
51
83440
20
19
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
40
83401
7
26
0
6
0
0
1
0
0
40
83202
15
3
9
0
8
2
0
0
0
37
83705
10
14
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
27
83646
5
19
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
27
83704
18
6
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
26
83714
14
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
23
83713
16
3
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
21
83706
10
10
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
21
83350
0
20
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
21
83702
14
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
83402
0
16
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
18
83204
12
0
0
0
1
4
0
0
0
17
83203
9
0
4
0
3
1
0
0
0
17
83406
4
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
83616
4
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
83814
11
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
14
Zip Code
Ron Paul Mitt Romney Gary Johnson Rick Santorum Virgil Goode Buddy Roemer Newt Gingrich Barack Obama Other
Total
83815
11
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
13
83205
8
0
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
13
83318
2
10
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
13
83654
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
83835
10
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
12
83687
5
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
83301
10
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
83206
5
0
1
0
3
2
0
0
0
11
83843
9
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
10
83686
8
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
10
83651
6
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
10
83605
6
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
10
83607
6
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
83404
0
9
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
10
83703
7
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
83712
5
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
83634
2
5
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
8
83274
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
83221
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
83648
5
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
6
Zip Code
Ron Paul Mitt Romney Gary Johnson Rick Santorum Virgil Goode Buddy Roemer Newt Gingrich Barack Obama Other
Total
83858
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
83716
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
83501
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
83544
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
83701
4
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
4
83801
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
83861
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
83435
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
83200
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
4
83655
2
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
4
83669
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
83254
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
83263
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
83316
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
83338
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
83434
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
83638
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
83639
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
83876
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
83226
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Zip Code
Ron Paul Mitt Romney Gary Johnson Rick Santorum Virgil Goode Buddy Roemer Newt Gingrich Barack Obama Other
Total
83837
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
83220
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
83442
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
83241
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
83451
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
83619
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
83210
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
83229
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
83237
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
83278
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
83420
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
83546
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
83647
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
83846
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
83854
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
83864
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
83873
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
83211
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
83617
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
83223
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Zip Code
Ron Paul Mitt Romney Gary Johnson Rick Santorum Virgil Goode Buddy Roemer Newt Gingrich Barack Obama Other
Total
83336
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
83213
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
83234
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
83261
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
83262
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
83281
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
83340
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
83452
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
83455
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
83460
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
83530
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
83549
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
83604
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
83611
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
83612
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
83628
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
83629
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
83631
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
83660
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
83676
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Zip Code
Ron Paul Mitt Romney Gary Johnson Rick Santorum Virgil Goode Buddy Roemer Newt Gingrich Barack Obama Other
Total
83680
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
83707
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
83850
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
83857
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
83869
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
83870
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
83877
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
83335
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
83346
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
83427
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
83448
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
83462
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
83632
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Totals
525
358
40
33
29
20
10
5
2
1022
City Totals
See also
External links
References
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