Quinnipiac University conducted a survey of 1358 Pennsylvania registered voters between Jul 25 and Jul 31, 2011. Respondents were contacted by either Cellphone or Landline and instructed by a live operator. The results of this poll were released on Aug 2, 2011.
Results were provided for each of the 2 publicly acknowledged questions along with the order in which they were presented.
Question 1 | PreferenceView Matchup
If the 2012 Republican primary for President were being held today, and the candidates were - Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry, Thaddeus McCotter, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Jon Huntsman and Herman Cain, for whom would you vote?
This question was presented to 532 registered voters from Pennsylvania who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 4.3%.
The question wording was provided by Quinnipiac University.
Question 3 | PreferenceView Matchup
If the 2012 election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Barack Obama the Democrat and Mitt Romney the Republican, for whom would you vote?
| Romney (R) | Obama (D) | Don't Know/NA | Someone Else | Wouldn't Vote |
|---|
| All | 44% | 42% | 8% | 3% | 3% |
| Female | 40% | 45% | 11% | 3% | 1% |
| Male | 48% | 39% | 5% | 3% | 5% |
| Democrat | 8% | 81% | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| Independent | 39% | 39% | 12% | 4% | 5% |
| Republican | 85% | 7% | 5% | 2% | 2% |
This question was presented to 1358 registered voters from Pennsylvania who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 2.7%.
The question wording was provided by Quinnipiac University.