Nielson Brothers Polling conducted a survey of 590 South Dakota registered voters between Dec 6 and Dec 9, 2011. Respondents were contacted by Landline and the interaction was automated. The results of this poll were released on Dec 16, 2011.

Results were provided for each of the 3 publicly acknowledged questions, but the ordering was not published.

Question 1 | PreferenceView Matchup

Generic: In the race to be the GOP presidential nominee in 2012, who is your preferred candidate?

This question was presented to 298 registered voters from South Dakota who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion.

The question wording was not made public by Nielson Brothers Polling; instead, a generic question has been editorially submitted.

Question 2 | PreferenceView Matchup

Generic: Who do you prefer in a presidential matchup between Newt Gingrich and Barack Obama?

This question was presented to 590 registered voters from South Dakota who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. A confidence level of 95% was used.

The question wording was not made public by Nielson Brothers Polling; instead, a generic question has been editorially submitted.

Question 3 | PreferenceView Matchup

Generic: Who do you prefer in a presidential matchup between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama?

This question was presented to 590 registered voters from South Dakota who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. A confidence level of 95% was used.

The question wording was not made public by Nielson Brothers Polling; instead, a generic question has been editorially submitted.