This statistic shows the results for the 2010 Repbulican primary election for President, if it was held in October 2011. Right now, candidate Mitt Romney would lose with 23 percent of the votes to Herman Cain, who would be elected by about 30 percent of the American voters.
If the 2012 Republican primary for President were being held today, for whom would you vote?
Characteristic
Total
Men
Women
Herman Cain
30%
33%
27%
Mitt Romney
23%
21%
25%
Newt Gingrich
10%
11%
10%
Rick Perry
8%
7%
9%
Ron Paul
7%
10%
3%
Michele Bachmann
4%
3%
5%
Jun Huntsman
2%
1%
2%
Rick Santorum
1%
1%
1%
0%10%20%30%40%
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During the survey, this question was posed as follows: "If the 2012 Republican primary for President were being held today, and the candidates were Rick Perry, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Michele Bachmann, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Jon Huntsman, and Herman Cain, for whom would you vote?"
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Quinnipiac University Poll. (November 2, 2011). If the 2012 Republican primary for President were being held today, for whom would you vote? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/205847/voters-choice-on-republican-primary-election-2012-in-october-2011/
Quinnipiac University Poll. "If the 2012 Republican primary for President were being held today, for whom would you vote?." Chart. November 2, 2011. Statista. Accessed April 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/205847/voters-choice-on-republican-primary-election-2012-in-october-2011/
Quinnipiac University Poll. (2011). If the 2012 Republican primary for President were being held today, for whom would you vote?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/205847/voters-choice-on-republican-primary-election-2012-in-october-2011/
Quinnipiac University Poll. "If The 2012 Republican Primary for President Were Being Held Today, for Whom Would You Vote?." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Nov 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/205847/voters-choice-on-republican-primary-election-2012-in-october-2011/
Quinnipiac University Poll, If the 2012 Republican primary for President were being held today, for whom would you vote? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/205847/voters-choice-on-republican-primary-election-2012-in-october-2011/ (last visited April 13, 2025)
If the 2012 Republican primary for President were being held today, for whom would you vote? [Graph], Quinnipiac University Poll, November 2, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/205847/voters-choice-on-republican-primary-election-2012-in-october-2011/
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