Natalie Gonnella
As potential presidential contenders continue to court the American electorate, a new Gallup poll reveals who amid the prospective 2012 field reigns regionally among likely GOP voters.
According to the recently released survey results, former Governors Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney once again rank as the favorites, with each polling first among Republican voters in half of the major regions across the country. Huckabee tops the poll among voters in the South and Midwest, while Romney is the preferred candidate in both the East and West:
At the same time that Huckabee receives similar levels of support from Republicans of different education and income levels, he does decidedly better among Republicans in the South (24%) and Midwest (20%) than among those in the East (13%) and West (14%). He also does much better among conservative than among liberal or moderate Republicans, 21% vs. 14%. By contrast, Romney fares best in the East (20%) and West (20%) -- topping Huckabee in these regions. Liberal/Moderate and conservative Republicans support him to similar degrees.
In looking at other possible GOP contenders, the analysis also reveals that:
Despite her strong Tea Party connections, Palin receives as much support from liberal/moderate Republicans as she does from conservative Republicans, 15% vs. 13%. Also, there is little differentiation in preferences for her by region, ranging from 12% in the West and Midwest to 14% in the South and 16% in the East.
Gingrich does twice as well with conservatives as with liberals and moderates, 10% vs. 5%. However, he is preferred by similar percentages of Republicans across regions, from 7% to 10%.
The full anlysis from Gallup’s recent Republican poll (which also examines voter preferences by income, education and gender) is available to view here.
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