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Iowa

Presidential Caucus Preference:

 

Iowa
Likely Republican Caucus Goers Nov 10-14 Nov 26-29 Dec 16-19 Dec 20-23 Dec 26-28 Dec 31-Jan 2
Giuliani 11% 9% 13% 14% 6% 8%
Huckabee 24% 27% 28% 23% 23% 29%
Hunter 1% - - 2% 2% 4%
Keyes - - 1% 2% 2% 1%
McCain 10% 9% 20% 17% 11% 11%
Paul 3% 3% 4% 10% 6% 6%
Romney 26% 28% 17% 21% 32% 24%
Tancredo 1% 1% 1% ni ni ni
Thompson 11% 14% 5% 3% 7% 13%
Undecided 13% 9% 11% 8% 11% 4%
  • 24% of likely caucus participants are undecided (4%) or say they could switch candidates between now and the straw poll on January 3 (20%).
  • 76% of those saying they support Romney say their support is definite.
  • 67% of those saying they support McCain say their support is definite.
  • 73% of those saying they support Thompson say their support is definite.
  • 85% of those saying they support Huckabee say their support is definite.
  • Among men, Huckabee is at 24%, Romney 24%, McCain 13%, and Thompson 13%.
  • Among women, Huckabee is at 34%, Romney 24%, and Thompson 13%.

 

Iowa
Likely Republican Caucus Goers Dec 06 Jan 07 Feb 07 Mar 07 Apr 07 May 07 Jun 07 Jul 07 Aug 07 Sep 07 Oct 07
Brownback 1% 1% 2% - 1% 3% 3% 1% - 2% ni
Gilmore - - - - 1% 1% - ni ni ni ni
Gingrich 18% 16% 16% 7% 8% 8% 5% 4% 7% 5% ni
Giuliani 28% 27% 31% 29% 19% 23% 18% 22% 17% 21% 16%
Hagel 6% 5% 2% 1% 1% 2% 1% ni ni ni ni
Huckabee 1% 2% 1% - 2% 2% 1% 1% 14% 4% 19%
Hunter - - - - - - 1% 2% 1% 2% -
Keyes ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni 1% -
McCain 26% 22% 23% 29% 26% 25% 13% 17% 5% 11% 14%
Pataki - - - - - - - ni ni ni ni
Paul ni - - - - - 1% 1% 1% 2% 1%
Romney 6% 11% 8% 10% 14% 16% 25% 21% 27% 22% 27%
Tancredo ni 1% 1% 1% 2% 2% 1% 1% - 1% 2%
F Thompson ni ni ni 12% 13% 6% 14% 13% 13% 16% 8%
T Thompson - - - 1% 1% 2% 3% 2% ni ni ni
Undecided 14% 15% 17% 11% 13% 10% 14% 15% 15% 13% 13%

 

Preference by party:

 

Iowa
Likely Republican Caucus Goers Republicans (89%) Independents (11%)
Giuliani 9% -
Huckabee 29% 31%
Hunter 4% -
Keyes 1% -
McCain 9% 25%
Paul 5% 14%
Romney 24% 27%
Thompson 15% -
Undecided 4% 3%

 


About this Survey -

Survey Sponsor: American Research Group, Inc.

The American Research Group has been conducting surveys of voters since 1985.

Sample Size: 600 completed telephone interviews among a random sample of likely Republican caucus goers living in Iowa (535 Republicans and 65 no party (independent) voters).

Sample Dates: December 31, 2007-January 2, 2008

Margin of Error: ± 4 percentage points, 95% of the time, on questions where opinion is evenly split.

Incidence of Likely Republican Caucus Participation: 8.6% of Republican and no party voters.

Question Wording:

If the 2008 Republican presidential caucus were being held today between (names rotated) Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, Duncan Hunter, Alan Keyes, John McCain, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, and Fred Thompson, for whom would you vote?

Would you say that you definitely plan to participate in the 2008 Republican presidential caucus, that you might participate in the 2008 Republican presidential caucus, or that you will probably not participate in the 2008 Republican presidential caucus?

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