| Republicans and Republican leaning independents | Party ID | Tea Party Supporters | Interview Date | ||||||
| Col % | Republican | Independent | Col % | Wednesday 6/15-Tuesday 6/21 | Wednesday 6/22-Thursday 6/23 | ||||
| Col % | Col % | Col % | Col % | ||||||
| If the 2012 Republican presidential primary were held today, whom would you support if the candidates are: | Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney | 19% | 21% | 14% | 17% | 17% | 24% | ||
| Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani | 13% | 12% | 17% | 6% | 15% | 9% | |||
| Texas Governor Rick Perry | 13% | 15% | 9% | 20% | 12% | 17% | |||
| Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin | 11% | 11% | 12% | 16% | 13% | 8% | |||
| Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann | 8% | 7% | 9% | 12% | 9% | 5% | |||
| Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty | 5% | 6% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 10% | |||
| Texas Congressman Ron Paul | 5% | 4% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 7% | |||
| Businessman Herman Cain | 5% | 4% | 7% | 5% | 6% | 3% | |||
| Former Georgia Congressman Newt Gingrich | 2% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 1% | |||
| Former U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman | 2% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% | |||
| Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | |||
| Political Activist Fred Karger | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | 1% | |||
| Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | |||
| Undecided | 15% | 14% | 17% | 7% | 16% | 13% | |||
| Marist Poll National Republicans and Republican Leaning Independents: Interviews conducted June 15th through June 23rd, 2011, N=308 MOE +/- 5.5%. Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding. | |||||||||