Washington Post-ABC News Poll
This Washington Post-ABC News poll was conducted by telephone March 14 to 18 2012, among a random national sample of 1,004 adults, including users of both conventional and cellular phones. The results from the full survey have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points. Sampling, data collection and tabulation by SSRS of Media, Pa.
*= less than 0.5 percent
1. Overall, do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of (INSERT)? Do you feel that way strongly, or somewhat?
a. Mitt Romney
------- Favorable ------- ------ Unfavorable ------ No
NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion
3/18/12 38 10 28 42 19 23 20
3/4/12 35 9 26 45 20 25 20
2/26/12 33 6 27 46 22 24 21
2/19/12 37 10 27 44 21 23 19
2/12/12 36 9 27 43 18 24 22
1/22/12 31 6 25 49 25 23 21
1/8/12 39 10 28 34 18 16 28
11/27/11 38 9 29 38 20 17 25
10/16/11 33 8 26 36 20 15 31
9/18/11 33 5 27 31 16 14 37
1/12/08 34 7 27 46 22 24 20
11/1/07 28 6 21 41 24 17 31
2/25/07 26 5 21 34 22 12 40
12/11/06 22 5 17 24 20 4 54
b. Newt Gingrich
------- Favorable ------- ------ Unfavorable ------ No
NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion
3/18/12 24 8 16 56 24 33 19
3/4/12 23 6 17 56 21 35 21
2/19/12 26 8 19 54 21 33 20
1/22/12 29 8 20 51 20 31 20
12/11/11 35 12 23 48 21 27 18
11/27/11 35 11 24 42 18 24 23
11/13/11 32 10 21 43 21 21 26
11/1/98 34 NA NA 58 NA NA 9
9/13/98 35 45 21
8/21/98 34 46 19
7/12/98 31 47 22
5/12/98 34 53 13
4/4/98 34 43 23
1/31/98 27 46 27
1/30/98 27 46 27
1/19/98 32 49 19
9/10/97 26 52 22
4/24/97 23 59 18
9/4/96* 26 55 19
6/30/96 25 57 18
10/30/95 29 45 26
7/17/95 34 46 20
6/8/95 32 51 18
3/19/95 31 46 23
*Among registered voters
c. Rick Santorum
------- Favorable ------- ------ Unfavorable ------ No
NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion
3/18/12 36 11 24 40 16 24 25
3/4/12 32 10 22 40 16 23 28
2/26/12 34 10 24 37 15 22 29
2/19/12 36 12 24 34 16 18 30
2/12/12 36 11 24 31 14 18 33
1/8/12 27 7 20 29 15 14 44
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