Question:
Q. 36 (REPUBLICANS ONLY) Looking ahead to the upcoming election for President. If the New York Republican primary for President were held today and the candidates were Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, and Rick Santorum who would you vote for? (Order of candidates was rotated.) 
DATE NEWT RON MITT RICK DON’T KNOW/
GINGRICH PAUL ROMNEY SANTORUM OTHER* NO OPINION
March 2012 13 11 38 23 NA 14
February 2012 29 16 31 13 NA 10
November 2011 12 9 32 NA 33 15
August 2011 3 8 18 1 61 9 HIGHEST EVER 29 (2/12) 16 (2/12) 38 (3/12) 23 (3/12) NA 15 (11/11)
LOWEST EVER 3 (8/11) 8 (8/11) 18 (8/11) 1 (8/11) NA 9 (8/11)
* In August, choices also included Rudy Giuliani, George Pataki, Sarah Palin, John Huntsman, and Tim Pawlenty
* In November, choices also included Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain, and Rick Perry

Poll Demographics

About this Poll
This Siena College Poll was conducted February 26-29, 2012 by telephone calls to 808 New York State registered voters. It has a margin of error of + 3.4 percentage points. There were 230 Republicans included with a margin of error of + 6.5 percent. Data was statistically adjusted by age, party and gender to ensure representativeness. Sampling was conducted via random digit dialing to landline and cell phones weighted to reflect known population patterns. The Siena College Research Institute, directed by Donald Levy, Ph.D., conducts political, economic, social and cultural research primarily in New York State. SRI, an independent, non-partisan research institute, subscribes to the American Association of Public Opinion Research Code of Professional Ethics and Practices. For more information, call Steve Greenberg (518) 469-9858. For survey cross-tabs and frequencies: www.Siena.edu/SRI/SNY.