
| Poll | Date | Sample | Paul | Romney | Santorum | Gingrich | Perry | Bachmann | Huntsman | Cain | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final Results | -- | -- | 21.4 | 24.5 | 24.6 | 13.3 | 10.3 | 5.0 | 0.6 | Santorum +0.1 | |
| RCP Average | 12/21 - 1/1 | -- | 21.5 | 22.8 | 16.3 | 13.7 | 11.5 | 6.8 | 2.3 | Romney +1.3 | |
| Insider AdvantageInsider Advantage | 1/1 - 1/1 | 729 LV | 22 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | -- | Romney +1 |
| PPP (D)PPP (D) | 12/31 - 1/1 | 1340 LV | 20 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 4 | -- | Paul +1 |
| Des Moines RegisterDes Moines Register | 12/27 - 12/30 | 602 LV | 22 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | -- | Romney +2 |
| Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports | 12/28 - 12/28 | 750 LV | 22 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | -- | Romney +1 |
| NBC News/MaristNBC News/Marist | 12/27 - 12/28 | 425 LV | 21 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 2 | -- | Romney +2 |
| CNN/TimeCNN/Time | 12/21 - 12/27 | 452 LV | 22 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 1 | -- | Romney +3 |

21.5 Paul | 22.8 Romney +1.3 | 16.3 Santorum | 13.7 Gingrich |
11.5 Perry | 6.8 Bachmann | 2.3 Huntsman | -- Cain |
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| Poll | Date | Sample | Paul | Romney | Santorum | Gingrich | Perry | Bachmann | Huntsman | Cain | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final Results | -- | -- | 21.4 | 24.5 | 24.6 | 13.3 | 10.3 | 5.0 | 0.6 | Santorum +0.1 | |
| RCP Average | 12/21 - 1/1 | -- | 21.5 | 22.8 | 16.3 | 13.7 | 11.5 | 6.8 | 2.3 | Romney +1.3 | |
| Insider AdvantageInsider Advantage | 1/1 - 1/1 | 729 LV | 22 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | -- | Romney +1 |
| PPP (D)PPP (D) | 12/31 - 1/1 | 1340 LV | 20 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 4 | -- | Paul +1 |
| Des Moines RegisterDes Moines Register | 12/27 - 12/30 | 602 LV | 22 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | -- | Romney +2 |
| Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports | 12/28 - 12/28 | 750 LV | 22 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | -- | Romney +1 |
| NBC News/MaristNBC News/Marist | 12/27 - 12/28 | 425 LV | 21 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 2 | -- | Romney +2 |
| Insider AdvantageInsider Advantage | 12/28 - 12/28 | 429 LV | 17 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 3 | -- | Tie |
| PPP (D)PPP (D) | 12/26 - 12/27 | 565 LV | 24 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 4 | -- | Paul +4 |
| CNN/TimeCNN/Time | 12/21 - 12/27 | 452 LV | 22 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 1 | -- | Romney +3 |
| Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports | 12/19 - 12/19 | 750 LV | 20 | 25 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 4 | -- | Romney +5 |
| Insider AdvantageInsider Advantage | 12/18 - 12/18 | 391 LV | 24 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 4 | -- | Paul +6 |
| PPP (D)PPP (D) | 12/16 - 12/18 | 597 LV | 23 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 4 | -- | Paul +3 |
| ISU/Gazette/KCRGISU/Gazette/KCRG | 12/8 - 12/18 | 333 LV | 28 | 18 | 5 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | Paul +3 |
| Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports | 12/13 - 12/13 | 750 LV | 18 | 23 | 6 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 5 | -- | Romney +3 |
| Insider AdvantageInsider Advantage | 12/12 - 12/12 | 517 LV | 17 | 12 | 7 | 27 | 13 | 10 | 4 | -- | Gingrich +10 |
| PPP (D)PPP (D) | 12/11 - 12/13 | 555 LV | 21 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 5 | -- | Gingrich +1 |
| Univ. of IowaUniv. of Iowa | 11/30 - 12/7 | 277 LV | 11 | 20 | 5 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | Gingrich +10 |
| CBS News/NY TimesCBS News/NY Times | 11/30 - 12/5 | 642 RV | 16 | 17 | 4 | 31 | 11 | 9 | 1 | -- | Gingrich +14 |
| PPP (D)PPP (D) | 12/3 - 12/5 | 572 LV | 18 | 16 | 6 | 27 | 9 | 13 | 4 | -- | Gingrich +9 |
| CNN/TimeCNN/Time | 11/29 - 12/6 | 419 LV | 17 | 20 | 5 | 33 | 9 | 7 | 1 | -- | Gingrich +13 |
| ABC News/Wash PostABC News/Wash Post | 11/30 - 12/4 | 356 LV | 18 | 18 | 7 | 33 | 11 | 8 | 2 | -- | Gingrich +15 |
| Des Moines RegisterDes Moines Register | 11/27 - 11/30 | 401 LV | 18 | 16 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 8 | Gingrich +7 |
| NBC News/MaristNBC News/Marist | 11/27 - 11/29 | 425 LV | 17 | 18 | 5 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 9 | Gingrich +8 |
| Insider AdvantageInsider Advantage | 11/28 - 11/28 | 509 LV | 13 | 12 | 3 | 28 | 7 | 10 | -- | 10 | Gingrich +15 |
| Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports | 11/15 - 11/15 | 700 LV | 10 | 19 | 5 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 13 | Gingrich +13 |
| The Polling Company (R)The Polling Company (R) | 11/11 - 11/13 | 501 LV | 10 | 14 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 20 | Cain +1 |
| Bloomberg NewsBloomberg News | 11/10 - 11/12 | 503 RV | 19 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 20 | Cain +1 |
| Insider AdvantageInsider Advantage | 11/8 - 11/8 | 436 LV | 11 | 19 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 5 | -- | 23 | Cain +4 |
| ISU/Gazette/KCRGISU/Gazette/KCRG | 11/1 - 11/13 | 1256 RV | 20 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 25 | Cain +5 |
| Insider AdvantageInsider Advantage | 11/3 - 11/3 | 507 LV | 9 | 15 | -- | 12 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 30 | Cain +15 |
| Des Moines RegisterDes Moines Register | 10/23 - 10/26 | 400 LV | 12 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 23 | Cain +1 |
| CNN/TimeCNN/Time | 10/20 - 10/25 | 405 RV | 12 | 24 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 21 | Romney +3 |
| Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports | 10/19 - 10/19 | 800 LV | 10 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 28 | Cain +7 |
| Univ. of IowaUniv. of Iowa | 10/12 - 10/19 | 181 LV | 12 | 27 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 37 | Cain +10 |
| Insider AdvantageInsider Advantage | 10/16 - 10/16 | 422 LV | 10 | 18 | -- | 12 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 26 | Cain +8 |
| PPP (D)PPP (D) | 10/7 - 10/10 | 311 RV | 10 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 30 | Cain +8 |
| NBC News/MaristNBC News/Marist | 10/3 - 10/5 | 371 LV | 12 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 20 | Romney +6 |
| Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports | 8/31 - 8/31 | 862 LV | 14 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 18 | 3 | 4 | Perry +11 |
| Magellan Strategies (R)Magellan Strategies (R) | 8/22 - 8/23 | 676 LV | 9 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 1 | 6 | Perry +2 |
| PPP (D)PPP (D) | 8/19 - 8/21 | 317 RV | 12 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 6 | Perry +3 |
| Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports | 8/4 - 8/4 | 627 LV | 16 | 21 | -- | 5 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 4 | Bachmann +1 |
| Magellan Strategies (R)Magellan Strategies (R) | 7/10 - 7/11 | 1024 LV | 5 | 16 | 3 | 5 | -- | 29 | -- | 8 | Bachmann +13 |
| Mason-DixonMason-Dixon | 7/5 - 7/7 | 300 LV | 3 | 29 | 6 | 2 | -- | 32 | 0 | 1 | Bachmann +3 |
| TIR-Voter/Consumer Res. (R)TIR-Voter/Consumer Res. (R) | 6/26 - 6/30 | 500 LV | 6 | 21 | 2 | 4 | -- | 25 | 1 | 9 | Bachmann +4 |
| Des Moines RegisterDes Moines Register | 6/19 - 6/22 | 400 LV | 7 | 23 | 4 | 7 | -- | 22 | 2 | 10 | Romney +1 |
| PPP (D)PPP (D) | 5/27 - 5/30 | 481 RV | 8 | 21 | -- | 12 | -- | 11 | 0 | 15 | Romney +6 |
| PPP (D)PPP (D) | 4/15 - 4/17 | 419 RV | 15 | 25 | -- | 15 | -- | 10 | -- | -- | Romney +10 |
| Neighborhood (R)Neighborhood (R) | 3/29 - 4/4 | 319 LV | 3 | 14 | 1 | 8 | -- | 5 | 0 | 3 | Romney +6 |
| PPP (D)PPP (D) | 1/7 - 1/9 | 494 RV | 6 | 18 | -- | 13 | -- | -- | -- | -- | Romney +5 |
| Neighborhood (R)Neighborhood (R) | 1/3 - 1/8 | 556 LV | 3 | 19 | -- | 8 | -- | 2 | -- | -- | Romney +11 |
| PPP (D)PPP (D) | 5/25 - 5/27 | 477 LV | 7 | 15 | -- | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | Gingrich +1 |