Johnson, who served two terms as a popular governor, has been running for the Republican nomination to take on Obama in the November 2012 elections but trailing far behind the crowded field's front-runners.
Recent polls have found that a third-party presidential candidate could syphon enough support from Obama's Republican challenger to help the embattled Democratic incumbent score another term.
"Governor Johnson has been very clear that he is seriously considering seeking the Libertarian nomination, and will be holding a news conference December 28 to announce his decision about doing so," said his communications director, Joe Hunter.
An aide familiar with the decision told AFP on condition of anonymity that Johnson "will be announcing a Libertarian run, and many of our supporters have been informed of that."
A new national public opinion survey by Public Policy Polling released Tuesday found that former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney alone among Republican candidates leads Obama, by a 47 percent to 45 percent margin.
If Johnson is added to the mix, Obama leads 43-41 over Romney, with nine percent going for the former New Mexico governor, according to PPP, whose poll had an error margin of plus or minus 3.7 percent.
Johnson, a conservative governor who often boasts of vetoing legislation more than 750 times, is a sharp critic of the US war on illegal drugs and has climbed four of the highest peaks on all seven continents, including Mount Everest.
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