Poll Watch: PPP (D) Virginia 2012 Presidential Survey

PPP (D) Virginia 2012 Presidential Survey

• Barack Obama 48% (48%)
• Mitt Romney 42% (43%)

• Barack Obama 51% (49%)
• Mike Huckabee 43% (44%)

• Barack Obama 51% (52%)
• Newt Gingrich 39% (41%)

• Barack Obama 54% (51%)
• Sarah Palin 35% (40%)

Among Democrats

• Barack Obama 89% (91%)
• Mitt Romney 5% (5%)

• Barack Obama 91% (91%)
• Mike Huckabee 6% (5%)

• Barack Obama 91% (94%)
• Newt Gingrich 6% (3%)

• Barack Obama 92% (94%)
• Sarah Palin 4% (4%)

Among Republicans

• Mike Huckabee 85% (85%)
• Barack Obama 8% (9%)

• Mitt Romney 81% (82%)
• Barack Obama 6% (9%)

• Newt Gingrich 80% (79%)
• Barack Obama 9% (10%)

• Sarah Palin 70% (83%)
• Barack Obama 12% (7%)

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 47% (42%)
• Barack Obama 39% (42%)

• Barack Obama 46% (45%)
• Mike Huckabee 44% (43%)

• Barack Obama 45% (49%)
• Newt Gingrich 38% (41%)

• Barack Obama 50% (53%)
• Sarah Palin 34% (36%)

Among Moderates

• Barack Obama 64% (62%)
• Mitt Romney 27% (27%)

• Barack Obama 69% (66%)
• Mike Huckabee 23% (24%)

• Barack Obama 71% (70%)
• Newt Gingrich 20% (21%)

• Barack Obama 73% (72%)
• Sarah Palin 15% (21%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 48% (44%)
• Barack Obama 44% (45%)

• Barack Obama 48% (45%)
• Mike Huckabee 47% (47%)

• Barack Obama 48% (46%)
• Newt Gingrich 44% (47%)

• Barack Obama 51% (45%)
• Sarah Palin 40% (46%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama 51% (50%)
• Mitt Romney 37% (41%)

• Barack Obama 53% (52%)
• Mike Huckabee 39% (41%)

• Barack Obama 54% (56%)
• Newt Gingrich 35% (36%)

• Barack Obama 56% (56%)
• Sarah Palin 29% (36%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mike Huckabee 40% (40%) / 41% (40%) {-1%}
• Mitt Romney 33% (33%) / 48% (46%) {-15%}
• Newt Gingrich 29% (32%) / 56% (53%) {-27%}
• Sarah Palin 30% (35%) / 63% (58%) {-33%}

Among Democrats

• Mike Huckabee 16% (9%) / 63% (62%) {-47%}
• Mitt Romney 11% (6%) / 73% (69%) {-62%}
• Newt Gingrich 8% (6%) / 78% (82%) {-70%}
• Sarah Palin 7% (4%) / 89% (92%) {-82%}

Among Republicans

• Mike Huckabee 71% (74%) / 15% (14%) {+56%}
• Newt Gingrich 57% (67%) / 27% (20%) {+30%}
• Mitt Romney 52% (57%) / 26% (28%) {+26%}
• Sarah Palin 57% (72%) / 34% (22%) {+23%}

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 42% (37%) / 40% (38%) {+2%}
• Mike Huckabee 38% (39%) / 40% (43%) {-2%}
• Sarah Palin 28% (31%) / 62% (59%) {-34%}
• Newt Gingrich 22% (23%) / 60% (56%) {-38%}

Among Moderates

• Mitt Romney 31% (23%) / 50% (53%) {-19%}
• Mike Huckabee 24% (24%) / 50% (55%) {-26%}
• Newt Gingrich 13% (19%) / 71% (68%) {-58%}
• Sarah Palin 10% (16%) / 84% (76%) {-74%}

Among Men

• Mike Huckabee 42% (45%) / 39% (41%) {+3%}
• Mitt Romney 38% (33%) / 47% (50%) {-9%}
• Newt Gingrich 31% (38%) / 54% (51%) {-23%}
• Sarah Palin 34% (40%) / 59% (53%) {-25%}

Among Women

• Mike Huckabee 39% (36%) / 42% (39%) {-3%}
• Mitt Romney 28% (33%) / 50% (42%) {-22%}
• Newt Gingrich 26% (28%) / 57% (55%) {-31%}
• Sarah Palin 25% (32%) / 67% (62%) {-42%}

Do you approve or disapprove of President Barack Obama’s job performance?

• Approve 48% (50%)
• Disapprove 45% (45%)

Survey of 524 Virginia voters was conducted February 24-27, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 39% (36%) Democrat; 34% (35%) Republican; 27% (30%) Independent/Other. Political ideology: 32% Moderate; 25% Somewhat conservative; 16% Somewhat liberal; 16% Very conservative; 11% Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted November 10-13, 2010 are in parentheses.