Poll Watch: Vanderbilt Tennessee 2012 Presidential Survey

Vanderbilt Tennessee 2012 Presidential Survey

• Barack Obama 37%
• Mitt Romney 35%
• Neither 21%

• Barack Obama 37%
• Tim Pawlenty 28%
• Neither 27%

• Barack Obama 38%
• Michele Bachmann 27%
• Neither 26%

• Barack Obama 38%
• Newt Gingrich 26%
• Neither 28%

• Barack Obama 43% (42%)
• Sarah Palin 29% (37%)
• Neither 24%

According to the U.S. Constitution, American presidents must be 'natural born citizens.' Some people say Barack Obama was born in another country, whereas others believe that he was born here in the United States. How about you - do you think Barack Obama was born in the United States, or born in another country?

• Born in the United States 65%
• Born in another country 19%
• Don't know 14%

Do you think of yourself as part of the Tea Party movement?

• Yes 14%
• No 79%

Survey of 700 respondents was conducted June 3-8, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3.7 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted January 17-23, 2011 are in parentheses.  Party ID breakdown: 30% Democrat; 23% Republican; 30% Independent; 13% Something else.  Political ideology: 41% Conservative; 35% Moderate; 13% Liberal.