Poll Watch: Fairleigh Dickinson PublicMind 2012 Presidential Survey

FDU PublicMind 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 46% [45%] (44%)
• Mitt Romney 42% [39%] (43%)

• Barack Obama 48% [50%] (52%)
• Newt Gingrich 42% [30%] (37%)

• Barack Obama 50%
• Jon Huntsman 32%

• Barack Obama 53%
• Rick Perry 35%

• Barack Obama 54% [48%]
• Ron Paul 35% [35%]

• Barack Obama 55% [52%]
• Rick Santorum 34% [33%]

• Barack Obama 57% [51%]
• Michele Bachmann 30% [32%]

In general, do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president?

• Approve 45% [47%] (44%)
• Disapprove 46% [45%] (48%)

Among Democrats

• Approve 74% [78%] (74%)
• Disapprove 16% [16%] (17%)

Among Republicans

• Approve 10% [12%] (13%)
• Disapprove 84% [82%] (81%)

Among Independents

• Approve 36% [39%] (39%)
• Disapprove 48% [50%] (53%)

National survey of 855 registered voters was conducted November 29 - December 5, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points.  Party ID breakdown: 34% [36%] (31%) Democrat; 23% [24%] (23%) Republican; 39% [35%] (41%) Independent; 3% [5%] (4%) Other.  Results from the poll conducted June 1-7, 2011 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted March 21-28, 2011 are in parentheses.