Poll Watch: Rasmussen 2012 Presidential Survey

Rasmussen 2012 Presidential Survey

• Barack Obama 46% [44%] (45%) {44%} [49%] (43%) {44%} [46%] (41%) {43%} [44%] (45%)
• Rick Perry 34% [35%] (38%) {36%} [35%] (37%) {38%} [39%] (44%) {40%} [39%] (28%)

Survey of 1,000 likely voters was conducted December 4-5, 2011.  The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted November 5-6, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 26-27, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted October 18-19, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 10-11, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 30 - October 1, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted September 22-23, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 14-15, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 29-30, 2011 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted August 17-22, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 6-7, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 1-14, 2011 are in parentheses.

Inside the numbers:

Obama leads Perry by 10 points among male voters and by 14 among women. The Republican runs better than the president among elderly voters but trails in all other age groups.

Among voters not affiliated with either political party, Obama holds a 45% to 26% advantage, but 29% of these voters either prefer some other candidate or are undecided.

Sixty-four percent (64%) of conservatives like Perry, but 57% of moderates and 81% of liberals favor the president.

Perry leads Obama among voters who have served in the military, 42% to 33%. Among voters who have never served in the military, Obama holds a 48% to 32% advantage.