Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Poll Watch: Rasmussen 2012 Presidential Survey

Rasmussen 2012 Presidential Poll
  • Barack Obama 49% (45%) {43%} [46%] (50%) {44%} [49%] (48%) {49%} [47%]
  • Newt Gingrich 39% (40%) {45%} [40%] (38%) {38%} [34%] (30%) {37%} [39%]
Survey of 1,000 likely voters was conducted December 12-13, 2011.  The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted December 6-7, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted November 28-29, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 19-20, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 11-12, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted November 3-4, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 12-13, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the polls conducted June 24-25, 2011 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted March 18-19, 2011 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted January 15-16, 2011 are in square brackets.

Inside the numbers:
President Obama continues to lead Gingrich among women 50% to 36%. Among men, Obama has a five point advantage.

Among voters not affiliated with either major political party, Obama holds a 49% to 33% advantage over the former House speaker.

Obama draws his strongest support from voters under the age of 40, while those over 50 support Gingrich.

Gingrich leads Obama among Evangelical Christians, Protestants and Catholics. Among voters of all other religions, Obama holds a commanding 71% to 19% advantage.

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