Thursday, April 19, 2012

Poll Watch: Quinnipiac 2012 Presidential Survey

Quinnipiac 2012 Presidential Poll
  • Barack Obama 46% [46%] (45%) {47%} [42%] (45%) {47%} [47%] (44%)
  • Mitt Romney 42% [44%] (44%) {42%} [46%] (45%) {41%} [41%] (45%)
Among Independents
  • Mitt Romney 46% [41%] (42%) {44%} [45%] (46%) {42%} [38%] (46%)
  • Barack Obama 39% [46%] (43%) {39%} [40%] (40%) {40%} [45%] (35%)
Among Men
  • Mitt Romney 46% [47%] (48%) {46%} [47%] (47%) {45%} [45%] (51%)
  • Barack Obama 43% [43%] (41%) {45%} [38%] (43%) {44%} [43%] (40%)
Among Women
  • Barack Obama 49% [49%] (48%) {50%} [47%] (46%) {50%} [50%] (48%)
  • Mitt Romney 39% [41%] (39%) {38%} [44%] (43%) {39%} [38%] (39%)
College Degree
  • Barack Obama 51% [49%] {50%} [45%] (49%) {50%} [51%] (51%)
  • Mitt Romney 41% [45%] {43%} [46%] (42%) {40%} [41%] (42%)
No College Degree
  • Barack Obama 45% [45%] {46%} [41%] (43%) {46%} [45%] (42%)
  • Mitt Romney 42% [43%] {41%} [45%] (46%) {42%} [42%] (46%)
Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}
  • Barack Obama 45% [47%] (47%) {49%} [42%] (47%) / 49% [48%] (46%) {46%} [53%] (47%) {-4%}
  • Mitt Romney 33% [35%] (36%) {35%} [39%] (36%) / 38% [43%] (31%) {35%} [28%] (27%) {-5%}
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President?  
  • Approve 47% [45%] (44%) {47%} [41%]
  • Disapprove 48% [49%] (50%) {49%} [55%]
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the economy?
  • Approve 38% [41%] (33%) {37%} [32%] (32%)
  • Disapprove 56% [55%] (61%) {60%} [64%] (62%)
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling foreign policy?
  • Approve 44% [46%] (49%) {52%} [44%]
  • Disapprove 47% [46%] (42%) {42%} [48%]
Do you feel that Barack Obama deserves to be reelected, or do you feel that he does not deserve to be reelected?
  • Deserves reelection 46% [45%] (45%) {47%} [42%] (42%) {47%} [46%] (43%)
  • Does not 49% [50%] (48%) {49%} [54%] (51%) {47%} [48%] (49%)
Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on the economy?
  • Mitt Romney 47% [45%] (46%) {43%} [49%] (46%)
  • Barack Obama 43% [44%] (41%) {46%} [39%] (42%)
Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job creating jobs?
  • Mitt Romney 45% (44%)
  • Barack Obama 42% (45%)
Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on foreign policy?
  • Barack Obama 46% [43%]
  • Mitt Romney 40% [43%]
Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on health care?
  • Barack Obama 44%
  • Mitt Romney 43%
Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on gas prices?
  • Mitt Romney 44%
  • Barack Obama 31%
Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on taxes?
  • Barack Obama 43%
  • Mitt Romney 43% 
Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on immigration?
  • Mitt Romney 43%
  • Barack Obama 39% 
Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on issues especially important to women?
  • Barack Obama 52%
  • Mitt Romney 32% 
Would you say that Barack Obama has strong leadership qualities or not?
  • Yes 60% [49%]
  • No 36% [49%]
Would you say that Mitt Romney has strong leadership qualities or not? 
  • Yes 61% [55%]
  • No 24% [24%]
Would you say that Barack Obama cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not?
  • Yes 57% [58%] [54%] (54%)
  • No 39% [40%] [43%] (42%)
Would you say that Mitt Romney cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not?
  • Yes 44% [40%] [43%]
  • No 43% [50%] [35%]
Would you say Barack Obama is a likable person or not?
  • Yes 81% {80%}
  • No 14% {18%}
Would you say Mitt Romney is a likable person or not?
  • Yes 63% {61%}
  • No 24% {22%}
Suppose Mitt Romney selects _______________________ as his vice presidential running mate. Do you think that would be a good choice or a bad choice, or is that something you don't have an opinion on? 

Good Choice / Bad Choice / No Opinion 
  • Chris Christie 31% / 18% / 49%
  • Marco Rubio 24% / 14% / 58%
  • Paul Ryan 23% / 17% / 58%
  • Bobby Jindal 18% / 15% / 64%
  • Susana Martinez 14% / 15% / 68%
  • Bob McDonnell 10% / 11% / 76%
  • Rob Portman 8% / 9% / 79%
Among Republicans
  • Chris Christie 44% / 10% / 44%
  • Marco Rubio 40% / 7% / 50%
  • Paul Ryan 34% / 9% / 54%
  • Bobby Jindal 29% / 10% / 58%
  • Bob McDonnell 14% / 6% / 76%
  • Rob Portman 12% / 6% / 77%
  • Susana Martinez 13% / 15% / 68%
Survey of 2,577 registered voters was conducted April 11-17, 2012.  The margin of error is +/- 1.9 percentage points.  Party ID: 31% [30%] (32%) Democrat; 25% [28%] (25%) Republican; 38% [33%] (35%) Independent; 6% [8%] (6%) Other.  Results from the poll conducted February 14-20, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 14-20, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted October 25-31, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 27 - October 3, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 16-27, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted July 5-11, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 31 - June 6, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 8-15, 2010 are in parentheses.

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