Poll Watch: Rasmussen (R) Montana 2012 Presidential Survey

Rasmussen (R) Montana 2012 Presidential Poll

• Mitt Romney 51% [49%] (48%)
• Barack Obama 44% [40%] (41%)
• Some other candidate 3% [9%]
• Undecided 1% [2%]

Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Mitt Romney?

• Very favorable 22% [13%]
• Somewhat favorable 35% [36%]
• Somewhat unfavorable 15% [23%]
• Very unfavorable 24% [25%]

  How would you rate the job Barack Obama has been doing as president?

• Strongly approve 28% [24%] (26%)
• Somewhat approve 15% [18%] (18%)
• Somewhat disapprove 7% [7%] (7%)
• Strongly disapprove 49% [50%] (48%)
  

Survey of 450 likely voters was conducted May 2, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted April 2, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 22, 2012 are in parentheses.

Inside the numbers:

Romney holds a modest advantage over the president among both male and female voters in Montana. The Republican also leads among voters ages 18 to 39 which typically is not the case in other states.

Among voters not affiliated with either political party, Romney's ahead by 20 points.

Most married voters support the Republican, while most unmarrieds prefer the Democrat.