Thursday, June 07, 2012

Poll Watch: Quinnipiac Virginia 2012 Presidential Survey

Quinnipiac Virginia 2012 Presidential Poll
  • Barack Obama 47% {50%} [47%] (42%) {44%} [42%]
  • Mitt Romney 42% {42%} [43%] (44%) {45%} [44%] 
Among Independents
  • Barack Obama 45% {46%} [45%] (41%) {39%} [35%]
  • Mitt Romney 37% {43%} [41%] (41%) {48%} [44%]
Among Men
  • Mitt Romney 49% {45%} [47%] (43%) {50%} [47%]
  • Barack Obama 44% {48%} [43%] (42%) {41%} [40%]
Among Women
  • Barack Obama 51% {52%} [52%] (43%) {47%} [44%]
  • Mitt Romney 35% {39%} [40%] (45%) {41%} [42%]
Let's say the Democratic ticket is Barack Obama for president and Joe Biden for vice president and the Republican ticket is Mitt Romney for president and Bob McDonnell for vice president. If you were voting today, how would you vote?
  • Obama/Biden 48% {50%}
  • Romney/McDonnell 43% {43%}
Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on the economy, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?
  • Mitt Romney 46% {45%} [47%] (46%)
  • Barack Obama 44% {47%} [44%] (41%)
Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}
  • Barack Obama 50% {51%} [50%] (45%) {45%} / 44% {44%} [47%] (47%) {49%} {+6%}  
  • Mitt Romney 39% {36%} [43%] (37%) {38%} / 37% {43%} [39%] (27%) {29%} {+2%}
  • Joe Biden 39% / 38% {+1%}
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President?
  • Approve 48% {49%} [46%] (42%) {45%} [40%] (48%)
  • Disapprove 47% {47%} [49%] (51%) {52%} [54%] (48%)
Do you feel that Barack Obama deserves to be reelected, or do you feel that he does not deserve to be reelected?
  • Yes/Deserves 49% {49%} [46%] (41%) {44%} [41%] (47%)
  • No/Does not 47% {47%} [48%] (53%) {51%} [51%] (47%)
Would you say Barack Obama is a likable person or not?
  • Yes 80%
  • No 16%
Would you say Mitt Romney is a likable person or not?
  • Yes 61%
  • No 28%
In general, do you support or oppose same-sex marriage?
  • Support 42%
  • Oppose 49%
Do you think same-sex couples should be allowed legally to marry, should be allowed legally to form civil unions but not marry, or should not be allowed to obtain legal recognition of their relationships?
  • Marry 39%
  • Civil unions 29%
  • No recognition 25%
Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on same-sex marriage, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?
  • Barack Obama 55%
  • Mitt Romney 28%
As you may know, Barack Obama supports same-sex marriage. Does Barack Obama's support for same-sex marriage make you more likely to vote for him for President, less likely to vote for him for President, or doesn't it make a difference?
  • More likely 14%
  • Less likely 24%
  • No difference 60%
As you may know, Mitt Romney opposes same-sex marriage. Does Mitt Romney's opposition to same-sex marriage make you more likely to vote for him for President, less likely to vote for him for President, or doesn't it make a difference?
  • More likely 21%
  • Less likely 23%
  • No difference 53%
As you may know, Mitt Romney opposes civil unions for same-sex couples. Does Mitt Romney's opposition to civil unions for same-sex couples make you more likely to vote for him for President, less likely to vote for him for President, or doesn't it make a difference?
  • More likely 14%
  • Less likely 28%
  • No difference 56%
Survey of 1,282 registered voters was conducted May 30 - June 4, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 2.7 percentage points.  Party ID: 31% {31%} Democrat; 28% {26%} Republican; 33% {37%} Independent; 8% {7%} Other.  Results from the poll conducted March 13-18, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 1-6, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted December 13-19, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted October 3-9, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 7-12, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 21-27, 2011 are in parentheses.

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