Poll Watch: Rasmussen 2012 Major League Baseball Survey

Rasmussen 2012 Major League Baseball Poll

Which team is most likely to win the World Series this year?

• Texas Rangers 24% (8%)
• New York Yankees 20% (17%)
• St. Louis Cardinals 6%
• Los Angeles Angels 6% (7%)
• Washington Nationals 5%
• San Francisco Giants 5% (6%)
• Chicago White Sox 5%

Note: All other teams mentioned in the survey (Baltimore Orioles, Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Tampa Bay Rays, New York Mets, and Cincinnati Reds) fell below five percent (5%).

Regardless of who you think will win, which team do you want to win the World Series this year?

• New York Yankees 14% (16%)
• Texas Rangers 13%
• Boston Red Sox 9% (14%)
• San Francisco Giants 7% (8%)
• Los Angeles Dodgers 6%
• St. Louis Cardinals 6% (6%)
• Washington Nationals 5%

Note: Another 20% are rooting for some other team.

National survey of 639 adults who watch professional baseball at least once a week was conducted July 5, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted March 26, 2012 are in parentheses.

Inside the numbers:

Giants fans and White Sox fans express the most confidence in their teams, followed by Yankees and Rangers fans. Fans of the Cincinnati Reds and the Los Angeles Dodgers are the least confident in their teams.