Poll Watch: Rasmussen (R) Ohio 2012 Presidential Survey

Rasmussen (R) Ohio 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 47% (44%) {46%} [48%] (45%)
• Mitt Romney 45% (46%) {42%} [40%] (41%)
• Some other candidate 5% (6%) {5%} [8%] (10%)
• Undecided 4% (5%) {8%} [3%] (4%)

Among Independents

• Barack Obama 42% (35%) [51%]
• Mitt Romney 39% (47%) [29%]

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 49% {49%}
  
• Barack Obama 48% {38%}

Among Women

• Barack Obama 46% {52%}
• Mitt Romney 42% {36%}

Please let me know if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Mitt Romney. 

• Very favorable 25% (17%) {14%}
• Somewhat favorable 23% (31%) {34%}
• Somewhat unfavorable 17% (23%) {23%}
• Very unfavorable 33% (27%) {23%}

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 48% (48%) {48%} [42%] (45%) / 50% (50%) {46%} [52%] {-2%}

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

• Strongly approve 29% (24%) {23%}  [27%]
• Somewhat approve 21% (22%) {27%} [22%] 
• Somewhat disapprove 4% (12%) {9%} [12%]
• Strongly disapprove 43% (42%) {39%} [37%]

Generally speaking, is Mitt Romney’s track record in business primarily a reason to vote for him or vote against him?

• Reason to vote for him 39% (40%)
• Reason to vote against him 47% (37%)
  

Survey of 500 likely voters was conducted July 18, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted May 29, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted April 18, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted March 26, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 8, 2012 are in parentheses.