Poll Watch: PPP (D) Massachusetts 2012 Senatorial Survey

PPP (D) Massachusetts 2012 Senate Poll

• Scott Brown (R) 49% [46%] (41%) {44%} [47%]
• Elizabeth Warren (D) 44% [46%] (46%) {46%} [32%]

Among Independents

• Scott Brown (R) 58% [57%] (48%) {51%} [61%]
• Elizabeth Warren (D) 32% [33%] (36%) {36%} [18%] 

Among Moderates

• Scott Brown (R) 50% [45%] (40%) {46%} [54%] 
• Elizabeth Warren (D) 37% [42%] (42%) {40%} [20%]
  

Among Men

• Scott Brown (R) 57% [49%] (44%) {48%} [51%] 
• Elizabeth Warren (D) 36% [44%] (45%) {47%} [32%]
  

Among Women

• Elizabeth Warren (D) 50% [49%] (46%) {45%} [31%]
  
• Scott Brown (R) 41% [42%] (39%) {41%} [43%]

Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Scott Brown’s job performance?

• Approve 53% [51%] (45%) {44%} [48%] (53%)
• Disapprove 36% [38%] (42%) {45%} [36%] (29%)

Among Independents

• Approve 61%
• Disapprove 28%

Among Moderates

• Approve 52%
• Disapprove 34%

Do you think Scott Brown is too liberal, too conservative, or about right?

• Too liberal 7% [8%] (11%) {9%} [12%] (9%)
• Too conservative 30% [34%] (35%) {38%} [33%] (33%)
• About right 54% [48%] (44%) {45%} [50%] (53%)

Do you think Elizabeth Warren is too liberal, too conservative, or about right?

• Too liberal 41% [42%] (33%)
• Too conservative 4% [2%] (6%)
• About right 49% [47%] (51%)

Do you think the Republican Party in general is too liberal, too conservative, or about right?

• Too liberal 9% [10%] (12%) {7%} [12%] (10%)
• Too conservative 56% [56%] (54%) {56%} [54%] (52%)
• About right 27% [27%] (25%) {29%} [27%] (32%)

Do you think the Democratic Party in general is too liberal, too conservative, or about right?

• Too liberal 45% [47%] (41%)
• Too conservative 12% [11%] (12%)
• About right 39% [38%] (43%)

Do you think Scott Brown has been more an independent voice for Massachusetts or a partisan voice for the national Republican Party?

• Independent voice for Massachusetts 49% [49%] (41%) {47%}
• Partisan voice for the national Republican Party 38% [39%] (41%) {41%}

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Elizabeth Warren 46% [47%] (46%) {40%} [21%] / 43% [38%] (33%) {22%} [17%] {+3%}

Among Independents

• Elizabeth Warren 34% / 50% {-16%}

Among Moderates

• Elizabeth Warren 42% / 44% {-2%}

Survey of 1,115 likely Massachusetts voters was conducted August 16-19, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 2.9 percentage points. Party ID: 38% [39%] (41%) {40%} [46%] (42%) Democrat; 15% [13%] (14%) {15%} [15%] (20%) Republican; 48% [48%] (45%) {45%} [40%] (38%) Independent/Other. Political views: 35% [35%] (36%) {35%} [33%] Moderate; 23% [25%] (27%) {23%} [24%] Somewhat liberal; 22% [19%] (21%) {21%} [19%] Somewhat conservative; 13% [13%] (11%) {15%} [16%] Very liberal; 7% [8%] (5%) {6%} [8%] Very conservative.  Results from the poll conducted June 22-24, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted March 16-18, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted September 16-18, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 2-5, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 29-December 1, 2010 are in parentheses.