Poll Watch: High Point University/SurveyUSA North Carolina 2012 Presidential Survey

HPU/SurveyUSA North Carolina 2012 Presidential Poll

• Mitt Romney 46% [43%] (50%) {47%} [46%] (48%) {50%}
• Barack Obama 43% [43%] (45%) {45%} [48%] (39%) {39%}
• Someone else 5% [6%] (3%)
• Undecided 6% [8%] (2%)

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 52% [43%] (54%) 
• Barack Obama 28% [37%] (36%) 
• Someone else 9% [11%] (7%)
• Undecided 11% [10%] (3%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 51% [43%] (54%) 
• Barack Obama 41% [43%] (43%)  
• Someone else 3% [9%] (3%)
• Undecided 5% [5%] (1%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama 45% [43%] (48%)
  
• Mitt Romney 42% [43%] (46%) 
• Someone else 7% [3%] (3%)
• Undecided 7% [11%] (3%)

Among Whites

• Mitt Romney 61% [54%] (59%)
• Barack Obama 28% [30%] (34%)
• Someone else 5% [7%] (4%)
• Undecided 6% [9%] (2%)

Among Blacks

• Barack Obama 83% [87%] (85%)
  
• Mitt Romney 8% [6%] (14%)
• Someone else 0% [3%] (2%)
• Undecided 9% [4%] (0%)

Do you approve or disapprove of the way that Barack Obama is handling his job as president?

• Approve 42%
• Disapprove 53%

Survey of 543 registered voters was conducted August 26-30, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.3 percentage points.  Party ID: 40% [37%] (38%) Democrat; 32% [33%] (30%) Republican; 23% [27%] (31%) Independent.  Race: 70% [70%] White; 18% [19%] Black; 8% [7%] Hispanic; 4% [3%] Asian.  Click here to view crosstabs.  Results from the poll conducted August 19-23, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 29 - July 1, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted May 19-20, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 27-28, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 9-11, 2012 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted September 22-25, 2011 are in parentheses.