Poll Watch: Investor's Business Daily/Christian Science Monitor/TIPP 2012 Presidential Survey

IBD/CSM/TIPP 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 46% [46%] (43%) {46%} [43%] (46%) {46%} [46%] (47%)
• Mitt Romney 44% [39%] (42%) {42%} [40%] (43%) {38%} [41%] (41%)
• Not sure 8% [12%] (9%) {7%} [10%] (6%) {10%} [5%] (6%)

Among Independents

• Barack Obama 41% [41%] (35%) {36%} [35%] (37%) {40%} [42%]
• Mitt Romney 41% [36%] (38%) {43%} [39%] (46%) {37%} [41%] 
• Not sure 17% [20%] (16%) {12%} [17%] (8%) {15%} [7%]

Among Moderates

• Barack Obama 56% [56%] (48%) {60%} [54%] (58%) {54%} [58%]
• Mitt Romney 34% [27%] (34%) {26%} [28%] (27%) {33%} [33%]
• Not sure 8% [15%] (12%) {7%} [14%] (9%) {10%} [4%]

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 48% [41%] (47%) {47%} [43%] (46%) {42%}
• Barack Obama 40% [47%] (37%) {41%} [41%] (43%) {44%}
• Not sure 10% [9%] (9%) {7%} [9%] (5%) {8%}

Among Women

• Barack Obama 51% [46%] (48%) {50%} [45%] (49%) {48%}
• Mitt Romney 40% [37%] (37%) {37%} [37%] (40%) {35%}
• Not sure 6% [15%] (9%) {7%} [12%] (7%) {11%}

Survey of 808 registered voters was conducted September 4-9, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points. Party ID: 36% [36%] (33.5%) {34%} [37%] (38%) Democrat; 31% [31%] (29.3%) {29%} [31%] (31%) Republican; 30% [30%] (33.4%) {32%} [27%] (27%) Independent/Other.  Results from the poll conducted August 3-10, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 26 - July 5, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted June 1-8, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 9-16, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 27 - May 4, 2012 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted March 30 - April 5, 2012 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted March 4-11, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 29 - February 4, 2012 are in parentheses.