Poll Watch: Quinnipiac New Jersey 2012 Presidential Survey

Quinnipiac New Jersey 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 51% (49%) {49%} [49%] (49%) {48%} [49%] (47%)
• Mitt Romney 44% (38%) {39%} [40%] (39%) {38%} [40%] (41%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 51% (43%) {44%} [47%] (44%) {40%} [43%] (46%)
• Barack Obama 44% (44%) {45%} [42%] (46%) {46%} [47%] (42%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama 57% (53%) {52%} [55%] (52%) {49%} [51%] (52%)
• Mitt Romney 38% (33%) {34%} [34%] (34%) {37%} [36%] (36%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Barack Obama 52% (52%) {54%} [52%] [50%] (47%) / 44% (42%) {41%} [43%] [44%] (47%) {+8%}
• Joe Biden 44% / 41% {+3%}
• Mitt Romney 43% (35%) {35%} [39%] [39%] (35%) / 41% (43%) {41%} [37%] [29%] (31%) {+2%}
• Paul Ryan 33% / 34% {-1%}

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

• Approve 51% (51%) {53%} [51%] (51%) {49%} [48%] (43%)
• Disapprove 46% (45%) {43%} [46%] (45%) {48%} [48%] (52%)

Does Barack Obama's choice of Joe Biden for Vice President make you more likely to vote for Obama for President, less likely, or doesn't it make a difference?

• More likely 14%
• Less likely 14%
• No difference 71%

Does Mitt Romney's choice of Paul Ryan for Vice President make you more likely to vote for Romney for President, less likely, or doesn't it make a difference?

• More likely 23%
• Less likely 25%
• No difference 51%

Do you think Joe Biden is or is not qualified to serve as President if it becomes necessary, or don't you know enough about Joe Biden to say?

• Qualified 46%
• Not qualified 37%
• Don't know enough 16%

Do you think Paul Ryan is or is not qualified to serve as President if it becomes necessary, or don't you know enough about Paul Ryan to say?

• Qualified 33%
• Not qualified 29%
• Don't know enough 37%

Would you say that Barack Obama cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not?

• Yes 59%
• No 38%

Would you say that Mitt Romney cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not?

• Yes 45%
• No 48%

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on health care?

• Barack Obama 52%
• Mitt Romney 43%

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on taxes?

• Mitt Romney 48%
• Barack Obama 46%

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on the economy?

• Mitt Romney 48%
• Barack Obama 45%

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on the budget deficit?

• Mitt Romney 52%
  
• Barack Obama 41%

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on foreign policy?

• Barack Obama 50%
• Mitt Romney 41%

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on Medicare?

• Barack Obama 51%
• Mitt Romney 41%

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on women's reproductive health issues?

• Barack Obama 58%
• Mitt Romney 27%

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on abortion?

• Barack Obama 55%
• Mitt Romney 29%

Survey of 1,471 likely voters was conducted August 27 - September 2, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 2.6 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted July 9-15, 2012 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted May 9-14, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 3-9, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 21-27, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted January 10-16, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 9-14, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 5-10, 2011 are in parentheses.