Friday, October 26, 2012

Poll Watch: Purple Strategies Ohio 2012 Presidential Survey

Purple Strategies Ohio 2012 Presidential Poll
  • Barack Obama 46% [48%] (44%) {48%} [45%] (49%)
  • Mitt Romney 44% [44%] (46%) {45%} [48%] (44%)
  • Third party candidate 1%
  • Not sure 8% [8%] (10%) {7%} [8%] (7%)
Among Independents
  • Mitt Romney 42% [48%] (53%) {40%} [42%] 
  • Barack Obama 40% [38%] (31%) {47%} [44%]
  • Third party candidate 1%
  • Not sure 16% [14%] (16%) {13%} [14%]
Among Men
  • Mitt Romney 47% [53%] (55%) {51%} [51%]
  • Barack Obama 43% [41%] (38%) {43%} [39%]
  • Third party candidate 1%
  • Not sure 9% [6%] (7%) {7%} [10%]
Among Women
  • Barack Obama 49% [54%] (49%) {52%} [50%]
  • Mitt Romney 42% [37%] (39%) {40%} [44%]
  • Third party candidate 1%
  • Not sure 8% [9%] (13%) {8%} [6%]
Already Voted (26%)
  • Barack Obama 58%
  • Mitt Romney 32%
  • Third party candidate 5%
  • Not sure 5%
Did Not Vote Yet (74%)
  • Mitt Romney 49%
  • Barack Obama 42%
  • Not sure 9%
Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as president?
  • Approve 45% [46%] (42%) {46%} [43%] (47%)
  • Disapprove 49% [47%] (52%) {49%} [52%] (47%)
Among Independents
  • Approve 37% [33%] (29%) {44%} [42%]
  • Disapprove 53% [52%] (64%) {48%} [49%]
Among Men
  • Approve 42% [40%] (36%) {43%} [40%]
  • Disapprove 53% [55%] (60%) {52%} [55%]
Among Women
  • Approve 48% [51%] (47%) {48%} [46%]
  • Disapprove 45% [40%] (45%) {47%} [49%]
Do you have a favorable or unfavorable view of Barack Obama?
  • Favorable 46% [47%] (45%)
  • Unfavorable 48% [48%] (50%)
Among Independents
  • Favorable 39% [40%] (31%)
  • Unfavorable 52% [52%] (62%)
Among Men
  • Favorable 44% [41%] (39%)
  • Unfavorable 52% [56%] (57%)
Among Women
  • Favorable 48% [53%] (50%)
  • Unfavorable 44% [40%] (45%)
Do you have a favorable or unfavorable view of Mitt Romney?
  • Favorable 43% [36%] (42%) {37%} [38%] (34%)
  • Unfavorable 50% [52%] (52%) {50%} [48%] (54%)
Among Independents
  • Favorable 41% [35%] (46%) {32%} [37%]
  • Unfavorable 48% [46%] (45%) {53%} [48%]
Among Men
  • Favorable 47% [41%] (49%) {43%} [44%]
  • Unfavorable 46% [49%] (45%) {42%} [45%]
Among Women
  • Favorable 39% [32%] (36%) {32%} [33%]
  • Unfavorable 53% [55%] (57%) {56%} [51%]
Which candidate is more likely to keep the country safe?
  • Barack Obama 45% 
  • Mitt Romney 45%
  • Not sure 10%
Do you think the economy will improve more if Obama wins re-election, more if Romney wins the election, or do you think it doesn’t matter which one wins?
  • Mitt Romney 45%
  • Barack Obama 39%
  • Doesn't matter 14%
  • Not sure 2%
Which candidate do you think is having more fun on the campaign trail?
  • Barack Obama 34% 
  • Mitt Romney 29%
Survey of 600 likely voters was conducted October 23-25, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points. Party ID: 34% [38%] Democrat; 27% [36%] Republican; 38% [26%] Independent. Results from the poll conducted September 15-19, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 13-14, 2012 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted July 9-13, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 31 - June 5, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 19-23, 2012 are in parentheses.

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