Poll Watch: Rasmussen (R) Ohio 2012 Presidential Survey

Rasmussen (R) Ohio 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 49% {48%} [50%] (47%) {45%} [47%] (44%) {46%} [48%] (45%)
• Mitt Romney 48% {47%} [49%] (46%) {45%} [45%] (46%) {42%} [40%] (41%)
• Some other candidate 1% {2%} [1%] (3%) {6%} [5%] (6%) {5%} [8%] (10%)
• Undecided 2% {3%} [1%] (3%) {4%} [4%] (5%) {8%} [3%] (4%)

Already Voted

• Barack Obama 63%
• Mitt Romney 34%

Please let me know if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Mitt Romney. 

• Very favorable 34% {35%} [37%] (28%) {27%} [25%] (17%) {14%}
• Somewhat favorable 15% {14%} [17%] (22%) {22%} [23%] (31%) {34%}
• Somewhat unfavorable 12% {12%} [12%] (12%) {19%} [17%] (23%) {23%}
• Very unfavorable 37% {35%} [32%] (37%) {31%} [33%] (27%) {23%}

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 49% {49%} [54%] (50%) {49%} [48%] (48%) {48%} [42%] (45%) / 49% {47%} [44%] (49%) {50%} [50%] (50%) {46%} [52%] {0%}

How would you rate the job Barack Obama has been doing as president? 

• Strongly approve 30% {35%} [30%] (36%) {30%} [29%] (24%) {23%}  [27%]
• Somewhat approve 21% {17%} [19%] (13%) {18%} [21%] (22%) {27%} [22%] 
• Somewhat disapprove 7% {5%} [8%] (7%) {9%} [4%] (12%) {9%} [12%]
• Strongly disapprove 42% {42%} [42%] (43%) {42%} [43%] (42%) {39%} [37%]

President Obama Job Approval

• Approve 51% {52%} [49%] (49%) {48%} [50%] (46%) {50%} [49%]
• Disapprove 49% {47%} [50%] (50%) {51%} [47%] (54%) {48%} [49%]

Survey of 750 likely voters was conducted October 17, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted October 10, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 4, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 12, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted August 13, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 18, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 29, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted April 18, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted March 26, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 8, 2012 are in parentheses.

Inside the numbers:

Unchanged from a week ago are the 86% of Ohio voters who say they have already made up their minds how they will vote. Among these voters, it’s Obama 50%, Romney 49%.

Also unchanged are the 94% who say they are certain to vote in this election, and the candidates are tied among these voters at 49% apiece.

When it comes to which candidate Ohio voters trust more to deal with the economy, Romney now leads the president 50% to 44%. A week ago, the GOP challenger had a narrower 49% to 46% lead in this area. The candidates remain even in terms of voter trust in the area of national security.

But by a 54% to 38% margin, voters in Ohio think the president better understands the issues of the middle class.

Sixty-six percent (66%) of Ohio voters are excited about the choice between Obama and Romney, while 27% say they will simply be voting for the lesser of two evils.

Fifty-one percent (51%) of voters in the state expect Obama to win, while 38% think Romney will come out on top.

Forty-eight percent (48%) would turn to the president for advice if they had to make the toughest decision of their life. Forty-four percent (44%) would ask Romney instead.