Poll Watch: Rasmussen (R) Wisconsin 2012 Presidential Survey

Rasmussen (R) Wisconsin 2012 Presidential Poll

• Mitt Romney 49% (48%) {49%} [46%] (48%) {46%} [47%] (45%) {41%} [42%] (41%)
• Barack Obama 49% (50%) {51%} [49%] (47%) {49%} [44%] (49%) {52%} [47%] (45%)

Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of Mitt Romney?

• Very favorable 39% (34%) {37%} [29%] (27%) {23%} [23%] (14%)
• Somewhat favorable 13% (15%) {13%} [19%] (27%) {27%} [26%] (33%)
• Somewhat unfavorable 13% (16%) {13%} [13%] (15%) {18%} [15%] (20%)
• Very unfavorable 34% (34%) {37%} [38%] (29%) {30%} [30%] (29%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 52% (49%) {50%} [48%] (54%) {50%} [49%] (47%) {50%} / 47% (50%) {50%} [51%] (44%) {48%} [45%] (49%) {44%} {+5%}

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

• Strongly approve 32% (35%) {32%} [33%] (26%) {30%} [27%] (35%) {36%}
• Somewhat approve 17% (16%) {17%} [18%] (23%) {22%} [20%] (17%) {15%}
• Somewhat disapprove 10% (7%) {8%} [7%] (10%) {10%} [8%] (8%) {10%}
• Strongly disapprove 40% (42%) {43%} [42%] (40%) {37%} [44%] (39%) {39%}

President Obama Job Approval

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

Survey of 500 likely voters was conducted October 25, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted October 18, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted October 9, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 17, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 15, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted July 25, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 12, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 9, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted March 27, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 27, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 26, 2011 are in parentheses.

Inside the numbers:

Ninety-six percent (96%) of Badger State voters say they are sure to vote in this election. Romney leads 51% to 47% among these voters.

Among the 90% who say they’ve already made up their minds whom they will vote for, it’s Romney 51%, Obama 48%.

Romney has a six-point lead over Obama – 50% to 44% - among all voters in the state when they are asked which candidate they trust more to handle the economy. When it comes to national security, the candidates are almost tied: 48% trust Obama more, while 47% have more faith in Romney.

Seventy-two percent (72%) of Wisconsin voters are now excited about the choice between Obama and Romney, but 25% still stay they will be voting for the lesser of two evils.

Both candidates earn strong support from voters in their respective parties. They’re tied among voters not affiliated with either of the major parties at 47%.