Poll Watch: SurveyUSA Ohio 2012 Presidential Survey

SurveyUSA Ohio 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 47% [45%] (45%)
• Mitt Romney 44% [42%] (44%)
• Other 2% [3%] (3%)
• Undecided 6% [9%] (8%)

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 47% [41%] (44%)
• Barack Obama 39% [33%] (35%)
• Other 5% [9%] (9%)
• Undecided 9% [18%] (12%)

Among Moderates

• Barack Obama 58% [51%] (53%)
• Mitt Romney 33% [34%] (33%)
• Other 2% [3%] (3%)
• Undecided 7% [12%] (10%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 49% [45%] (47%)
• Barack Obama 42% [41%] (40%)
• Other 2% [5%] (4%)
• Undecided 7% [9%] (8%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama 52% [49%] (50%)
• Mitt Romney 40% [40%] (41%)
• Other 2% [1%] (2%)
• Undecided 6% [9%] (7%)

Already Voted: 26%

• Barack Obama 58% [57%] (59%)
• Mitt Romney 39% [38%] (39%)
• Other 2% [3%] (2%)
• Undecided 2% [2%] (1%)

Did Not Vote Yet: 74%

• Mitt Romney 46% [43%] (45%)
• Barack Obama 44% [43%] (44%)
  
• Other 2% [3%] (3%)
• Undecided 8% [11%] (9%)

Who would do better at balancing the federal budget?

• Mitt Romney 46% [47%] (47%)
• Barack Obama 44% [40%] (42%)
• Not sure 10% [12%] (11%)

Who is more in touch with the average person?

• Barack Obama 55% [53%] (52%)
• Mitt Romney 39% [36%] (37%)
• Not sure 6% [11%] (11%)

Who will do a better job of keeping America safe?

• Barack Obama 49% [44%] (45%)
• Mitt Romney 43% [43%] (44%)
• Not sure 8% [13%] (11%)

Do you support or oppose the federal government's financial bailout of American auto manufacturers?

• Support 47% [45%] (46%)
• Oppose 38% [38%] (38%)
• Not sure 15% [17%] (15%)

Do you support or oppose the healthcare reform law that Congress passed in 2010?

• Support 36% [37%] (35%)
• Oppose 48% [45%] (49%)
• Not sure 15% [17%] (16%)

Survey of 609 likely and actual voters was conducted October 20-22, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.1 percentage points.  Party ID: 39% [39%] (39%) Democrat; 32% [32%] (33%) Republican; 25% [26%] (25%) Independent.  Ideology: 38% [42%] (40%) Moderate; 34% [34%] (35%) Conservative; 18% [17%] (16%) Liberal.  Already voted: 26% [18%] (11%) Yes; 74% [82%] (89%) No.  Results from the poll conducted October 12-15, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 5-8, 2012 are in parentheses.