Poll Watch: USC/Los Angeles Times California 2012 Presidential Survey

USC/LA Times California 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 54% (56%) {57%} [52%] (54%)
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 40% (37%) {36%} [35%] (35%)

Among Whites

• Mitt Romney 49% (46%)
• Barack Obama 46% (48%)

Among Latinos

• Barack Obama 73% (74%)
• Mitt Romney 19% (18%)

Survey of 1,440 likely voters, including 339 registered Latino voters and 1,008 registered white voters, was conducted October 15-21, 2012 by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner (D).  Party ID: 43% Democrat; 29% Republican; 27% Independent. Ideology: 35% Moderate; 34% Conservative; 26% Liberal.  Results from the poll conducted May 17-21, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted March 14-19, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 30 - November 9, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 17-28, 2011 are in parentheses.