Sunday, November 04, 2012

Poll Watch: Rasmussen (R) Indiana 2012 Presidential Survey

Rasmussen (R) Indiana 2012 Presidential Poll
  • Mitt Romney 52% {54%} [51%] (48%) 
  • Barack Obama 43% {41%} [35%] (42%)
  • Some other candidate 1% {1%} [3%] (5%)
  • Undecided 4% {4%} [11%] (5%)  
Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Mitt Romney? 
  • Very favorable 33% {30%}
  • Somewhat favorable 21% {28%}
  • Somewhat unfavorable 13% {16%}
  • Very unfavorable 30% {24%}
How would you rate the job Barack Obama has been doing as president? 
  • Strongly approve 21% {20%}
  • Somewhat approve 25% {24%}
  • Somewhat disapprove 11% {12%}
  • Strongly disapprove 42% {43%}
Survey of 600 likely voters was conducted November 1, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted October 10-11, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 31 - August 1, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 23-24, 2012 are in parentheses.
Inside the numbers:
Twenty percent (20%) of voters in the state have already cast their ballots, and among those voters, Obama has a narrow 49% to 47% lead.
Both candidates draw at least 90% support from their respective parties, but voters not affiliated with either major political party are much more divided: 44% support Obama, 43% Romney.
Fifty-four percent (54%) of Indiana voters trust Romney more when it comes to handling the economy, while 39% have more faith in the president. Romney leads 50% to 43% in terms of voter trust in the area of national security.
A plurality (48%) of all voters in the state think the economy will get better if Romney is elected and Republicans take full control of Congress. Only 34% expect an improved economy if Obama is reelected and Democrats are in charge of Congress. If Romney and the GOP win, 32% think the economy will get worse, but 47% believe that to be true if Obama and the Democrats come out on top.

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