Thursday, November 01, 2012

Poll Watch: Rasmussen (R) Wisconsin 2012 Presidential Survey

Rasmussen (R) Wisconsin 2012 Presidential Poll
  • Barack Obama 49% [49%] (50%) {51%} [49%] (47%) {49%} [44%] (49%) {52%} [47%] (45%)
  • Mitt Romney 49% [49%] (48%) {49%} [46%] (48%) {46%} [47%] (45%) {41%} [42%] (41%)
Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of Barack Obama?
  • Very favorable  37%
  • Somewhat favorable 14%
  • Somewhat unfavorable 8%
  • Very unfavorable 40%
Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of Mitt Romney?
  • Very favorable 40% [39%] (34%) {37%} [29%] (27%) {23%} [23%] (14%)
  • Somewhat favorable 11% [13%] (15%) {13%} [19%] (27%) {27%} [26%] (33%)
  • Somewhat unfavorable 10% [13%] (16%) {13%} [13%] (15%) {18%} [15%] (20%)
  • Very unfavorable 38% [34%] (34%) {37%} [38%] (29%) {30%} [30%] (29%)
Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}
  • Barack Obama 51% / 48% {+3%}
  • Mitt Romney 51% [52%] (49%) {50%} [48%] (54%) {50%} [49%] (47%) {50%} / 48% [47%] (50%) {50%} [51%] (44%) {48%} [45%] (49%) {44%} {+3%}
How would you rate the job Barack Obama has been doing as president?
  • Strongly approve 36% [32%] (35%) {32%} [33%] (26%) {30%} [27%] (35%) {36%}
  • Somewhat approve 16% [17%] (16%) {17%} [18%] (23%) {22%} [20%] (17%) {15%}
  • Somewhat disapprove 6% [10%] (7%) {8%} [7%] (10%) {10%} [8%] (8%) {10%}
  • Strongly disapprove 42% [40%] (42%) {43%} [42%] (40%) {37%} [44%] (39%) {39%}
President Obama Job Approval
  • Approve 52% [49%] (51%) {49%} [51%] (49%) {52%} [47%] (52%) {51%}
  • Disapprove 48% [50%] (49%) {51%} [49%] (50%) {47%} [52%] (47%) {49%}
Survey of 750 likely voters was conducted October 29, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted October 25, 2012 are in square brackets.  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:
Twenty-five percent (25%) of likely Wisconsin voters have already voted, and the president leads 56% to 41% among these voters.
Voters in the state trust Romney more than the president by just two points - 50% to 48% - when it comes to handling the economy. Obama has a three-point edge in voter trust - 50% to 47% - in the area of energy policy and leads by one - 49% to 48% - when it comes to national security.
Forty-five percent (45%) expect the economy to improve if Romney is elected and Republicans take over Congress, compared to 38% who say that's likely if Obama is reelected and Democrats are in charge on Capitol Hill. Thirty-eight percent (38%) predict that the economy will get worse if Romney wins, while 40% believe that will be the case if Obama triumphs.

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