Poll Watch: PPP (D) North Carolina Presidential Survey

PPP (D) North Carolina Presidential Survey

• Mike Huckabee 46% (48%)
• Barack Obama 45% (44%)

• Barack Obama 46% (44%)
• Mitt Romney 43% (44%)

• Barack Obama 48% (46%)
• Newt Gingrich 42% (45%)

• Barack Obama 52% (48%)
• Sarah Palin 38% (43%)

Among Independents

• Mike Huckabee 47% (46%)
• Barack Obama 37% (37%)

• Barack Obama 41% (39%)
• Newt Gingrich 38% (44%)

• Barack Obama 44% (37%)
• Mitt Romney 37% (50%)

• Barack Obama 51% (42%)
• Sarah Palin 33% (46%)

Among Conservatives

• Mike Huckabee 75% (79%)
• Barack Obama 16% (15%)

• Mitt Romney 71% (72%)
• Barack Obama 18% (16%)

• Newt Gingrich 69% (75%)
• Barack Obama 21% (16%)

• Sarah Palin 67% (68%)
• Barack Obama 21% (18%)

Among Moderates

• Barack Obama 56% (55%)
• Mike Huckabee 31% (30%)

• Barack Obama 58% (57%)
• Mitt Romney 31% (28%)

• Barack Obama 61% (59%)
• Newt Gingrich 28% (29%)

• Barack Obama 68% (61%)
• Sarah Palin 22% (30%)

Among Men

• Mike Huckabee 51% (55%)
• Barack Obama 38% (36%)

• Mitt Romney 49% (52%)
• Barack Obama 39% (37%)

• Newt Gingrich 45% (55%)
• Barack Obama 44% (38%)

• Barack Obama 46% (39%)
• Sarah Palin 44% (51%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama 50% (50%)
• Mike Huckabee 42% (41%)

• Barack Obama 52% (53%)
• Newt Gingrich 39% (37%)

• Barack Obama 53% (50%)
• Mitt Romney 39% (37%)

• Barack Obama 56% (55%)
• Sarah Palin 33% (35%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mike Huckabee 43% (44%) / 34% (31%) {+9%}
• Mitt Romney 34% (33%) / 39% (38%) {-5%}
• Newt Gingrich 35% (34%) / 47% (43%) {-12%}
• Sarah Palin 36% (36%) / 57% (55%) {-21%}

Among Republicans

• Mike Huckabee 72% (67%) / 15% (11%) {+57%}
• Sarah Palin 68% (62%) / 24% (24%) {+44%}
• Newt Gingrich 65% (56%) / 23% (20%) {+42%}
• Mitt Romney 57% (44%) / 21% (22%) {+36%}

Among Independents

• Mike Huckabee 39% (51%) / 31% (26%) {+8%}
• Newt Gingrich 34% (33%) / 43% (41%) {-9%}
• Mitt Romney 30% (46%) / 39% (32%) {-9%}
• Sarah Palin 36% (38%) / 52% (50%) {-16%}

Among Conservatives

• Mike Huckabee 66% (62%) / 12% (17%) {+54%}
• Newt Gingrich 58% (56%) / 24% (22%) {+34%}
• Sarah Palin 60% (58%) / 31% (31%) {+29%}
• Mitt Romney 45% (44%) / 25% (27%) {+20%}

Among Moderates

• Mike Huckabee 33% (33%) / 44% (33%) {-11%}
• Mitt Romney 32% (26%) / 45% (40%) {-13%}
• Newt Gingrich 21% (18%) / 63% (55%) {-42%}
• Sarah Palin 21% (22%) / 73% (67%) {-52%}

Among Men

• Mike Huckabee 49% (47%) / 40% (31%) {+9%}
• Newt Gingrich 40% (43%) / 50% (41%) {-10%}
• Mitt Romney 36% (39%) / 47% (39%) {-11%}
• Sarah Palin 42% (42%) / 54% (50%) {-12%}

Among Women

• Mike Huckabee 38% (41%) / 28% (31%) {+10%}
• Mitt Romney 32% (29%) / 32% (38%) {0%}
• Newt Gingrich 31% (26%) / 45% (45%) {-14%}
• Sarah Palin 31% (30%) / 60% (60%) {-29%}

Do you approve or disapprove of President Barack Obama’s job performance?

• Approve 46% (45%)
• Disapprove 49% (51%)

Do you support or oppose the tax deal President Obama made with Congressional Republicans last week?

• Support 51%
• Oppose 35%

Survey of 520 North Carolina voters was conducted December 17-19, 2010. The margin of error is +/- 4.3 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted November 19-21, 2010 are in parentheses. Party ID breakdown: 46% (49%) Democrat; 34% (35%) Republican; 21% (17%) Independent/Other. Political ideology: 43% (42%) Conservative; 40% (38%) Moderate; 17% (20%) Liberal.