Poll Watch: PPP (D) North Carolina 2012 Presidential Survey

PPP (D) North Carolina 2012 Presidential Survey

• Mike Huckabee 47% {45%} [46%] (48%)
• Barack Obama 46% {49%} [45%] (44%)

• Barack Obama 47% {47%} [46%] (44%)
• Mitt Romney 44% {44%} [43%] (44%)

• Barack Obama 48% {50%} [48%] (46%)
• Newt Gingrich 44% {44%} [42%] (45%)

• Barack Obama 51% {50%} [52%] (48%)
• Sarah Palin 41% {41%} [38%] (43%)

Among Independents

• Mike Huckabee 45% {40%} [47%] (46%)
• Barack Obama 40% {51%} [37%] (37%)

• Mitt Romney 42% {39%} [37%] (50%)
• Barack Obama 41% {44%} [44%] (37%)

• Barack Obama 45% {49%} [41%] (39%)
• Newt Gingrich 38% {42%} [38%] (44%)

• Barack Obama 54% {48%} [51%] (42%)
• Sarah Palin 33% {32%} [33%] (46%)

Among Men

• Mike Huckabee 52% {49%} [51%] (55%)
• Barack Obama 44% {45%} [38%] (36%)

• Mitt Romney 49% {45%} [49%] (52%)
• Barack Obama 44% {43%} [39%] (37%)

• Newt Gingrich 49% {47%} [45%] (55%)
• Barack Obama 44% {45%} [44%] (38%)

• Barack Obama 49% {46%} [46%] (39%)
• Sarah Palin 43% {42%} [44%] (51%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama 48% {53%} [50%] (50%)
• Mike Huckabee 43% {41%} [42%] (41%)

• Barack Obama 50% {51%} [53%] (50%)
• Mitt Romney 39% {42%} [39%] (37%)

• Barack Obama 51% {53%} [52%] (53%)
• Newt Gingrich 40% {41%} [39%] (37%)

• Barack Obama 54% {53%} [56%] (55%)
• Sarah Palin 38% {40%} [33%] (35%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mike Huckabee 43% {42%} [43%] (44%) / 34% {32%} [34%] (31%) {+9%}
• Mitt Romney 37% {33%} [34%] (33%) / 39% {36%} [39%] (38%) {-2%}
• Newt Gingrich 30% {34%} [35%] (34%) / 48% {45%} [47%] (43%) {-18%}
• Sarah Palin 37% {39%} [36%] (36%) / 57% {55%} [57%] (55%) {-20%}

Among Republicans

• Mike Huckabee 67% {69%} [72%] (67%) / 15% {11%} [15%] (11%) {+52%}
• Sarah Palin 71% {73%} [68%] (62%) / 23% {17%} [24%] (24%) {+48%}
• Newt Gingrich 55% {54%} [65%] (56%) / 23% {19%} [23%] (20%) {+32%}
• Mitt Romney 48% {51%} [57%] (44%) / 25% {20%} [21%] (22%) {+23%}

Among Independents

• Mike Huckabee 46% {39%} [39%] (51%) / 32% {41%} [31%] (26%) {+14%}
• Mitt Romney 45% {35%} [30%] (46%) / 36% {43%} [39%] (32%) {+9%}
• Newt Gingrich 29% {34%} [34%] (33%) / 54% {51%} [43%] (41%) {-25%}
• Sarah Palin 32% {29%} [36%] (38%) / 62% {64%} [52%] (50%) {-30%}

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 45% {37%} [36%] (39%) / 40% {36%} [47%] (39%) {+5%}
• Mike Huckabee 45% {44%} [49%] (47%) / 41% {34%} [40%] (31%) {+4%}
• Newt Gingrich 37% {38%} [40%] (43%) / 50% {46%} [50%] (41%) {-13%}
• Sarah Palin 41% {38%} [42%] (42%) / 54% {54%} [54%] (50%) {-16%}

Among Women

• Mike Huckabee 40% {41%} [38%] (41%) / 28% {31%} [28%] (31%) {+12%}
• Mitt Romney 29% {31%} [32%] (29%) / 38% {36%} [32%] (38%) {-9%}
• Newt Gingrich 24% {31%} [31%] (26%) / 46% {44%} [45%] (45%) {-22%}
• Sarah Palin 34% {39%} [31%] (30%) / 60% {55%} [60%] (60%) {-26%}

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

• Approve 47% {49%} [46%] (45%)
• Disapprove 48% {47%} [49%] (51%)

Survey of 650 North Carolina voters was conducted February 16-21, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3.8 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted January 20-23, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted December 17-19, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 19-21, 2010 are in parentheses. Party ID breakdown: 45% {47%} [46%] (49%) Democrat; 37% {36%} [34%] (35%) Republican; 18% {18%} [21%] (17%) Independent/Other.