Poll Watch: Fox News Political Survey

Fox News Political Survey

Considering how President Obama has performed so far, do you think he deserves to be reelected, or would the country probably be better off with someone else as president?

• Deserves to be re-elected 50% (44%)
• Better off with someone else 43% (48%)

Among Democrats

• Deserves to be re-elected 85% (78%)
• Better off with someone else 11% (16%)

Among Republicans

• Deserves to be re-elected 12% (11%)
• Better off with someone else 82% (83%)

Among Independents

• Deserves to be re-elected 35% (34%)
• Better off with someone else 49% (51%)

Just your best guess -- as of today, do you think Barack Obama will be re-elected president in 2012, or not?

• Yes 57%
• No 36%

Among Democrats

• Yes 78%
• No 16%

Among Republicans

• Yes 34%
• No 60%

Among Independents

• Yes 48%
• No 38%

Who would you trust more to deal with the federal budget deficit -- a president who is a Democrat or a president who is a Republican?

• Democrat 44%
• Republican 35%

Among Democrats

• Democrat 86%
• Republican 3%

Among Republican

• Republican 79%
• Democrat 4%

Among Independents

• Republican 29%
• Democrat 22%

Let's say you had to balance the federal budget by cutting money from -- national security and defense, OR from Social Security and Medicare, --which would you choose?

• National security and defense 54%
• Social Security and Medicare 22%

Among Democrats

• National security and defense 67%
• Social Security and Medicare 13%

Among Republicans

• National security and defense 39%
• Social Security and Medicare 35%

Among Independents

• National security and defense 51%
• Social Security and Medicare 19%

Survey of 910 registered voters was conducted by Anderson Robbins Research (D)/Shaw & Company Research (R) May 15-17, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 46% Democrat; 35% Republican; 19% Independent. Results from the poll conducted April 3-5, 2011 are in parentheses.