Poll Watch: PPP (D) Ohio 2012 Presidential Survey

PPP (D) Ohio 2012 Presidential Survey

• Barack Obama 46% [46%] (44%)
• Mitt Romney 42% [40%] (42%)

• Barack Obama 49% [50%] (47%)
• Newt Gingrich 40% [38%] (41%)

• Barack Obama 50% [52%] (49%)
• Sarah Palin 40% [36%] (42%)

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 44% [39%] (40%)
• Barack Obama 34% [37%] (34%)

• Sarah Palin 43% [32%] (42%)
• Barack Obama 42% [49%] (45%)

• Barack Obama 40% [45%] (40%)
• Newt Gingrich 38% [30%] (38%)

Among Moderates

• Barack Obama 52% [61%] (59%)
• Mitt Romney 30% [21%] (24%)

• Barack Obama 56% [70%] (65%)
• Newt Gingrich 28% [16%] (22%)

• Barack Obama 60% [73%] (67%)
• Sarah Palin 30% [16%] (23%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 50% [47%] (47%)
• Barack Obama 43% [38%] (37%)

• Barack Obama 46% [46%] (44%)
• Sarah Palin 45% [42%] (47%)

• Barack Obama 47% [44%] (39%)
• Newt Gingrich 43% [45%] (47%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama 49% [52%] (51%)
• Mitt Romney 35% [35%] (37%)

• Barack Obama 51% [55%] (54%)
• Newt Gingrich 37% [33%] (35%)

• Barack Obama 53% [57%] (53%)
• Sarah Palin 36% [32%] (37%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 32% [33%] (36%) / 43% [43%] (39%) {-11%}
• Sarah Palin 34% [31%] (37%) / 58% [59%] (52%) {-24%}
• Newt Gingrich 22% [24%] (30%) / 59% [56%] (51%) {-37%}

Among Republicans

• Sarah Palin 62% [58%] (67%) / 26% [27%] (21%) {+36%}
• Mitt Romney 52% [55%] (57%) / 22% [26%] (22%) {+30%}
• Newt Gingrich 41% [47%] (57%) / 32% [27%] (23%) {+9%}

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 35% [34%] (38%) / 38% [38%] (36%) {-3%}
• Sarah Palin 29% [26%] (37%) / 57% [62%] (50%) {-28%}
• Newt Gingrich 21% [20%] (27%) / 62% [63%] (52%) {-41%}

Among Moderates

• Mitt Romney 26% [26%] (27%) / 48% [50%] (47%) {-22%}
• Sarah Palin 25% [15%] (21%) / 68% [79%] (70%) {-43%}
• Newt Gingrich 13% [8%] (15%) / 65% [73%] (65%) {-52%}

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 42% [35%] (39%) / 41% [44%] (40%) {+1%}
• Sarah Palin 36% [35%] (40%) / 57% [54%] (48%) {-21%}
• Newt Gingrich 26% [30%] (35%) / 58% [53%] (48%) {-32%}

Among Women

• Mitt Romney 24% [32%] (33%) / 44% [42%] (38%) {-20%}
• Sarah Palin 32% [28%] (35%) / 58% [64%] (57%) {-26%}
• Newt Gingrich 18% [20%] (26%) / 59% [58%] (55%) {-41%}

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

• Approve 46% [47%] (42%)
• Disapprove 49% [46%] (49%)

Among Independents

• Approve 37% [39%] (40%)
• Disapprove 55% [49%] (54%)

Survey of 565 Ohio voters was conducted May 19-22, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 4.1 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 45% [43%] (44%) Democrat; 35% [35%] (39%) Republican; 20% [21%] (18%) Independent/Other. Political ideology: 33% [29%] Moderate; 25% [28%] Somewhat conservative; 16% [19%] Somewhat liberal; 13% [15%] Very conservative; 13% [7%] Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted March 10-13, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted December 10-12, 2010 are in parentheses.