Poll Watch: PPP (D) Virginia 2012 Presidential Survey

PPP (D) Virginia 2012 Presidential Survey

• Barack Obama 47% {51%} [48%] (48%)
• Mitt Romney 43% {40%} [42%] (43%)

• Barack Obama 49%
• Michele Bachmann 40%

• Barack Obama 48%
• Rick Perry 39%

• Barack Obama 49%
• Herman Cain 38%

• Barack Obama 51% {55%} [54%] (51%)
• Sarah Palin 37% {40%} [35%] (40%)

Among Democrats

• Barack Obama 91% {93%} [89%] (91%)
• Mitt Romney 6% {5%} [5%] (5%)

• Barack Obama 92%
• Michele Bachmann 6%

• Barack Obama 92%
• Herman Cain 4%

• Barack Obama 92%
• Rick Perry 4%

• Barack Obama 93% {97%} [92%] (94%)
• Sarah Palin 5% {2%} [4%] (4%)

Among Republicans

• Mitt Romney 84% {80%} [81%] (82%)
• Barack Obama 6% {7%} [6%] (9%)

• Rick Perry 80% 
• Barack Obama 6%

• Michele Bachmann 78%
• Barack Obama 5%

• Herman Cain 78%
• Barack Obama 5%

• Sarah Palin 75% {81%} [70%] (83%)
• Barack Obama 6% {11%} [12%] (7%)

Among Independents

• Barack Obama 44% {48%} [39%] (42%)
• Mitt Romney 36% {37%} [47%] (42%)

• Barack Obama 51%
• Michele Bachmann 34%

• Barack Obama 48%
• Rick Perry 31%

• Barack Obama 51%
• Herman Cain 31%

• Barack Obama 55% {54%} [50%] (53%)
• Sarah Palin 30% {40%} [34%] (36%)

Among Moderates

• Barack Obama 64% {71%} [64%] (62%)
• Mitt Romney 19% {24%} [27%] (27%)

• Barack Obama 69%
• Michele Bachmann 22%

• Barack Obama 66%
• Rick Perry 17%

• Barack Obama 69%
• Herman Cain 16%

• Barack Obama 75% {77%} [73%] (72%)
• Sarah Palin 17% {18%} [15%] (21%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 47% {43%} [48%] (44%)
• Barack Obama 41% {47%} [44%] (45%)

• Rick Perry 46% 
• Barack Obama 43%

• Michele Bachmann 45%
• Barack Obama 44%

• Barack Obama 45%
• Herman Cain 44%

• Barack Obama 45% {52%} [51%] (45%)
• Sarah Palin 42% {45%} [40%] (46%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama 51% {54%} [51%] (50%)
• Mitt Romney 39% {37%} [37%] (41%)

• Barack Obama 54%
• Michele Bachmann 35%

• Barack Obama 53%
• Herman Cain 33%

• Barack Obama 53%
• Rick Perry 33%

• Barack Obama 57% {58%} [56%] (56%)
• Sarah Palin 33% {35%} [29%] (36%)

Area Code 703 (Northern Virginia)

• Barack Obama 63%
• Mitt Romney 30%

• Barack Obama 64%
• Rick Perry 28%

• Barack Obama 64%
• Herman Cain 27%

• Barack Obama 64%
• Michele Bachmann 27%

• Barack Obama 64%
• Sarah Palin 25%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Herman Cain 27% / 35% {-8%}
• Rick Perry 25% / 35% {-10%}
• Mitt Romney 34% {35%} [33%] (33%) / 49% {43%} [48%] (46%) {-15%}
• Michele Bachmann 30% / 49% {-19%}
• Sarah Palin 28% {31%} [30%] (35%) / 62% {62%} [63%] (58%) {-34%}

Among Democrats

• Herman Cain 7% / 54% {-47%}
• Michele Bachmann 17% / 65% {-48%}
• Rick Perry 5% / 55% {-50%}
• Mitt Romney 16% {21%} [11%] (6%) / 69% {62%} [73%] (69%) {-53%}
• Sarah Palin 5% {5%} [7%] (4%) / 91% {93%} [89%] (92%) {-86%}

Among Republicans

• Rick Perry 46% / 15% {+31%}
• Herman Cain 49% / 21% {+28%}
• Sarah Palin 54% {63%} [57%] (72%) / 34% {24%} [34%] (22%) {+20%}
• Mitt Romney 53% {52%} [52%] (57%) / 34% {24%} [26%] (28%) {+19%}
• Michele Bachmann 48% / 34% {+14%}

Among Independents

• Herman Cain 23% / 29% {-6%}
• Mitt Romney 31% {34%} [42%] (37%) / 44% {43%} [40%] (38%) {-13%}
• Rick Perry 22% / 35% {-13%}
• Michele Bachmann 25% / 49% {-24%}
• Sarah Palin 24% {29%} [28%] (31%) / 62% {64%} [62%] (59%) {-38%}

Among Moderates

• Mitt Romney 30% {32%} [31%] (23%) / 50% {43%} [50%] (53%) {-20%}
• Herman Cain 15% / 36% {-21%}
• Rick Perry 13% / 44% {-31%}
• Michele Bachmann 18% / 60% {-42%}
• Sarah Palin 14% {15%} [10%] (16%) / 82% {77%} [84%] (76%) {-68%}

Among Men

• Herman Cain 32% / 37% {-5%}
• Rick Perry 29% / 37% {-8%}
• Mitt Romney 36% {36%} [38%] (33%) / 51% {49%} [47%] (50%) {-15%}
• Michele Bachmann 31% / 52% {-21%}
• Sarah Palin 34% {34%} [34%] (40%) / 58% {60%} [59%] (53%) {-24%}

Among Women

• Herman Cain 21% / 33% {-12%}
• Rick Perry 21% / 33% {-12%}
• Mitt Romney 31% {34%} [28%] (33%) / 47% {39%} [50%] (42%) {-16%}
• Michele Bachmann 30% / 47% {-17%}
• Sarah Palin 23% {28%} [25%] (32%) / 67% {64%} [67%] (62%) {-44%}

Area Code 703 (Northern Virginia)

• Mitt Romney 38% / 48% {-10%}
• Rick Perry 24% / 36% {-12%}
• Herman Cain 18% / 40% {-22%}
• Michele Bachmann 27% / 59% {-32%}
• Sarah Palin 18% / 74% {-56%}

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

• Approve 47% {51%} [48%] (50%)
• Disapprove 48% {44%} [45%] (45%)

Survey of 500 Virginia voters was conducted July 21-24, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 4.4 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 36% {34%} [34%] (35%) Republican; 35% {37%} [39%] (36%) Democrat; 30% {29%} [27%] (30%) Independent/Other. Political ideology: 30% {31%} [32%] Moderate; 21% {22%} [25%] Somewhat conservative; 20% {21%} [16%] Very conservative; 18% {18%} [16%] Somewhat liberal; 11% {8%} [11%] Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted May 5-8, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 24-27, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 10-13, 2010 are in parentheses.