Poll Watch: Rasmussen 2012 Presidential Survey

Rasmussen 2012 Presidential Survey

• Mitt Romney 43% {40%} [44%] (44%)
• Barack Obama 42% {45%} [42%] (44%)

Survey of 1,000 likely voters was conducted July 14-15, 2011.  The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted March 6-9, 2011 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted between January 3 and February 1, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 24, 2009 are in parentheses.

Inside the numbers:

Romney leads by seven among men but trails by five among women. The president leads among voters under 40 while Romney has the edge among older voters. 

The former Governor leads by eight among unaffiliated voters and picks up 78% of the Republican vote. The president earns 84% of the vote from his own party.