Poll Watch: PPP (D) Wisconsin 2012 Presidential Survey

PPP (D) Wisconsin 2012 Presidential Survey

• Barack Obama 47% {51%} [48%] (46%)
• Mitt Romney 42% {39%} [38%] (42%)

• Barack Obama 50%
• Rick Perry 40%

• Barack Obama 51%
• Michele Bachmann 39%

• Barack Obama 52% {55%} [54%] (52%)
• Sarah Palin 40% {36%} [35%] (38%)

• Barack Obama 50%
• Herman Cain 36%

Among Independents

• Barack Obama 40% {47%} [45%] (43%)
• Mitt Romney 37% {36%} [33%] (36%)

• Barack Obama 48%
• Michele Bachmann 34%

• Barack Obama 48%
• Rick Perry 33%

• Barack Obama 46%
• Herman Cain 29%

• Barack Obama 53% {54%} [56%] (54%)
• Sarah Palin 33% {34%} [29%] (34%)

Among Moderates

• Barack Obama 57% {67%} [64%] (61%)
• Mitt Romney 25% {22%} [20%] (25%)

• Barack Obama 62%
• Rick Perry 23%

• Barack Obama 62%
• Michele Bachmann 21%

• Barack Obama 61%
• Herman Cain 19%

• Barack Obama 69% {76%} [70%] (71%)
• Sarah Palin 22% {16%} [19%] (18%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 46% {46%} [44%] (45%)
• Barack Obama 42% {44%} [42%] (44%)

• Barack Obama 45%
• Rick Perry 44%

• Barack Obama 46% {48%} [47%] (51%)
• Sarah Palin 45% {43%} [42%] (42%)

• Barack Obama 45%
• Michele Bachmann 43%

• Barack Obama 44%
• Herman Cain 40%

Among Women

• Barack Obama 51% {56%} [53%] (47%)
• Mitt Romney 38% {33%} [32%] (40%)

• Barack Obama 53%
• Rick Perry 37%

• Barack Obama 55%
• Michele Bachmann 36%

• Barack Obama 57% {62%} [60%] (54%)
• Sarah Palin 36% {30%} [29%] (35%)

• Barack Obama 55%
• Herman Cain 33%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Rick Perry 27% / 39% {-12%}
• Michele Bachmann 32% / 46% {-14%}
• Herman Cain 19% / 34% {-15%}
• Mitt Romney 32% {29%} [30%] (33%) / 48% {49%} [41%] (45%) {-16%}
• Sarah Palin 35% {32%} [32%] (35%) / 58% {63%} [60%] (58%) {-23%}

Among Republicans

• Sarah Palin 68% {66%] [66%] (73%) / 21% {27%} [25%] (18%) {+47%}
• Rick Perry 49% / 12% {+37%}
• Michele Bachmann 58% / 22% {+36%}
• Mitt Romney 54% {46%} [49%] (56%) / 26% {30%} [21%] (22%) {+28%}
• Herman Cain 34% / 21% {+13%}

Among Independents

• Rick Perry 26% / 37% {-11%}
• Mitt Romney 31% {32%} [31%] (34%) / 44% {43%} [38%] (46%) {-13%}
• Herman Cain 18% / 33% {-15%}
• Michele Bachmann 28% / 46% {-18%}
• Sarah Palin 33% {30%} [27%] (32%) / 59% {64%} [62%] (61%) {-26%}

Among Men

• Michele Bachmann 38% / 44% {-6%}
• Rick Perry 31% / 40% {-9%}
• Sarah Palin 41% {39%} [39%] (38%) / 52% {57%} [54%] (57%) {-11%}
• Herman Cain 25% / 36% {-11%}
• Mitt Romney 33% {34%} [35%] (35%) / 48% {50%} [42%] (50%) {-15%}

Among Women

• Rick Perry 24% / 38% {-14%}
• Mitt Romney 31% {26%} [25%] (31%) / 47% {47%} [40%] (41%) {-16%}
• Herman Cain 14% / 32% {-18%}
• Michele Bachmann 27% / 48% {-21%}
• Sarah Palin 30% {26%} [27%] (33%) / 63% {68%} [65%] (60%) {-33%}

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

• Approve 45% {52%} [49%] (47%)
• Disapprove 51% {44%} [45%] (46%)

Among Independents

• Approve 40% {50%} [49%] (47%)
• Disapprove 52% {43%} [43%] (42%)

Do you think that corporations are people or not?

• They are people 35%
• They are not 54%

Among Democrats

• They are people 23%
• They are not 67%

Among Republicans

• They are people 55%
• They are not 33%

Among Independents

• They are people 28%
• They are not 61%

Survey of 830 Wisconsin voters was conducted August 12-14, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3.4 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 37% {37%} [33%] (35%) Democrat; 34% {32%} [32%] (31%) Republican; 29% {31%} [35%] (33%) Independent/Other. Political ideology: 29% {30%} [31%] Moderate; 22% {20%} [21%] Somewhat liberal; 21% {23%} [22%] Somewhat conservative; 17% {17%} [18%] Very conservative; 11% {10%} [7%] Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted May 19-22, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 24-27, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted December 10-12, 2010 are in parentheses.