Poll Watch: Quinnipiac 2012 Presidential Survey

Quinnipiac 2012 Presidential Survey

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

• Barack Obama 45% {50%}
• Rick Perry 42% {37%}

• Barack Obama 48% {50%}
• Michele Bachmann 39% {38%}

• Barack Obama 51% {53%} [53%] (48%)
• Sarah Palin 37% {34%} [36%] (40%)

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 46% {42%} [38%] (46%)
• Barack Obama 40% {40%} [45%] (35%)

• Barack Obama 42% {46%}
• Rick Perry 40% {36%}

• Barack Obama 47% {43%}
• Michele Bachmann 36% {40%}

• Barack Obama 51% {50%} [56%] (44%)
• Sarah Palin 35% {33%} [29%] (37%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 47% {45%} [45%] (51%)
• Barack Obama 43% {44%} [43%] (40%)

• Barack Obama 44% {47%}
• Rick Perry 44% {41%}

• Barack Obama 47% {48%}
• Michele Bachmann 41% {40%}

• Barack Obama 50% {50%} [50%] (44%)
• Sarah Palin 39% {37%} [37%] (44%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama 46% {50%} [50%] (48%)
• Mitt Romney 43% {39%} [38%] (39%)

• Barack Obama 45% {53%}
• Rick Perry 41% {33%}

• Barack Obama 48% {52%}
• Michele Bachmann 37% {35%}

• Barack Obama 52% {56%} [55%] (52%)
• Sarah Palin 35% {31%} [35%] (36%)

College Degree

• Barack Obama 49% {50%} [51%] (51%)
• Mitt Romney 42% {40%} [41%] (42%)

• Barack Obama 50% {53%}
• Rick Perry 39% {35%}

• Barack Obama 54% {55%}
• Michele Bachmann 35% {34%}

• Barack Obama 56% {59%} [58%] (56%)
• Sarah Palin 31% {29%} [32%] (33%) 

No College Degree

• Mitt Romney 46% {42%} [42%] (46%)
• Barack Obama 43% {46%} [45%] (42%)

• Rick Perry 44% {38%}
• Barack Obama 42% {49%}

• Barack Obama 45% {48%}
• Michele Bachmann 41% {39%}

• Barack Obama 49% {50%} [50%] (46%)
• Sarah Palin 40% {36%} [38%] (42%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 36% / 27% {+9%}
• Barack Obama 47% / 47% {0%}
• Rick Perry 22% / 23% {-1%}
• Michele Bachmann 26% / 36% {-10%}
• Sarah Palin 32% / 55% {-23%}

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 39% / 24% {+15%}
• Barack Obama 45% / 48% {-3%}
• Rick Perry 19% / 22% {-3%}
• Michele Bachmann 23% / 38% {-15%}
• Sarah Palin 28% / 58% {-30%}

Among Republicans

• Mitt Romney 57% / 14% {+43%}
• Rick Perry 44% / 5% {+39%}
• Sarah Palin 63% / 25% {+38%}
• Michele Bachmann 50% / 14% {+36%}
• Barack Obama 8% / 87% {-79%}

Looking ahead to the 2012 election for President, do you feel that Barack Obama deserves to be reelected, or do you feel that he does not deserve to be reelected?

• Deserves reelection 42% {47%} [46%] (43%)
• Does not 51% {47%} [48%] (49%)

Survey of 2,730 registered voters was conducted August 16-27, 2011.  The margin of error is +/- 1.9 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted July 5-11, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 31 - June 6, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 8-15, 2010 are in parentheses.