Poll Watch: PPP (D) Massachusetts 2012 Presidential Survey

PPP (D) Massachusetts 2012 Presidential Survey

• Barack Obama 53% [57%] (52%)
• Mitt Romney 40% [37%] (43%)

• Barack Obama 55%
• Ron Paul 30%

• Barack Obama 58%
• Rick Perry 32%

• Barack Obama 58% [63%] (57%)
• Newt Gingrich 31% [27%] (33%)

• Barack Obama 59%
• Michele Bachmann 28%

Note: In 2008, John McCain received 36% of the vote in Massachusetts. In 2004, George W. Bush received 37% of the vote in MA.

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 46% [52%] (52%)
• Barack Obama 42% [43%] (41%)

• Barack Obama 49% [52%] (49%)
• Newt Gingrich 37% [35%] (38%)

• Barack Obama 47%
• Ron Paul 35%

• Barack Obama 49%
• Rick Perry 36%

• Barack Obama 51%
• Michele Bachmann 31%

Note: In 2008, John McCain received 40% of the Independent vote in Massachusetts (40% of the electorate). In 2004, George W. Bush received 44% of the Independent vote in MA (44% of the electorate). 


Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 41% [40%] (40%) / 53% [52%] (51%) {-12%}
• Ron Paul 21% / 61% {-40%}
• Michele Bachmann 22% / 63% {-41%}
• Rick Perry 22% / 63% {-41%}
• Newt Gingrich 21% [15%] (27%) / 67% [72%] (58%) {-46%}

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 45% [52%] (50%) / 46% [39%] (44%) {-1%}
• Rick Perry 25% / 58% {-33%}
• Michele Bachmann 25% / 60% {-35%}
• Ron Paul 24% / 59% {-35%}
• Newt Gingrich 23% [19%] (30%) / 64% [70%] (55%) {-41%}

Among Moderates

• Mitt Romney 46% [46%] (40%) / 48% [46%] (53%) {-2%}
• Ron Paul 24% / 56% {-32%}
• Rick Perry 22% / 60% {-38%}
• Michele Bachmann 20% / 63% {-43%}
• Newt Gingrich 18% [12%] (22%) / 68% [73%] (62%) {-50%}

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

• Approve 49% [58%] (55%)
• Disapprove 45% [37%] (40%)

Among Independents

• Approve 42% [46%] (45%)
• Disapprove 53% [48%] (49%)

Among Moderates

• Approve 43% [55%] (56%)
• Disapprove 50% [34%] (37%)

Survey of 791 Massachusetts voters was conducted September 16-18, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 40% [46%] (42%) Democrat; 15% [15%] (20%) Republican; 45% [40%] (38%) Independent/Other. Political ideology: 35% [33%] Moderate; 23% [24%] Somewhat liberal; 21% [19%] Somewhat conservative; 15% [16%] Very liberal; 6% [8%] Very conservative.  Results from the poll conducted June 2-5, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 29 - December 1, 2010 are in parentheses.