Poll Watch: Quinnipiac Virginia 2012 Presidential Survey

Quinnipiac Virginia 2012 Presidential Survey

Republican Nomination

• Rick Perry 25%
• Mitt Romney 19%
• Ron Paul 8%
• Sarah Palin 7%
• Herman Cain 6%
• Michele Bachmann 5%
• Newt Gingrich 4%
• Rick Santorum 2%
• Jon Huntsman 1%
• Thaddeus McCotter 0%
• Someone else (vol.) 1%
• Wouldn't vote (vol.) 2%
• Don't know 20%

Among Men

• Rick Perry 31%
• Mitt Romney 19%
• Ron Paul 12%
• Sarah Palin 8%
• Herman Cain 4%
• Michele Bachmann 3%
• Newt Gingrich 2%
• Rick Santorum 2%
• Jon Huntsman 1%
• Thaddeus McCotter 0%
• Someone else (vol.) 1%
• Wouldn't vote (vol.) 3%
• Don't know 14%

Among Women

• Mitt Romney 20%
• Rick Perry 19%
• Michele Bachmann 8%
• Herman Cain 7%
• Newt Gingrich 7%
• Sarah Palin 6%
• Ron Paul 3%
• Jon Huntsman 2%
• Rick Santorum 1%
• Thaddeus McCotter 1%
• Someone else (vol.) 0%
• Wouldn't vote (vol.) 1%
• Don't know 26%

Suppose the primary came down to a choice between Rick Perry and Mitt Romney, for whom would you vote?

• Rick Perry 43%
• Mitt Romney 36%
• Someone else (vol.) 1%
• Wouldn't vote (vol.) 3%
• Don't know 16%

Among Men

• Rick Perry 49%
• Mitt Romney 33%
• Someone else (vol.) 2%
• Wouldn't vote (vol.) 4%
• Don't know 13%

Among Women

• Mitt Romney 40%
• Rick Perry 37%
• Someone else (vol.) 0%
• Wouldn't vote (vol.) 2%
• Don't know 21%

General Election

• Mitt Romney 44%
• Barack Obama 42%

• Barack Obama 44%
• Rick Perry 42%

• Barack Obama 48%
• Michele Bachmann 37%

• Barack Obama 50%
• Sarah Palin 35%

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 44%
• Barack Obama 35%

• Barack Obama 40%
• Rick Perry 40%

• Barack Obama 45%
• Michele Bachmann 33%

• Barack Obama 50%
• Sarah Palin 30%

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 47%
• Barack Obama 40%

• Rick Perry 44%
• Barack Obama 42%

• Barack Obama 46%
• Michele Bachmann 39%

• Barack Obama 47%
• Sarah Palin 38%

Among Women

• Barack Obama 44%
• Mitt Romney 42%

• Barack Obama 46%
• Rick Perry 41%

• Barack Obama 49%
• Michele Bachmann 35%

• Barack Obama 53%
• Sarah Palin 33%

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President?

• Approve 40% (48%)
• Disapprove 54% (48%)

Among Independents

• Approve 29% (41%)
• Disapprove 62% (54%)

Among Men

• Approve 36% (42%)
• Disapprove 61% (54%)

Among Women

• Approve 43% (54%)
• Disapprove 49% (41%)

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?

• Yes/Deserves 41% (47%)
• No/Does not 51% (47%)

Do you think the U.S. is doing the right thing by fighting the war in Afghanistan now, or should the U.S. not be involved in Afghanistan now?

• Doing the right thing 37% (38%)
• Should not be involved 54% (55%)

Among Democrats

• Doing the right thing 26% (29%)
• Should not be involved 65% (64%)

Among Republicans

• Doing the right thing 56% (54%)
• Should not be involved 35% (42%)

Do you think Congress should try to repeal the new health care law, or should they let it stand?

• Repeal it 51% (49%)
• Let it stand 38% (42%)

Among Democrats

• Repeal it 16% (16%)
• Let it stand 75% (76%)

Among Republicans

• Repeal it 83% (81%)
• Let it stand 8% (9%)

Among Independents

• Repeal it 52% (53%)
• Let it stand 37% (39%)

Survey of 1,368 registered voters, including a subsample of 591 GOP primary voters, was conducted September 7-12, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 2.7 percentage points among all registered voters; +/- 4 percentage points among GOP primary voters. Results from the poll conducted June 21-27, 2011 are in parentheses.