Poll Watch: Rasmussen 2012 Presidential Survey

Rasmussen 2012 Presidential Survey

• Barack Obama 43% (44%) {42%} [43%]
• Jon Huntsman 35% (28%) {31%} [33%]

Survey of 1,000 likely voters was conducted September 16-17, 2011.  The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted July 2, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted March 30-31, 2011 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted January 31 - February 1, 2011 are in square brackets.


Inside the numbers:

Obama leads Huntsman by six points among male voters who are generally more receptive to Republican candidates and by 11 among female voters. 

Huntsman carries just 65% of the GOP vote, while 86% of Democrats support the president. Among voters not affiliated with either of the major parties, Obama leads by a narrow 34% to 30%, but roughly one-third of these voters (35%) are either undecided or prefer some other candidate. 

Only 57% of conservatives favor Huntsman, while 55% of moderates and 74% of liberals like the president.