Poll Watch: Siena College New York 2012 Presidential Survey

Siena College New York 2012 Presidential Survey

• Barack Obama 56% (55%)
• Mitt Romney 36% (37%)

• Barack Obama 56% (57%)
• Rick Perry 33% (30%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Barack Obama 52% (52%) / 45% (45%) {+7%}
• Mitt Romney 30% (32%) / 46% (46%) {-16%}
• Rick Perry 21% (15%) / 45% (32%) {-24%}

How would you rate the job that Barack Obama is doing as President? Would you rate it excellent, good, fair, or poor?

• Excellent 11% (10%) [13%] {16%}
• Good 29% (26%) [32%] {37%}
• Fair 28% (30%) [30%] {24%}
• Poor 33% (33%) [25%] {23%}

Barack Obama is running for re-election as President in 2012. I know it's a ways off, but as things stand now, would you vote to reelect him or would you prefer someone else?

• Re-elect 47% (47%) [50%] (52%) {54%}
• Prefer someone else 47% (45%) [41%] (44%) {39%}

Regardless of whether or not you would vote for Barack Obama, I'd like you to tell me whether you agree or disagree with the following statements that have been made about him.

Barack Obama isn't tough enough to be an effective leader

• Agree 41%
• Disagree 55%

While many problems remain, Barack Obama has already had many accomplishments as President

• Agree 59%
• Disagree 39%

Overall, Barack Obama's policies are wrong for America

• Agree 38%
• Disagree 59%

Barack Obama has tried to get Republicans and Democrats to work together

• Agree 73%
• Disagree 24%

While many people say he was a great candidate, right now Barack Obama is a poor President

• Agree 47%
• Disagree 49%

Among Independents

• Agree 56%
• Disagree 41%

Barack Obama makes me proud to be an American

• Agree 55%
• Disagree 37%

Survey of 808 registered voters was conducted September 15, 18-21, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3.4 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 48% Democrat; 24% Republican; 25% Independent/Other. Political ideology: 42% Moderate; 29% Conservative; 24% Liberal. Results from the poll conducted August 9-14, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted July 2011 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted June 2011 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted May 2011 are in curly brackets. Click here to view crosstabs.