Poll Watch: Siena College New York 2012 Presidential Survey

Siena College New York 2012 Presidential Survey

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

• Barack Obama 58%
• Herman Cain 32%

• Barack Obama 58% [56%] (57%)
• Rick Perry 31% [33%] (30%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Barack Obama 55% [52%] (52%) / 43% [45%] (45%) {+12%}
• Occupy Wall Street movement 49% / 38% {+11%}
• Herman Cain 25% / 32% {-7%}
• Mitt Romney 34% [30%] (32%) / 45% [46%] (46%) {-11%}
• Tea Party movement 28% / 60% {-32%}
• Rick Perry 18% [21%] (15%) / 53% [45%] (32%) {-35%}

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

• Excellent 9% [11%] (10%) [13%] {16%}
• Good 29% [29%] (26%) [32%] {37%}
• Fair 32% [28%] (30%) [30%] {24%}
• Poor 30% [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 48% [47%] (47%) [50%] (52%) {54%}
• Prefer someone else 45% [47%] (45%) [41%] (44%) {39%}

Survey of 800 registered voters was conducted October 10-12, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 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 September 15, 18-21, 2011 are in square brackets.  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.