Poll Watch: PPP (D) Colorado 2012 Presidential Survey

PPP (D) Colorado 2012 Presidential Survey

• Barack Obama 47% [48%] (47%)
• Mitt Romney 45% [41%] (41%)

• Barack Obama 50% (53%)
• Newt Gingrich 42% (39%)

• Barack Obama 48%
• Ron Paul 39%

• Barack Obama 52% [51%]
• Rick Perry 37% [38%]

Among Independents

• Barack Obama 49% [42%] (43%)
• Mitt Romney 37% [40%] (34%)

• Barack Obama 52%
• Ron Paul 32%

• Barack Obama 56% (55%)
• Newt Gingrich 32% (32%)

• Barack Obama 59% [48%]
• Rick Perry 26% [36%]

Among Moderates

• Barack Obama 55% [58%] (58%)
• Mitt Romney 32% [29%] (24%)

• Barack Obama 55%
• Ron Paul 27%

• Barack Obama 61% (71%)
• Newt Gingrich 27% (19%)

• Barack Obama 65% [60%]
• Rick Perry 18% [24%]

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 49% [42%] (44%)
• Barack Obama 45% [47%] (43%)

• Barack Obama 46%
• Ron Paul 46%

• Barack Obama 48% (48%)
• Newt Gingrich 46% (45%)

• Barack Obama 51% [49%]
• Rick Perry 42% [40%]

Among Women

• Barack Obama 49% [50%] (51%)
• Mitt Romney 42% [40%] (37%)

• Barack Obama 51% (56%)
• Newt Gingrich 39% (35%)

• Barack Obama 50%
• Ron Paul 33%

• Barack Obama 54% [52%]
• Rick Perry 32% [36%]

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 35% [30%] (40%) / 53% [51%] (40%) {-18%}
• Newt Gingrich 32% (26%) / 55% (55%) {-23%}
• Ron Paul 29% / 53% {-24%}
• Rick Perry 16% [24%] / 69% [38%] {-53%}

Among Independents

• Ron Paul 34% / 46% {-12%}
• Mitt Romney 28% [29%] (41%) / 59% [49%] (35%) {-31%}
• Newt Gingrich 25% (14%) / 59% (53%) {-34%}
• Rick Perry 14% [18%] / 72% [41%] {-58%}

Among Moderates

• Ron Paul 28% / 47% {-19%} 
• Mitt Romney 32% [33%] (39%) / 55% [44%] (37%) {-23%}
• Newt Gingrich 21% (12%) / 64% (62%) {-43%}
• Rick Perry 11% [15%] / 75% [44%] {-64%}

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 36% [31%] (42%) / 55% [57%] (42%) {-19%}
• Newt Gingrich 36% (30%) / 57% (54%) {-21%}
• Ron Paul 33% / 54% {-21%}
• Rick Perry 16% [26%] / 73% [44%] {-57%}

Among Women

• Mitt Romney 33% [29%] (38%) / 51% [46%] (38%) {-18%}
• Newt Gingrich 29% (22%) / 53% (56%) {-24%}
• Ron Paul 24% / 52% {-28%}
• Rick Perry 16% [22%] / 65% [33%] {-49%}

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

• Approve 45% [46%] (51%)
• Disapprove 50% [50%] (45%)

Survey of 793 Colorado voters was conducted December 1-4, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 37% [41%] (43%) Democrat; 35% [33%] (35%) Republican; 28% [26%] (22%) Independent/Other. Political ideology: 32% [27%] Moderate; 25% [23%] Somewhat conservative; 18% [22%] Somewhat liberal; 14% [16%] Very conservative; 11% [13%] Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted August 4-7, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 4-6, 2011 are in parentheses.