Poll Watch: Rasmussen 2012 Daily Presidential Tracking Survey

Rasmussen 2012 Daily Presidential Tracking Poll

• Barack Obama 45% (46%) {45%} [46%] (46%) {46%} [45%] (44%)
• Mitt Romney 43% (42%) {42%} [43%] (43%) {43%} [43%] (44%)

• Barack Obama 50% (49%) {48%} [48%] (48%) {49%} [48%] (47%)
• Newt Gingrich 37% (39%) {41%} [41%] (41%) {40%} [39%] (40%)

Survey of 1,500 likely voters was conducted January 26-28, 2012.  The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points.  Daily tracking results are collected via telephone surveys of 500 likely voters per night and reported on a three-day rolling average basis. To reach those who have abandoned traditional landline telephones, Rasmussen Reports uses an online survey tool to interview randomly selected participants from a demographically diverse panel.  Results from the poll conducted January 25-27, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted January 24-26, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 23-25, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 22-24, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted January 21-23, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 20-22, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 19-21, 2012 are in parentheses.

Inside the numbers:

Romney currently picks up 77% of the Republican vote, while Gingrich earns 70%. Among unaffiliated voters, the president leads Romney by four and Gingrich by 17. Among women, the president leads Romney by 11 and Gingrich by 22. Among men, Romney leads the president by seven, but Gingrich trails Obama by four.