Poll Watch: Rasmussen 2012 Presidential Survey

Rasmussen 2012 Presidential Survey

• Barack Obama 46% (41%) {39%} [43%] (44%) {42%} [43%]
• Jon Huntsman 33% (34%) {32%} [35%] (28%) {31%} [33%]

Survey of 1,000 likely voters was conducted December 29-30, 2011.  The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted December 2-3, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted October 20-21, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 16-17, 2011 are in square brackets.  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:

Men prefer the president against Huntsman 46% to 36%, while women give Obama a 46% to 30% advantage.

Obama leads the Republican 45% to 23% among voters not affiliated with either major party. 

Labor union members favor the president four-to-one in this matchup, while non-members give Obama an eight-point lead. 

Huntsman leads the president among Tea Party voters 64% to 20%, but non-members favor Obama 55% to 25%.