Poll Watch: Suffolk University/WSVN-TV Florida 2012 Presidential Survey

Suffolk University/WSVN-TV Florida 2012 Presidential Poll

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

• Barack Obama 49% [45%] (47%)
• Newt Gingrich 40% [38%] (36%)

Assume for a moment that Marco Rubio was selected as the vice presidential candidate of the Republican Party in 2012. Knowing this, would you vote for the Democratic ticket of Obama-Biden or a Republican ticket of Romney-Rubio?

• Romney-Rubio 46%
• Obama-Biden 44%

Let's add New Jersey Governor Chris Christie into the mix. If the 2012 general election for president were held today, would you vote for the Democratic ticket of Obama-Biden or a Republican ticket of Mitt Romney and Chris Christie?

• Romney-Christie 46%
• Obama-Biden 45%

Assume for a moment that Hillary Clinton was selected as the vice presidential candidate of the Democratic Party in 2012-instead of Joe Biden. Knowing this, would you vote for the Democratic ticket of Obama-Clinton or for a Republican ticket of Romney-Rubio?

• Obama-Clinton 49%
• Romney-Rubio 42%

Now, if the 2012 general election for president were held today, would you vote for a Democratic ticket of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton or a Republican ticket of Mitt Romney and Chris Christie?

• Obama-Clinton 47%
• Romney-Christie 46%

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as President?

• Approve 40% [41%] (41%)
• Disapprove 49% [50%] (48%)

If the economy improved between now and the election, how likely are you to vote for President Obama?

• Very likely 42%
• Somewhat likely 10%
• Not very likely 9%
• Not at all likely 35%
• Undecided 4%

If the economy got worse between now and the election, how likely are you to vote against Barack Obama?

• Very likely 49%
• Somewhat likely 8%
• Not very likely 10%
• Not at all likely 28%
• Undecided 6%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Hillary Clinton 63% [64%] (64%) / 30% [28%] (28%) {+36%}
• Marco Rubio 43% [40%] (41%) / 32% [31%] (30%) {+11%}
• Mitt Romney 44% / 37% {+7%}
• Barack Obama 47% [45%] (48%) / 48% [48%] (44%) {-1%}
• Newt Gingrich 29% / 58% {-29%}

Would you prefer a flat tax for all taxpayers to pay which would replace the current progressive federal tax code?

• Yes 50%
• No 27%

Survey of 600 likely voters was conducted January 22-24, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points.  Party ID breakdown: 41% [41%] (41%) Democrat; 37% [36%] (36%) Republican; 23% [23%] (23%) Independent.  Political ideology: 44% Conservative; 36% Moderate; 13% Liberal.  Click here to view crosstabs.  Results from the poll conducted October 26-30, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 10-12, 2011 are in parentheses.