Poll Watch: PPP (D) Michigan 2012 Presidential Survey

PPP (D) Michigan 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 50%
• Rick Santorum 39%

• Barack Obama 54% {47%} [48%] (47%)
• Mitt Romney 38% {42%} [41%] (43%)

• Barack Obama 52%
• Ron Paul 34%

• Barack Obama 56% [53%] (52%)
• Newt Gingrich 34% [37%] (37%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Rick Santorum 40% / 47% {-7%}
• Ron Paul 31% / 54% {-23%}
  
• Mitt Romney 29% {39%} [37%] (39%) / 58% {43%} [45%] (37%) {-29%}
• Newt Gingrich 21% [27%] (28%) / 66% [57%] (50%) {-45%}

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

• Approve 52% {50%} [47%] (50%)
• Disapprove 44% {46%} [45%] (45%)

Among Men

• Approve 44% {47%} [49%] (44%)
• Disapprove 52% {49%} [47%] (51%)

Among Women

• Approve 58% {53%} [46%] (56%)
• Disapprove 38% {44%} [44%] (39%)

Do you think Barack Obama’s leadership has been good or bad for Michigan’s economy?

• Good 53%
• Bad 41%

Looking back, do you support or oppose the bailout of the auto industry?

• Support 52%
• Oppose 36%

Among Democrats

• Support 73%
• Oppose 16%

Among Republicans

• Support 24%
• Oppose 62%

Among Independents

• Support 52%
• Oppose 36%

Did you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Clint Eastwood’s ad for Chrysler during the Super Bowl, or are you not familiar with it?

• Favorable 56%
• Unfavorable 13%
• Not familiar with it 27%

Do you think the Chrysler ad was pro-Obama or not?

• It was pro-Obama 19%
• It was not 62%

Survey of 560 Michigan voters was conducted February 10-12, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.14 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 40% {40%} [41%] (35%) Democrat; 30% {30%} [28%] (35%) Republican; 30% {30%} [31%] (29%) Independent/Other. Political ideology: 30% {30%} [35%] Moderate; 21% {26%} [21%] Somewhat conservative; 20% {18%} [16%] Somewhat liberal; 17% {14%} [16%] Very conservative; 12% {12%} [12%] Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted July 21-24, 2011 are in curly brackets.   Results from the poll conducted March 18-20, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted December 3-6, 2010 are in parentheses.