Poll Watch: Quinnipiac 2012 Presidential Survey

Quinnipiac 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 46% (45%) {47%} [42%] (45%) {47%} [47%] (44%)
• Mitt Romney 44% (44%) {42%} [46%] (45%) {41%} [41%] (45%)

• Barack Obama 47%
• Rick Santorum 44%

• Barack Obama 50% (49%) {52%}
• Newt Gingrich 39% (40%) {37%}

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Rick Santorum 34% / 31% {+3%}
• Barack Obama 47% (47%) {49%} [42%] (47%) / 48% (46%) {46%} [53%] (47%) {-1%}
• Mitt Romney 35% (36%) {35%} [39%] (36%) / 43% (31%) {35%} [28%] (27%) {-8%}
• Newt Gingrich 25% (30%) {26%} / 56% (42%) {47%} {-31%}

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the economy?

• Approve 41% (33%) {37%} [32%] (32%)
• Disapprove 55% (61%) {60%} [64%] (62%)

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on the economy, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Mitt Romney 45% (46%) {43%} [49%] (46%)
• Barack Obama 44% (41%) {46%} [39%] (42%)

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on the economy, Barack Obama or Rick Santorum?

• Barack Obama 46%
• Rick Santorum 42%

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on the economy, Barack Obama or Newt Gingrich?

• Barack Obama 50% (47%)
• Newt Gingrich 39% (41%)

Would you say that Barack Obama cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not?

• Yes 58% [54%] (54%)
• No 40% [43%] (42%)

Would you say that Rick Santorum cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not?

• Yes 46%
• No 36%

Would you say that Mitt Romney cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not?

• Yes 40% [43%]
• No 50% [35%]

Would you say that Newt Gingrich cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not?

• Yes 34%
• No 55%

Would you say that Barack Obama cares about the needs and problems of women or not?

• Yes 64%
• No 28%

Would you say that Rick Santorum cares about the needs and problems of women or not?

• Yes 42%
• No 37%

Would you say that Mitt Romney cares about the needs and problems of women or not?

• Yes 41%
• No 41%

Would you say that Newt Gingrich cares about the needs and problems of women or not?

• Yes 33%
• No 52%

Survey of 2,605 registered voters was conducted February 14-20, 2012.  The margin of error is +/- 1.9 percentage points.  Party ID: 30% (32%) Democrat; 28% (25%) Republican; 33% (35%) Independent; 8% (6%) Other.  Results from the poll conducted November 14-20, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted October 25-31, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 27 - October 3, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 16-27, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted July 5-11, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 31 - June 6, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 8-15, 2010 are in parentheses.