Poll Watch: Quinnipiac Virginia 2012 Presidential Survey

Quinnipiac Virginia 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 47% (42%) {44%} [42%]
• Mitt Romney 43% (44%) {45%} [44%]

• Barack Obama 47%
• Ron Paul 40%

• Barack Obama 49%
• Rick Santorum 41%

• Barack Obama 51% (46%)
• Newt Gingrich 37% (41%)

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 47% (46%)
• Barack Obama 44% (41%)

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 49% (43%)
• Newt Gingrich 41% (45%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 43% (37%) {38%} / 39% (27%) {29%} {+4%}
• Rick Santorum 32% / 28% {+4%}
• Barack Obama 50% (45%) {45%} / 47% (47%) {49%} {+3%} 
• Ron Paul 34% / 33% {+1%}
• Newt Gingrich 28% (29%) / 56% (45%) {-28%}

Among Republicans

• Mitt Romney 66% (59%) {62%} / 20% (15%) {14%} {+46%}
• Rick Santorum 52% / 15% {+37%} 
• Newt Gingrich 46% (62%) / 40% (14%) {+6%} 
• Ron Paul 38% / 35% {+3%}

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President?

• Approve 46% (42%) {45%} [40%] (48%)
• Disapprove 49% (51%) {52%} [54%] (48%)

Do you feel that Barack Obama deserves to be reelected, or do you feel that he does not deserve to be reelected?

• Yes/Deserves 46% (41%) {44%} [41%] (47%)
• No/Does not 48% (53%) {51%} [51%] (47%)

Survey of 1,544 registered voters was conducted February 1-6, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 2.5 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted December 13-19, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted October 3-9, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 7-12, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 21-27, 2011 are in parentheses.