Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Poll Watch: Marquette University Law School Wisconsin 2012 Presidential Survey

Marquette University Law School Wisconsin 2012 Presidential Poll

REPUBLICAN PRIMARY
  • Mitt Romney 39% [18%]
  • Rick Santorum 31% [34%]
  • Ron Paul 11% [17%]
  • Newt Gingrich 5% [12%]
  • Don't know 12% [17%]
Which candidate best understands the problems of average Americans?
  • Rick Santorum 25%
  • Mitt Romney 24%
  • Ron Paul 20%
  • Newt Gingrich 9%
  • Don't know 19%
What is the most important quality for a Republican nominee: he can defeat Barack Obama, is a true conservative, has a strong moral character, or has the right experience to be president?
  • Has strong moral character 32%
  • Has right experience to be president 30%
  • Can defeat Obama 19%
  • Is a true conservative 14%
  • Don't know 3%
GENERAL ELECTION
  • Barack Obama 48% [53%] (48%)
  • Mitt Romney 43% [38%] (40%)
  • Barack Obama 50% [52%]
  • Ron Paul 40% [36%]
  • Barack Obama 51% [51%]
  • Rick Santorum 39% [40%]
      • Barack Obama 53% [56%]
      • Newt Gingrich 36% [33%]
      Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}
      • Barack Obama 52% [52%] (50%) / 43% [43%] (44%) {+9%}
      • Ron Paul 31% [27%] / 35% [37%] {-4%}
      • Rick Santorum 31% [30%] / 39% [27%] {-8%}
      • Mitt Romney 32% [27%] (30%) / 47% [50%] (42%) {-15%}
      • Newt Gingrich 22% [21%] (25%) / 60% [61%] (53%) {-38%}
      Overall, do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President?
      • Approve 48%
      • Disapprove 47%
      Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the economy?
      • Approve 47%
      • Disapprove 48%
      Survey of 707 registered voters, including a subsample of 349 Republican primary voters, was conducted March 22-25, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.8 percentage points among all registered voters.  Results from the poll conducted February 16-19, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 19-22, 2012 are in parentheses.

      No comments: