Poll Watch: PPP (D) Massachusetts 2012 Presidential Survey

PPP (D) Massachusetts 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 58% {53%} [57%] (52%)
• Mitt Romney 35% {40%} [37%] (43%)

• Barack Obama 58% {55%}
• Ron Paul 30% {30%}

• Barack Obama 61%
• Rick Santorum 29%

• Barack Obama 62% {58%} [63%] (57%)
• Newt Gingrich 28% {31%} [27%] (33%)

Note: In 2008, John McCain received 36% of the vote in Massachusetts. In 2004, George W. Bush received 37% of the vote in MA.

Among Independents

• Barack Obama 46% {42%} [43%] (41%)
• Mitt Romney 45% {46%} [52%] (52%)

• Barack Obama 45% {47%}
• Ron Paul 39% {35%}

• Barack Obama 50%
• Rick Santorum 38%

• Barack Obama 51% {49%} [52%] (49%)
• Newt Gingrich 36% {37%} [35%] (38%)

Note: In 2008, John McCain received 40% of the Independent vote in Massachusetts (40% of the electorate). In 2004, George W. Bush received 44% of the Independent vote in MA (44% of the electorate). 


Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 37% {41%} [40%] (40%) / 57% {53%} [52%] (51%) {-20%}
• Ron Paul 30% {21%} / 59% {61%} {-29%}
• Rick Santorum 22% / 69% {-47%}
• Newt Gingrich 17% {21%} [15%] (27%) / 75% {67%} [72%] (58%) {-58%}

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 45% {45%} [52%] (50%) / 47% {46%} [39%] (44%) {-2%}
• Ron Paul 37% {24%} / 50% {59%} {-13%}
• Rick Santorum 23% / 65% {-42%}
• Newt Gingrich 22% {23%} [19%] (30%) / 68% {64%} [70%] (55%) {-46%}

Among Moderates

• Mitt Romney 42% {46%} [46%] (40%) / 52% {48%} [46%] (53%) {-10%}
• Ron Paul 34% {24%} / 51% {56%} {-17%}
• Rick Santorum 19% / 69% {-50%}
• Newt Gingrich 16% {18%} [12%] (22%) / 76% {68%} [73%] (62%) {-60%}

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

• Approve 57% {49%} [58%] (55%)
• Disapprove 38% {45%} [37%] (40%)

Among Independents

• Approve 46% {42%} [46%] (45%)
• Disapprove 48% {53%} [48%] (49%)

Among Moderates

• Approve 55% {43%} [55%] (56%)
• Disapprove 36% {50%} [34%] (37%)

Regardless of how you feel about him now, do you approve or disapprove of the work Mitt Romney did while he was Governor of Massachusetts?

• Approve 48%
• Disapprove 40%

Do you think Mitt Romney’s campaign for President has helped Massachusetts’ image, hurt it, or has it not made a difference?

• Helped 15%
• Hurt 25%
• Hasn't made a difference 59%

Survey of 936 Massachusetts voters was conducted March 16-18, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3.2 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 41% {40%} [46%] (42%) Democrat; 14% {15%} [15%] (20%) Republican; 45% {45%} [40%] (38%) Independent/Other. Political ideology: 36% {35%} [33%] Moderate; 27% {23%} [24%] Somewhat liberal; 21% {21%} [19%] Somewhat conservative; 11% {15%} [16%] Very liberal; 5% {6%} [8%] Very conservative.  Results from the poll conducted September 16-18, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 2-5, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 29 - December 1, 2010 are in parentheses.