Poll Watch: Quinnipiac Pennsylvania 2012 Presidential Survey

Quinnipiac Pennsylvania 2012 Presidential Poll

REPUBLICAN PRIMARY

• Rick Santorum 36% (9%) [13%] {12%} (14%) [16%]
• Mitt Romney 22% (17%) [17%] {18%} (21%) [21%]
• Ron Paul 12% (7%) [5%] {5%} (5%) [6%]
• Newt Gingrich 8% (31%) [13%] {4%} (4%) [5%]   
• Someone else (vol.) 2% (2%) [2%] {2%} (3%) [2%]
• Wouldn't vote (vol.) 3% (4%) [2%] {2%} (2%) [3%]
• Don't know 18% (18%) [21%] {19%} (14%) [17%]

Suppose the primary came down to a choice between Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum, for whom would you vote?

• Rick Santorum 52%
• Mitt Romney 32%

GENERAL ELECTION

• Barack Obama 45%{45%} (45%) [49%]
• Rick Santorum 44% {42%} (43%) [38%]

• Barack Obama 45%
• Ron Paul 40%

• Barack Obama 46% (46%) [44%] {45%} (42%) [47%]
• Mitt Romney 40% (43%) [43%] {43%} (44%) [40%]

• Barack Obama 50% (48%) [48%]
• Newt Gingrich 37% (40%) [38%]

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Barack Obama 47% (46%) [47%] {45%} / 47%(47%) [49%] {49%} {0%}
• Ron Paul 30% / 31% {-1%}
• Rick Santorum 39% {33%} / 44% {37%} {-5%}
• Mitt Romney 33% (34%) [36%] {32%} / 43% (30%) [30%] {28%} {-10%}
• Newt Gingrich 25% (30%) [28%] / 55% (44%) [42%] {-30%}

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

• Yes 54%
• No 43%

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

• Yes 50%
• No 30%

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

• Yes 48%
• No 44%

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

• Yes 31%
• No 55%

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

• Yes 29%
• No 60%

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

• Approve 47% (43%) [44%] {43%} (43%) [48%] {42%} (51%) [44%]
• Disapprove 49% (52%) [52%] {54%} (54%) [48%] {53%} (44%) [43%]

Looking ahead to the 2012 election for President, do you feel that Barack Obama deserves to be reelected, or do you feel that he does not deserve to be reelected?

• Yes/Deserves 47% (47%) [46%] {44%} (42%) [48%] {42%} (48%) [44%]
• No/Does not 49% (49%) [50%] {51%} (52%) [46%] {52%} (45%) [45%]

Survey of 1,256 registered voters, including a subsample of 508 Republicans, was conducted March 7-12, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 2.8 percentage points among all registered voters; +/- 4.4 percentage points among Republicans. Party ID breakdown: (37%) [37%] {37%} Democrat; (31%) [30%] {30%} Republican; (25%) [27%] {27%} Independent; (7%) [5%] {4%} Other.  Results from the poll conducted November 28 - December 5, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted October 31 - November 7, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 21-26, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 25-31, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted June 7-12, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 19-25, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 8-14, 2011 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted December 6-13, 2010 are in square brackets.