Poll Watch: Quinnipiac Pennsylvania 2012 Presidential Survey

Quinnipiac Pennsylvania 2012 Presidential Poll

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

• Barack Obama 48% {45%} {45%} (45%) [49%]
• Rick Santorum 41% {44%} {42%} (43%) [38%]

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Barack Obama 48% {47%} (46%) [47%] {45%} / 46% {47%} (47%) [49%] {49%} {+2%}
• Mitt Romney 37% {33%} (34%) [36%] {32%} / 38% {43%} (30%) [30%] {28%} {-1%} 
• Rick Santorum 37% {39%} {33%} / 45% {44%} {37%} {-8%} 

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 48% (48%) [45%]
• Barack Obama 42% (42%) [41%]

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 49%
• Rick Santorum 41%

Do you think the economy is beginning to recover or not? 

• Yes 57%
• No 39% 
  

Overall, who do you trust to do a better job on issues especially important to women -- the Democrats or the Republicans?

• Democrats 58% 
• Republicans 31%  

Who do you trust to do a better job on women's reproductive health issues -- the Democrats or the Republicans?

• Democrats 55% 
• Republicans 31%  

Who do you trust to do a better job on birth control issues -- the Democrats or the Republicans?

• Democrats 52% 
• Republicans 34%  

Who do you trust to do a better job on abortion issues -- the Democrats or the Republicans?

• Democrats 50% 
• Republicans 36% 
  

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

• Approve 45% {47%} (43%) [44%] {43%} (43%) [48%] {42%} (51%) [44%]
• Disapprove 50% {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 46% {47%} (47%) [46%] {44%} (42%) [48%] {42%} (48%) [44%]
• No/Does not 50% {49%} (49%) [50%] {51%} (52%) [46%] {52%} (45%) [45%]

Survey of 1,232 registered voters was conducted March 20-26, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 2.8 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted March 7-12, 2012 are in curly brackets.  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.