Poll Watch: Rasmussen (R) Arizona 2012 Presidential Survey

Rasmussen (R) Arizona 2012 Presidential Poll

• Mitt Romney 51%
  
• Barack Obama 40%
  

• Rick Santorum 45%
• Barack Obama 44%

Survey of 500 likely voters was conducted March 13, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points.

Inside the numbers:

Romney (83%) picks up a bit more support than Santorum (76%) does among GOP voters in the state. Among voters not affiliated with either major political party, Romney leads Obama by 20 points, but Santorum leads by just four.

Fifty-nine percent (59%) of Arizona voters share a favorable impression of Romney, while 46% view Santorum that way.

Forty-six percent (46%) of Arizona voters approve of the job the president is doing, including 25% who strongly approve. While overall approval for the president is up from 41% in early February, it is still slightly below national findings. Fifty-two percent (52%) disapprove of Obama's job performance in Arizona, including 43% who strongly disapprove.