Poll Watch: Rasmussen (R) Ohio 2012 Presidential Survey

Rasmussen (R) Ohio 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 47% (44%)
• Rick Santorum 41% (44%)
• Some other candidate 7% (8%)
• Undecided 5% (5%)
  

• Barack Obama 48% (45%)
• Mitt Romney 40% (41%)
• Some other candidate 8% (10%)
• Undecided 3% (4%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 42% (45%) / 52% {-10%}
• Rick Santorum 42% (49%) / 53% {-11%}

How would you rate the job Barack Obama has been doing as president? 

• Strongly approve  27%
• Somewhat approve 22% 
• Somewhat disapprove 12%
• Strongly disapprove 37%

Survey of 500 likely voters was conducted March 26, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted February 8, 2012 are in parentheses.

Inside the numbers:

Both Romney and Santorum hold a double-digit lead over Obama among male voters but trail Obama by similar margins among female voters. Voters ages 18-39 heavily favor the president, but the two GOP hopefuls are ahead among older voters in Ohio.

Among voters not affiliated with either political party, its Obama 51%, Romney 29% and Obama 53%, Santorum 31%.