Poll Watch: Washington Post/ABC News Favorability Survey on Mitt Romney

Washington Post/ABC News Favorability Survey on Mitt Romney

Overall, do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Mitt Romney? Do you feel that way strongly, or somewhat?

• Strongly favorable 8% {10%} [9%] (6%) {10%} [9%] (6%) {10%} [9%] (8%) {5%}
• Somewhat favorable 26% {28%} [26%] (27%) {27%} [27%] (25%) {28%} [29%] (26%) {27%}
• Somewhat unfavorable 25% {19%} [20%] (22%) {21%} [18%] (25%) {18%} [20%] (20%) {16%}
• Strongly unfavorable 25% {23%} [25%] (24%) {23%} [24%] (23%) {16%} [17%] (15%) {14%}

Among Independents

• Favorable 35% [32%] (29%) {33%} (23%) {41%} [45%] (32%) {35%}
• Unfavorable 52% [48%] (44%) {47%} (51%) {34%} [30%] (36%) {30%}
  

Among Moderates

• Favorable 35% [34%] (35%) {34%} (27%) {38%} [40%] (35%) {34%}
  
• Unfavorable 48% [48%] (43%) {46%} (52%) {34%} [38%] (33%) {28%}
  

Survey of 1,016 adults was conducted March 21-25, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted March 14-18, 2012 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted February 29 - March 4, 2012 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted February 22-26, 2012 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted February 15-19, 2012 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted February 8-12, 2012 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted January 18-22, 2012 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted January 4-8, 2012 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted November 22-27, 2011 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted October 12-16, 2011 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted September 14-18, 2011 are in curly brackets.