Poll Watch: Rasmussen (R) Missouri 2012 Presidential Survey

Rasmussen (R) Missouri 2012 Presidential Poll

• Rick Santorum 51%
  
• Barack Obama 42%

• Mitt Romney 50% (45%) 
• Barack Obama 41% (42%) 

Note: In 2008, John McCain received 50% of the vote in Missouri. In 2004, George W. Bush received 53% of the vote in MO.

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

• Strongly approve 27% (27%)
• Somewhat approve 19% (20%)
• Somewhat disapprove 7% (9%)
• Strongly disapprove 46% (43%)

Survey of 500 likely Missouri voters was conducted March 14-15, 2012.  The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted November 9, 2011 are in parentheses.

Inside the numbers:

Among voters not affiliated with either of the major parties, Romney leads Obama by 16 points, while Santorum leads the president by 19.

Both GOP hopefuls have double-digit leads on Obama among male voters but barely edge the incumbent among female voters. Married voters favor both Republicans by 20-point-plus margins. Unmarried voters prefer the president by similar spreads.

Romney is viewed favorably by 51% of Missouri voters, Santorum by 52%.