Poll Watch: PPP (D) Texas 2012 Presidential Survey

PPP (D) Texas 2012 Presidential Poll

• Mitt Romney 50% (49%) {47%} [50%] (49%)
• Barack Obama 43% (42%) {41%} [42%] (42%)

Note: In 2008, John McCain received 55% of the vote in Texas. In 2004, George W. Bush received 61% of the vote in TX.

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net} 

• Mitt Romney 41% (31%) {32%} [37%] (40%) / 50% (54%) {49%} [43%] (37%) {-9%}

Do you approve or disapprove of President Barack Obama’s job performance?

• Approve 42% (44%) {40%} [42%] (42%)
• Disapprove 52% (54%) {55%} [55%] (55%)

Survey of 591 Texas voters was conducted April 19-22, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.0 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 42% (40%) {44%} [44%] (42%) Republican; 30% (34%) {36%} [35%] (31%) Democrat; 28% (27%) {20%} [21%] (27%) Independent/Other. Political ideology: 27% (24%) {23%} [26%] Very conservative; 25% (26%) {26%} [29%] Moderate; 23% (25%) {26%} [26%] Somewhat conservative; 16% (16%) {14%} [13%] Somewhat liberal; 9% (9%) {10%} [6%] Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted January 12-15, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted September 15-18, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 25-27, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 14-16, 2011 are in parentheses.