Poll Watch: Reuters/Ipsos 2012 Presidential Survey

Reuters/Ipsos 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 47% (52%) {48%} [48%] (48%) {43%} [49%] (48%)
• Mitt Romney 43% (41%) {42%} [43%] (40%) {44%} [43%] (40%)

Who's stronger on the following issues?

Foreign Policy

• Barack Obama 47%
• Mitt Romney 35%

Healthcare

• Barack Obama 49%
  
• Mitt Romney 36%

Jobs and the economy

• Mitt Romney 45%
• Barack Obama 43%
  

Leadership

• Barack Obama 49%
  
• Mitt Romney 41%

National security

• Barack Obama 49%
  
• Mitt Romney 37%

Representing change

• Barack Obama 49%
  
• Mitt Romney 39%

Family values

• Barack Obama 47%
  
• Mitt Romney 39%

Taxes

• Barack Obama 43%
  
• Mitt Romney 42%

Survey of 891 registered voters was conducted April 12-15, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.3 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted March 8-11, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted February 2-6, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 5-9, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted December 8-12, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted October 31 - November 3, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 8-12, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 5-9, 2011 are in parentheses.