Poll Watch: Marquette University Law School Wisconsin 2012 Presidential Survey

Marquette University Law School Wisconsin 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 52% [46%] (51%) {48%} [53%] (48%)
• Mitt Romney 40% [44%] (42%) {43%} [38%] (40%)

Among Likely Voters

• Barack Obama 51% [46%] (49%)
• Mitt Romney 43% [46%] (45%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Barack Obama 55% [49%] (55%) {52%} [52%] (50%) / 41% [47%] (43%) {43%} [43%] (44%) {+14%}
• Mitt Romney 40% [40%] (33%) {32%} [27%] (30%) / 47% [44%] (46%) {47%} [50%] (42%) {-7%}

Overall, do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President?

• Approve 52% [45%] (50%) {48%}
• Disapprove 43% [49%] (46%) {47%}

Survey of 720 registered voters, including 600 likely voters, was conducted May 23-26, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.8 percentage points among registered voters; +/- 4.1 percentage points among likely voters.  Party ID: 33% [29%] (33%) {33%} [34%] Democrat; 28% [28%] (30%) {27%} [26%] Republican; 36% [40%] (34%) {36%} [35%] Independent.  Political views: 9% [9%] (9%) {9%} [8%] Very conservative; 33% [38%] (33%) {30%} [30%] Conservative; 32% [30%] (32%) {37%} [38%] Moderate; 16% [13%] (17%) {15%} [14%] Liberal; 7% [6%] (5%) {4%} [4%] Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted May 9-12, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 26-29, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted March 22-25, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 16-19, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 19-22, 2012 are in parentheses.