Poll Watch: NBC News-Marist Florida 2012 Presidential Survey

NBC News-Marist Florida 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 48% {49%} [48%] (45%)
• Mitt Romney 44% {41%} [41%] (43%)

How about if the candidates are:

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 47%
• Mitt Romney-Jeb Bush 45%

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 48%
• Mitt Romney-Marco Rubio 44%

Which candidate will do a better job handling the economy?

• Barack Obama 46%
• Mitt Romney 44%

Which candidate comes closer to your views on social issues such as abortion, contraception, and same-sex marriage?

• Barack Obama 48%
• Mitt Romney 43%

Which is more important in deciding your vote for president?

• The economy 77%
• Social issues 17%

Which candidate will do a better job handling foreign policy?

• Barack Obama 49%
• Mitt Romney 40%

Which candidate will do a better job handling the national debt?

• Mitt Romney 49%
• Barack Obama 41%

Which candidate best understands the problems of people like yourself?

• Barack Obama 51%
• Mitt Romney 40%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Barack Obama 52% / 43% {+9%}
• Mitt Romney 45% / 43% {+2%}

Do you think the current economic conditions are mostly something President Obama inherited or are they mostly a result of his own policies?

• Economic conditions mostly inherited 56%
• Economic conditions mostly result of his own policies 37%

When thinking about the U.S. economy, which statement comes closer to your view:

• The worst is yet to come 41%
• The worst is behind us 51%

During the next 12 months, do you think that the nation's economy will get better, get worse, or stay about the same?

• Get better 40%
• Get worse 16%
• Stay about the same 40%

In the coming year, do you expect your personal family finances to get better, get worse, or stay about the same?

• Get better 32%
• Get worse 11%
• Stay about the same 57%

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as president?

• Approve 48% {46%} [46%] (41%)
• Disapprove 45% {46%} [45%] (49%)

Survey of 1,078 registered voters was conducted May 17-20, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.0 percentage points. Party registration: 43% Democrat; 35% Republican; 21% Independent.  Ideology: 34% Moderate; 29% Conservative; 19% Liberal; 12% Very conservative; 6% Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted January 25-27, 2012 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted December 4-7, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 10-12, 2011 are in parentheses.