Poll Watch: PPP/Daily Kos/SEIU (D) 2012 Weekly Presidential Tracking Survey

PPP/Daily Kos/SEIU (D) 2012 Weekly Presidential Tracking Poll

• Barack Obama 48% (48%) {49%} [49%] (50%)
• Mitt Romney 46% (45%) {44%} [44%] (44%)

Among Independents

• Barack Obama 48% (46%) {41%} [48%] (48%) 
• Mitt Romney 40% (41%) {42%} [39%] (41%)

Among Moderates

• Barack Obama 66% (60%) {55%} [61%] (63%)
• Mitt Romney 26% (33%) {36%} [32%] (29%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 47% (46%) {46%} [48%] (49%)
• Barack Obama 46% (45%) {45%} [46%] (44%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama 50% (51%) {52%} [52%] (54%)
• Mitt Romney 44% (45%) {43%} [40%] (40%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Barack Obama 47% (47%) {49%} [50%] (48%) / 48% (48%) {46%} [46%] (47%) {-1%}
• Mitt Romney 40% (39%) {38%} [38%] (36%) / 50% (48%) {48%} [48%] (51%) {-10%}

Among Independents

• Barack Obama 44% (44%) {43%} [51%] (45%) / 47% (46%) {49%} [44%] (47%) {-3%}
• Mitt Romney 30% (34%) {37%} [33%] (34%) / 55% (45%) {41%} [50%] (52%) {-25%}

Among Moderates

• Barack Obama 66% (59%) {56%} [63%] (63%) / 30% (34%) {36%} [33%] (33%) {+36%}
• Mitt Romney 25% (29%) {35%} [31%] (29%) / 64% (58%) {52%} [55%] (61%) {-39%}

Among Men

• Barack Obama 46% (45%) {45%} [47%] (43%) / 50% (48%) {48%} [51%] (51%) {-4%}
• Mitt Romney 43% (41%) {40%} [42%] (41%) / 48% (46%) {47%} [45%] (46%) {-5%}

Among Women

• Barack Obama 49% (49%) {52%} [53%] (52%) / 46% (47%) {43%} [42%] (44%) {+3%}
• Mitt Romney 36% (37%) {35%} [34%] (32%) / 51% (50%) {49%} [51%] (55%) {-15%}

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

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

Do you think Barack Obama is too liberal, too conservative, or about right?

• Too liberal 46% (45%) {44%} [43%] (45%)
• Too conservative 6% (7%) {6%} [7%] (9%)
• About right 43% (44%) {44%} [46%] (43%)

Do you think there is a place for moderates in the Republican Party these days, or not?

• There is a place for them 45%
• There is not 39%

Among Republicans

• There is a place for them 49%
• There is not 40%

Among Conservatives

• There is a place for them 39%
• There is not 42%

Do you think there is a place for moderates in the Democratic Party these days, or not?

• There is a place for them 65%
• There is not 20%

Among Democrats

• There is a place for them 79%
• There is not 7%

Among Liberals

• There is a place for them 75%
• There is not 11%

Do you believe Mitt Romney deserves a lot of credit for saving the American auto industry, or not?

• He deserves a lot of credit 11%
• He does not 69%

Among Republicans

• He deserves a lot of credit 20%
• He does not 52%

Related:

• Romney Takes Credit for Auto Industry Turnaround, Reignites Bailout Debate 
• Obama: Romney taking credit for auto bailout an 'Etch A Sketch' moment 
• The Fact Checker: Mitt Romney’s claim of credit for the auto industry turnaround - Three Pinocchios 
• Jon Stewart Mocks Mitt Romney For Stealing Obama's Credit  

Do you support or oppose the stance President Obama took on gay marriage this week, or are you not sure?

• Support 42%
• Oppose 47%
• Not sure 11%

Among Independents

• Support 45%
• Oppose 44%
• Not sure 11%

Survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted May 10-13, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.1 percentage points. Party ID: 38% (38%) {43%} [40%] (41%) Democrat; 36% (35%) {32%} [34%] (36%) Republican; 26% (26%) {25%} [26%] (24%) Independent/Other. Political views: 42% (41%) {46%} [46%] (43%) Moderate; 41% (40%) {37%} [38%] (38%) Conservative; 17% (19%) {17%} [16%] (19%) Liberal.  Results from the poll conducted May 3-6, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted April 26-29, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 19-22, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 12-15, 2012 are in parentheses.