Poll Watch: Quinnipiac Pennsylvania 2012 Presidential Survey

Quinnipiac Pennsylvania 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 47% [45%] {46%} (46%) [44%] {45%} (42%) [47%]
• Mitt Romney 39% [42%] {40%} (43%) [43%] {43%} (44%) [40%]

Among Men

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

Among Women

• Barack Obama 52% [46%] {46%} (50%) [47%]
• Mitt Romney 35% [40%] {38%} (37%) [38%]

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Barack Obama 51% [48%] {47%} (46%) [47%] {45%} / 43% [46%] {47%} (47%) [49%] {49%} {+8%}
• Mitt Romney 35% [37%] {33%} (34%) [36%] {32%} / 39% [38%] {43%} (30%) [30%] {28%} {-4%} 

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on the economy - Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Barack Obama 44% [42%] (42%) [41%]
• Mitt Romney 43% [48%] (48%) [45%]

Do you think the economy is beginning to recover or not? 

• Yes 56% [57%]
• No 40% [39%] 
  

Please tell me which one of the following you would most like to see Mitt Romney choose as a candidate for vice president:

• Chris Christie 28%
• Marco Rubio 15%
• Paul Ryan 8%
• Bobby Jindal 6%
• Rob Portman 4% 
• Tim Pawlenty 4%
• Kelly Ayotte 3%
• Someone else 4%
• Don't know 27%

Among Republicans

• Chris Christie 29%
• Marco Rubio 27%
• Bobby Jindal 8%
• Paul Ryan 6%
• Rob Portman 4% 
  
• Kelly Ayotte 2%
• Tim Pawlenty 2%
• Someone else 4%
• Don't know 19%

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

• Approve 50% [45%] {47%} (43%) [44%] {43%} (43%) [48%] {42%} (51%) [44%]
• Disapprove 46% [50%] {49%} (52%) [52%] {54%} (54%) [48%] {53%} (44%) [43%]

Looking ahead to the 2012 election for President, do you feel that Barack Obama deserves to be reelected, or do you feel that he does not deserve to be reelected?

• Yes/Deserves 50% [46%] {47%} (47%) [46%] {44%} (42%) [48%] {42%} (48%) [44%]
• No/Does not 46% [50%] {49%} (49%) [50%] {51%} (52%) [46%] {52%} (45%) [45%]

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the situation in Afghanistan?

• Approve 56%
• Disapprove 34%

From what you've read and heard, do you think Barack Obama is removing U.S. troops from Afghanistan too quickly, not quickly enough, or is he handling this about right?

• Too quickly 13%
• Not quickly enough 32%
• About right 48%

Among Democrats

• Too quickly 2%
• Not quickly enough 30%
• About right 62%

 Among Republicans

• Too quickly 30%
• Not quickly enough 28%
• About right 31%

Survey of 1,168 registered voters was conducted April 25 - May 1, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 2.9 percentage points.  Party ID: 36% Democrat; 29% Republican; 30% Independent; 5% Other.  Results from the poll conducted March 20-26, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted March 7-12, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 28 - December 5, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted October 31 - November 7, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 21-26, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 25-31, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted June 7-12, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 19-25, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 8-14, 2011 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted December 6-13, 2010 are in square brackets.