Poll Watch: CNN/ORC 2012 Presidential Survey

CNN/ORC 2012 Presidential Poll

Among Registered Voters

• Barack Obama 49% [52%] (54%) {51%} [47%] (52%) {47%} [49%] (49%) {54%}
• Mitt Romney 46% [43%] (43%) {46%} [48%] (45%) {51%} [48%] (48%) {43%}

Do you support that candidate strongly, or only moderately?

Among Obama Voters

• Strongly 67%
• Only moderately 32%

Among Romney Voters

• Strongly 52%
• Only moderately 48%

Is your mind made up about who you will vote for, or is it possible you would change your mind?

• Mind made up 74% [67%]
• Might change mind 25% [29%]

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

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

Based on what you have read or heard about Mitt Romney's background in private business, do you think he does or does not have the right kind of business experience to reduce the unemployment rate and improve the economy if he were elected president?

• Has 50%
• Does not have 45%

Who do you think better understands how the economy works -- Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Barack Obama 45%
• Mitt Romney 45%

Who do you think better understands the problems faced by ordinary Americans -- Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Barack Obama 55%
• Mitt Romney 34%

Which of the following statements best describes your view of the economy: It will only get better if Barack Obama is re-elected President, It will only get better if Mitt Romney is elected President, It will get better if either Obama or Romney is elected or It will not get better if either Obama or Romney is elected.

• Will get better if Obama is re-elected 28%
• Will get better if Romney is elected 31%
• Will get better if either Obama or Romney is elected 19%
• Will not get better if either Obama or Romney is elected 21%

Survey of 1,009 adults, including a subsample of 895 registered voters, was conducted May 29-31, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted April 13-15, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted March 24-25, 2012 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted February 10-13, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 11-12, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted December 16-18, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted November 11-13, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 23-25, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 5-7, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted April 29 - May 1, 2011 are in curly brackets.