Poll Watch: Fox News 2012 Presidential Survey

Fox News 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 43% (46%) [46%] {44%} (46%) [47%] {46%} (44%) [42%] {45%} (47%) [48%] {48%} 
• Mitt Romney 43% (39%) [46%] {46%} (42%) [42%] {45%} {42%} [44%] {42%} (41%) [41%] {41%}

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 46% (46%) [49%] {52%} [47%]
• Barack Obama 41% (37%) [45%] {38%} [42%]

Among Women

• Barack Obama 46% (55%) [47%] {49%} [50%]
• Mitt Romney 40% (33%) [42%] {41%} [38%]

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Barack Obama 54% (52%) [50%] (50%) {51%} / 42% (44%) [48%] (47%) {46%} {+12%}
• Mitt Romney 46% (45%) [42%] (39%) {45%} / 42% (43%) [45%] (49%) {38%} {+4%}

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

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

If you had to say one way or the other, would you say the Obama administration has mostly succeeded or mostly failed at:

Making the country safer

• Mostly succeeded 55%
• Mostly failed 32%

Improving America’s image around the world

• Mostly succeeded 48%
• Mostly failed 44%

Improving health care

• Mostly succeeded 36%
• Mostly failed 52%

Stimulating the economy

• Mostly succeeded 36%
• Mostly failed 54%

Creating new jobs

• Mostly succeeded 32%
• Mostly failed 56%

Regardless of how you might vote, which presidential candidate do you trust to do a better job on each of the following issues -- Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

Handling education

• Barack Obama 52%
• Mitt Romney 34%

Fighting terrorism

• Barack Obama 47%
• Mitt Romney 34%

Handling foreign policy

• Barack Obama 49%
• Mitt Romney 38%

Bringing the country together

• Barack Obama 43%
• Mitt Romney 38%

Standing up to special interests

• Barack Obama 43%
• Mitt Romney 38%

Strengthening families

• Barack Obama 44%
• Mitt Romney 40%

Handling health care

• Barack Obama 43%
• Mitt Romney 40%

Restoring trust in government

• Barack Obama 39%
• Mitt Romney 39%

Encouraging the values you believe in

• Mitt Romney 43%
• Barack Obama 42%

Handling taxes

• Mitt Romney 44%
• Barack Obama 40%

Improving the economy

• Mitt Romney 46%
• Barack Obama 39%

Encouraging job creation

• Mitt Romney 46%
• Barack Obama 39%

Handling illegal immigration

• Mitt Romney 43%
• Barack Obama 36%

Cutting government spending

• Mitt Romney 51%
• Barack Obama 31%

Which presidential candidate -- Barack Obama or Mitt Romney -- do you think is better described by the following qualities?

Being a talker, not a doer

• Barack Obama 47%
• Mitt Romney 34%

Taking personal responsibility

• Barack Obama 46%
• Mitt Romney 38%

Being honest

• Barack Obama 42%
• Mitt Romney 35%

Being on your side

• Barack Obama 45%
• Mitt Romney 39%

Having the right experience

• Barack Obama 44%
• Mitt Romney 39%

Being a strong leader

• Barack Obama 45%
• Mitt Romney 40%

Being a doer, not a talker 

• Barack Obama 41%
• Mitt Romney 41%

If Israel were to take military action against Iran, do you think the U.S. would support or oppose this action?

• Would support 57%
• Would oppose 25%

Which presidential candidate -- Barack Obama or Mitt Romney -- do you think would be more likely to back Israel if it did take military action against Iran?

• Mitt Romney 43%
• Barack Obama 29%

Do you think President Obama should -- or should not -- be personally involved in deciding which terrorists should be targeted for assassination by drone attacks?

• Should 49%
• Should not 39%

Which presidential candidate -- Barack Obama or Mitt Romney -- do you think most members of the media want to win the election?

• Barack Obama 58%
• Mitt Romney 21%

Survey of 907 registered voters was conducted by Anderson Robbins Research (D)/Shaw & Company Research (R) June 3-5, 2012. The margin of error is ± 3 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted May 13-15, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted April 22-24, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 9-11, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted March 10-12, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted February 6-9, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 12-14, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted December 5-7, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted November 13-15, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 25-27, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 17-19, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted June 5-7, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 7-9, 2011 are in curly brackets.