Poll Watch: NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Telemundo 2012 Hispanic Presidential Survey

NBC/WSJ/Telemundo 2012 Latino Presidential Poll

Among Registered Voters

• Barack Obama 66% (61%)
• Mitt Romney 26% (27%)

And, if the next election for president were held today, for whom would you vote if the choices were Mitt Romney the Republican candidate, Barack Obama the Democratic candidate, or an Independent candidate?

• Barack Obama 56%
• Mitt Romney 19%
• Independent 16%

Rate your feelings toward each one as very positive, somewhat positive, neutral, somewhat negative, or very negative.

Barack Obama

• Very positive 41% (31%)
• Somewhat positive 26% (27%)
• Neutral 14% (17%)
• Somewhat negative 6% (11%)
• Very negative 12% (12%)

Mitt Romney

• Very positive 5% (6%)
• Somewhat positive 16% (20%)
• Neutral 26% (21%)
• Somewhat negative 18% (14%)
• Very negative 23% (21%)

Democratic Party

• Very positive 22% (24%)
• Somewhat positive 30% (27%)
• Neutral 26% (26%)
• Somewhat negative 9% (8%)
• Very negative 8% (11%)

Republican Party

• Very positive 6% (7%)
• Somewhat positive 16% (15%)
• Neutral 27% (31%)
• Somewhat negative 20% (15%)
• Very negative 25% (25%)

In general, do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as president?

• Approve 65% (61%)
• Disapprove 27% (32%)

Do you generally approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing in handling the economy?

• Approve 62% (54%)
• Disapprove 32% (38%)

Have you seen, read, or heard the news coverage about the Obama administration’s announcement of a new policy that would stop the deportation of illegal immigrants who today are younger than thirty years old and were brought to the United States as children? (IF YES:) And, have you seen, read, or heard a lot or just some about this?

• Yes, a lot 49%
• Yes, just some 35%
• No 14%

This new policy would apply for now to those who came to the United States before they were 16 and who are younger than 30 if they have lived here for five years, have no criminal history, and graduated from a U.S. high school or served in the military. The policy would allow them to attend college and work in the U.S. legally. Now, having heard some information about this policy, would you say you favor or oppose it?

• Strongly favor 63%
• Somewhat favor 24%
• Somewhat oppose 4%
• Strongly oppose 6%

I'm going to read you two statements about the role of government, and I'd like to know which one comes closer to your point of view.

Statement A: Government should do more to solve problems and help meet the needs of people,
OR
Statement B: Government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals.

• A/Government should do more 64%
• B/Government is doing too many things 30%

What is your preference for the outcome of this year's congressional elections -- a Congress controlled by Republicans or a Congress controlled by Democrats?

Among Registered Voters 

• Democrat-controlled Congress 66% (58%)
• Republican-controlled Congress 27% (30%)

Survey of 300 Hispanic/Latino adults, including a subsample of 203 registered Hispanic/Latino voters (65% of whom say they are almost certain to vote), was conducted June 20-24, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 5.66 percentage points among adults; +/- 6.88 percentage points among registered voters. Results from the poll conducted May 16-21, 2012 are in parentheses.