Poll Watch: PPP (D) Massachusetts 2012 Presidential Survey

PPP (D) Massachusetts 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 55% (58%) {53%} [57%] (52%)
• Mitt Romney 39% (35%) {40%} [37%] (43%)

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 47% (45%) {46%} [52%] (52%) 
• Barack Obama 45% (46%) {42%} [43%] (41%)

If the candidates for President this year were Democrat Barack Obama, Republican Mitt Romney, Libertarian Gary Johnson, and Green Party candidate Jill Stein, who would you vote for?

• Barack Obama 53%
• Mitt Romney 38%
• Jill Stein 3%
• Gary Johnson 1%
• Not sure 4%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 39% (37%) {41%} [40%] (40%) / 56% (57%) {53%} [52%] (51%) {-17%}

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 47% (45%) {45%} [52%] (50%) / 47% (47%) {46%} [39%] (44%) {0%}

Among Moderates

• Mitt Romney 38% (42%) {46%} [46%] (40%) / 56% (52%) {48%} [46%] (53%) {-18%}

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Gary Johnson?

• Favorable 5%
• Unfavorable 14%

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Jill Stein?

• Favorable 12%
• Unfavorable 23%

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

• Approve 53% (57%) {49%} [58%] (55%)
• Disapprove 43% (38%) {45%} [37%] (40%)

Among Independents

• Approve 40% (46%) {42%} [46%] (45%)
• Disapprove 53% (48%) {53%} [48%] (49%)

Among Moderates

• Approve 49% (55%) {43%} [55%] (56%)
• Disapprove 44% (36%) {50%} [34%] (37%)

Regardless of how you feel about him now, do you approve or disapprove of the work Mitt Romney did while he was Governor of Massachusetts?

• Approve 40% (48%)
• Disapprove 46% (40%)

Do you consider Mitt Romney to be a Bay Stater, or not?

• He is 25%
• He is not 65%

Survey of 902 Massachusetts voters was conducted June 22-24, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.3 percentage points. Party ID: 39% (41%) {40%} [46%] (42%) Democrat; 13% (14%) {15%} [15%] (20%) Republican; 48% (45%) {45%} [40%] (38%) Independent/Other. Political views: 35% (36%) {35%} [33%] Moderate; 25% (27%) {23%} [24%] Somewhat liberal; 19% (21%) {21%} [19%] Somewhat conservative; 13% (11%) {15%} [16%] Very liberal; 8% (5%) {6%} [8%] Very conservative.  Results from the poll conducted March 16-18, 2012 are in parentheses.   Results from the poll conducted September 16-18, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 2-5, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 29 - December 1, 2010 are in parentheses.