Poll Watch: Quinnipiac Pennsylvania 2012 Presidential Survey

Quinnipiac Pennsylvania 2012 Presidential Poll

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

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 42% {44%} (44%) [44%] {41%} (48%) [48%]
  
• Barack Obama 41% {40%} (41%) [43%] {47%} (42%) [41%]

Among Women

• Barack Obama 48% {51%} (52%) [46%] {46%} (50%) [47%]
• Mitt Romney 36% {36%} (35%) [40%] {38%} (37%) [38%]

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Barack Obama 45% {49%} (51%) [48%] {47%} (46%) [47%] {45%} / 47% {44%} (43%) [46%] {47%} (47%) [49%] {49%} {-2%}
• Mitt Romney 34% {35%} (35%) [37%] {33%} (34%) [36%] {32%} / 39% {42%} (39%) [38%] {43%} (30%) [30%] {28%} {-5%}

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

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

Do you feel that Barack Obama deserves to be reelected, or do you feel that he does not deserve to be reelected?

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

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% {41%} (44%) [42%] (42%) [41%] 
  
• Mitt Romney 44% {49%} (43%) [48%] (48%) [45%]

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would be better for your personal economic future, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Barack Obama 44% 
• Mitt Romney 43%

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

• Barack Obama 44% 
• Mitt Romney 38%

As you may know, the Obama administration has announced a new policy in which young illegal immigrants who came to the country as children will be able to obtain work permits and will not face deportation. Do you support or oppose this new policy?

• Support 51%
• Oppose 41%

Does this new policy make you more likely to vote for Barack Obama for President, less likely to vote for Barack Obama for President, or doesn't it make a difference?

• More likely 12%
• Less likely 27%
• No difference 59%

Survey of 1,252 Pennsylvania voters was conducted June 19-25, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 2.8 percentage points.  Party ID: 37% {38%} (36%) Democrat; 29% {33%} (29%) Republican; 28% {24%} (30%) Independent; 7% {5%} (5%) Other.  Click here to view crosstabs.  Results from the poll conducted June 5-10, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 25 - May 1, 2012 are in parentheses.  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.