Poll Watch: Rasmussen (R) Missouri 2012 Presidential Survey

Rasmussen (R) Missouri 2012 Presidential Poll

• Mitt Romney 49% {48%} [50%] (45%) 
• Barack Obama 42% {45%} [41%] (42%) 

How would you rate the job Barack Obama has been doing as president?

• Strongly approve 27% {29%} [27%] (27%)
• Somewhat approve 15% {19%} [19%] (20%)
• Somewhat disapprove 10% {8%} [7%] (9%)
• Strongly disapprove 47% {43%} [46%] (43%)

Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Mitt Romney?

• Very favorable 23% {16%}
• Somewhat favorable 33% {33%}
• Somewhat unfavorable 20% {31%}
• Very unfavorable 20% {18%}

Who would do a better job managing the economy: Mitt Romney or Barack Obama?

• Mitt Romney 53%
• Barack Obama 36%

Are Barack Obama and Mitt Romney the best two people to be running for President?

• Yes 20%
• No 63%

When looking at a choice between Obama and Romney, is it a choice you are excited about or will you simply be voting for the lesser of two evils?

• Excited about choices 46%
• Voting for lesser of two evils 45%

Note: Obama leads Romney 56% to 43% among voters who are excited about this year’s presidential choices. Romney holds a 59% to 26% lead among those who are simply voting for the lesser of two evils.

Generally speaking, do you prefer a candidate with mostly political experience, mostly business experience or a combination of political and business experience?

• Mostly political experience 11%
• Mostly business experience 14%
• Combination of political and business experience 70%

Survey of 500 likely Missouri voters was conducted June 7, 2012.  The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted April 17, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted March 14-15, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 9, 2011 are in parentheses.

Inside the numbers:

Romney leads the president 50% to 39% among male voters in Missouri and holds a smaller 48% to 44% edge among female voters.

The incumbent leads 47% to 42% among voters under 40, but Romney holds double-digit advantages voters older than 40.

Romney holds a 21-point lead over the president among Missouri voters who aren’t affiliated with either major political party.

Obama holds a large advantage among those who favor a candidate with mostly political experience, while Romney draws support from most who favor a candidate with a business background. Romney leads the president 51% to 41% among those who prefer a combination in a candidate.

Fifteen percent (15%) of all Missouri voters say they agree with the president on just about everything, while another 29% agree with him on most important issues. By comparison, 12% agree with Romney on just about everything, and 38% agree with him on most important issues. While just 16% say they disagree with Romney on just about everything, 41% say the same about Obama.

Thirty-one percent (31%) think Obama and Romney disagree on just about everything, and 52% more say they disagree on most important issues.