Poll Watch: Rasmussen (R) Wisconsin 2012 Presidential Survey

Rasmussen (R) Wisconsin 2012 Presidential Poll

• Mitt Romney 47% (45%) {41%} [42%] (41%)
• Barack Obama 44% (49%) {52%} [47%] (45%)

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 43% (39%) {31%}
• Barack Obama 38% (48%) {57%}

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 52%
• Barack Obama 37%

Among Women

• Barack Obama 50%
  
• Mitt Romney 42%

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

• Very favorable 23% (14%)
• Somewhat favorable 26% (33%)
• Somewhat unfavorable 15% (20%)
• Very unfavorable 30% (29%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 49% (47%) {50%} / 45% (49%) {44%} {+4%}

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

• Strongly approve 27% (35%) {36%}
• Somewhat approve 20% (17%) {15%}
• Somewhat disapprove 8% (8%) {10%}
• Strongly disapprove 44% (39%) {39%}

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 58%
• Voting for lesser of two evils 34%

Note: The president is ahead 54% to 45% among voters who are excited about the 2012 match-up. Romney leads 48% to 33% among those who are just choosing the lesser of two evils.

Survey of 500 likely voters was conducted June 12, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted May 9, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted March 27, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 27, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 26, 2011 are in parentheses.