Poll Watch: Siena College New York 2012 Presidential Survey

Siena College New York 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 59% {57%} [60%] (60%) {63%} [59%] {55%} [56%] (55%)
• Mitt Romney 35% {37%} [35%] (34%) {31%} [34%] {37%} [36%] (37%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Barack Obama 59% {60%} [58%] (61%) {64%} [57%] {55%} [52%] (52%) / 38% {38%} [39%] (36%) {34%} [40%] {43%} [45%] (45%) {+21%}
• Mitt Romney 35% {33%} [35%] (32%) {35%} [36%] {34%} [30%] (32%) / 56% {57%} [57%] (57%) {55%} [48%] {45%} [46%] (46%) {-21%} 

How would you rate the job that Barack Obama is doing as President? Would you rate it excellent, good, fair, or poor?

• Excellent 14% {15%} [13%] (16%) {15%} [10%] {9%} [11%] (10%) [13%] {16%}
• Good 32% {32%} [32%] (34%) {34%} [33%] {29%} [29%] (26%) [32%] {37%}
• Fair 26% {25%} [25%] (23%) {27%} [28%] {32%} [28%] (30%) [30%] {24%}
• Poor 27% {27%} [29%] (26%) {24%} [29%] {30%} [33%] (33%) [25%] {23%}

Barack Obama is running for re-election as President in 2012. I know it's a ways off, but as things stand now, would you vote to reelect him or would you prefer someone else?

• Re-elect 54% {54%} [54%] (56%) {58%} [51%] {48%} [47%] (47%) [50%] (52%) {54%}
• Prefer someone else 42% {42%} [41%] (38%) {36%} [42%] {45%} [47%] (45%) [41%] (44%) {39%}

I'm going to read you a list of issues and I'd like you to tell me who you think will do a better job in addressing that issue as President, Mitt Romney or Barack Obama.

Creating jobs

• Barack Obama 51%
• Mitt Romney 40%

Addressing the national deficit

• Barack Obama 49%
• Mitt Romney 43%

Improving the economy

• Barack Obama 54%
• Mitt Romney 38%

Fighting for middle class families

• Barack Obama 64%
• Mitt Romney 30%

Keeping the United States safe from terrorism

• Barack Obama 62%
• Mitt Romney 27%

Tackling the nation's health care needs

• Barack Obama 59%
• Mitt Romney 33%

Resolving the finances of programs such as Social Security and Medicare for the long-term

• Barack Obama 53%
• Mitt Romney 39%

Making the federal government work more effectively

• Barack Obama 50%
• Mitt Romney 40%

Finally, as you think about the upcoming presidential election, do you think the two major candidates - Mitt Romney and Barack Obama - provide Americans with a clear choice and two distinct competing visions for our future? Or do you think that in reality there is little difference between the two?

• Clear choice 61%
• Little difference 35%

Survey of 807 registered voters was conducted June 3-6, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.4 percentage points. Party ID: 48% {48%} [48%] (48%) {48%} [48%] {48%} Democrat; 24% {24%} [24%] (24%) {24%} [24%] {24%} Republican; 25% {25%} [25%] (25%) {25%} [24%] {25%} Independent/Other. Political ideology: 44% {39%} [42%] (42%) {41%} [43%] {42%} Moderate; 30% {27%} [28%] (26%) {28%} [27%] {29%} Conservative; 22% {27%} [26%] (28%) {28%} [27%] {24%} Liberal.  Results from the poll conducted May 6-10, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 1-4, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 26-29, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted January 29 - February 1, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 8-13, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 10-12, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 15, 18-21, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 9-14, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted July 2011 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted June 2011 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted May 2011 are in curly brackets.