Poll Watch: Monmouth University New Jersey 2012 Presidential Survey

Monmouth University New Jersey 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 50%
• Mitt Romney 42%
• Other candidate 1%
• Undecided 6%

Among Independents

• Barack Obama 44%
• Mitt Romney 42%
• Other candidate 6%
• Undecided 9%

Among Men

• Barack Obama 47%
• Mitt Romney 46%
• Other candidate 2%
• Undecided 5%

Among Women

• Barack Obama 54%
• Mitt Romney 31%
• Other candidate 3%
• Undecided 11%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Barack Obama 53% / 38% {+15%}
• Mitt Romney 41% / 39% {+2%}

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 40% / 31% {+9%}
• Barack Obama 45% / 38% {+7%}

Among Men

• Barack Obama 49% / 38% {+11%}
• Mitt Romney 44% / 34% {+10%}

Among Women

• Barack Obama 56% / 30% {+26%}
• Mitt Romney 29% / 41% {-12%}

Regardless of which presidential candidate you support, please tell me if you think Barack Obama or Mitt Romney would do a better job handling the economy?

• Barack Obama 44%
• Mitt Romney 42%

Now, thinking about different personal qualities, please tell me whether each of the following applies more to Obama or more to Romney, or to both equally.  

Is a strong and decisive leader

• Barack Obama 44%
• Mitt Romney 30%

Cares about people like you

• Barack Obama 50%
• Mitt Romney 23%

Has a clear plan for solving the country’s problems

• Barack Obama 34%
• Mitt Romney 34%

Survey of 535 likely voters was conducted July 18-22, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.2 percentage points. Party ID: 34% Democrat; 23% Republican; 43% Independent.