Poll Watch: Rasmussen (R) Wisconsin 2012 Presidential Survey

Rasmussen (R) Wisconsin 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 49% [44%] (49%) {52%} [47%] (45%)
• Mitt Romney 46% [47%] (45%) {41%} [42%] (41%)

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 46% [43%] (39%) {31%}
• Barack Obama 39% [38%] (48%) {57%}

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

• Very favorable 23% [23%] (14%)
• Somewhat favorable 27% [26%] (33%)
• Somewhat unfavorable 18% [15%] (20%)
• Very unfavorable 30% [30%] (29%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 50% [49%] (47%) {50%} / 48% [45%] (49%) {44%} {+2%}

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

• Strongly approve 30% [27%] (35%) {36%}
• Somewhat approve 22% [20%] (17%) {15%}
• Somewhat disapprove 10% [8%] (8%) {10%}
• Strongly disapprove 37% [44%] (39%) {39%}

Generally speaking, is Mitt Romney’s track record in business primarily a reason to vote for him or vote against him?

• Reason to vote for him 40%
• Reason to vote against him 40%

Survey of 500 likely voters was conducted July 25, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted June 12, 2012 are in square brackets.  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.

Inside the numbers:

The GOP challenger has a seven-point lead among male voters in the state, but the president is ahead by 11 points among female voters.

Not surprisingly, those who see Romney’s business background as a positive heavily support the GOP nominee, while those who feel the opposite way back the president just as strongly. Among the 20% who are not sure, Obama picks up 48% of the vote to Romney’s 39%.