Poll Watch: PPP (D) Connecticut 2012 Presidential Survey

PPP (D) Connecticut 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 51% (47%)
• Mitt Romney 43% (45%)

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 47% (48%)
• Barack Obama 40% (36%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 49% (53%)
• Barack Obama 43% (38%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama 57% (55%)
• Mitt Romney 38% (37%)

If the Democratic ticket was Barack Obama for President and Joe Biden for Vice President, and the Republican ticket was Mitt Romney for President and Condoleezza Rice for Vice President, which would you vote for?

• Obama-Biden 48%
• Romney-Rice 43%

If the Democratic ticket was Barack Obama for President and Joe Biden for Vice President, and the Republican ticket was Mitt Romney for President and Bobby Jindal for Vice President, which would you vote for?

• Obama-Biden 51%
• Romney-Jindal 41%

If the Democratic ticket was Barack Obama for President and Joe Biden for Vice President, and the Republican ticket was Mitt Romney for President and Rob Portman for Vice President, which would you vote for?

• Obama-Biden 49%
• Romney-Portman 39%

If the Democratic ticket was Barack Obama for President and Joe Biden for Vice President, and the Republican ticket was Mitt Romney for President and Tim Pawlenty for Vice President, which would you vote for?

• Obama-Biden 51%
• Romney-Pawlenty 40%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 41% (41%) / 53% (42%) {-12%}

Among Republicans

• Mitt Romney 73% (64%) / 22% (22%) {+51%}

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 47% (45%) / 44% (37%) {+3%}

Among Moderates

• Mitt Romney 35% (43%) / 57% (38%) {-22%}

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 49% (42%) / 45% (44%) {+4%}

Among Women

• Mitt Romney 35% (40%) / 60% (40%) {-25%} 
  

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Condoleezza Rice?

• Favorable 57%
• Unfavorable 32%

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Tim Pawlenty?

• Favorable 22%
• Unfavorable 29%

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Rob Portman?

• Favorable 15%
• Unfavorable 23%

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Bobby Jindal?

• Favorable 21%
• Unfavorable 32%

Do you approve or disapprove of Barack Obama’s job performance?

• Approve 50% (48%)
• Disapprove 46% (49%)

Among Independents

• Approve 41% (41%)
• Disapprove 43% (53%)

Among Moderates

• Approve 50% (48%)
• Disapprove 45% (46%)

Among Men

• Approve 42% (39%)
• Disapprove 54% (58%)

Among Women

• Approve 57% (56%)
• Disapprove 40% (40%)

Do you think Mitt Romney should release his tax returns for the last 12 years, or not?

• He should 59%
• He should not 34%

Survey of 771 likely Connecticut voters was conducted July 26-29, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points. Party ID: 41% (45%) Democrat; 28% (31%) Republican; 30% (24%) Independent/Other. Political ideology: 34% (29%) Moderate; 23% (24%) Somewhat conservative; 19% (26%) Somewhat liberal; 14% (10%) Very liberal; 10% (11%) Very conservative.  Results from the poll conducted September 22-25, 2011 are in parentheses.