Poll Watch: PPP (D) Massachusetts 2012 Presidential Survey

PPP (D) Massachusetts 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 55% [55%] (58%) {53%} [57%] (52%)
• Mitt Romney 39% [39%] (35%) {40%} [37%] (43%)

Among Independents

• Barack Obama 46% [45%] (46%) {42%} [43%] (41%) 
• Mitt Romney 45% [47%] (45%) {46%} [52%] (52%) 

Among Men

• Barack Obama 49%
• Mitt Romney 46%

Among Women

• Barack Obama 60%
• Mitt Romney 32%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Joe Biden 46% / 43% {+3%}
• Paul Ryan 37% / 49% {-12%}
• Mitt Romney 39% [39%] (37%) {41%} [40%] (40%) / 55% [56%] (57%) {53%} [52%] (51%) {-16%}

Among Independents

• Paul Ryan 42% / 41% {+1%}
• Mitt Romney 42% [47%] (45%) {45%} [52%] (50%) / 48% [47%] (47%) {46%} [39%] (44%) {-6%}
• Joe Biden 36% / 51% {-15%}

Among Moderates

• Joe Biden 47% / 42% {+5%}
• Paul Ryan 33% / 50% {-17%}
• Mitt Romney 36% [38%] (42%) {46%} [46%] (40%) / 56% [56%] (52%) {48%} [46%] (53%) {-20%}

If you were allowed to vote directly for Vice President, would you choose Democrat Joe Biden or Republican Paul Ryan?

• Joe Biden 51%
• Paul Ryan 39%
• Not sure 10%

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

• Approve 55% [53%] (57%) {49%} [58%] (55%)
• Disapprove 41% [43%] (38%) {45%} [37%] (40%)

Among Independents

• Approve 46% [40%] (46%) {42%} [46%] (45%)
• Disapprove 49% [53%] (48%) {53%} [48%] (49%)

Among Moderates

• Approve 54% [49%] (55%) {43%} [55%] (56%)
• Disapprove 40% [44%] (36%) {50%} [34%] (37%)

Regardless of how you feel about him now, do you approve or disapprove of the work Mitt Romney did while he was Governor of Massachusetts?

• Approve 42% [40%] (48%)
• Disapprove 46% [46%] (40%)

Do you consider Mitt Romney to be a Bay Stater, or not?

• He is 23% [25%]
• He is not 66% [65%]

Who do you think was a better Governor of Massachusetts: Mitt Romney or Deval Patrick?

• Deval Patrick 51%
• Mitt Romney 42%
• Not sure 8%

Do you support or oppose Paul Ryan's proposal for reforming Medicare?

• Support 28%
• Oppose 53%
• Not sure 19%

Do you support or oppose the state of Massachusetts sending voter registration forms to welfare recipients?

• Support 43%
• Oppose 40%
• Not sure 17%

Survey of 1,115 likely Massachusetts voters was conducted August 16-19, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.3 percentage points. Party ID: 38% [39%] (41%) {40%} [46%] (42%) Democrat; 15% [13%] (14%) {15%} [15%] (20%) Republican; 48% [48%] (45%) {45%} [40%] (38%) Independent/Other. Political views: 35% [35%] (36%) {35%} [33%] Moderate; 23% [25%] (27%) {23%} [24%] Somewhat liberal; 22% [19%] (21%) {21%} [19%] Somewhat conservative; 13% [13%] (11%) {15%} [16%] Very liberal; 7% [8%] (5%) {6%} [8%] Very conservative.  Results from the poll conducted June 22-24, 2012 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted March 16-18, 2012 are in parentheses.   Results from the poll conducted September 16-18, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 2-5, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 29 - December 1, 2010 are in parentheses.