Poll Watch: PPP (D) Missouri 2012 Senatorial Survey

PPP (D) Missouri 2012 Senate Poll

• Claire McCaskill (D) 45% (43%) {44%} [43%] (45%) {46%} [45%]
• Todd Akin (R) 44% (44%) {45%} [43%] (43%) {45%} [44%]
  

Among Men

• Todd Akin (R) 48% (50%) {46%} [45%]
  
• Claire McCaskill (D) 40% (36%) {44%} [43%]

Among Women

• Claire McCaskill (D) 49% (49%) {45%} [43%]
  
• Todd Akin (R) 42% (39%) {43%} [41%]
  

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Todd Akin 33% (24%) {21%} [19%] (18%) {18%}[20%] / 56% (58%) {21%} [28%] (26%) {21%} [24%] {-23%}

Among Men

• Todd Akin 36% (27%) {24%} [20%] / 56% (55%) {25%} [32%] {-20%} 

Among Women

• Todd Akin 31% (22%) {18%} [17%] / 56% (60%) {18%} [24%] {-25%}

Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Claire McCaskill’s job performance?

• Approve 40% (41%) {40%} [42%] (43%) {46%} [46%] (43%)
• Disapprove 55% (53%) {50%} [49%] (47%) {47%} [45%] (44%)

Do you think Todd Akin should withdraw from the U.S. Senate race, or not?

• He should withdraw 37%
• He should not 54%

Do you accept Todd Akin’s apology for the comments he made last week, or not?

• Accept his apology 53%
• Do not 40%

Survey of 621 likely Missouri voters was conducted August 28-29, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.9 percentage points. Party ID: 35% (39%) {33%} [35%] (37%) {37%} [37%] (39%) Republican; 33% (30%) {35%} [39%] (33%) {37%} [38%] (36%) Democrat; 32% (32%) {33%} [27%] (30%) {25%} [25%] (26%) Independent/Other. Political ideology: 33% (27%) {30%} [27%] (27%) {32%} [27%] Moderate; 29% (29%) {25%} [22%] (26%) {25%} [27%] Somewhat conservative; 19% (19%) {21%} [20%] (23%) {20%} [22%] Very conservative; 12% (16%) {14%} [21%] (14%) {14%} [16%] Somewhat liberal; 8% (9%) {9%} [10%] (10%) {9%} [8%] Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted August 20, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted May 24-27, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 27-29, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 9-12, 2011 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted April 28 - May 1, 2011 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted March 3-6, 2011 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted November 29 - December 1, 2010 are in parentheses.