Poll Watch: Quinnipiac Connecticut 2012 Presidential Survey

Quinnipiac Connecticut 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 52% (50%) [53%] {49%}
• Mitt Romney 45% (38%) [37%] {36%}

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 49% (35%) [37%] {37%}
• Barack Obama 47% (45%) [48%] {41%}

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 53% (42%) [40%] {42%}
• Barack Obama 45% (48%) [51%] {46%}

Among Women

• Barack Obama 59% (52%) [55%] {52%}
• Mitt Romney 38% (35%) [34%] {31%}

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Barack Obama 51% (52%) [55%] {50%} / 46% (41%) [41%] {45%} {+5%}
• Mitt Romney 41% (34%) [35%] {34%} / 44% (42%) [43%] {28%} {-3%} 
• Paul Ryan 30% / 33% {-3%}
• Joe Biden 38% / 43% {-5%}

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 42% (29%) [36%] {31%} / 42% (38%) [43%] {25%} {0%}
• Paul Ryan 29% / 29% {0%}
• Barack Obama 45% (48%) [51%] {44%} / 51% (44%) [44%] {48%} {-6%} 
• Joe Biden 32% / 48% {-16%}

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 48% (35%) [38%] {42%} / 39% (43%) [45%] {28%} {+9%}
• Paul Ryan 38% / 33% {+5%}
• Barack Obama 44% (50%) [54%] {46%} / 54% (44%) [44%] {50%} {-10%} 
• Joe Biden 34% / 54% {-20%}

Among Women

• Barack Obama 57% (54%) [57%] {53%} / 39% (39%) [38%] {39%} {+18%}
• Joe Biden 41% / 35% {+6%}
• Paul Ryan 22% / 32% {-10%}
• Mitt Romney 34% (32%) [32%] {27%} / 47% (42%) [42%] {27%} {-13%}

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President?

• Approve 49% (53%) [53%] {48%} (53%) [49%]
• Disapprove 48% (43%) [43%] {48%} (44%) [47%]

Among Independents

• Approve 42% (48%) [49%] {43%} (47%) [44%]
• Disapprove 55% (47%) [46%] {51%} (48%) [51%]

Among Men

• Approve 43% (52%) [51%] {43%} (48%) [44%]
• Disapprove 55% (45%) [46%] {54%} (50%) [52%]

Among Women

• Approve 55% (53%) [54%] {52%} (56%) [53%]
• Disapprove 42% (41%) [40%] {42%} (39%) [43%]

Does Barack Obama's choice of Joe Biden for Vice President make you more likely to vote for Obama for President, less likely, or doesn't it make a difference?

• More likely 11%
• Less likely 16%
• No difference 71%

Does Mitt Romney's choice of Paul Ryan for Vice President make you more likely to vote for Romney for President, less likely, or doesn't it make a difference?

• More likely 23%
• Less likely 25%
• No difference 50%

Do you think Joe Biden is or is not qualified to serve as President if it becomes necessary, or don't you know enough about Joe Biden to say?

• Qualified 43%
• Not qualified 35%
• Don't know enough 20%

Do you think Paul Ryan is or is not qualified to serve as President if it becomes necessary, or don't you know enough about Paul Ryan to say?

• Qualified 29%
• Not qualified 26%
• Don't know enough 44%

Would you say that Barack Obama cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not?

• Yes 57%
• No 40%

Would you say that Mitt Romney cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not?

• Yes 43%
• No 49%

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on health care?

• Barack Obama 52%
• Mitt Romney 43%

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on taxes?

• Mitt Romney 47%
• Barack Obama 47%

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on the economy?

• Mitt Romney 49%
• Barack Obama 44%

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on the budget deficit?

• Mitt Romney 53%
  
• Barack Obama 40%

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on foreign policy?

• Barack Obama 52%
• Mitt Romney 40%

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on Medicare?

• Barack Obama 51%
• Mitt Romney 41%

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on women's reproductive health issues?

• Barack Obama 62%
• Mitt Romney 23%

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on abortion?

• Barack Obama 56%
• Mitt Romney 27%

Survey of 1,472 likely voters was conducted August 22-26, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 2.6 percentage points.  Party ID: 33% Democrat; 22% Republican; 40% Independent; 5% Other. Results from the poll conducted May 29 - June 3, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted March 14-19, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 8-13, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 8-13, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted March 1-7, 2011 are in square brackets.