Poll Watch: Rasmussen (R) Ohio 2012 Presidential Survey

Rasmussen (R) Ohio 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 45% [47%] (44%) {46%} [48%] (45%)
• Mitt Romney 45% [45%] (46%) {42%} [40%] (41%)
• Some other candidate 6% [5%] (6%) {5%} [8%] (10%)
• Undecided 4% [4%] (5%) {8%} [3%] (4%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 48% [49%] {49%}
  
• Barack Obama 43% [48%] {38%}

Among Women

• Barack Obama 46% [46%] {52%}
• Mitt Romney 42% [42%] {36%}

Please let me know if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Mitt Romney. 

• Very favorable 27% [25%] (17%) {14%}
• Somewhat favorable 22% [23%] (31%) {34%}
• Somewhat unfavorable 19% [17%] (23%) {23%}
• Very unfavorable 31% [33%] (27%) {23%}

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 49% [48%] (48%) {48%} [42%] (45%) / 50% [50%] (50%) {46%} [52%] {-1%}

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

• Strongly approve 30% [29%] (24%) {23%}  [27%]
• Somewhat approve 18% [21%] (22%) {27%} [22%] 
• Somewhat disapprove 9% [4%] (12%) {9%} [12%]
• Strongly disapprove 42% [43%] (42%) {39%} [37%]

Survey of 500 likely voters was conducted August 13, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted July 18, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 29, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted April 18, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted March 26, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 8, 2012 are in parentheses.