Poll Watch: Rasmussen (R) Virginia 2012 Presidential Survey

Rasmussen (R) Virginia 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 48% {47%} [47%] (44%) {51%} [49%] (45%) 
• Mitt Romney 46% {46%} [47%] (45%) {42%} [43%] (46%)   
• Some other candidate 2% {3%} [3%] (6%) {4%} [5%] (4%)
• Undecided 3% {3%} [3%] (5%) {4%} [3%] (5%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 48% {49%} [55%]
• Barack Obama 45% {44%} [37%]

Among Women

• Barack Obama 51% {50%} [55%] 
• Mitt Romney 45% {44%} [40%]

Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Mitt Romney?

• Very favorable 28% {24%} (17%)
• Somewhat favorable 25% {24%} (30%)
• Somewhat unfavorable 14% {22%} (22%)
• Very unfavorable 32% {28%} (28%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 53% {48%} [53%] (47%) / 46% {50%} [46%] (50%) {+7%}
  

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

• Strongly approve 36% {31%} [35%] (33%) {34%} [31%]
• Somewhat approve 13% {17%} [14%] (14%) {19%} [20%]
• Somewhat disapprove 8% {6%} [10%] (8%) {5%} [8%]
• Strongly disapprove 42% {43%} [40%] (43%) {40%} [38%]

Survey of 500 likely voters was conducted August 7, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted July 16-17, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 3, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 23, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted March 20, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 21, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 28, 2011 are in parentheses.

Inside the numbers:

Among voters not affiliated with either major political party, Romney leads by 10 points.

The incumbent draws strong support from young voters, while their elders heavily favor Romney.