Poll Watch: Siena College New York 2012 Presidential Survey

Siena College New York 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 62% [61%] (59%) {57%} [60%] (60%) {63%} [59%] {55%} [56%] (55%)
• Mitt Romney 33% [34%] (35%) {37%} [35%] (34%) {31%} [34%] {37%} [36%] (37%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Barack Obama 64% [59%] (59%) {60%} [58%] (61%) {64%} [57%] {55%} [52%] (52%) / 35% [38%] (38%) {38%} [39%] (36%) {34%} [40%] {43%} [45%] (45%) {+29%}
• Joe Biden 56% / 38% {+18%}
• Paul Ryan 31% / 46% {-15%}
• Mitt Romney 34% [35%] (35%) {33%} [35%] (32%) {35%} [36%] {34%} [30%] (32%) / 61% [59%] (56%) {57%} [57%] (57%) {55%} [48%] {45%} [46%] (46%) {-27%} 

How would you rate the job that Barack Obama is doing as President? Would you rate it excellent, good, fair, or poor?

• Excellent 17% [16%] (14%) {15%} [13%] (16%) {15%} [10%] {9%} [11%] (10%) [13%] {16%}
• Good 36% [35%] (32%) {32%} [32%] (34%) {34%} [33%] {29%} [29%] (26%) [32%] {37%}
• Fair 19% [21%] (26%) {25%} [25%] (23%) {27%} [28%] {32%} [28%] (30%) [30%] {24%}
• Poor 28% [28%] (27%) {27%} [29%] (26%) {24%} [29%] {30%} [33%] (33%) [25%] {23%}

Barack Obama is running for re-election as President in 2012. I know it's a ways off, but as things stand now, would you vote to reelect him or would you prefer someone else?

• Re-elect 59% [57%] (54%) {54%} [54%] (56%) {58%} [51%] {48%} [47%] (47%) [50%] (52%) {54%}
• Prefer someone else 37% [39%] (42%) {42%} [41%] (38%) {36%} [42%] {45%} [47%] (45%) [41%] (44%) {39%}

Did Mitt Romney's selection of Congressman Paul Ryan to be his Vice Presidential running mate make you more likely to support Romney, less likely to support Romney, or did it have no effect on your support of Romney?

• More likely 16%
• Less likely 21%
• No effect 62%

Survey of 671 likely voters was conducted August 14-19, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.8 percentage points. Party ID: 49% [48%] (48%) {48%} [48%] (48%) {48%} [48%] {48%} Democrat; 24% [24%] (24%) {24%} [24%] (24%) {24%} [24%] {24%} Republican; 24% [24%] (25%) {25%} [25%] (25%) {25%} [24%] {25%} Independent/Other. Political ideology: 38% [43%] (44%) {39%} [42%] (42%) {41%} [43%] {42%} Moderate; 29% [27%] (30%) {27%} [28%] (26%) {28%} [27%] {29%} Conservative; 29% [27%] (22%) {27%} [26%] (28%) {28%} [27%] {24%} Liberal.  Results from the poll conducted July 10-15, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 3-6, 2012 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted May 6-10, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 1-4, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 26-29, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted January 29 - February 1, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 8-13, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 10-12, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 15, 18-21, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 9-14, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted July 2011 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted June 2011 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted May 2011 are in curly brackets.