Poll Watch: Des Moines Register/Selzer & Co. Iowa 2012 Presidential Survey

Des Moines Register/Selzer & Co. Iowa 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 49% (44%)
• Mitt Romney 45% (46%)
• Some other candidate 4%
• Undecided 2%

Survey of 650 likely voters was conducted September 23-26, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.8 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted February 12-15, 2012 are in parentheses.

Inside the numbers: 

Ten percent (10%) say they could still be persuaded to vote for another candidate.

 
Compare with recent Iowa 2012 Presidential Polls:

• PPP (D): Obama 51%, Romney 44% (754 LV; Sept. 24-26)
• ARG: Obama 51%, Romney 44% (600 LV; Sept. 20-23)
• Rasmussen (R): Romney 47%, Obama 44% (500 LV; Sept. 19)
• NBC/WSJ/Marist: Obama 50%, Romney 42% (898 LV; Sept. 16-18)