Poll Watch: Fox News 2012 Presidential Survey

Fox News 2012 Presidential Poll

Among Likely Voters

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 48% (48%) [44%]
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 43% (43%) [45%]
  

Among Registered Voters

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 49% (46%) [44%] {49%} (45%) [45%] {43%} (46%) [46%] {44%} (46%) [47%] {46%} (44%) [42%] {45%} (47%) [48%] {48%} 
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 41% (42%) [42%] {40%} (41%) [40%] {43%} (39%) [46%] {46%} (42%) [42%] {45%} {42%} [44%] {42%} (41%) [41%] {41%}

Among Men

• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 47% (48%) [48%] {41%} (43%) [40%] {46%} (46%) [49%] {52%} [47%]
• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 45% (42%) [40%] {47%} (42%) [45%] {41%} (37%) [45%] {38%} [42%]

Among Women

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 51% (53%) [48%] {51%} (48%) [46%] {46%} (55%) [47%] {49%} [50%]
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 40% (39%) [42%] {39%} (40%) [39%] {40%} (33%) [42%] {41%} [38%]

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

Among Likely Voters

• Barack Obama 51% (53%) [51%] / 45% (43%) [46%] {+6%}
• Paul Ryan 43% (46%) [45%] / 39% (38%) [35%] {+4%}
  
• Mitt Romney 48% (49%) [49%] / 47% (45%) [44%] {+1%}
• Joe Biden 44% (47%) [46%] / 44% (44%) [44%] {0%}

Among Registered Voters

• Barack Obama 52% (52%) [52%] {54%} (52%) {54%} (52%) [50%] (50%) {51%} / 43% (44%) [43%] {42%} (46%) {42%} (44%) [48%] (47%) {46%} {+9%}
• Joe Biden 44% (45%) [45%] / 43% (44%) [42%] {+1%}
• Paul Ryan 41% (43%) [41%] / 40% (36%) [34%] {+1%}
• Mitt Romney 46% (48%) [46%] {46%} (52%) {46%} (45%) [42%] (39%) {45%} / 48% (45%) [45%] {45%} (40%) {42%} (43%) [45%] (49%) {38%} {-2%} 

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as president?

Among Likely Voters 

• Approve 49% (50%) [46%]
  
• Disapprove 48% (47%) [50%]

Among Registered Voters

• Approve 49% (48%) [46%] {49%} (47%) [48%] {49%} (49%) [45%] {42%} (47%) [48%] {45%} (44%) [42%] {43%} (45%) [48%] {51%}
  
• Disapprove 46% (48%) [48%] {46%} (49%) [43%] {45%} (47%) [51%] {51%} (45%) [45%] {47%} (51%) [48%] {51%} (46%) [43%] {43%}

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing on the following issues?

Likely Voters

Terrorism

• Approve 56%
  
• Disapprove 39%

Health Care

• Approve 49%
  
• Disapprove 48%

The Economy

• Approve 44% [42%]
  
• Disapprove 52% [54%]

Libya

• Approve 39%
  
• Disapprove 43%

Regardless of how you plan to vote, do you believe Barack Obama deserves to be re-elected based on the job he has done over the last four years? 

Likely Voters

• Yes 50%
• No 46%

Regardless of how you might vote, which presidential candidate do you trust to do a better job on each of the following issues -- Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

Likely Voters

Handling foreign policy

• Barack Obama 52% {54%}
• Mitt Romney 41% {39%}

Protecting the U.S. from terrorist attacks

• Barack Obama 50% {49%}
• Mitt Romney 40% {41%}

Providing moral leadership for the country

• Barack Obama 49%
• Mitt Romney 44%

Improving the economy and creating jobs

• Barack Obama 47% {46%}
  
• Mitt Romney 46% {46%}

Managing your tax dollars

• Mitt Romney 46%
• Barack Obama 45%
  

Cutting government spending

• Mitt Romney 55% {52%}
• Barack Obama 38% {39%}
  

Survey of 1,208 registered voters, including a subsample of 1,092 likely voters, was conducted by Anderson Robbins Research (D)/Shaw & Company Research (R) September 24-26, 2012. The margin of error is ± 3 percentage points.  Party ID (among likely voters): 41% (42%) [42%] Democrat; 38% (36%) [38%] Republican; 20% (19%) [18%] Independent.  Party ID (among registered voters): 41% (40%) [42%] {44%} (42%) [41%] {41%} Democrat; 36% (37%) [35%] {35%} (38%) [36%] {37%} Republican; 20% (19%) [21%] {14%} (18%) [19%] {20%} Independent.   Results from the poll conducted September 9-11, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 19-21, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 5-7, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 15-17, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted June 24-26, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 3-5, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 13-15, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted April 22-24, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 9-11, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted March 10-12, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted February 6-9, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 12-14, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted December 5-7, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted November 13-15, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 25-27, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 17-19, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted June 5-7, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 7-9, 2011 are in curly brackets.