Poll Watch: Fox News Florida 2012 Presidential Survey

Fox News Florida 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 49% (45%)
  
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 44% (43%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 51% (45%)
• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 41% (42%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 57% (47%)
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 38% (41%)

(Among Obama Voters) Which of the following best describes your vote for Obama?

• Strongly favor him 74%
• Like him, but with reservations 14%
• Favor him because you dislike Romney 12%

(Among Romney Voters) Which of the following best describes your vote for Romney?

• Strongly favor him 53%
• Like him, but with reservations 20%
• Favor him because you dislike Obama 25%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Barack Obama 55% (49%) / 41% (47%) {+14%}
• Mitt Romney 49% (41%) / 45% (45%) {+4%}

Regardless of how you might vote, which presidential candidate do you trust to do a better job on each of the following issues: 

Protecting Medicare and making sure it’s there for future generations 

• Barack Obama 54%
• Mitt Romney 41%

Handling foreign policy 

• Barack Obama 52%
• Mitt Romney 43%

Protecting the U.S. from terrorist attacks 

• Barack Obama 51%
• Mitt Romney 42%

Improving the economy and creating jobs  

• Barack Obama 49%
• Mitt Romney 46%

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

• Approve 52% (43%)
• Disapprove 45% (48%)

Survey of 829 likely voters was conducted by Anderson Robbins Research (D)/Shaw & Company Research (R) September 16-18, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points.  Party ID: 42% Democrat; 37% Republican; 20% Independent/Other.  Results from the poll conducted April 15-17, 2012 are in parentheses.