Poll Watch: Fox News Ohio 2012 Presidential Survey

Fox News Ohio 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 49% [45%] (38%)
  
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 42% [39%] (44%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 51% [42%]
• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 41% [43%] 

Among Women

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 57% [47%]
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 34% [37%]

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

• Strongly favor him 70%
• Like him, but with reservations 19%
• Favor him because you dislike Romney 10%

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

• Strongly favor him 47%
• Like him, but with reservations 26%
• Favor him because you dislike Obama 26%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Barack Obama 55% [48%] / 42% [47%] {+13%}
• Mitt Romney 45% [36%] / 50% [46%] {-5%}

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 53%
• Mitt Romney 39%

Handling foreign policy 

• Barack Obama 53%
• Mitt Romney 40%

Protecting the U.S. from terrorist attacks

• Barack Obama 52%
• Mitt Romney 40%

Improving the economy and creating jobs

• Barack Obama 50%
• Mitt Romney 43%

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

• Approve 50% [46%] (40%)
• Disapprove 46% [47%] (49%)

Survey of 1,009 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; 36% Republican; 21% Independent/Other.  Results from the poll conducted April 15-17, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 11-13, 2012 are in parentheses.