Poll Watch: Fox News Virginia 2012 Presidential Survey

Fox News Virginia 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 50%
  
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 43%

Among Men

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 45%
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 44%  

Among Women

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 53% 
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 40%

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

• Strongly favor him 69%
• Like him, but with reservations 21%
• Favor him because you dislike Romney 9%

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

• Strongly favor him 52%
• Like him, but with reservations 26%
• Favor him because you dislike Obama 21%

If the presidential election were held today, how would you vote if the candidates were:  

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 49%
  
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 42%
• Virgil Goode-Jim Clymer 2%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Barack Obama 58% / 39% {+19%}
• Mitt Romney 48% / 46% {+2%}

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 52%
• Mitt Romney 40%

Handling foreign policy 

• Barack Obama 53%
• Mitt Romney 40%

Protecting the U.S. from terrorist attacks

• Barack Obama 50%
• Mitt Romney 42%

Improving the economy and creating jobs

• Barack Obama 49%
• Mitt Romney 44%

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

• Approve 53%
• Disapprove 45%

Survey of 1,006 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: 38% Democrat; 33% Republican; 26% Independent/Other.