Poll Watch: Franklin & Marshall Pennsylvania 2012 Presidential Survey

Franklin & Marshall Pennsylvania 2012 Presidential Poll

Likely Voters

• Barack Obama 52%
• Mitt Romney 43%
• Undecided 3%

Registered Voters

• Barack Obama 50% {44%} [48%] (41%) {41%} [35%] (36%)
• Mitt Romney 39% {38%} [36%] (33%) {30%} [26%] (30%)
• Other 5% {3%} [5%] (8%) {6%} [10%] (8%)
• Don't know 6% {15%} [12%] (18%) {24%} [30%] (27%)

Among Men

• Barack Obama 45%
• Mitt Romney 45%
• Other 5%
• Don't know 5%

Among Women

• Barack Obama 56%
• Mitt Romney 33%
• Other 5%
• Don't know 6%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Barack Obama 50% {46%} [47%] (45%) {45%} / 42% {45%} [44%] (47%) {44%} {+8%} 
• Mitt Romney 34% {32%} [27%] (27%) {25%} / 53% {49%} [48%] (44%) {35%} {-19%}

Regardless of how you plan to vote, which presidential candidate do you think is best described by each of the following statements?

Best understands the concerns of ordinary Americans?

• Barack Obama 59% {57%} [57%]
• Mitt Romney 32% {30%} [31%]

Is most prepared to fix our economic problems?

• Barack Obama 47% {42%} [44%] 
• Mitt Romney 43% {44%} [38%] 
  

Is closest to your views on value issues, such as abortion and gay marriage?

• Barack Obama 48% {44%} [47%]
• Mitt Romney 39% {42%} [37%]

Will better handle the job of commander in chief of the military?

• Barack Obama 53% {47%} [51%]
• Mitt Romney 38% {37%} [33%]

Is most prepared to handle foreign policy issues?

• Barack Obama 56% {53%} [57%]
• Mitt Romney 33% {34%} [29%]

How would you rate the way that Barack Obama is handling his job as president?

• Excellent 18% {12%} [13%] (11%) {9%} [9%] (9%)
• Good 29% {31%} [29%] (26%) {31%} [28%] (25%)
• Fair 19% {23%} [30%] (29%) {29%} [31%] (33%)
• Poor 33% {33%} [28%] (35%) {30%} [32%] (33%)

Survey of 632 registered voters, including 392 likely voters, was conducted September 18-23, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.9 percentage points among registered voters; +/- 4.9 percentage points among likely voters. Party registration: 50% {50%} [50%] Democrat; 37% {37%} [37%] Republican; 11% {11%} [10%] Independent; 2% {1%} [2%] Something else.  Ideology: 35% {36%} [36%] Conservative; 34% {40%} [34%] Moderate; 26% {21%} [25%] Liberal. Results from the poll conducted August 7-12, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 29 - June 4, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 14-20, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted January 17-22, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 24-30, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 22-29, 2011 are in parentheses.