Poll Watch: Gravis Marketing/Capitol Correspondent Ohio 2012 Presidential Survey

Gravis Marketing/Capitol Correspondent Ohio 2012 Presidential Poll

• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 46.8% (44.4%)
• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 43.7% (45.3%)
• Other/Unsure 9.5% (10.3%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 50.31% (51%)
• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 40.75% (40%)
• Other/Unsure 8.94%

Among Women

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 46.46% (48%)
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 43.49% (42%)
• Other/Unsure 10.06%

Survey of  1,381 registered voters was conducted September 2, 2012.  The margin of error is +/- 2.9 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted August 27, 2012 are in parentheses.

Inside the numbers:

Before the Republican convention, Obama held a 46% to 43% lead among the 18-29 year olds, a 49% to 44% lead among 30-39 year olds, a 43.6% to 43.3% lead among 40-49 year olds, and a 44.5% to 47.3% deficit among voters above 50 years old.

Following the convention, Obama’s lead among 18-29 year olds has widened to 56% to 33%, while Romney has overtaken the lead among all the other demographic voting groups, with Romney holding a 51% to 38% lead among 30 to 39 year olds, a 57% to 36% lead among 40 to 49 year olds, and a 46% to 45% lead among likely voters over 50 years old.