Poll Watch: NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist Colorado 2012 Presidential Survey

NBC/WSJ/Marist Colorado 2012 Presidential Poll  

Likely Voters

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 50%
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 45%

Among Men

• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 50%
• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 45%

Among Women

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 54%
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 40%

Registered Voters

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 50% (46%)
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 44% (45%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

Likely Voters

• Barack Obama 51% / 45% {+6%}
• Paul Ryan 43% / 44% {-1%}
• Joe Biden 43% / 46% {-3%}
• Mitt Romney 43% / 50% {-7%}

Registered Voters

• Barack Obama 51% (47%) / 44% (47%) {+7%}
• Joe Biden 42% / 45% {-3%}
• Paul Ryan 40% / 44% {-4%}
• Mitt Romney 42% (43%) / 52% (43%) {-10%}

Which candidate will do a better job handling the economy?

Likely Voters

• Barack Obama 48%
• Mitt Romney 46%

Registered Voters

• Barack Obama 48% (42%)
• Mitt Romney 45% (45%)

Which candidate will do a better job handling foreign policy?

Likely Voters

• Barack Obama 51%
• Mitt Romney 41%

Registered Voters

• Barack Obama 51% (47%)
• Mitt Romney 40% (39%)

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

Likely Voters

• Approve 47%
• Disapprove 48%

Registered Voters

• Approve 47% (45%)
• Disapprove 47% (49%)

Survey of 1,290 registered voters, including 971 likely voters, was conducted September 16-18, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 2.7 percentage points among registered voters; +/- 3.1 percentage points among likely voters.  Party ID (among likely voters): 34% Democrat; 32% Republican; 32% Independent.  Party ID (among registered voters): 34% (31%) Democrat; 31% (35%) Republican; 34% (34%) Independent.  Ideology (among likely voters): 34% Moderate; 29% Conservative; 20% Liberal; 10% Very conservative; 8% Very liberal.  Ideology (among registered voters): 34% (34%) Moderate; 28% (31%) Conservative; 20% (18%) Liberal; 9% (12%) Very conservative; 8% (5%) Very liberal. Results from the poll conducted May 22-24, 2012 are in parentheses.