Poll Watch: PPP (D) Connecticut 2012 Presidential Survey

PPP (D) Connecticut 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 54% {53%} [51%] (47%)
• Mitt Romney 41% {40%} [43%] (45%)

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 50% {50%} [47%] (48%)
• Barack Obama 43% {39%} [40%] (36%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 49% {50%} [49%] (53%)
• Barack Obama 46% {43%} [43%] (38%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama 61% {62%} [57%] (55%)
• Mitt Romney 33% {32%} [38%] (37%)

Do you trust Barack Obama or Mitt Romney more on the issue of the economy?

• Barack Obama 51%
• Mitt Romney 43%

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 51%
• Barack Obama 43%

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 50%
• Barack Obama 45%

Among Women

• Barack Obama 57%
• Mitt Romney 36%

Do you trust Barack Obama or Mitt Romney more on the issue of foreign policy?

• Barack Obama 54%
• Mitt Romney 40%

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 48%
• Barack Obama 45%

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 48%
• Barack Obama 47%

Among Women

• Barack Obama 61%
• Mitt Romney 31%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 41% {41%} (41%) / 53% {53%} (42%) {-12%}

Among Republicans

• Mitt Romney 75% {73%} (64%) / 18% {22%} (22%) {+57%}

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 49% {47%} (45%) / 47% {44%} (37%) {+2%}

Among Moderates

• Mitt Romney 35% {35%} (43%) / 58% {57%} (38%) {-23%}

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 50% {49%} (42%) / 47% {45%} (44%) {+3%}

Among Women

• Mitt Romney 33% {35%} (40%) / 59% {60%} (40%) {-26%} 
  

Do you approve or disapprove of Barack Obama’s job performance?

• Approve 52% {50%} (48%)
• Disapprove 44% {46%} (49%)

Among Independents

• Approve 44% {41%} (41%)
• Disapprove 54% {43%} (53%)

Among Moderates

• Approve 60% {50%} (48%)
• Disapprove 37% {45%} (46%)

Among Men

• Approve 46% {42%} (39%)
• Disapprove 51% {54%} (58%)

Among Women

• Approve 59% {57%} (56%)
• Disapprove 37% {40%} (40%)

Are you familiar with comments Mitt Romney has made about the ‘47%’, or not?

• Familiar 87% 
• Not familiar 13%

Mitt Romney recently said, “There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. All right? There are 47 percent who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it, that that's an entitlement. And the government should give it to them. And they will vote for this president no matter what.... These are people who pay no income tax." Do you think Romney’s comments were appropriate or inappropriate?

• Appropriate 38%
• Inappropriate 56%

Do these comments make you more or less likely to vote for Mitt Romney, or do they not make a difference?

• More likely 23%
• Less likely 39%
• No difference 36%
  

Do you think Mitt Romney should release his tax returns for the last 12 years, or not?

• He should 49% {59%}
• He should not 38% {34%}

Survey of 801 likely Connecticut voters was conducted September 24-26, 2012. Party ID: 43% {46%} [41%] (45%) Democrat; 26% {25%} [28%] (31%) Republican; 32% {29%} [30%] (24%) Independent/Other.  Political ideology: 37% [34%] (29%) Moderate; 23% [19%] (26%) Somewhat liberal; 21% [23%] (24%) Somewhat conservative; 11% [14%] (10%) Very liberal; 9% [10%] (11%) Very conservative.  Results from the poll conducted August 22-23, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 26-29, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 22-25, 2011 are in parentheses.