Poll Watch: PPP (D) Massachusetts 2012 Presidential Survey

PPP (D) Massachusetts 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 57% {55%} [55%] (58%) {53%} [57%] (52%)
• Mitt Romney 39% {39%} [39%] (35%) {40%} [37%] (43%)

Among Independents

• Barack Obama 47% {46%} [45%] (46%) {42%} [43%] (41%) 
• Mitt Romney 44% {45%} [47%] (45%) {46%} [52%] (52%) 

Among Men

• Barack Obama 48% {49%}
• Mitt Romney 48% {46%}

Among Women

• Barack Obama 66% {60%}
• Mitt Romney 30% {32%}

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 39% {39%} [39%] (37%) {41%} [40%] (40%) / 58% {55%} [56%] (57%) {53%} [52%] (51%) {-19%}

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 45% {42%} [47%] (45%) {45%} [52%] (50%) / 51% {48%} [47%] (47%) {46%} [39%] (44%) {-6%}

Among Moderates

• Mitt Romney 35% {36%} [38%] (42%) {46%} [46%] (40%) / 63% {56%} [56%] (52%) {48%} [46%] (53%) {-28%}

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

• Barack Obama 55% 
• Mitt Romney 41% 

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

• Barack Obama 58% 
• Mitt Romney 37%

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

• Approve 56% {55%} [53%] (57%) {49%} [58%] (55%)
• Disapprove 41% {41%} [43%] (38%) {45%} [37%] (40%)

Among Independents

• Approve 48% {46%} [40%] (46%) {42%} [46%] (45%)
• Disapprove 50% {49%} [53%] (48%) {53%} [48%] (49%)

Among Moderates

• Approve 59% {54%} [49%] (55%) {43%} [55%] (56%)
• Disapprove 38% {40%} [44%] (36%) {50%} [34%] (37%)

Among Men

• Approve 47%
• Disapprove 50%

Among Women

• Approve 66%
• Disapprove 32%

Regardless of how you feel about him now, do you approve or disapprove of the work Mitt Romney did while he was Governor of Massachusetts?

• Approve 42% {42%} [40%] (48%)
• Disapprove 44% {46%} [46%] (40%)

Do you consider Mitt Romney to be a Bay Stater, or not?

• He is 23% {23%} [25%]
• He is not 67% {66%} [65%]

Who do you think was a better Governor of Massachusetts: Mitt Romney or Deval Patrick?

• Deval Patrick 55% {51%}
• Mitt Romney 36% {42%}

Do you approve or disapprove of how Mitt Romney reacted to the situation in Libya this week?

• Approve 30% 
• Disapprove 56% 

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

• He should 58% 
• He should not 36%

Survey of 876 likely Massachusetts voters was conducted September 13-16, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.3 percentage points. Party ID: 38% {38%} [39%] (41%) {40%} [46%] (42%) Democrat; 17% {15%} [13%] (14%) {15%} [15%] (20%) Republican; 45% {48%} [48%] (45%) {45%} [40%] (38%) Independent/Other. Political views: 35% {35%} [35%] (36%) {35%} [33%] Moderate; 23% {22%} [19%] (21%) {21%} [19%] Somewhat conservative; 21% {23%} [25%] (27%) {23%} [24%] Somewhat liberal; 13% {13%} [13%] (11%) {15%} [16%] Very liberal; 8% {7%} [8%] (5%) {6%} [8%] Very conservative.  Results from the poll conducted August 16-19, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 22-24, 2012 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted March 16-18, 2012 are in parentheses.   Results from the poll conducted September 16-18, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 2-5, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 29 - December 1, 2010 are in parentheses.