Poll Watch: PPP (D) North Carolina 2012 Presidential Survey

PPP (D) North Carolina 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 48% 
• Mitt Romney 48%  
  

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 51% 
  
• Barack Obama 40% 

Among Moderates

• Barack Obama 58% 
• Mitt Romney 35% 
  

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 52% 
  
• Barack Obama 44% 

Among Women

• Barack Obama 51% 
• Mitt Romney 44%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Paul Ryan 46% / 42% {+4%}
• Mitt Romney 47% / 48% {-1%}

Among Independents

• Paul Ryan 52% / 41% {+11%}
• Mitt Romney 47% / 44% {+3%} 
  

Among Moderates 

• Paul Ryan 33% / 52% {-19%}
• Mitt Romney 32% / 60% {-28%}

Among Men

• Paul Ryan 50% / 41% {+9%}
• Mitt Romney 49% / 46% {+3%}

Among Women

• Paul Ryan 43% / 43% {0%}
• Mitt Romney 45% / 49% {-4%}

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

• Approve 48%
• Disapprove 50%
  

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

• He should 51%
• He should not 40%

Who do you think gives better speeches: Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Barack Obama 56%
• Mitt Romney 35%

Do you support or oppose Paul Ryan's proposal for reforming Medicare?

• Support 41%
• Oppose 47%

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the speech Clint Eastwood gave at the Republican convention?

• Favorable 36%
• Unfavorable 44%

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Clint Eastwood in general?

• Favorable 71%
• Unfavorable 14%

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Condoleezza Rice?

• Favorable 62%
• Unfavorable 25%

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Ann Romney?

• Favorable 54%
• Unfavorable 26%

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Marco Rubio?

• Favorable 42%
• Unfavorable 25%

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Chris Christie?

• Favorable 41%
• Unfavorable 33%

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Susana Martinez?

• Favorable 32%
• Unfavorable 16%

Did the Republican convention make you more or less likely to vote for Republicans this year, or did it not make a difference?

• More likely 34%
• Less likely 33%
• Didn't make a difference 33%

Survey of 1,012 likely North Carolina voters was conducted August 31 - September 2, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.1 percentage points. Party ID: 47% Democrat; 34% Republican; 19% Independent/Other. Political ideology: 28% Moderate; 25% Somewhat conservative; 18% Very conservative; 15% Somewhat liberal; 15% Very liberal.

• Barack Obama 48% (49%) {47%} [46%] (48%) {49%} [49%] (47%) {46%} [46%] (45%) {46%} [45%] (46%) {45%} [45%] (46%) {47%} [44%] (47%) {47%} [46%] (44%) 
• Mitt Romney 48% (46%) {46%} [48%] (47%) {44%} [46%] (46%) {45%} [46%] (46%) {45%} [44%] (43%) {45%} [44%] (43%) {44%} [42%] (44%) {44%} [43%] (44%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 52% (56%) {51%} [53%] (51%) {49%} [54%] (53%) {53%} [54%] (54%) {53%} [51%] (49%) {48%} [48%] (47%) {43%} [44%] (49%) {45%} [49%] (52%) 
• Barack Obama 44% (40%) {42%} [41%] (44%) {43%} [42%] (39%) {39%} [39%] (39%) {36%} [38%] (38%) {41%} [46%] (41%) {49%} [42%] (44%) {43%} [39%] (37%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama 51% (57%) {51%} [50%] (53%) {54%} [55%] (55%) {51%} [53%] (50%) {54%} [51%] (52%) {49%} [45%] (50%) {44%} [46%] (50%) {51%} [53%] (50%) 
• Mitt Romney 44% (38%) {43%} [45%] (43%) {39%} [39%] (39%) {38%} [38%] (40%) {37%} [39%] (38%) {41%} [40%] (39%) {46%} [41%] (39%) {42%} [39%] (37%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 47% (42%) {44%} [41%] (37%) {29%} [31%] (31%) {34%} [32%] (36%) {32%} [28%] (32%) {32%} [35%] (30%) {31%} [32%] (37%) {33%} [34%] (33%) / 48% (50%) {47%} [46%] (53%) {58%} [56%] (56%) {48%} [51%] (47%) {49%} [52%] (46%) {47%} [44%] (43%) {44%} [41%] (39%) {36%} [39%] (38%) {-1%}
  

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 49% (50%) {46%} [46%] (41%) {34%} [34%] (36%) {38%} [33%] (39%) {35%} [33%] (36%) {37%} [34%] (33%) {31%} [33%] (45%) {37%} [36%] (39%) / 46% (45%) {44%} [44%] (50%) {56%} [55%] (52%) {48%} [55%] (46%) {48%} [55%] (48%) {52%} [53%] (47%) {50%} [43%] (40%) {36%} [47%] (39%) {+3%} 

Among Women

• Mitt Romney 45% (34%) {42%} [37%] (34%) {24%} [28%] (27%) {30%} [32%] (33%) {28%} [23%] (29%) {28%} [36%] (28%) {31%} [31%] (29%) {31%} [32%] (29%) / 49% (54%) {49%} [48%] (56%) {60%} [57%] (60%) {48%} [48%] (47%) {50%} [49%] (44%) {42%} [36%] (40%) {38%} [40%] (38%) {36%} [32%] (38%) {-4%}

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

• Approve 48% (48%) {47%} [47%] (48%) {49%} [49%] (48%) {47%} [47%] (45%) {44%} [43%] (46%) {45%} [49%] (50%) {49%} [48%] (47%) {49%} [46%] (45%)
• Disapprove 50% (49%) {50%} [50%] (50%) {48%} [49%] (49%) {49%} [50%] (50%) {53%} [53%] (50%) {51%} [47%] (46%) {48%} [46%] (48%) {47%} [49%] (51%)

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Condoleezza Rice?

• Favorable 62% (61%)
• Unfavorable 25% (25%)

Results from the poll conducted August 2-5, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted July 5-8, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 7-10, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 10-13, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted April 4-7, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted March 8-11, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 3-5, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted January 5-8, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted December 1-4, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 27-31, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted September 30 - October 3, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 1-4, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 4-7, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted July 7-10, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 8-11, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 12-15, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted April 14-17, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted March 17-20, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 16-21, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted January 20-23, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted December 17-19, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 19-21, 2010 are in parentheses.

Party ID: 47% (45%) {46%} [44%] (48%) {46%} [45%] (43%) {48%} [47%] (46%) {48%} [46%] (48%) {46%} [47%] (48%) {46%} [45%] (45%) {47%} [46%] (49%) Democrat; 34% (33%) {34%} [36%] (34%) {35%} [34%] (35%) {34%} [35%] (35%) {36%} [34%] (35%) {33%} [36%] (36%) {36%} [38%] (37%) {36%} [34%] (35%) Republican; 19% (21%) {21%} [20%] (18%) {20%} [21%] (23%) {18%} [18%] (19%) {16%} [19%] (18%) {21%} [16%] (16%) {18%} [17%] (18%) {18%} [21%] (17%) Independent/Other. Political ideology: 28% (28%) {28%} [26%] (29%) {24%} [29%] (29%) {30%} [30%] (31%) {28%} [28%] (28%) {30%} [31%] (31%) {32%} [28%] Moderate; 25% (22%) {24%} [28%] (25%) {25%} [25%] (24%) {27%} [24%] (27%) {25%} [22%] (30%) {25%} [27%] (26%) {22%} [23%] Somewhat conservative; 18% (21%) {20%} [21%] (19%) {22%} [20%] (22%) {18%} [19%] (17%) {22%} [22%] (19%) {20%} [17%] (18%) {22%} [24%] Very conservative; 15% (17%) {17%} [13%] (17%) {19%} [15%] (15%) {16%} [17%] (17%) {16%} [16%] (16%) {16%} [17%] (15%) {14%} [16%] Somewhat liberal; 15% (12%) {12%} [13%] (11%) {10%} [12%] (10%) {10%} [9%] (8%) {10%} [11%] (7%) {9%} [9%] (10%) {9%} [9%] Very liberal.