Poll Watch: Quinnipiac New York 2012 Presidential Survey

Quinnipiac New York 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 62% [55%] (56%) {56%} [52%] (53%)
• Mitt Romney 34% [32%] (31%) {33%} [35%] (35%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Barack Obama 61% [57%] (57%) / 36% [35%] (37%) {+25%}
• Joe Biden 51% / 34% {+17%}
• Mitt Romney 34% [28%] (29%) / 52% [45%] (47%) {-18%}
• Paul Ryan 27% / 45% {-18%}

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President?

• Approve 61% [57%] (58%) {56%} [50%] (50%)
• Disapprove 36% [38%] (39%) {38%} [46%] (45%)

Do you think Joe Biden is or is not qualified to serve as President if it becomes necessary, or don't you know enough about Joe Biden to say?

• Qualified 49%
• Not qualified 31%
• Don't know enough 20%

Do you think Paul Ryan is or is not qualified to serve as President if it becomes necessary, or don't you know enough about Paul Ryan to say?

• Qualified 30%
• Not qualified 35%
• Don't know enough 35%

Would you say that Barack Obama cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not?

• Yes 66%
• No 31%

Would you say that Mitt Romney cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not?

• Yes 36%
• No 57%

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on health care?

• Barack Obama 63%
• Mitt Romney 32%

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on taxes?

• Barack Obama 60%
• Mitt Romney 34%

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on the economy?

• Barack Obama 57%
• Mitt Romney 36%

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on the budget deficit?

• Barack Obama 53%
• Mitt Romney 39%

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on foreign policy?

• Barack Obama 61%
• Mitt Romney 31%

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on Medicare?

• Barack Obama 61%
• Mitt Romney 32%

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on women's reproductive health issues?

• Barack Obama 67%
• Mitt Romney 20%

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on abortion?

• Barack Obama 64%
• Mitt Romney 22%

Survey of 1,486 likely voters was conducted September 4-9, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 2.5 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted July 17-23, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 22-28, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted March 28 - April 2, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 8-13, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted December 12-18, 2011 are in parentheses.