Poll Watch: Quinnipiac/New York Times/CBS News Ohio 2012 Presidential Survey

Quinnipiac/NY Times/CBS News Ohio 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 53% [50%] (50%)
• Mitt Romney 43% [44%] (44%)

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 47% [48%] (44%)
• Barack Obama 46% [43%] (47%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 52% [48%] (52%)
• Barack Obama 44% [46%] (42%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama 60% [54%] (58%)
• Mitt Romney 35% [41%] (37%)

(Among Obama Voters) Would you describe your support for Barack Obama as strongly favoring him, or do you like him but with reservations, or do you support him because you dislike Mitt Romney?

• Strongly favor Barack Obama 66% (60%)
• Like but with reservations 25% (31%)
• Dislike Mitt Romney 8% (9%)

(Among Romney Voters) Would you describe your support for Mitt Romney as strongly favoring him, or do you like him but with reservations, or do you support him because you dislike Barack Obama?

• Strongly favor Mitt Romney 51% (42%)
• Like but with reservations 30% (35%)
• Dislike Barack Obama 18% (22%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Barack Obama 54% [51%] (51%) / 43% [45%] (45%) {+11%}  
• Democratic Party 48% / 40% {+8%}
• Paul Ryan 34% [32%] / 33% [27%] {+1%}
• Joe Biden 38% [40%] / 40% [40%] {-2%}
• Mitt Romney 41% [39%] (40%) / 49% [45%] (43%) {-8%}
• Republican Party 37% / 49% {-12%}

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

• Approve 50% [49%] (48%)
  
• Disapprove 47% [48%] (48%)

In general which comes closest to your feelings about the Obama presidency so far? Would you say you are very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat disappointed or very disappointed?

• Very satisfied 16%
• Somewhat satisfied 33%
• Somewhat disappointed 17%
• Very disappointed 34% 

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

• Yes 59% [59%] (55%)
• No 38% [39%] (43%)

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

• Yes 38% [41%] (38%)
• No 57% [53%] (55%)

How confident are you in Barack Obama's ability to be an effective Commander-in-Chief of the nation's military?

• Very confident 35%
• Somewhat confident 23%
• Not too confident 14%
• Not at all confident 27%
  

How confident are you in Mitt Romney's ability to be an effective Commander-in-Chief of the nation's military?

• Very confident 20%
• Somewhat confident 32%
• Not too confident 17%
• Not at all confident 28%

How confident are you in Barack Obama's ability to make the right decisions about events in the Middle East?

• Very confident 27%
• Somewhat confident 28%
• Not too confident 13%
• Not at all confident 31%
  

How confident are you in Mitt Romney's ability to make the right decisions about events in the Middle East?

• Very confident 17%
• Somewhat confident 29%
• Not too confident 19%
• Not at all confident 33%

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on the economy, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Barack Obama 51% [47%] (46%)
• Mitt Romney 45% [47%] (45%)

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on health care, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Barack Obama 54% [51%] (48%)
• Mitt Romney 40% [43%] (42%)

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on national security, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Barack Obama 53%
• Mitt Romney 41%

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on Medicare, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Barack Obama 55% [51%]
  
• Mitt Romney 39% [41%]

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on taxes, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Barack Obama 53% [51%]
• Mitt Romney 43% [41%]

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

• Barack Obama 59%
• Mitt Romney 30%

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job handling an international crisis, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Barack Obama 54%
• Mitt Romney 39%

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on foreign policy, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Barack Obama 54% [50%]
• Mitt Romney 41% [40%]

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

• Mitt Romney 49% [50%]
• Barack Obama 45% [40%]

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on immigration, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Barack Obama 48%
• Mitt Romney 43%

Which comes closest to your view of Barack Obama's economic policies, A) They are improving the economy now, and will probably continue to do so, OR B) They have not improved the economy yet, but will if given more time, OR C) They are not improving the economy and probably never will.

• A)Improving now 33% (24%)
• B)Will improve 25% (30%)
• C)Will never improve 41% (44%)

If Barack Obama is re-elected President, do you think the policies of his administration will favor the rich, favor the middle class, favor the poor, or will they treat all groups the same?

• Favor the rich 8%
• Favor middle class 28%
• Favor the poor 25%
• Treat all the same 31%

If Mitt Romney is elected President, do you think the policies of his administration will favor the rich, favor the middle class, favor the poor, or will they treat all groups the same?

• Favor the rich 58%
• Favor middle class 9%
• Favor the poor 1%
• Treat all the same 29%

Do you think the Obama campaign is saying things it believes to be true, or is it deliberately misleading people?

• Saying things it believes to be true 53%
• Deliberately misleading people 42%

Do you think the Romney campaign is saying things it believes to be true, or is it deliberately misleading people?

• Saying things it believes to be true 40%
  
• Deliberately misleading people 54%

Do you think the government loans to the American auto industry were mostly a success or mostly a failure?

• Mostly a success 62%
• Mostly a failure 30% 

Among Democrats

• Mostly a success 87%
• Mostly a failure 9% 

Among Republicans

• Mostly a success 36%
• Mostly a failure 50% 

Among Independents

• Mostly a success 59%
• Mostly a failure 33% 

From what you've read and heard, do you think Barack Obama is removing U.S. troops from Afghanistan too quickly, not quickly enough, or is he handling this about right?

• Too quickly 19%
• Not quickly enough 27%
• About right 47% 

Among Democrats

• Too quickly 2%
• Not quickly enough 21%
• About right 73%

Among Republicans

• Too quickly 41%
• Not quickly enough 27%
• About right 23%
  

Among Independents

• Too quickly 18%
• Not quickly enough 33%
• About right 42%

Survey of 1,162 likely voters was conducted September 18-24, 2012.  The margin of error is +/- 2.9 percentage points.  Party ID: 35% [34%] (35%) Democrat; 26% [26%] (27%) Republican; 35% [34%] (32%) Independent; 4% [6%] (5%) Other.  Click here to view crosstabs. Results from the poll conducted August 15-21, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 24-30, 2012 are in parentheses.