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

Quinnipiac/NY Times/CBS Wisconsin 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 51% [49%] (51%)
• Mitt Romney 45% [47%] (45%)

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 50% [48%] (47%)
• Barack Obama 44% [43%] (48%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 49% [51%] (53%)
• Barack Obama 47% [46%] (43%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama 55% [52%] (59%)
• Mitt Romney 42% [43%] (36%)

(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 74%
• Like but with reservations 21%
• Dislike Mitt Romney 4%

(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 56%
• Like but with reservations 25%
• Dislike Barack Obama 17%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Bill Clinton 63% / 29% {+34%}
• Barack Obama 52% [51%] (53%) / 44% [45%] (44%) {+8%}
• Paul Ryan 43% [44%] / 38% [35%] {+5%}  
• Mitt Romney 45% [44%] (41%) / 44% [43%] (43%) {+1%}
• Joe Biden 36% [35%] / 42% [42%] {-6%}

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

• Approve 51% [46%] (51%)
• Disapprove 46% [49%] (46%)

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

• Yes 60% [58%] (57%)
• No 37% [40%] (40%)

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

• Yes 43% [44%] (41%)
• No 51% [48%] (51%)

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

• Very confident 36%
• Somewhat confident 24%
• Not too confident 13%
• 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 23%
• Somewhat confident 29%
• Not too confident 20%
• Not at all confident 25%

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 49% [43%] (47%)
• Mitt Romney 46% [49%] (46%)

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 51% [50%] (49%)
• Mitt Romney 45% [44%] (43%)

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 50% [46%]
• Mitt Romney 45% [47%]

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 50% [51%]
  
• Mitt Romney 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 50%
• Mitt Romney 43%

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 55%
• Mitt Romney 34%

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 53%
• Mitt Romney 41%

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 28%
• B)Will improve 29%
• C)Will never improve 42%

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 10%
• Favor middle class 34%
• Favor the poor 26%
• Treat all the same 24%

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 55%
• Favor middle class 10%
• Favor the poor 1%
• Treat all the same 31%

Survey of 1,485 likely voters was conducted September 11-17, 2012.  The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points.  Party ID: 35% [32%] (34%) Democrat; 27% [28%] (27%) Republican; 32% [33%] (33%) Independent; 4% [6%] (6%) Other.  Results from the poll conducted August 15-21, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 31 - August 6, 2012 are in parentheses.