Thursday, September 13, 2012

Poll Watch: Rasmussen (R) Florida 2012 Presidential Survey

  • Barack Obama 48% {43%} [45%] (45%) {46%} [47%] (42%) 
  • Mitt Romney 46% {45%} [46%] (46%) {43%} [44%] (46%)
Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Mitt Romney? 
  • Very favorable 33% {30%} [23%] (21%)
  • Somewhat favorable 18% {19%} [29%] (29%)
  • Somewhat unfavorable 15% {19%} [19%] (25%)
  • Very unfavorable 32% {29%} [25%] (22%)
Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}
  • Mitt Romney 51% {49%} [52%] (50%) / 47% {48%} [44%] (47%) {+4%}
How would you rate the job Barack Obama has been doing as president? 
  • Strongly approve 35% {30%} [28%] (37%) {28%}
  • Somewhat approve 16% {19%} [21%] (12%) {21%} 
  • Somewhat disapprove 7% {8%} [6%] (12%) {6%}
  • Strongly disapprove 40% {41%} [44%] (39%) {45%}
Survey of 500 likely voters was conducted September 12, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted August 15, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 9, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 25, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted March 13, 2012 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted February 9, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 17, 2011 are in parentheses.
Inside the numbers:
Romney now trails by three points among voters not affiliated with either the Democrats or the Republicans after leading by seven among these voters in August.

Romney leads among male voters by 11 points but trails among female voters by 13. The Republican holds just a four-point lead among married voters, while Obama leads by 17 points among those who are not married.

The president carries nearly two-out-of-three voters under 40 in Florida, while Romney runs nearly as well among those 65 and older. Most voters in between also favor the GOP challenger.

Forty-seven percent (47%) trust Obama more when it comes to handling the economy, while 46% put more faith in Romney.

The two candidates also are almost tied on the issue of taxes: 46% trust Romney more, while 45% have more confidence in the president.

But Obama has slightly larger leads among Florida voters in three other key areas. On the issue of national security, 50% trust the president more, compared to 43% who have more faith in Romney. Obama posts a similar 50% to 44% lead when it comes to health care and edges Romney 47% to 44% on the issue of energy policy.

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