Poll Watch: Rasmussen (R) Michigan 2012 Presidential Survey

Rasmussen (R) Michigan 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 54% {48%} [50%]
  
• Mitt Romney 42% {42%} [42%]
• Some other candidate 1% {5%} [4%]
• Undecided 3% {4%} [4%]

Among Independents

• Barack Obama 57% {36%} [46%]
• Mitt Romney 30% {44%} [34%]

Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of Mitt Romney?

• Very favorable 24% {21%} [21%]
• Somewhat favorable 19% {25%} [24%]
• Somewhat unfavorable 17% {23%} [17%]
• Very unfavorable 40% {27%} [35%]

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 43% {46%} [45%] / 57% {50%} [52%] {-14%}

How would you rate the job Barack Obama has been doing as president?

• Strongly approve 33% {30%} [32%] (34%)
• Somewhat approve 24% {23%} [22%] (19%)
• Somewhat disapprove 7% {8%} [8%] (11%)
• Strongly disapprove 35% {38%} [37%] (34%)

President Obama Job Approval

• Approve 57% {53%} [54%] (53%)
• Disapprove 42% {46%} [45%] (45%)

Survey of 500 likely voters was conducted September 20, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted July 23, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 14, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 1, 2012 are in parentheses.

Inside the numbers: 

Michigan voters trust Obama more than Romney by double digits when it comes to the economy, health care, national security, taxes and energy policy.