Poll Watch: Rasmussen (R) Missouri 2012 Presidential Survey

Rasmussen (R) Missouri 2012 Presidential Poll

• Mitt Romney 48% {46%} [50%] (49%) {48%} [50%] (45%)
• Barack Obama 45% {47%} [44%] (42%) {45%} [41%] (42%)

Please let me know if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Mitt Romney.

• Very favorable 31% {24%} [22%] (23%) {16%}
• Somewhat favorable 24% {27%} [27%] (33%) {33%}
• Somewhat unfavorable 16% {20%} [18%] (20%) {31%}
• Very unfavorable 28% {27%} [31%] (20%) {18%}

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 55% {51%} [49%] (56%) {49%} / 44% {47%} [49%] (40%) {49%} {+11%}

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

• Strongly approve 31% {26%} [27%] (27%) {29%} [27%] (27%)
• Somewhat approve 17% {22%} [18%] (15%) {19%} [19%] (20%)
• Somewhat disapprove 9% {7%} [8%] (10%) {8%} [7%] (9%)
• Strongly disapprove 42% {42%} [46%] (47%) {43%} [46%] (43%)

Survey of 500 likely Missouri voters was conducted September 11, 2012.  The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted August 22, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 30, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 7, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted April 17, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted March 14-15, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 9, 2011 are in parentheses.

Inside the numbers:

Romney has a 20-point lead among male voters in the state, while Obama is ahead by 11 among female voters. Most voters under 40 continue to support the president, while the majority of older voters prefer his Republican challenger.

Both candidates earn strong support from voters in their respective parties. Romney is ahead by four among voters not affiliated with either the Republicans or the Democrats.

Fifty-seven percent (57%) of married voters support Romney, but 63% of voters who are not married favor the president.

In Missouri, Romney posts modest leads over the president in terms of voter trust on several key issues. When it comes to the economy, consistently viewed by voters as the most important issue in this year’s election, Romney has a five-point edge - 49% to 44% - in trust.

The GOP challenger has a 47% to 44% lead when it comes to health care issues and is ahead 47% to 43% in the area of national security. Romney also holds a slight 46% to 43% lead in voter trust when it comes to energy policy.

The candidates are in a near tie on the issue of taxes, with Romney more trusted by 46% while 45% place more confidence in Obama.