Poll Watch: Rasmussen (R) Washington 2012 Presidential Survey

Rasmussen (R) Washington 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 52%
• Mitt Romney 41%
• Some other candidate 3%
• Undecided 4%

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

• Very favorable 25%
• Somewhat favorable 19%
• Somewhat unfavorable 15%
• Very unfavorable 38%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 44% / 53% {-9%}

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

• Strongly approve 35%
• Somewhat approve 16%
• Somewhat disapprove 9%
• Strongly disapprove 39%

President Obama Job Approval

• Approve 51%
• Disapprove 48%

Survey of 500 likely voters was conducted September 26, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points.

Inside the numbers: 

The president leads Romney by 20 points among female voters in Washington, 56% to 36%, but the two run even among male voters. Obama draws strong support from young voters, while their elders are more narrowly divided.

Romney holds a 44% to 41% advantage over the incumbent among voters not affiliated with either political party.

In terms of voter trust, Obama holds a double-digit advantage over Romney on the issues of the economy, national security, health care and energy policy. On the issue of taxes, the president holds a smaller 49% to 41% edge over his Republican challenger.