Poll Watch: Suffolk University Massachusetts 2012 Senatorial Survey

Suffolk University Massachusetts 2012 Senate Poll

• Elizabeth Warren (D) 48% [47%] (40%)
• Scott Brown (R) 44% [48%] (49%)

Among Independents

• Scott Brown (R) 55% [60%] (60%)
• Elizabeth Warren (D) 34% [35%] (28%)

Among Men

• Scott Brown (R) 51% [54%] (55%)
• Elizabeth Warren (D) 43% [43%] (38%)

Among Women

• Elizabeth Warren (D) 52% [51%] (42%)
• Scott Brown (R) 38% [42%] (43%)

(Among Brown voters) Is your vote more a vote FOR Brown or AGAINST Warren?

• For Brown 85% [92%]
• Against Warren 15% [8%]

(Among Warren voters) Is your vote more a vote FOR Warren or AGAINST Brown?

• For Warren 86% [77%]
• Against Brown 14% [23%]

Of the four options, would your vote be FOR Brown, FOR Warren, AGAINST Brown or AGAINST Warren, thinking about how you feel today?

• For Brown 40%
• For Warren 40%
• Against Brown 17%
• Against Warren 4%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Scott Brown 60% [58%] (52%) / 29% [28%] (28%) {+31%}
• Elizabeth Warren 52% [43%] (35%) / 33% [33%] (28%) {+19%}

Among Independents

• Scott Brown 70% [64%] (60%) / 19% [21%] (19%) {+51%}
• Elizabeth Warren 39% [32%] (28%) / 42% [40%] (32%) {-3%}

Among Men

• Scott Brown 64% [58%] (56%) / 25% [30%] (28%) {+39%}
• Elizabeth Warren 48% [44%] (34%) / 36% [41%] (33%) {+12%}

Among Women

• Elizabeth Warren 55% [42%] (35%) / 30% [26%] (24%) {+25%}
• Scott Brown 56% [57%] (49%) / 33% [26%] (28%) {+23%}

Who do you trust more to tell the truth?

• Scott Brown 41% [37%]
• Elizabeth Warren 38% [40%]

Who do you think better represents the interests of middle-class families?

• Elizabeth Warren 49% [49%]
• Scott Brown 42% [36%]

Who do you think will be a more independent U.S. Senator?

• Scott Brown 50% [47%]
• Elizabeth Warren 38% [42%]

Who do you think is running a better campaign?

• Scott Brown 49% [42%]
• Elizabeth Warren 25% [23%]

Who do you think better represents the interests of Massachusetts?

• Scott Brown 46%
• Elizabeth Warren 40%

Elizabeth Warren frequently calls Scott Brown one of Wall Street's favorite Senators. Do you believe a vote for Scott Brown is a vote for Wall Street?

• Yes 34%
• No 55%

Do you think Scott Brown is anti-women?

• Yes 14%
• No 78%

Currently Massachusetts has one Democratic Senator (John Kerry) and one Republican Senator (Scott Brown). Do you think that there is a benefit to having one Democratic and one Republican U.S. Senator representing Massachusetts in Washington?

• Yes 50% [56%] (60%)
• No 45% [38%] (36%)

Survey of 600 likely voters was conducted September 13-16, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points. Party registration: 36% [36%] (36%) Democrat; 12% [12%] (12%) Republican; 51% [52%] (52%) Unenrolled/Independent.  Click here to view crosstabs. Results from the poll conducted May 20-22, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 11-15, 2012 are in parentheses.