Poll Watch: Washington Post Ohio 2012 Presidential Survey

Washington Post Ohio 2012 Presidential Poll

Likely Voters

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 52%
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 44%

Registered Voters

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 52%
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 41%

Regardless of who you support, which candidate do you trust to do a better job:

Handling the Economy

• Barack Obama 50%
• Mitt Romney 43%

Handling Immigration

• Barack Obama 48%
• Mitt Romney 40%

Determining the Future of the Medicare Program

• Barack Obama 56%
• Mitt Romney 37%

Determining the Future of the Medicaid Program

• Barack Obama 56%
• Mitt Romney 37%

Dealing with the Federal Budget Deficit

• Mitt Romney 45%
• Barack Obama 43%

Handling Military Spending

• Barack Obama 48%
• Mitt Romney 41%

Advancing the Interests of the Middle Class

• Barack Obama 54%
• Mitt Romney 35%

Dealing with Social Issues such as Abortion and Gay Marriage

• Barack Obama 61%
• Mitt Romney 30%

Handling Taxes

• Barack Obama 56%
• Mitt Romney 39%

Handling International Affairs

• Barack Obama 58%
• Mitt Romney 35%

Regardless of who you may support, who do you think better understands the economic problems people in this country are having?

• Barack Obama 57%
• Mitt Romney 34%

If Obama is re-elected, how confident are you, if at all, that the country will get back on track economically in the next year or two?

• Very confident 22%
• Somewhat confident 30%
• Not so confident 14% 
• Not confident at all 33%

If Romney is elected, how confident are you, if at all, that the country will get back on track economically in the next year or two?

• Very confident 17%
• Somewhat confident 31%
• Not so confident 18% 
• Not confident at all 33%

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president? 

• Approve 56%
• Disapprove 43%

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Obama is handling the economy?

• Approve 53%
• Disapprove 46%

The federal government gave loans to General Motors and Chrysler during the financial market problems in 2008. Do you think this was mostly good or mostly bad for your state’s economy?

• Mostly good 64%
• Mostly bad 29% 
  

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Barack Obama 59% / 39% {+20%}
• Mitt Romney 47% / 50% {-3%}

Survey of 934 registered voters, including 759 likely voters, was conducted September 19-23, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points among registered voters; +/- 4.5 percentage points among likely voters. Party ID (among likely voters): 37% Democrat; 30% Republican; 30% Independent. Party ID (among registered voters): 35% Democrat; 27% Republican; 34% Independent.