Sunday, October 28, 2012

Poll Watch: Mason-Dixon/Star Tribune Minnesota 2012 Presidential Survey

Mason-Dixon/Star Tribune Minnesota 2012 Presidential Poll
  • Barack Obama-Joe Biden 47% (48%)
  • Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 44% (40%)
  • Gary Johnson-Jim Gray 2% (5%)
  • Undecided 7% (7%)
Among Independents
  • Barack Obama-Joe Biden 43% (32%)
  • Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 37% (39%)
  • Gary Johnson-Jim Gray 7% (14%)
  • Undecided 13% (15%)
Among Men
  • Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 51% (47%)
  • Barack Obama-Joe Biden 40% (41%)
  • Gary Johnson-Jim Gray 3% (6%)
  • Undecided 6% (6%)
Among Women
  • Barack Obama-Joe Biden 53% (55%)
  • Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 37% (33%)
  • Gary Johnson-Jim Gray 2% (5%)
  • Undecided 8% (7%)
Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}
  • Barack Obama 46% (45%) / 38% (40%) {+8%}
  • Mitt Romney 41% (37%) / 34% (43%) {+7%
Do you approve or disapprove of Barack Obama’s job performance as president?
  • Approve 48% (48%)
  • Disapprove 44% (47%)
Who do you think would do a better job improving the economy and creating jobs?
  • Mitt Romney 48%
  • Barack Obama 44%
Who do you think would do a better job handling foreign policy?
  • Barack Obama 55%
  • Mitt Romney 37%
Who do you think would do a better job protecting Social Security and Medicare?
  • Barack Obama 50%
  • Mitt Romney 41%
Who do you think would do a better job handling taxes and the federal budget?
  • Mitt Romney 52%
  • Barack Obama 41%
Who do you think would do a better job of handling issues affecting women?
  • Barack Obama 54%
  • Mitt Romney 34%
How would you rate the way President Obama has responded to the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya?
  • Excellent 10%
  • Good 26%
  • Fair 23%
  • Poor 36%
How would you rate the way Mitt Romney has responded to the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya?
  • Excellent 6%
  • Good 21%
  • Fair 27%
  • Poor 28%
Survey of 800 likely Minnesota voters was conducted October 23-25, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points. Party ID: 38% (41%) Democrat; 33% (28%) Republican; 29% (31%) Independent/Other. Gender: 48% Male; 52% Female. Results from the poll conducted September 17-19, 2012 are in parentheses.

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