Poll Watch: NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist Ohio 2012 Presidential Survey

NBC/WSJ/Marist Ohio 2012 Presidential Poll

Likely Voters

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 51% {50%}
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 43% {43%}

Men

• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 48% {48%}
• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 46% {46%}

Women

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 56% {54%}
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 39% {38%}

Registered Voters

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 51% {50%} [48%] (50%)
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 42% {41%} [42%] (38%)

Which candidate will do a better job handling the economy?

Likely Voters

• Barack Obama 48% {48%}
• Mitt Romney 45% {44%}

 Registered Voters

• Barack Obama 48% {48%} [45%]
• Mitt Romney 44% {43%} [42%]

Which candidate will do a better job handling foreign policy?

Likely Voters

• Barack Obama 51% {52%}
• Mitt Romney 40% {39%}

Registered Voters

• Barack Obama 51% {52%} [50%]
• Mitt Romney 39% {38%} [37%]

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

Likely Voters

• Barack Obama 52% {51%} / 44% {44%} {+8%}
• Joe Biden 44% {45%} / 46% {46%} {-2%}
• Paul Ryan 40% {41%} / 44% {42%} {-4%}
• Mitt Romney 42% {40%} / 51% {50%} {-9%}

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as president?

Registered Voters

• Approve 48% {49%} [49%]
• Disapprove 46% {44%} [45%]

Survey of 1,241 registered voters, including 931 likely voters, was conducted September 30 - October 1, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 2.8 percentage points among registered voters; +/- 3.2 percentage points among likely voters.  Party ID (among registered voters): 35% {37%} [37%] Democrat; 30% {28%} [28%] Republican; 34% {34%} [34%] Independent.  Party ID (among likely voters): 36% {38%} Democrat; 31% {28%} Republican; 32% {32%} Independent.  Ideology (among registered voters): 33% {33%} [36%] Moderate; 30% {30%} [31%] Conservative; 18% {18%} [17%] Liberal; 12% {13%} [13%] Very conservative; 6% {7%} [4%] Very liberal.  Ideology (among likely voters): 32% {32%} Moderate; 31% {30%} Conservative; 18% {17%} Liberal; 13% {14%} Very conservative; 6% {7%} Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted September 9-11, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 17-20, 2012 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted February 29 - March 2, 2012 are in parentheses.