Poll Watch: PPP (D) Michigan 2012 Presidential Survey

PPP (D) Michigan 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 53% [51%] (51%) {53%} [53%] (54%) {47%} [48%] (47%)
• Mitt Romney 45% [42%] (44%) {39%} [39%] (38%) {42%} [41%] (43%)

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 48% [44%] (38%) {37%} [36%] (38%) {45%} [40%] (41%)
• Barack Obama 42% [42%] (54%) {50%} [48%] (50%) {34%} [41%] (42%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 53% [49%] (40%) {45%} [45%] (45%) {46%} [44%] (50%)
• Barack Obama 44% [43%] (53%) {48%} [48%] (46%) {43%} [48%] (42%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama 60% [58%] (49%) {59%} [58%] (61%) {51%} [48%] (52%)
• Mitt Romney 38% [36%] (48%) {33%} [34%] (31%) {38%} [38%] (36%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Barack Obama 52% / 44% {+8%}
• Mitt Romney 46% (45%) {38%} [35%] (29%) {39%} [37%] (39%) / 49% (49%) {55%} [57%] (58%) {43%} [45%] (37%) {-3%}

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 52% (39%) {36%} [32%] (32%) {48%} [42%] (43%) / 42% (51%) {57%} [60%] (52%) {34%} [39%] (34%) {+10%}
• Barack Obama 43% / 49% {-6%}

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 55% (43%) {43%} [40%] (35%) {41%} [35%] (46%) / 43% (52%) {50%} [53%] (55%) {40%} [50%] (41%) {+12%}
• Barack Obama 43% / 54% {-11%} 

Among Women

• Barack Obama 59% / 37% {+22%} 
• Mitt Romney 39% (47%) {32%} [30%] (25%) {37%} [39%] (33%) / 55% (46%) {61%} [60%] (61%) {46%} [40%] (32%) {-16%}

Do you approve or disapprove of President Barack Obama’s job performance?

• Approve 52% (49%) {51%} [53%] (52%) {50%} [47%] (50%)
• Disapprove 46% (49%) {44%} [41%] (44%) {46%} [45%] (45%)

Among Men

• Approve 44% (52%) {44%} [48%] (44%) {47%} [49%] (44%)
• Disapprove 54% (46%) {50%} [48%] (52%) {49%} [47%] (51%)

Among Women

• Approve 58% (46%) {58%} [57%] (58%) {53%} [46%] (56%)
• Disapprove 39% (52%) {37%} [36%] (38%) {44%} [44%] (39%)

Which of the Presidential candidates do you trust more to stand up for the middle class: Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Barack Obama 55%
• Mitt Romney 42%

Which of the Presidential candidates do you trust more to make sure the wealthiest Americans pay their fair share of taxes: Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Barack Obama 56%
• Mitt Romney 38%

Which of the Presidential candidates do you trust more to keep tax rates fair for the middle class: Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Barack Obama 53%
• Mitt Romney 42%

Which of the Presidential candidates do you trust more to protect Medicare: Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Barack Obama 52%
• Mitt Romney 44%

Survey of 500 likely Michigan voters was conducted October 30-31, 2012 on behalf of Health Care for America Now. The margin of error is +/- 4.4 percentage points. Party ID: 43% [41%] (33%) {32%} [38%] (40%) {40%} [41%] (35%) Democrat; 33% [30%] (34%) {28%} [28%] (30%) {30%} [28%] (35%) Republican; 24% [29%] (33%) {40%} [34%] (30%) {30%} [31%] (29%) Independent/Other.  Results from the poll conducted September 17-19, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 31 - September 2, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted July 21-23, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 24-27, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 10-12, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted July 21-24, 2011 are in curly brackets.   Results from the poll conducted March 18-20, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted December 3-6, 2010 are in parentheses.