Poll Watch: PPP (D) Minnesota 2012 Presidential Survey

PPP (D) Minnesota 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 53% [51%] (54%) {51%} [51%] (47%)
• Mitt Romney 43% [44%] (39%) {41%} [36%] (42%)

Among Independents

• Barack Obama [48%] (55%) {47%} [42%] (42%)
• Mitt Romney [39%] (32%) {38%} [36%] (40%)

Among Moderates

• Barack Obama [60%] (68%) {63%} [62%] (62%)
• Mitt Romney [32%] (22%) {26%} [19%] (26%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney [48%] (41%) {48%} [40%] (50%)
• Barack Obama [47%] (52%) {44%} [49%] (40%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama [54%] (56%) {58%} [53%] (54%)
• Mitt Romney [40%] (38%) {34%} [33%] (36%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 42% [43%] (32%) {29%} [29%] (32%) / 53% [51%] (54%) {56%} [53%] (42%) {-11%} 

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

• Approve 53% [50%] (52%) {49%} [51%] (49%)
• Disapprove 45% [48%] (43%) {45%} [44%] (46%)

Do you trust Barack Obama or Mitt Romney more on the issue of the economy?

• Barack Obama 50%
• Mitt Romney 44%

Do you trust Barack Obama or Mitt Romney more on the issue of foreign policy?

• Barack Obama 54%
• Mitt Romney 41%

Who do you think won the debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney this week?

• Mitt Romney 64% 
• Barack Obama 19%

Among Democrats

• Barack Obama 39%
• Mitt Romney 36%

Among Republicans

• Mitt Romney 94%
• Barack Obama 2%

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 70%
• Barack Obama 12%

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Big Bird?

• Favorable 61%
• Unfavorable 7%

Do you support or oppose federal funding for PBS?

• Support 56%
• Oppose 29%

Among Democrats

• Support 84%
• Oppose 6%

Among Republicans

• Support 20%
• Oppose 62%

Among Independents

• Support 55%
• Oppose 27%

Do you think the Bureau of Labor Statistics is manipulating the unemployment numbers to help Barack Obama, or not?

• It is 30%
• It is not 53%

Among Democrats

• It is 9%
• It is not 81%

Among Republicans

• It is 61%
• It is not 16%

Among Independents

• It is 29%
• It is not 53%

Survey of 937 likely Minnesota voters was conducted October 5-8, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.2 percentage points. Party ID: 38% [35%] (35%) {36%} [38%] (37%) Democrat; 29% [32%] (31%) {33%} [31%] (34%) Republican; 32% [33%] (34%) {32%} [31%] (29%) Independent/Other. Political ideology: 30% [28%] (32%) {29%} [29%] Moderate; 23% [25%] (20%) {22%} [25%] Somewhat conservative; 20% [21%] (20%) {22%} [20%] Somewhat liberal; 14% [16%] (16%) {16%} [15%] Very conservative; 13% [10%] (11%) {11%} [11%] Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted September 10-11, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 31 - June 3, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted January 21-22, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 27-30, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted December 4-5, 2010 are in parentheses.