Poll Watch: PPP (D) Missouri 2012 Presidential Survey

PPP (D) Missouri 2012 Presidential Poll

• Mitt Romney 51% [53%] (52%) {44%} [45%] (47%) {45%} [44%] (47%) 
• Barack Obama 45% [41%] (42%) {45%} [45%] (43%) {43%} [43%] (41%)

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 50% [45%] (49%) {42%} [46%] (43%) {39%} [45%] (47%)
• Barack Obama 41% [44%] (43%) {39%} [37%] (40%) {42%} [33%] (35%)

  Among Moderates

• Barack Obama 61% [57%] (58%) {66%} [61%] (61%) {63%} [61%] (55%)
• Mitt Romney 32% [32%] (36%) {23%} [27%] (28%) {22%} [25%] (28%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 52% [56%] (60%) {44%} [49%] (50%) {49%} [47%] (52%)
• Barack Obama 43% [37%] (35%) {45%} [41%] (40%) {39%} [40%] (36%)

Among Women

• Mitt Romney 50% [51%] (44%) {45%} [42%] (44%) {42%} [41%] (42%)
• Barack Obama 47% [43%] (47%) {45%} [49%] (47%) {47%} [45%] (46%)

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

• Mitt Romney 53%
• Barack Obama 42%

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

• Mitt Romney 49%
• Barack Obama 45%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 49% [51%] (48%) {38%} [30%] (28%) {31%} [32%] (30%) / 46% [43%] (45%) {50%} [54%] (51%) {45%} [44%] (42%) {+3%}

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 48% [47%] (46%) {36%} [34%] (28%) {26%} [35%] (26%) / 45% [43%] (50%) {46%}  [48%] (48%) {46%} [41%] (39%) {+3%}

Among Moderates

• Mitt Romney 33% [32%] (35%) {22%} [28%] (25%) {26%} [29%] (20%) / 60% [60%] (59%) {66%} [59%] (50%) {46%} [47%] (48%) {-27%}

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 50% [54%] (54%) {40%} [30%] (29%) {35%} [32%] (34%) / 45% [40%] (41%) {51%} [57%] (54%) {50%} [49%] (42%) {+5%}
  

Among Women

• Mitt Romney 49% [49%] (43%) {36%} [30%] (28%) {29%} [31%] (27%) / 46% [45%] (49%) {49%} [52%] (47%) {41%} [39%] (42%) {+3%}

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

• Approve 43% [39%] (42%) {44%} [45%] (43%) {43%} [43%] (43%)
• Disapprove 53% [55%] (55%) {52%} [50%] (53%) {53%} [52%] (52%)

Survey of 700 likely Missouri voters was conducted October 1-3, 2012.  The margin of error is +/- 3.7 percentage points.  Party ID: 33% [35%] (39%) {33%} [35%] (37%) {37%} [37%] (39%) Republican; 32% [33%] (30%) {35%} [39%] (33%) {37%} [38%] (36%) Democrat; 35% [32%] (32%) {33%} [27%] (30%) {25%} [25%] (26%) Independent/Other.  Political ideology: 29% [33%] (27%) {30%} [27%] (27%) {32%} [27%] Moderate; 27% [29%] (29%) {25%} [22%] (26%) {25%} [27%] Somewhat conservative; 20% [19%] (19%) {21%} [20%] (23%) {20%} [22%] Very conservative; 14% [12%] (16%) {14%} [21%] (14%) {14%} [16%] Somewhat liberal; 11% [8%] (9%) {9%} [10%] (10%) {9%} [8%] Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted August 28-29, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 20, 2012 are in parentheses.   Results from the poll conducted May 24-27, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 27-29, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 9-12, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted April 28 - May 1, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted March 3-6, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 29 - December 1, 2010 are in parentheses.