Poll Watch: PPP (D) Ohio 2012 Presidential Survey

PPP (D) Ohio 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 50% (51%) {49%} [51%] (49%) {50%} [50%] (48%) {47%} [50%] (49%) {50%} [46%] (45%) {46%} [46%] (44%)
• Mitt Romney 45% (47%) {48%} [46%] (45%) {44%} [45%] (45%) {44%} [43%] (42%) {41%} [46%] (43%) {42%} [40%] (42%)

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 45% (50%) {49%} [50%] (42%) {51%} [46%] (39%) {42%} [40%] (40%) {45%} [46%] (43%) {44%} [39%] (40%)
• Barack Obama 45% (46%) {42%} [45%] (41%) {34%} [44%] (49%) {42%} [43%] (45%) {39%} [35%] (38%) {34%} [37%] (34%)
  

Among Men

• Barack Obama 48% (46%) {41%} [48%] (50%) {43%} [46%] (44%) {41%} [44%] (43%) {45%} [38%] (42%) {43%} [38%] (37%) 
• Mitt Romney 47% (52%) {57%} [50%] (43%) {50%} [48%] (48%) {48%} [50%] (49%) {47%} [54%] (44%) {50%} [47%] (47%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama 53% (55%) {55%} [54%] (48%) {55%} [53%] (52%) {52%} [55%] (54%) {54%} [53%] (47%) {49%} [52%] (51%)
• Mitt Romney 44% (43%) {41%} [42%] (46%) {39%} [43%] (43%) {41%} [36%] (36%) {36%} [38%] (43%) {35%} [35%] (37%)

Have you already voted, either at an early voting site or with an absentee ballot?

• Yes 33% (36%) {21%} [19%]
• No 67% (64%) {79%} [81%]

Already Voted

• Barack Obama 62% (63%) {66%} [76%]
• Mitt Romney 35% (36%) {34%} [24%]

Did Not Vote Yet

• Mitt Romney 50% (53%) {52%} [51%]
• Barack Obama 45% (45%) {44%} [45%]

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Barack Obama 50% / 47% {+3%}
• Mitt Romney 46% (47%) {49%} [45%] (45%) [44%] (41%) {35%} [37%] (28%) {28%} [36%] (30%) {32%} [33%] (36%) / 48% (51%) {47%} [51%] (49%) [49%] (52%) {54%} [53%] (56%) {48%} [48%] (49%) {43%} [43%] (39%) {-2%} 

Among Independents

• Barack Obama 46% / 48% {-2%} 
• Mitt Romney 45% (50%) {47%} [47%] (41%) [42%] (34%) {28%} [33%] (30%) {32%} [42%] (32%) {35%} [34%] (38%) / 48% (48%) {41%} [47%] (45%) [47%] (57%) {54%} [59%] (53%) {40%} [42%] (44%) {38%} [38%] (36%) {-3%}

Among Men

• Barack Obama 48% / 47% {+1%}
• Mitt Romney 47% (51%) {55%} [49%] (46%) [47%] (45%) {39%} [43%] (30%) {30%} [38%] (31%) {42%} [35%] (39%) / 48% (48%) {40%} [48%] (51%) [47%] (49%) {50%} [49%] (58%) {53%} [51%] (53%) {41%} [44%] (40%) {-1%}

Among Women

• Barack Obama 52% / 46% {+6%} 
• Mitt Romney 46% (44%) {44%} [42%] (44%) [41%] (37%) {31%} [31%] (25%) {26%} [33%] (29%) {24%} [32%] (33%) / 48% (53%) {52%} [54%] (48%) [52%] (55%) {57%} [56%] (53%) {44%} [45%] (46%) {44%} [42%] (38%) {-2%} 

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

• Approve 50% (51%) {48%} [50%] (48%) [48%] (46%) {44%} [48%] (48%) {41%} [43%] (44%) {46%} [47%] (42%)
• Disapprove 47% (48%) {50%} [48%] (49%) [48%] (51%) {51%} [48%] (48%) {49%} [52%] (52%) {49%} [46%] (49%)

Among Independents

• Approve 42% (42%) {41%} [45%] (41%) [40%] (46%) {37%} [41%] (40%) {30%} [39%] (34%) {37%} [39%] (40%)
• Disapprove 50% (54%) {54%} [50%] (52%) [54%] (49%) {53%} [53%] (53%) {56%} [57%] (59%) {55%} [49%] (54%)

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

• Barack Obama 53%
• Mitt Romney 44%

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 53%
• Mitt Romney 40%

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 51%
• Mitt Romney 45%

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

• Barack Obama 51%
• Mitt Romney 45%

Survey of 600 likely Ohio voters was conducted October 29-30, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points. Party ID: 45% (43%) {42%} [40%] (41%) {41%} [41%] (40%) {39%} [41%] (42%) {41%} [47%] (44%) {45%} [43%] (44%) Democrat; 36% (35%) {34%} [36%] (36%) {33%} [37%] (37%) {37%} [39%] (36%) {35%} [37%] (34%) {35%} [35%] (39%) Republican; 19% (21%) {23%} [24%] (23%) {26%} [22%] (24%) {24%} [20%] (21%) {24%} [16%] (22%) {20%} [21%] (18%) Independent/Other.  Results from the poll conducted October 26-28, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted October 18-20, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 12-13, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 27-30, 2012 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted September 14-18, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 7-9, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 9-12, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted June 21-24, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 3-6, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 28-29, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted November 4-6, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 13-16, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 11-14, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted May 19-22, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted March 10-13, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted December 10-12, 2010 are in parentheses.