Poll Watch: PPP (D) Wisconsin 2012 Presidential Survey

PPP (D) Wisconsin 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 51% [51%] (49%) {52%} [49%] (47%) {50%} [47%] (50%) {53%} [46%] (47%) {51%} [48%] (46%)
• Mitt Romney 46% [45%] (47%) {45%} [48%] (48%) {44%} [46%] (44%) {39%} [43%] (42%) {39%} [38%] (42%)

Note: 2008 Barack Obama 56%, John McCain 43% / 2004 John Kerry 50%, George W. Bush 49%

Among Independents

• Barack Obama 50% [48%] (51%) {52%} [47%] {53%} [53%] (53%) {57%} [38%] (40%) {47%} [45%] (43%)
• Mitt Romney 43% [43%] (42%) {43%} [43%] {39%} [35%] (36%) {33%} [42%] (37%) {36%} [33%] (36%)

Note: Independents: 2008 (29%): Barack Obama 58%, John McCain 39% / 2004 (27%): John Kerry 53%, George W. Bush 45%

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 50% [48%] (50%) {47%} [52%] {48%} [49%] (49%) {42%} [49%] (46%) {46%} [44%] (45%)
• Barack Obama 47% [48%] (46%) {50%} [43%] {46%} [42%] (46%) {51%} [40%] (42%) {44%} [42%] (44%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama 54% [54%] (52%) {54%} [50%] {53%} [51%] (53%) {54%} [52%] (51%) {56%} [53%] (47%)
• Mitt Romney 43% [42%] (45%) {43%} [44%] {41%} [43%] (41%) {36%} [38%] (38%) {33%} [32%] (40%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Barack Obama 52% [51%] / 46% [45%] {+6%}
• Mitt Romney 47% [47%] (49%) {44%} (45%) {41%} [37%] (38%) {25%} [31%] (32%) {29%} [30%] (33%) / 49% [50%] (48%) {51%} (48%) {50%} [48%] (49%) {61%} [53%] (48%) {49%} [41%] (45%) {-2%}

Among Independents

• Barack Obama 51% [50%] / 44% [45%] {+7%} 
• Mitt Romney 41% [44%] (45%) {42%} (41%) {35%} [26%] (30%) {24%} [30%] (31%) {32%} [31%] (34%) / 50% [50%] (52%) {51%} (50%) {54%} [53%] (53%) {60%} [50%] (44%) {43%} [38%] (46%) {-9%}

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 50% [49%] (51%) {48%} (50%) {45%} [42%] (43%) {24%} [35%] (33%) {34%} [35%] (35%) / 46% [48%] (47%) {47%} (46%) {47%} [43%] (45%) {62%} [51%] (48%) {50%} [42%] (50%) {+4%}
• Barack Obama 48% [48%] / 49% [50%] {-1%}

Among Women

• Barack Obama 55% [54%] / 43% [41%] {+12%} 
• Mitt Romney 44% [45%] (48%) {40%} (42%) {38%} [32%] (34%) {25%} [27%] (31%) {26%} [25%] (31%) / 51% [52%] (49%) {56%} (49%) {53%} [52%] (52%) {60%} [54%] (47%) {47%} [40%] (41%) {-7%}

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

• Approve 50% [49%] (49%) {52%} [46%] {47%} [44%] (47%) {52%} [44%] (45%) {52%} [49%] (47%)
• Disapprove 47% [47%] (49%) {47%} [50%] {48%} [50%] (47%) {44%} [51%] (51%) {44%} [45%] (46%)

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

• Barack Obama 52% [52%]
• Mitt Romney 46% [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 52% [54%]
• Mitt Romney 42% [41%]

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 50% [51%]
• Mitt Romney 46% [44%]

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

• Barack Obama 52% [52%]
• Mitt Romney 44% [45%]

Survey of 825 likely Wisconsin voters was conducted October 29-30, 2012 on behalf of Health Care for America Now. The margin of error is +/- 3.4 percentage points.  Party ID: 34% [34%] (34%) {34%} [32%] (32%) {30%} [28%] (31%) {33%} [37%] (37%) {37%} [33%] (35%) Democrat; 30% [29%] (33%) {31%} [36%] (34%) {32%} [35%] (32%) {31%} [31%] (34%) {32%} [32%] (31%) Republican; 36% [38%] (33%) {35%} [32%] (34%) {38%} [37%] (37%) {36%} [32%] (29%) {31%} [35%] (33%) Independent/Other.  Results from the poll conducted October 23-24, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 4-6, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted September 18-19, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 12-13, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 16-19, 2012 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted July 5-8, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 11-13, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 13-15, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted February 23-26, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 20-23, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 12-14, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted May 19-22, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 24-27, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted December 10-12, 2010 are in parentheses.