Poll Watch: Quinnipiac Connecticut 2012 Presidential Survey

Quinnipiac Connecticut 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 55% [54%] {52%} (50%) [53%] {49%}
• Mitt Romney 41% [42%] {45%} (38%) [37%] {36%}

Among Independents

• Barack Obama 50% [48%] {47%} (45%) [48%] {41%}
• Mitt Romney 44% [45%] {49%} (35%) [37%] {37%}

Among Men

• Barack Obama 49% [47%] {45%} (48%) [51%] {46%}
• Mitt Romney 46% [49%] {53%} (42%) [40%] {42%}

Among Women

• Barack Obama 60% [59%] {59%} (52%) [55%] {52%}
• Mitt Romney 36% [37%] {38%} (35%) [34%] {31%}

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Barack Obama 56% [54%] {51%} (52%) [55%] {50%} / 40% [43%] {46%} (41%) [41%] {45%} {+16%}
• Mitt Romney 42% [42%] {41%} (34%) [35%] {34%} / 50% [47%] {44%} (42%) [43%] {28%} {-8%} 

Among Independents

• Barack Obama 49% [49%] {45%} (48%) [51%] {44%} / 45% [47%] {51%} (44%) [44%] {48%} {+4%}
• Mitt Romney 46% [44%] {42%} (29%) [36%] {31%} / 43% [44%] {42%} (38%) [43%] {25%} {+3%}

Among Men

• Barack Obama 50% [47%] {44%} (50%) [54%] {46%} / 46% [49%] {54%} (44%) [44%] {50%} {+4%}
• Mitt Romney 48% [48%] {48%} (35%) [38%] {42%} / 46% [43%] {39%} (43%) [45%] {28%} {+2%}

Among Women

• Barack Obama 61% [59%] {57%} (54%) [57%] {53%} / 36% [37%] {39%} (39%) [38%] {39%} {+25%}
• Mitt Romney 37% [36%] {34%} (32%) [32%] {27%} / 53% [52%] {47%} (42%) [42%] {27%} {-16%}

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President?

• Approve 56% [52%] {49%} (53%) [53%] {48%} (53%) [49%]
• Disapprove 42% [46%] {48%} (43%) [43%] {48%} (44%) [47%]

Among Independents

• Approve 50% [47%] {42%} (48%) [49%] {43%} (47%) [44%]
• Disapprove 48% [51%] {55%} (47%) [46%] {51%} (48%) [51%]

Among Men

• Approve 50% [44%] {43%} (52%) [51%] {43%} (48%) [44%]
• Disapprove 48% [54%] {55%} (45%) [46%] {54%} (50%) [52%]

Among Women

• Approve 61% [58%] {55%} (53%) [54%] {52%} (56%) [53%]
• Disapprove 37% [38%] {42%} (41%) [40%] {42%} (39%) [43%]

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on the economy?

• Barack Obama 53% [51%] {44%}
• Mitt Romney 42% [45%] {49%}

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on foreign policy?

• Barack Obama 56% {52%}
• Mitt Romney 38% {40%}

Would you say that Barack Obama cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not?

• Yes 64% [62%] {57%}
• No 34% [36%] {40%}

Would you say that Mitt Romney cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not?

• Yes 44% [44%] {43%}
• No 53% [52%] {49%}

Survey of 1,412 likely voters was conducted October 19-22, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 2.6 percentage points.  Party ID: 35% [34%] {33%} Democrat; 21% [23%] {22%} Republican; 40% [38%] {40%} Independent; 4% [5%] {5%} Other.  Results from the poll conducted September 28 - October 2, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 22-26, 2012 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted May 29 - June 3, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted March 14-19, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 8-13, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 8-13, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted March 1-7, 2011 are in square brackets.