Poll Watch: Quinnipiac Pennsylvania 2012 Presidential Survey

Quinnipiac Pennsylvania 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 50% [54%] (53%)
• Mitt Romney 46% [42%] (42%)

Among Independents

• Barack Obama 50% [48%] (58%)
• Mitt Romney 43% [48%] (36%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 54% [49%] (50%)
• Barack Obama 43% [48%] (47%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama 57% [58%] (59%)
• Mitt Romney 39% [37%] (35%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Barack Obama 52% [54%] (53%) / 45% [43%] (42%) {+7%}  
• Mitt Romney 46% [41%] (39%) / 44% [50%] (47%) {+2%}

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

• Approve 50% [51%] (49%)
• Disapprove 48% [45%] (46%)

Which candidate do you think did the best job, or won, Thursday night's vice presidential debate, Paul Ryan or Joe Biden?

• Joe Biden 42%
• Paul Ryan 37%

Among Men

• Paul Ryan 42%
• Joe Biden 40%

Among Women

• Joe Biden 45%
• Paul Ryan 34%

Did you watch or listen to the vice presidential debate between Paul Ryan and Joe Biden, or not?  

• Yes 81%
• No 18%
  

Did the vice presidential debate make you more likely to vote for Barack Obama, less likely, or did it have no effect on your vote choice?

• More likely 17%
• Less likely 18%
  
• Had no effect 62%

Did the vice presidential debate make you more likely to vote for Mitt Romney, less likely, or did it have no effect on your vote choice?

• More likely 19%
• Less likely 15%
  
• Had no effect 63%

Who do you think is best qualified to serve as president if it becomes necessary, Paul Ryan or Joe Biden?

• Joe Biden 50%
• Paul Ryan 42%

Among Men

• Paul Ryan 49%
• Joe Biden 44%

Among Women

• Joe Biden 55%
• Paul Ryan 36%

Survey of 1,519 likely voters was conducted October 12-14, 2012.  The margin of error is +/- 2.5 percentage points.  Party ID: 39% [39%] (38%) Democrat; 31% [28%] (32%) Republican; 26% [27%] (26%) Independent; 4% [6%] (4%) Other.  Click here to view crosstabs.  Results from the poll conducted September 18-24, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 24-30, 2012 are in parentheses.