Poll Watch: Quinnipiac/CBS News Ohio 2012 Presidential Survey

Quinnipiac/CBS News Ohio 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 50% {53%} [50%] (50%)
• Mitt Romney 45% {43%} [44%] (44%)

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 49% {47%} [48%] (44%)
• Barack Obama 42% {46%} [43%] (47%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 51% {52%} [48%] (52%)
• Barack Obama 44% {44%} [46%] (42%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama 55% {60%} [54%] (58%)
• Mitt Romney 40% {35%} [41%] (37%)

Already Voted

• Barack Obama 54%
• Mitt Romney 39%

(Among Obama Voters) Would you describe your support for Barack Obama as strongly favoring him, or do you like him but with reservations, or do you support him because you dislike Mitt Romney?

• Strongly favor Barack Obama 74% {66%} (60%)
• Like but with reservations 19% {25%} (31%)
• Dislike Mitt Romney 6% {8%} (9%)

(Among Romney Voters) Would you describe your support for Mitt Romney as strongly favoring him, or do you like him but with reservations, or do you support him because you dislike Barack Obama?

• Strongly favor Mitt Romney 63% {51%} (42%)
• Like but with reservations 27% {30%} (35%)
• Dislike Barack Obama 10% {18%} (22%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Barack Obama 51% {54%} [51%] (51%) / 45% {43%} [45%] (45%) {+6%}  
• Mitt Romney 46% {41%} [39%] (40%) / 48% {49%} [45%] (43%) {-2%}

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

• Approve 50% {50%} [49%] (48%)
  
• Disapprove 47% {47%} [48%] (48%)

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

• Yes 60% {59%} [59%] (55%)
• No 37% {38%} [39%] (43%)

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

• Yes 45% {38%} [41%] (38%)
• No 50% {57%} [53%] (55%)

Would you say that Barack Obama has strong leadership qualities or not?

• Yes 58%
• No 40%

Would you say that Mitt Romney has strong leadership qualities or not?

• Yes 64%
• No 32%

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on the economy, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

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

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on taxes, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Barack Obama 51% {53%} [51%]
• Mitt Romney 43% {43%} [41%]

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on helping the middle class, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Barack Obama 54%
• Mitt Romney 41%

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on foreign policy, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Barack Obama 50% {54%} [50%]
• Mitt Romney 43% {41%} [40%]

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on the budget deficit, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Mitt Romney 51% {49%} [50%]
• Barack Obama 43% {45%} [40%]

Which candidate do you think did the best job, or won, the second presidential debate Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Barack Obama 48%
• Mitt Romney 27%

Did you watch or listen to the second presidential debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney or not?  

• Yes 84%
• No 15%
  

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

• Barack Obama 19%
• Mitt Romney 14%
• No effect 63%

Do you plan on watching or listening to the third presidential debate on Monday, October 22nd, or not?

• Yes 85%
• No 11%

Who do you think will win the third presidential debate, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Barack Obama 40%
• Mitt Romney 31%

Survey of 1,548 likely voters was conducted October 17-20, 2012.  The margin of error is +/- 2.5 percentage points.  Party ID: 35% {35%} [34%] (35%) Democrat; 26% {26%} [26%] (27%) Republican; 34% {35%} [34%] (32%) Independent; 4% {4%} [6%] (5%) Other.  Results from the poll conducted September 18-24, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 15-21, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 24-30, 2012 are in parentheses.