Monday, October 22, 2012

Poll Watch: Rasmussen (R) Colorado 2012 Presidential Survey

Rasmussen (R) Colorado 2012 Presidential Poll
  • Mitt Romney 50% (48%) {47%} [47%] (45%)
  • Barack Obama 46% (49%) {45%} [47%] (45%)
  • Some other candidate 2% (1%) {2%} [3%] (6%)
  • Undecided 1% (2%) {6%} [2%] (5%)
Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Mitt Romney?
  • Very favorable 34% (33%) {22%} [21%] (19%)
  • Somewhat favorable 18% (16%) {26%} [27%] (25%)
  • Somewhat unfavorable 13% (14%) {13%} [14%] (21%)
  • Very unfavorable 34% (36%) {37%} [32%] (31%)
Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}
  • Mitt Romney 52% (49%) {48%} [48%] (44%) / 47% (50%) {50%} [46%] (52%) {+5%}
How would you rate the job Barack Obama has been doing as President?
  • Strongly approve 31% (27%) {29%} [31%] (23%)
  • Somewhat approve 17% (25%) {19%} [18%] (25%)
  • Somewhat disapprove 7% (7%) {8%} [6%] (6%)
  • Strongly disapprove 44% (39%) {43%} [44%] (43%)
President Obama Job Approval
  • Approve 48% (52%) {48%} [49%] (48%)
  • Disapprove 51% (46%) {51%} [50%] (49%)
Survey of 500 likely voters was conducted October 21, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted October 7, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted September 17, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 6, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 6, 2012 are in parentheses.
Inside the numbers:
Ninety-six percent (96%) of Colorado likely voters say they are certain to vote in this election, and Romney leads 51% to 47% in this group. This overall total includes those who have already voted since Colorado allows early voting. It’s Romney 50%, Obama 49% among early voters.
However, just 62% of all likely voters in the state say they have already decided whom they will vote for. Romney’s ahead 56% to 41% among these voters. The president leads 54% to 41% among the 38% who say they still could change their minds before they vote.
Romney now leads among all Colorado voters when they are asked whom they trust more in two key policy areas. He’s ahead 51% to 44% when it comes to the economy and 51% to 45% in the area of national security. Two weeks ago, Colorado voters rated both men nearly equally, giving Romney a two-point advantage in trust on the economy and Obama a two-point trust margin in national security.
Romney leads by 12 points among male voters in the state but trails by three among female voters. The GOP challenger posts an eight-point lead among voters not affiliated with either major political party.

No comments: