Poll Watch: Rasmussen (R) Florida 2012 Presidential Survey

Rasmussen (R) Florida 2012 Presidential Poll

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

Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Mitt Romney? 

• Very favorable 40% [38%] (33%) {30%} [23%] (21%)
• Somewhat favorable 13% [14%] (18%) {19%} [29%] (29%)
• Somewhat unfavorable 12% [10%] (15%) {19%} [19%] (25%)
• Very unfavorable 33% [36%] (32%) {29%} [25%] (22%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 53% [52%] (51%) {49%} [52%] (50%) / 45% [46%] (47%) {48%} [44%] (47%) {+8%}

How would you rate the job Barack Obama has been doing as president? 

• Strongly approve 32% [33%] (35%) {30%} [28%] (37%) {28%}
• Somewhat approve 16% [18%] (16%) {19%} [21%] (12%) {21%} 
• Somewhat disapprove 7% [7%] (7%) {8%} [6%] (12%) {6%}
• Strongly disapprove 45% [40%] (40%) {41%} [44%] (39%) {45%} 

President Obama Job Approval

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

Survey of 750 likely voters was conducted October 11, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted October 4, 2012 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted September 12, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted August 15, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 9, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 25, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted March 13, 2012 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted February 9, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 17, 2011 are in parentheses.

Inside the numbers:

Ninety-six percent (96%) of likely voters in the Sunshine State say they are certain to vote in this year’s election. Among these voters, it’s Romney 51%, Obama 47%.

Ninety-two percent (92%) of likely Florida voters say they have already made up their minds which candidate they will vote for. Romney leads 52% to 48% among these voters.

Florida voters now trust Romney more than Obama 51% to 45% when it comes to handling the economy. The GOP challenger has a narrower 51% to 47% lead in voter trust in the area of national security.

Senior citizens remain strongly supportive of Romney, while younger voters support the president just as strongly. Obama leads 54% to 38% among voters n Florida not affiliated with either of the major political parties.