Poll Watch: Rasmussen (R) Indiana 2012 Presidential Survey

Rasmussen (R) Indiana 2012 Presidential Poll

• Mitt Romney (R) 54% [51%] (48%) 
• Barack Obama (D) 41% [35%] (42%)
• Some other candidate 1% [3%] (5%)
• Undecided 4% [11%] (5%)  
  

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

• Very favorable 30%
• Somewhat favorable 28%
• Somewhat unfavorable 16%
• Very unfavorable 24%

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

• Strongly approve 20%
• Somewhat approve 24%
• Somewhat disapprove 12%
• Strongly disapprove 43%

Survey of 600 likely voters was conducted October 10-11, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted July 31 - August 1, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 23-24, 2012 are in parentheses.

Inside the numbers: 

Ninety-one percent (91%) of likely voters in the Hoosier State say they are certain to vote in this election. Romney leads 54% to 42% among these voters.

Seventy-nine percent (79%) say they’ve already made up their minds how they will vote. Among these voters, it’s Romney 58%, Obama 42%.

Romney has the support of 90% of Indiana Republicans, while 85% of the state’s Democrats back the president. The GOP challenger leads by five among voters not affiliated with either of the major parties.

Fifty-five percent (55%) of Indiana voters trust Romney more when it comes to handling the economy, while 36% have more faith in the president. Romney leads 51% to 41% in terms of voter trust in the area of national security.

A plurality (48%) of all voters in the state think the economy will get better if Romney is elected and Republicans take full control of Congress. Only 31% expect an improved economy if Obama is reelected and Democrats are in charge of Congress. If Romney and the GOP win, 28% think the economy will get worse, but 48% believe that to be true if Obama and the Democrats come out on top.