Poll Watch: Rasmussen (R) Massachusetts 2012 Presidential Survey

Rasmussen (R) Massachusetts 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 57% (55%) {56%} [51%] (55%)
• Mitt Romney 42% (40%) {35%} [40%] (38%)

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

• Very favorable 30% (20%) {17%} [18%] (19%)
• Somewhat favorable 12% (26%) {23%} [32%] (30%)
• Somewhat unfavorable 18% (13%) {25%} [26%] (28%)
• Very unfavorable 37% (40%) {30%} [22%] (23%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 42% (46%) {40%} [50%] (49%) / 55% (53%) {55%} [48%] (52%) {-13%}

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

• Strongly approve 34% (37%) {31%} [34%] (32%)
• Somewhat approve 23% (24%) {27%} [25%] (26%)
• Somewhat disapprove 5% (5%) {10%} [9%] (8%)
• Strongly disapprove 37% (33%) {28%} [32%] (34%)

President Obama Job Approval

• Approve 57% (61%) {58%} [59%] (58%)
• Disapprove 42% (38%) {38%} [41%] (42%)

Survey of 500 likely voters was conducted October 10, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted September 24, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted May 7, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 9, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 29, 2012 are in parentheses.

Inside the numbers:

Ninety-six percent (96%) of likely voters in the state are certain they will vote this year. Among these voters, Obama leads 57% to 42%. 

Eighty-eight percent (88%) say they are already sure whom they will for. It's Obama 58%, Romney 42% among these voters.

Obama earns 91% support from Massachusetts Democrats, while 95% of the state's Republicans back Romney. Among voters not affiliated with either political party, Romney leads 53% to 44%.

Voters in the state are more confident in Obama than Romney to turn the economy around. Forty-six percent (46%) say if Obama is reelected and Democrats take control of Congress, the economy will get better, compared to 39% who say the same if Romney is elected and Republicans take charge of Congress. Thirty-eight percent (38%) say the economy will get worse if Obama wins, but even more (42%) feel that way about Romney.

Massachusetts voters put their trust in Obama over Romney to handle the economy by a 53% to 42% margin. They also trust the president more on national security issues, 54% to 40%.