Poll Watch: Rasmussen (R) Massachusetts 2012 Presidential Survey

Rasmussen (R) Massachusetts 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 59% [57%] (55%) {56%} [51%] (55%)
• Mitt Romney 40% [42%] (40%) {35%} [40%] (38%)

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

• Very favorable 32% [30%] (20%) {17%} [18%] (19%)
• Somewhat favorable 14% [12%] (26%) {23%} [32%] (30%)
• Somewhat unfavorable 14% [18%] (13%) {25%} [26%] (28%)
• Very unfavorable 38% [37%] (40%) {30%} [22%] (23%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 46% [42%] (46%) {40%} [50%] (49%) / 52% [55%] (53%) {55%} [48%] (52%) {-6%}

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

• Strongly approve 43% [34%] (37%) {31%} [34%] (32%)
• Somewhat approve 16% [23%] (24%) {27%} [25%] (26%)
• Somewhat disapprove 5% [5%] (5%) {10%} [9%] (8%)
• Strongly disapprove 35% [37%] (33%) {28%} [32%] (34%)

President Obama Job Approval

• Approve 59% [57%] (61%) {58%} [59%] (58%)
• Disapprove 40% [42%] (38%) {38%} [41%] (42%)

Survey of 500 likely voters was conducted October 25, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted October 10, 2012 are in square brackets.  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-four percent (94%) of likely voters in the state say they are certain to cast a ballot in this election. The president leads 58% to 41% among these voters.

Massachusetts voters trust Obama more than Romney by 16 points – 57% to 41% - when it comes to handling the economy. They have similar confidence in the president – 57% to 39% - in the area of national security.