Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Poll Watch: Rasmussen (R) New Mexico 2012 Presidential Survey

Rasmussen (R) New Mexico 2012 Presidential Poll
  • Barack Obama 54% (51%) {52%} [52%] (55%)
  • Mitt Romney 43% (40%) {38%} [36%] (36%)
  • Some other candidate 2% (6%)
  • Undecided 2% (2%)
I’m going to read you a short list of people in the news. For each, please let me know if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression.

Mitt Romney
  • Very favorable 27% (31%) {19%}
  • Somewhat favorable 16% (14%) {23%}
  • Somewhat unfavorable 14% (14%) {22%}
  • Very unfavorable 39% (40%) {34%}
Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}
  • Mitt Romney 43% (45%) {42%} [41%] / 53% (54%) {56%} [56%] {-10%}
How would you rate the job Barack Obama has been doing as president?
  • Strongly approve 38% (32%) {31%} [27%] (30%)
  • Somewhat approve 17% (24%) {23%} [27%] (22%)
  • Somewhat disapprove 7% (6%) {10%} [9%] (12%)
  • Strongly disapprove 37% (36%) {36%} [36%] (36%)
President Obama Job Approval
  • Approve 55% (56%) {54%} [54%] (52%)
  • Disapprove 44% (42%) {46%} [45%] (48%)
Survey of 500 likely New Mexico voters was conducted October 8, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted September 27, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 21, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 3, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 14, 2012 are in parentheses.

Inside the numbers:
Eighty-seven percent (87%) of likely New Mexico voters are certain of their vote at this time. Among these voters, 56% prefer the president, while 44% support Romney.
Voters in the state not affiliated with either major political party prefer the president by a 52% to 41% margin.
By a 51% to 44% margin, New Mexico voters trust the president more than Romney when it comes to handling the economy. They also give the president a 53% to 42% edge on national security.
Forty-six percent (46%) of New Mexico voters believe the economy will get better if Obama is reelected and Democrats regain control of Congress. By comparison, just 37% feel the economy will improve if Romney is elected and Republicans take control of Congress.

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