Poll Watch: Rasmussen (R) North Dakota 2012 Presidential Survey

Rasmussen (R) North Dakota 2012 Presidential Poll

• Mitt Romney 54% (51%) 
• Barack Obama  40% (36%)
• Some other candidate 2% (6%)
• Undecided 4% (7%)

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

• Very favorable 43% (12%)
• Somewhat favorable 18% (38%)
• Somewhat unfavorable 15% (25%)
• Very unfavorable 22% (19%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 61% (50%) / 37% (44%) {+24%}

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

• Strongly approve 26% (12%)
• Somewhat approve 21% (27%)
• Somewhat disapprove 4% (16%)
• Strongly disapprove 49% (42%)

President Obama Job Approval

• Approve 47% (39%)
• Disapprove 53% (58%)

Survey of 600 likely voters was conducted October 17-18, 2012.  The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted July 10-11, 2012 are in parentheses.

Inside the numbers:

Among the 87% of North Dakota voters who say they've already made up their minds how they will vote, the race is Romney 59%, Obama 41%.

Romney leads the president by more than 20 points in five key policy areas - the economy, health care, national security, taxes and energy policy - when North Dakota voters are asked whom they trust more. On the most important issue of the economy, 58% of North Dakota voters trust Romney more, while 35% have more confidence in Obama.

The Republican also leads the president 55% to 36% on national security, 60% to 34% on taxes, 59% to 36% on health care and 61% to 30% on energy policy in North Dakota.

Among voters not affiliated with either major party in the state, Romney has 15-point lead.