Poll Watch: Suffolk University/WSVN-TV Florida 2012 Presidential Survey

Suffolk University/WSVN-TV Florida 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 46% (46%) {42%} [42%] (42%)
• Mitt Romney 43% (45%) {47%} [42%] (43%)
• Gary Johnson 1%
• Roseanne Barr 1%
• Jill Stein 1%
• Rocky Anderson 0%
• Tom Hoefling 0%
• Peta Lindsay 0%
• Stewart Alexander 0%
• Thomas Robert Stevens 0%
• Andre Barnett 0%
• Virgil Goode 0%
• Undecided 7%

Who has the best plan to fix the economy?

• Barack Obama 43%
• Mitt Romney 43%

Who do you better connect with?

• Barack Obama 48%
• Mitt Romney 41%

Who is the better debater?

• Barack Obama 52%
• Mitt Romney 19%

Who will do more for Florida?

• Barack Obama 41%
• Mitt Romney 38%

Which campaign has been more negative in tone?

• Romney campaign 42%
• Obama campaign 37%

Overall, do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as President?

• Approve 48% (47%) {40%} [41%] (41%)
• Disapprove 48% (46%) {49%} [50%] (48%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Barack Obama 51% (50%) {47%} [45%] (48%) / 46% (45%) {48%} [48%] (44%) {+5%}
• Mitt Romney 45% (42%) {44%} / 47% (45%) {37%} {-2%} 

Overall, do you feel that the Affordable Care Act signed into law in 2010, sometimes called Obamacare, is generally good for Florida or generally bad? 

• Generally good 44%
• Generally bad 45%

Do you generally support or generally oppose the Obama Administration’s foreign policy concerning Israel?

• Generally support 42%
• Generally oppose 42%

Despite who you are personally voting for, when all the votes are counted, who do you think will be elected President this November – Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Barack Obama 62% (51%)
• Mitt Romney 29% (31%)

Survey of 600 likely voters was conducted September 27-30, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points.  Party registration: 41% (41%) {41%} [41%] (41%) Democrat; 35% (37%) {37%} [36%] (36%) Republican; 24% (23%) {23%} [23%] (23%) Independent.  Click here to view crosstabs.  Results from the poll conducted May 6-8, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted January 22-24, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 26-30, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 10-12, 2011 are in parentheses.