Poll Watch: SurveyUSA Ohio 2012 Presidential Survey

SurveyUSA Ohio 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 45% (45%)
• Mitt Romney 42% (44%)
• Other 3% (3%)
• Undecided 9% (8%)

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 41% (44%)
• Barack Obama 33% (35%)
• Other 9% (9%)
• Undecided 18% (12%)

Among Moderates

• Barack Obama 51% (53%)
• Mitt Romney 34% (33%)
• Other 3% (3%)
• Undecided 12% (10%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 45% (47%)
• Barack Obama 41% (40%)
• Other 5% (4%)
• Undecided 9% (8%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama 49% (50%)
• Mitt Romney 40% (41%)
• Other 1% (2%)
• Undecided 9% (7%)

Already Voted (18%)

• Barack Obama 57% (59%)
• Mitt Romney 38% (39%)
• Other 3% (2%)
• Undecided 2% (1%)

Did Not Vote Yet (82%)

• Mitt Romney 43% (45%)
• Barack Obama 43% (44%)
  
• Other 3% (3%)
• Undecided 11% (9%)

Who would do better at balancing the federal budget?

• Mitt Romney 47% (47%)
• Barack Obama 40% (42%)
• Not sure 12% (11%)

Who is more in touch with the average person?

• Barack Obama 53% (52%)
• Mitt Romney 36% (37%)
• Not sure 11% (11%)

Who will do a better job of keeping America safe?

• Barack Obama 44% (45%)
• Mitt Romney 43% (44%)
• Not sure 13% (11%)

Do you support or oppose the federal government's financial bailout of American auto manufacturers?

• Support 45% (46%)
• Oppose 38% (38%)
• Not sure 17% (15%)

Do you support or oppose the healthcare reform law that Congress passed in 2010?

• Support 37% (35%)
• Oppose 45% (49%)
• Not sure 17% (16%)

Survey of 613 likely and actual voters was conducted October 12-15, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points.  Party ID: 39% (39%) Democrat; 32% (33%) Republican; 26% (25%) Independent.  Ideology: 42% (40%) Moderate; 34% (35%) Conservative; 17% (16%) Liberal.  Already voted: 18% (11%) Yes; 82% (89%) No. Results from the poll conducted October 5-8, 2012 are in parentheses.