Poll Watch: SurveyUSA Ohio 2012 Presidential Survey

SurveyUSA Ohio 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 48% {47%} [45%] (45%)
• Mitt Romney 45% {44%} [42%] (44%)
• Other 2% {2%} [3%] (3%)
• Undecided 6% {6%} [9%] (8%)

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 48% {47%} [41%] (44%)
• Barack Obama 37% {39%} [33%] (35%)
• Other 4% {5%} [9%] (9%)
• Undecided 11% {9%} [18%] (12%)

Among Moderates

• Barack Obama 53% {58%} [51%] (53%)
• Mitt Romney 36% {33%} [34%] (33%)
• Other 3% {2%} [3%] (3%)
• Undecided 9% {7%} [12%] (10%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 50% {49%} [45%] (47%)
• Barack Obama 42% {42%} [41%] (40%)
• Other 1% {2%} [5%] (4%)
• Undecided 6% {7%} [9%] (8%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama 53% {52%} [49%] (50%)
• Mitt Romney 40% {40%} [40%] (41%)
• Other 2% {2%} [1%] (2%)
• Undecided 5% {6%} [9%] (7%)

Already Voted (25%)

• Barack Obama 56% {58%} [57%] (59%)
• Mitt Romney 40% {39%} [38%] (39%)
• Other 2% {2%} [3%] (2%)
• Undecided 1% {2%} [2%] (1%)

Will Vote Before Election Day (14%)

• Barack Obama 58%
  
• Mitt Romney 35%
• Other 3%
• Undecided 5%

Will Vote on Election Day (60%)

• Mitt Romney 50%
• Barack Obama 41%
  
• Other 1%
• Undecided 8%

Who would do better at balancing the federal budget?

• Mitt Romney 48% {46%} [47%] (47%)
• Barack Obama 44% {44%} [40%] (42%)
• Not sure 9% {10%} [12%] (11%)

Who is more in touch with the average person?

• Barack Obama 54% {55%} [53%] (52%)
• Mitt Romney 37% {39%} [36%] (37%)
• Not sure 9% {6%} [11%] (11%)

Who will do a better job of keeping America safe?

• Barack Obama 48% {49%} [44%] (45%)
• Mitt Romney 44% {43%} [43%] (44%)
• Not sure 8% {8%} [13%] (11%)

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

• Support 50% {47%} [45%] (46%)
• Oppose 37% {38%} [38%] (38%)
• Not sure 13% {15%} [17%] (15%)

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

• Support 37% {36%} [37%] (35%)
• Oppose 47% {48%} [45%] (49%)
• Not sure 16% {15%} [17%] (16%)

Survey of 603 likely and actual voters was conducted October 26-29, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.1 percentage points.  Party ID: 38% {39%} [39%] (39%) Democrat; 32% {32%} [32%] (33%) Republican; 26% {25%} [26%] (25%) Independent.  Ideology: 41% {38%} [42%] (40%) Moderate; 32% {34%} [34%] (35%) Conservative; 17% {18%} [17%] (16%) Liberal.  Results from the poll conducted October 20-22, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 12-15, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 5-8, 2012 are in parentheses.