Poll Watch: NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist New Hampshire 2012 Presidential Survey

NBC/WSJ/Marist New Hampshire 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 49% (51%) 
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 47% (44%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Barack Obama 50% (54%) / 46% (43%) {+4%}
• Mitt Romney 49% (43%) / 46% (52%) {+3%}

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as president?

• Approve 48% (50%)
• Disapprove 48% (45%)

Which candidate will do a better job handling the economy:

• Mitt Romney 49% (46%)
• Barack Obama 46% (49%)

Which candidate will do a better job handling foreign policy:

• Barack Obama 51% (54%)
• Mitt Romney 43% (41%)

Survey of 1,013 likely voters was conducted October 28-29, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.1 percentage points.  Party ID: 27% (25%) Democrat; 26% (25%) Republican; 47% (49%) Independent.  Results from the poll conducted September 23-25, 2012 are in parentheses.