Poll Watch: Rasmussen (R) Michigan 2012 Presidential Survey

Rasmussen (R) Michigan 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 52% [52%] (54%) {48%} [50%]
  
• Mitt Romney 47% [45%] (42%) {42%} [42%]
• Some other candidate 1% [1%] (1%) {5%} [4%]
• Undecided 1% [1%] (3%) {4%} [4%]

Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of Barack Obama?

• Very favorable 37%
• Somewhat favorable 15%
• Somewhat unfavorable 12%
• Very unfavorable 36%

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

• Very favorable 34% [33%] (24%) {21%} [21%]
• Somewhat favorable 14% [14%] (19%) {25%} [24%]
• Somewhat unfavorable 15% [14%] (17%) {23%} [17%]
• Very unfavorable 34% [37%] (40%) {27%} [35%]

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Barack Obama 52% / 48% {+4%}
• Mitt Romney 48% [47%] (43%) {46%} [45%] / 49% [51%] (57%) {50%} [52%] {-1%}

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

• Strongly approve 36% [39%] (33%) {30%} [32%] (34%)
• Somewhat approve 16% [17%] (24%) {23%} [22%] (19%)
• Somewhat disapprove 7% [7%] (7%) {8%} [8%] (11%)
• Strongly disapprove 40% [36%] (35%) {38%} [37%] (34%)

President Obama Job Approval

• Approve 52% [56%] (57%) {53%} [54%] (53%)
• Disapprove 47% [43%] (42%) {46%} [45%] (45%)

Survey of 750 likely voters was conducted November 1, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted October 11, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 20, 2012 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted July 23, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 14, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 1, 2012 are in parentheses.

Inside the numbers:

Ninety-three percent (93%) of likely Michigan voters are certain they will vote in this year’s presidential election. Obama leads 52% to 47% in this group.

Ninety percent (90%) say they are already sure whom they will for. It's Obama 52%, Romney 48% among these voters.

When it comes to who can better handle the economy, Michigan voters are almost evenly divided: 48% trust Romney more, while 47% have more confidence in the president. The GOP challenger has a 49% to 46% edge in the area of job creation.

The president holds five or six point leads over Romney as far as whom voters trust more to handle national security, housing and energy policy.