Poll Watch: Rasmussen (R) New Hampshire 2012 Presidential Survey

Rasmussen (R) New Hampshire 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 50% [48%] (50%) {48%} [45%] (48%) 
• Mitt Romney 48% [50%] (49%) {48%} [48%] (43%) 
• Some other candidate 0% [1%] (0%) {3%} [4%] (2%)
• Undecided 2% [1%] (1%) {1%} [3%] (6%)

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

• Very favorable 37% [41%] (36%) {33%} [32%] (24%)
• Somewhat favorable 14% [13%] (16%) {15%} [18%] (21%)
• Somewhat unfavorable 14% [12%] (16%) {16%} [13%] (21%)
• Very unfavorable 34% [33%] (32%) {34%} [37%] (31%)

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

• Very favorable 33%
• Somewhat favorable 16%
• Somewhat unfavorable 11%
• Very unfavorable 39%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 51% [54%] (52%) {48%} [50%] (45%) / 48% [45%] (48%) {50%} [50%] (52%) {+3%}
• Barack Obama 49% / 50% {-1%}  

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

• Strongly approve 33% [33%] (28%) {30%} [30%] (28%)
• Somewhat approve 17% [16%] (22%) {18%} [19%] (23%)
• Somewhat disapprove 8% [8%] (4%) {7%} [8%] (8%)
• Strongly disapprove 40% [43%] (45%) {41%} [43%] (41%)

President Obama Job Approval

• Approve 50% [49%] (50%) {48%} [49%] (51%) 
• Disapprove 48% [51%] (49%) {48%} [51%] (49%)
  

Survey of 750 likely voters was conducted November 4, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted October 23, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 15, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted October 9, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 18, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 20, 2012 are in parentheses.

Inside the numbers:

Ninety percent (90%) of likely New Hampshire voters are certain of whom they will vote this year. Among these voters, Romney is ahead 51% to 49%.

Both candidates receive 92% support from members of their respective parties. Obama leads Romney by a 54% to 43% margin among voters not affiliated with either major political party.

Romney is ahead of Obama 55% to 44% among men in New Hampshire, but the president leads 55% to 42% among women. Younger voters favor the president, while those who are older support Romney.

When it comes to which candidate voters in New Hampshire trust to handle the key issues facing the nation, Romney has a six-point edge over the president on the economy, a three-point lead in the area of job creation and is ahead by one point with regards to energy policy. But voters in the state trust Obama more by five points when it comes to national security and by three points in the area of housing.