Poll Watch: SurveyUSA Ohio 2012 Presidential Survey

SurveyUSA Ohio 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 49% (48%) {47%} [45%] (45%)
• Mitt Romney 44% (45%) {44%} [42%] (44%)
• Other 3% (2%) {2%} [3%] (3%)
• Undecided 4% (6%) {6%} [9%] (8%)

Among Independents

• Barack Obama 42% (37%) {39%} [33%] (35%)
• Mitt Romney 41% (48%) {47%} [41%] (44%)
• Other 10% (4%) {5%} [9%] (9%)
• Undecided 7% (11%) {9%} [18%] (12%)

Among Moderates

• Barack Obama 56% (53%) {58%} [51%] (53%)
• Mitt Romney 36% (36%) {33%} [34%] (33%)
• Other 4% (3%) {2%} [3%] (3%)
• Undecided 4% (9%) {7%} [12%] (10%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 47% (50%) {49%} [45%] (47%)
• Barack Obama 46% (42%) {42%} [41%] (40%)
• Other 5% (1%) {2%} [5%] (4%)
• Undecided 3% (6%) {7%} [9%] (8%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama 52% (53%) {52%} [49%] (50%)
• Mitt Romney 42% (40%) {40%} [40%] (41%)
• Other 2% (2%) {2%} [1%] (2%)
• Undecided 5% (5%) {6%} [9%] (7%)

Who would do better at balancing the federal budget?

• Mitt Romney 46% (48%) {46%} [47%] (47%)
• Barack Obama 43% (44%) {44%} [40%] (42%)
• Not sure 11% (9%) {10%} [12%] (11%)

Who is more in touch with the average person?

• Barack Obama 54% (54%) {55%} [53%] (52%)
• Mitt Romney 36% (37%) {39%} [36%] (37%)
• Not sure 10% (9%) {6%} [11%] (11%)

Who will do a better job of keeping America safe?

• Barack Obama 48% (48%) {49%} [44%] (45%)
• Mitt Romney 42% (44%) {43%} [43%] (44%)
• Not sure 10% (8%) {8%} [13%] (11%)

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

• Support 48% (50%) {47%} [45%] (46%)
• Oppose 38% (37%) {38%} [38%] (38%)
• Not sure 14% (13%) {15%} [17%] (15%)

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

• Support 38% (37%) {36%} [37%] (35%)
• Oppose 50% (47%) {48%} [45%] (49%)
• Not sure 12% (16%) {15%} [17%] (16%)

Survey of 803 likely and actual voters was conducted November 1-4, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points.  Party ID: 39% (38%) {39%} [39%] (39%) Democrat; 34% (32%) {32%} [32%] (33%) Republican; 25% (26%) {25%} [26%] (25%) Independent.  Ideology: 42% (41%) {38%} [42%] (40%) Moderate; 32% (32%) {34%} [34%] (35%) Conservative; 17% (17%) {18%} [17%] (16%) Liberal. Results from the poll conducted October 26-29, 2012 are in parentheses.  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.