Poll Watch: PPP (D) Virginia 2016 Republican Presidential Primary Survey

PPP (D) Virginia 2016 GOP Presidential Primary Poll

Given the choices of Jeb Bush, Chris Christie, Ted Cruz, Bobby Jindal, Bob McDonnell, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Paul Ryan, and Rick Santorum, who would you most like to see as the GOP candidate for President in 2016?  

• Chris Christie 16% (15%)
• Jeb Bush 16% (14%)
• Rand Paul 15% (10%)
• Marco Rubio 12% (17%)
• Paul Ryan 11% (8%)
• Ted Cruz 9% (8%)
• Bob McDonnell 8% (12%)
• Bobby Jindal 4% (3%)
• Rick Santorum 2% (2%)
• Someone else/Not sure 7% (11%)

Survey of 415 registered GOP primary voters was conducted July 11-14, 2013. The margin of error is +/- 4.8 percentage points.  Ideology: 38% (33%) Very conservative; 37% (38%) Somewhat conservative; 22% (22%) Moderate; 2% (2%) Very liberal; 1% (4%) Somewhat liberal. Results from the poll conducted May 24-26, 2013 are in parentheses.

Poll Watch: PPP (D) Virginia 2016 Republican Presidential Primary Survey

PPP (D) Virginia 2016 GOP Presidential Primary Poll

Given the choices of Jeb Bush, Chris Christie, Ted Cruz, Bobby Jindal, Bob McDonnell, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Paul Ryan, and Rick Santorum, who would you most like to see as the GOP candidate for President in 2016?  

• Marco Rubio 17%
• Chris Christie 15%
• Jeb Bush 14%
• Bob McDonnell 12%
• Rand Paul 10%
• Paul Ryan 8%
• Ted Cruz 8%
• Bobby Jindal 3%
• Rick Santorum 2%
• Someone else/Not sure 11%

If Bob McDonnell was not a candidate for President in 2016, and the choices were just Jeb Bush, Chris Christie, Ted Cruz, Bobby Jindal, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Paul Ryan, and Rick Santorum, who would you most like to see as the GOP candidate for President in 2016?

• Chris Christie 20%
• Marco Rubio 20%
• Jeb Bush 17%
• Paul Ryan 10%
• Rand Paul 9%
• Ted Cruz 8%
• Bobby Jindal 3%
• Rick Santorum 2%
• Someone else/Not sure 10%

Among Moderates

• Chris Christie 38%
• Jeb Bush 18%
• Paul Ryan 13%
• Marco Rubio 8%
• Ted Cruz 5%
• Bobby Jindal 4%
• Rand Paul 4%
• Rick Santorum 2%
• Someone else/Not sure 7%

Among Somewhat Conservative

• Marco Rubio 28%
• Chris Christie 19%
• Jeb Bush 19%
• Rand Paul 12%
• Paul Ryan 9%
• Ted Cruz 3%
• Bobby Jindal 2%
• Rick Santorum 1%
• Someone else/Not sure 9%

Among Very Conservative

• Marco Rubio 21%
• Ted Cruz 17%
• Jeb Bush 16%
• Rand Paul 12%
• Paul Ryan 10%
• Chris Christie 6%
• Bobby Jindal 4%
• Rick Santorum 3%
• Someone else/Not sure 12% 

Survey of 500 GOP primary voters was conducted May 24-26, 2013. The margin of error is +/- 4.4 percentage points.  Ideology: 38% Somewhat conservative; 33% Very conservative; 22% Moderate; 4% Somewhat liberal; 2% Very liberal.

Poll Watch: PPP (D) Virginia 2016 Presidential Survey

PPP (D) Virginia 2016 Presidential Poll

• Hillary Clinton (D) 46%
• Marco Rubio (R) 42%

• Hillary Clinton (D) 48%
• Bob McDonnell (R) 42%

Among Independents

• Hillary Clinton (D) 42%
• Marco Rubio (R) 35%

• Hillary Clinton (D) 43%
• Bob McDonnell (R) 37%

Among Moderates

• Hillary Clinton (D) 53%
• Marco Rubio (R) 28%

• Hillary Clinton (D) 55%
• Bob McDonnell (R) 29%

Among Men

• Marco Rubio (R) 46% 
• Hillary Clinton (D) 41%

• Bob McDonnell (R) 44%
• Hillary Clinton (D) 42%

Among Women

• Hillary Clinton (D) 51%
• Marco Rubio (R) 38%

• Hillary Clinton (D) 52%
• Bob McDonnell (R) 41%

Survey of 672 Virginia voters was conducted May 24-26, 2013. The margin of error is +/- 3.8 percentage points. Party ID: 34% Democrat; 33% Republican; 33% Independent/Other. Ideology: 31% Moderate; 23% Somewhat conservative; 17% Very conservative; 17% Somewhat liberal; 12% Very liberal.

Poll Watch: NBC News/Marist Virginia 2016 Presidential Survey

NBC News/Marist Virginia 2016 Presidential Poll

• Hillary Clinton (D) 52%
• Bob McDonnell (R) 41%

• Bob McDonnell (R) 49% 
• Joe Biden (D) 42%  

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Bob McDonnell 60% / 24% {+36%}
• Hillary Clinton 60% / 34% {+26%}

Survey of 1,095 registered voters was conducted April 28 - May 2, 2013. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points.  Party ID: 31% Democrat; 27% Republican; 40% Independent.

Poll Watch: Quinnipiac 2016 Republican Nomination Survey

Quinnipiac 2016 GOP Nomination Poll 

If the Republican primary for President were being held today, and the candidates were: Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Paul Ryan, Scott Walker, Chris Christie, Bobby Jindal, Rand Paul, and Bob McDonnell for whom would you vote?

• Marco Rubio 19%
• Paul Ryan 17%
• Rand Paul 15%
• Chris Christie 14%
• Jeb Bush 10%
• Bobby Jindal 3%
• Scott Walker 2%
• Bob McDonnell 1%
• Don't know 18%

Among Men

• Marco Rubio 19%
• Rand Paul 18%
• Chris Christie 17%
• Paul Ryan 16%
• Jeb Bush 9%
• Bobby Jindal 3%
• Scott Walker 2%
• Bob McDonnell 1%
• Don't know 14%

Among Women

• Marco Rubio 19%
• Paul Ryan 17%
• Jeb Bush 12%
• Chris Christie 11%
• Rand Paul 11%
• Bobby Jindal 3%
• Scott Walker 2%
• Bob McDonnell 1%
• Don't know 23%

Survey of 712 registered Republican voters was conducted March 26 - April 1, 2013.  The margin of error is +/- 3.7 percentage points.

Poll Watch: Fox News 2016 Presidential Survey

Fox News 2012 Presidential Poll

I’m going to read you a list of names and for each one I’d like you to please tell me if you think that person would make a good president or not. If you have never heard of a person, please just say so. 

Hillary Clinton

• Yes 55%
• No 42%
• Never heard of 1% 

Condoleezza Rice

• Yes 43%
• No 43%
• Never heard of 8%

Chris Christie

• Yes 37%
• No 33%
• Never heard of 23%

Paul Ryan

• Yes 37%
  
• No 46%
• Never heard of 10%

Joe Biden

• Yes 35%
  
• No 59%
• Never heard of 2%

Jeb Bush

• Yes 26%
  
• No 56%
• Never heard of 10%

Marco Rubio

• Yes 25%
  
• No 29%
• Never heard of 33%

Bobby Jindal

• Yes 16%
  
• No 25%
• Never heard of 48%

Andrew Cuomo

• Yes 16%
  
• No 39%
• Never heard of 33%

Deval Patrick

• Yes 6%
  
• No 19%
• Never heard of 61%

Bob McDonnell

• Yes 6%
  
• No 22%
• Never heard of 60%

Martin O'Malley

• Yes 5%
  
• No 18%
• Never heard of 65%

Survey of 1,010 registered voters was conducted by Anderson Robbins Research (D)/Shaw & Company Research (R) February 4-6, 2013. The margin of error is ± 3 percentage points.  Party ID: 39% Democrat; 35% Republican; 24% Independent/Other. 

Inside the numbers:

Clinton (62 percent) and Rice (44 percent) capture more support among women voters than any of the other figures tested.

They are also the top picks among men voters: 47 percent think Clinton would make a good president and 42 percent feel that way about Rice. Ryan (40 percent), Christie (39 percent) and Biden (35 percent) are close behind among men.

Clinton is also the candidate who receives the highest level of support from his or her own party. She would be a good president in the eyes of 83 percent of self-identified Democrats, while with 62 percent support Ryan receives the most backing among self-described Republicans.

Among Democrats, Clinton is followed by Biden (60 percent), Cuomo (25 percent), Patrick (8 percent) and O’Malley (6 percent).

Among Republicans, Rice comes in second to Ryan at 54 percent. She’s followed closely by Bush at 47 percent, Christie at 43 percent and Rubio at 41 percent. Jindal is the only other Republican to receive double-digit support (24 percent).

Ryan (59 percent) and Rice (55 percent) both receive majority backing among self-described very conservative voters.

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Poll Watch: Rasmussen (R) Virginia Survey on Governor Bob McDonnell

Rasmussen (R) Virginia Poll on Gov. Bob McDonnell

How would you rate the job Bob McDonnell has been doing as governor? 

• Strongly approve 27% {33%} [28%] (32%) {26%}
• Somewhat approve 24% {26%} [28%] (28%) {34%}
• Somewhat disapprove 22% {19%} [15%] (18%) {21%}
• Strongly disapprove 14% {16%} [21%] (18%) {13%} 

Gov. Bob McDonnell Job Approval 

• Approve 51% {59%} [56%] (60%) {60%} [64%]
• Disapprove 36% {35%} [36%] (36%) {34%} [31%]

Survey of 500 likely voters was conducted October 4, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted September 13, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 23, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 7, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted July 16-17, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 3, 2012 are in square brackets.

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Poll Watch: Fox News 2012 Presidential Survey

Fox News 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 45% [45%] {43%} (46%) [46%] {44%} (46%) [47%] {46%} (44%) [42%] {45%} (47%) [48%] {48%} 
• Mitt Romney 41% [40%] {43%} (39%) [46%] {46%} (42%) [42%] {45%} {42%} [44%] {42%} (41%) [41%] {41%}

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 43% [40%] {46%} (46%) [49%] {52%} [47%]
• Barack Obama 42% [45%] {41%} (37%) [45%] {38%} [42%]

Among Women

• Barack Obama 48% [46%] {46%} (55%) [47%] {49%} [50%]
• Mitt Romney 40% [39%] {40%} (33%) [42%] {41%} [38%]

Let’s say the Democratic ticket is Barack Obama for president and Joe Biden for vice president and the Republican ticket is Mitt Romney for president and Condoleezza Rice for vice president. If you were voting today, how would you vote?

• Obama/Biden 46%
• Romney/Rice 46%

Which one of the following people would you most like to see Mitt Romney pick as his vice presidential running mate?

• Condoleezza Rice 30%
• Marco Rubio 12%
• Chris Christie 8%
• Paul Ryan 6%
• Susana Martinez 4%
• Bobby Jindal 4%
• Tim Pawlenty 3%
• Rob Portman 3%
• Bob McDonnell 2%

Among Republicans

• Condoleezza Rice 30%
• Marco Rubio 19%
• Chris Christie 8%
• Paul Ryan 8%
• Bobby Jindal 5%
• Susana Martinez 3%
• Rob Portman 3%
• Bob McDonnell 3%
• Tim Pawlenty 2%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 52% {46%} (45%) [42%] (39%) {45%} / 40% {42%} (43%) [45%] (49%) {38%} {+12%}
• Barack Obama 52% {54%} (52%) [50%] (50%) {51%} / 46% {42%} (44%) [48%] (47%) {46%} {+6%}

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

• Approve 47% [48%] {49%} (49%) [45%] {42%} (47%) [48%] {45%} (44%) [42%] {43%} (45%) [48%] {51%}
  
• Disapprove 49% [43%] {45%} (47%) [51%] {51%} (45%) [45%] {47%} (51%) [48%] {51%} (46%) [43%] {43%}

Regardless of how you might vote, do you think President Obama deserves to be re-elected or not?

• Yes, he deserves to be re-elected 50%
• No, he doesn’t 48%

Do you think Barack Obama is honest and trustworthy, or not?

• Yes 51%
• No 46%

Do you think Mitt Romney is honest and trustworthy, or not?

• Yes 46%
• No 43%

If you had to make the toughest decision of your life, who would you rather get advice from -- Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Barack Obama 46%
• Mitt Romney 41%

Survey of 901 registered voters was conducted by Anderson Robbins Research (D)/Shaw & Company Research (R) July 15-17, 2012. The margin of error is ± 3 percentage points.  Party ID: 42% Democrat; 38% Republican; 18% Independent.  Results from the poll conducted June 24-26, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 3-5, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 13-15, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted April 22-24, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 9-11, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted March 10-12, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted February 6-9, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 12-14, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted December 5-7, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted November 13-15, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 25-27, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 17-19, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted June 5-7, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 7-9, 2011 are in curly brackets.

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Intrade Republican 2012 Vice Presidential Nominee Odds

Intrade GOP 2012 VP Nominee Odds

• Paul Ryan 50.0%
• Tim Pawlenty 11.0%
• Rob Portman 10.6% 
• Marco Rubio 5.0%       
• Bobby Jindal 2.4%
• Bob McDonnell 2.1%
• John Thune 2.0%  
• Chris Christie 1.5% 
• Condoleezza Rice 1.0%
• Sarah Palin 0.9% 
• Kelly Ayotte 0.6%          
• Susana Martinez 0.4%
• Nikki Haley 0.3%  
• Cathy McMorris Rodgers 0.3%
• Brian Sandoval 0.3%
• David Petraeus 0.3%
• Eric Cantor 0.2%
• Pat Toomey 0.2%
• Mike Huckabee 0.2%
• Dave Heineman 0.2%
• Jeb Bush 0.2%
• Meg Whitman 0.2%
• John Kasich 0.2%
• Jon Kyl 0.2%
• Ron Paul 0.2% 
• Jon Huntsman 0.2% 
• Luis Fortuño 0.2% 
• Rick Santorum 0.1% 
• Rudy Giuliani 0.1%
• Michele Bachmann 0.1% 
• Haley Barbour 0.1%   
• Mitch Daniels 0.1%
• Rand Paul 0.1%
• Michael Bloomberg 0.1%
• John Bolton 0.1%
• Scott Brown 0.1%
• Carly Fiorina 0.1%
• Newt Gingrich 0.1%
• Judd Gregg 0.1%
• Gary Johnson 0.1%
• George Pataki 0.1% 
• Kay Bailey Hutchison 0.1%
• Mike Pence 0.1%
• Rick Perry 0.1%
• Donald Trump 0.1%
• Scott Walker 0.1%
• J.C. Watts 0.1%
• Jim DeMint 0.1%
• Allen West 0.1% 

Last Updated: August 10, 2012

Poll Watch: PPP (D) Virginia 2012 Presidential Survey

PPP (D) Virginia 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 50% {51%} [48%] (47%) {51%} [48%] (48%)
• Mitt Romney 42% {43%} [42%] (43%) {40%} [42%] (43%)

Among Democrats

• Barack Obama 92% {92%} [88%] (91%) {93%} [89%] (91%)
• Mitt Romney 4% {5%} [9%] (6%) {5%} [5%] (5%)

Among Republicans

• Mitt Romney 86% {84%} [79%] (84%) {80%} [81%] (82%)
• Barack Obama 9% {9%} [8%] (6%) {7%} [6%] (9%)

Among Independents

• Barack Obama 47% {44%} [45%] (44%) {48%} [39%] (42%)
• Mitt Romney 36% {46%} [41%] (36%) {37%} [47%] (42%)

Among Moderates

• Barack Obama 65% {62%} [67%] (64%) {71%} [64%] (62%)
• Mitt Romney 26% {28%} [21%] (19%) {24%} [27%] (27%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 50% {48%} [45%] (47%) {43%} [48%] (44%)
• Barack Obama 43% {47%} [44%] (41%) {47%} [44%] (45%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama 55% {55%} [51%] (51%) {54%} [51%] (50%)
• Mitt Romney 36% {38%} [40%] (39%) {37%} [37%] (41%)

If the candidates for President this fall were Democrat Barack Obama, Republican Mitt Romney, and Constitution Party candidate Virgil Goode, who would you vote for?

• Barack Obama 49% {50%}
• Mitt Romney 35% {38%}
• Virgil Goode 9% {5%}

If the Democratic ticket was Barack Obama for President and Joe Biden for Vice President, and the Republican ticket was Mitt Romney for President and Bob McDonnell for Vice President, which would you vote for?

• Obama-Biden 50% {51%}
• Romney-McDonnell 43% {43%}

If the Democratic ticket was Barack Obama for President and Joe Biden for Vice President, and the Republican ticket was Mitt Romney for President and Eric Cantor for Vice President, which would you vote for?

• Obama-Biden 50% {52%}
• Romney-Cantor 38% {40%}

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 38% {38%} [33%] (34%) {35%} [33%] (33%) / 51% {52%} [52%] (49%) {43%} [48%] (46%) {-13%}

Among Democrats

• Mitt Romney 4% {10%} [19%] (16%) {21%} [11%] (6%) / 86% {80%} [66%] (69%) {62%} [73%] (69%) {-82%}

Among Republicans

• Mitt Romney 77% {71%} [44%] (53%) {52%} [52%] (57%) / 16% {20%} [42%] (34%) {24%} [26%] (28%) {+61%}

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 33% {40%} [36%] (31%) {34%} [42%] (37%) / 51% {49%} [47%] (44%) {43%} [40%] (38%) {-18%}

Among Moderates

• Mitt Romney 24% {27%} [30%] (30%) {32%} [31%] (23%) / 66% {60%} [56%] (50%) {43%} [50%] (53%) {-42%}

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 42% {42%} [33%] (36%) {36%} [38%] (33%) / 48% {50%} [56%] (51%) {49%} [47%] (50%) {-6%}

Among Women

• Mitt Romney 34% {35%} [33%] (31%) {34%} [28%] (33%) / 54% {54%} [48%] (47%) {39%} [50%] (42%) {-20%}

Do you approve or disapprove of President Barack Obama’s job performance?

• Approve 49% {50%} [48%] (47%) {51%} [48%] (50%)
• Disapprove 47% {46%} [47%] (48%) {44%} [45%] (45%)

Survey of 647 Virginia voters was conducted July 5-8, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.9 percentage points. Party ID: 33% {32%} [36%] (36%) {34%} [34%] (35%) Republican; 33% {39%} [33%] (35%) {37%} [39%] (36%) Democrat; 34% {29%} [31%] (30%) {29%} [27%] (30%) Independent/Other. Political ideology: 29% {31%} [34%] (30%) {31%} [32%] Moderate; 26% {24%} [24%] (21%) {22%} [25%] Somewhat conservative; 19% {20%} [15%] (18%) {18%} [16%] Somewhat liberal; 17% {17%} [18%] (20%) {21%} [16%] Very conservative; 9% {9%} [9%] (11%) {8%} [11%] Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted April 26-29, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted December 11-13, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 21-24, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted May 5-8, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 24-27, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 10-13, 2010 are in parentheses.

Poll Watch: Quinnipiac Virginia 2012 Presidential Survey

Quinnipiac Virginia 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 47% {50%} [47%] (42%) {44%} [42%]
• Mitt Romney 42% {42%} [43%] (44%) {45%} [44%] 

Among Independents

• Barack Obama 45% {46%} [45%] (41%) {39%} [35%]
• Mitt Romney 37% {43%} [41%] (41%) {48%} [44%]

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 49% {45%} [47%] (43%) {50%} [47%]
• Barack Obama 44% {48%} [43%] (42%) {41%} [40%]

Among Women

• Barack Obama 51% {52%} [52%] (43%) {47%} [44%]
• Mitt Romney 35% {39%} [40%] (45%) {41%} [42%]

Let's say the Democratic ticket is Barack Obama for president and Joe Biden for vice president and the Republican ticket is Mitt Romney for president and Bob McDonnell for vice president. If you were voting today, how would you vote?

• Obama/Biden 48% {50%}
• Romney/McDonnell 43% {43%}

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on the economy, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Mitt Romney 46% {45%} [47%] (46%)
• Barack Obama 44% {47%} [44%] (41%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Barack Obama 50% {51%} [50%] (45%) {45%} / 44% {44%} [47%] (47%) {49%} {+6%}  
• Mitt Romney 39% {36%} [43%] (37%) {38%} / 37% {43%} [39%] (27%) {29%} {+2%}
• Joe Biden 39% / 38% {+1%}

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President?

• Approve 48% {49%} [46%] (42%) {45%} [40%] (48%)
• Disapprove 47% {47%} [49%] (51%) {52%} [54%] (48%)

Do you feel that Barack Obama deserves to be reelected, or do you feel that he does not deserve to be reelected?

• Yes/Deserves 49% {49%} [46%] (41%) {44%} [41%] (47%)
• No/Does not 47% {47%} [48%] (53%) {51%} [51%] (47%)

Would you say Barack Obama is a likable person or not?

• Yes 80%
• No 16%

Would you say Mitt Romney is a likable person or not?

• Yes 61%
• No 28%

In general, do you support or oppose same-sex marriage?

• Support 42%
• Oppose 49%

Do you think same-sex couples should be allowed legally to marry, should be allowed legally to form civil unions but not marry, or should not be allowed to obtain legal recognition of their relationships?

• Marry 39%
• Civil unions 29%
• No recognition 25%

Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on same-sex marriage, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Barack Obama 55%
• Mitt Romney 28%

As you may know, Barack Obama supports same-sex marriage. Does Barack Obama's support for same-sex marriage make you more likely to vote for him for President, less likely to vote for him for President, or doesn't it make a difference?

• More likely 14%
• Less likely 24%
• No difference 60%

As you may know, Mitt Romney opposes same-sex marriage. Does Mitt Romney's opposition to same-sex marriage make you more likely to vote for him for President, less likely to vote for him for President, or doesn't it make a difference?

• More likely 21%
• Less likely 23%
• No difference 53%

As you may know, Mitt Romney opposes civil unions for same-sex couples. Does Mitt Romney's opposition to civil unions for same-sex couples make you more likely to vote for him for President, less likely to vote for him for President, or doesn't it make a difference?

• More likely 14%
• Less likely 28%
• No difference 56%

Survey of 1,282 registered voters was conducted May 30 - June 4, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 2.7 percentage points.  Party ID: 31% {31%} Democrat; 28% {26%} Republican; 33% {37%} Independent; 8% {7%} Other.  Results from the poll conducted March 13-18, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 1-6, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted December 13-19, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted October 3-9, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 7-12, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 21-27, 2011 are in parentheses.

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Poll Watch: NBC News/Marist Virginia 2012 Presidential Survey

NBC News/Marist Virginia 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 48% (52%)
• Mitt Romney 44% (35%)

How about if the candidates are:

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 46%
• Mitt Romney-Bob McDonnell 44%

Which candidate will do a better job handling the economy?

• Barack Obama 46%
• Mitt Romney 45%

Which candidate comes closer to your views on social issues such as abortion, contraception, and same-sex marriage?

• Barack Obama 48%
• Mitt Romney 43%

Which is more important in deciding your vote for president?

• The economy 72%
• Social issues 22%

Which candidate will do a better job handling foreign policy?

• Barack Obama 52%
• Mitt Romney 37%

Which candidate will do a better job handling the national debt?

• Mitt Romney 50%
• Barack Obama 40%

Which candidate best understands the problems of people like yourself?

• Barack Obama 53%
• Mitt Romney 36%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Barack Obama 52% / 44% {+8%}
• Mitt Romney 41% / 44% {-3%}

Do you think the current economic conditions are mostly something President Obama inherited or are they mostly a result of his own policies?

• Economic conditions mostly inherited 57%
• Economic conditions mostly result of his own policies 36%

When thinking about the U.S. economy, which statement comes closer to your view:

• The worst is yet to come 37%
• The worst is behind us 55%

During the next 12 months, do you think that the nation's economy will get better, get worse, or stay about the same?

• Get better 34%
• Get worse 16%
• Stay about the same 45%

In the coming year, do you expect your personal family finances to get better, get worse, or stay about the same?

• Get better 34%
• Get worse 10%
• Stay about the same 55%

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

• Approve 49%
• Disapprove 45% 

Survey of 1,076 registered voters was conducted May 17-20, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points.  Party registration: 31% Democrat; 29% Republican; 39% Independent.  Ideology: 38% Moderate; 30% Conservative; 17% Liberal; 10% Very conservative; 5% Very liberal. Results from the poll conducted February 29 - March 2, 2012 are in parentheses.

Poll Watch: PPP (D) Virginia Political Survey

PPP (D) Virginia Political Poll

If the candidates for U.S. Senate in 2014 were Republican Bob McDonnell and Democrat Mark Warner, who would you vote for?

• Mark Warner 51%
• Bob McDonnell 40%

Among Independents

• Mark Warner 46%
• Bob McDonnell 43%

If the candidates for President in 2016 were Republican Bob McDonnell and Democrat Mark Warner, who would you vote for?

• Mark Warner 50%
• Bob McDonnell 37%

Among Independents

• Mark Warner 44%
• Bob McDonnell 39%

Do you think Mark Warner should run for President in 2016, or not?

• He should run 34%
• He should not 39%

Among Democrats

• He should run 50%
• He should not 20%

Among Independents

• He should run 31%
• He should not 43%

Do you think Bob McDonnell should run for President in 2016, or not?

• He should run 24%
• He should not 52%

Among Republicans

• He should run 46%
• He should not 29%

Among Independents

• He should run 21%
• He should not 59%

Do you think Virginia governors should be allowed to serve more than one term, or not?

• They should 60%
• They should not 31%

If Bob McDonnell was allowed to run for reelection, would you vote to keep him for another term, or would you prefer someone new?

• Would vote to re-elect McDonnell 36%
• Would prefer someone new 51%

Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Jim Webb's job performance?

• Approve 42%
• Disapprove 31%

If there was an election for the Congress today, would you vote Democratic or Republican?

• Democratic 47%
• Republican 38%

Do you think same-sex marriage should be legal or illegal?

• Legal 41%
• Illegal 50%

Which of the following best describes your opinion on gay marriage: gay couples should be allowed to legally marry, or gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not legally marry, or there should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship?

• Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry 35%
• Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not marry 30%
• There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship 32%

What is your favorite Major League Baseball team: the Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Nationals, or someone else?

• Yankees 14%
• Nationals 13%
• Orioles 13%
• Braves 13%
• Red Sox 13%
• Cubs 4%
• Mets 4%
• Phillies 3%
• Someone else 24%

Do you consider yourself to be a Virginia or Virginia Tech fan, or are you not a fan of either school?

• Virginia Tech 29%
• Virginia 24%
• Not a fan of either school 47%

Survey of 680 Virginia voters was conducted April 26-29, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.8 percentage points.  Party ID: 39% Democrat; 32% Republican; 29% Independent/Other. Political ideology: 31% Moderate; 24% Somewhat conservative; 20% Somewhat liberal; 17% Very conservative; 9% Very liberal.

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