Survey of 601 registered voters was conducted April 16-23, 2014. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points. Party registration: 34% (35%) Democrat; 32% (31%) Republican; 27% (30%) Unenrolled/Other. Results from the poll conducted September 27-30, 2013 are in parentheses.
Survey of 613 likely voters was conducted October 30-31, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted September 12-16, 2012 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted June 20-25, 2012 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted May 2-7, 2012 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted October 18-23, 2011 are in parentheses.
Inside the numbers:
Perhaps most important for Obama, the president is holding his lead among Maine women, 54 percent to 39 percent, the poll shows. That outweighs Romney's lead among men, 46 percent to 44 percent.
Even in the 2nd Congressional District, where Republicans hope to peel off one of Maine's four electoral votes, Obama appears to have a solid 7-point lead, the poll suggests.
Survey of 618 likely voters was conducted September 12-16, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted June 20-25, 2012 are in curly brackets.
Inside the numbers:
Among Democrats, King's support dropped from 67 percent in June to 62 percent in September, while Dill's increased from 17 percent to 25 percent.
King's lead in September is still substantial, even with the
variation in recent polls. He has especially strong support among women
(52 percent), young voters (58 percent), college graduates (58
percent) and voters with household incomes over $100,000 a year (59
percent), according to the Critical Insights poll.
Summers' support, meanwhile, is strongest among men (34 percent) and
middle-aged voters (34 percent), and he has the most support of any
candidate among voters who have a high school diploma or did not
complete high school (39 percent).
While King leads Summers overall, 50 percent to 28 percent, a larger
portion of his support is in the "probably" or "leaning" categories.
Comparing only "definite" voters, King leads 32 percent to 22 percent.
Which candidate do you trust to do a better job dealing with:
International affairs
Barack Obama 55%
Mitt Romney 36%
Health care
Barack Obama 53% {49%} [44%]
Mitt Romney 36% {36%} [36%]
Survey of 618 likely voters was conducted September 12-16, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted June 20-25, 2012 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted May 2-7, 2012 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted October 18-23, 2011 are in parentheses.
Inside the numbers:
Even as voters remain worried about the weak economy and lack of jobs, Obama's favorability rating rose from 48 percent in June to 52 percent this month, according to the poll.
Unlike in the country as a whole, Obama is more popular here with higher-income voters and Romney's strongest support is among lower-income Mainers. Obama has a 13-point lead among voters earning $100,000 a year or more, but only a 7-point lead among voters with household incomes less than $50,000.
Which candidate do you trust to do a better job dealing with:
National security
Barack Obama 46%
Mitt Romney 31%
Women's issues
Barack Obama 59% [58%]
Mitt Romney 24% [22%]
Creating jobs
Barack Obama 42% [43%]
Mitt Romney 42% [39%]
Health care
Barack Obama 49% [44%]
Mitt Romney 36% [36%]
Survey of 615 registered voters was conducted June 20-25, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted May 2-7, 2012 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted October 18-23, 2011 are in parentheses.
Which candidate do you trust to do a better job dealing with:
International affairs
Barack Obama 55%
Mitt Romney 31%
Women's issues
Barack Obama 58%
Mitt Romney 22%
Creating jobs
Barack Obama 43%
Mitt Romney 39%
Health care policy
Barack Obama 44%
Mitt Romney 36%
Survey of 600 registered voters was conducted May 2-7, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted October 18-23, 2011 are in parentheses.
Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of President Barack Obama
Favorable 43%
Unfavorable 45%
Do you approve or disapprove of the way President Obama is handling the economy?
Approve 36%
Disapprove 54%
Do you approve or disapprove of the way President Obama is handling the taxes?
Approve 39%
Disapprove 49%
Survey of 600 likely voters was conducted October 18-23, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 33% Democrat; 31% Republican; 31% Independent.
Survey of 295 likely Maine 1st Congressional District voters was conducted October 27-28, 2010. The margin of error is +/- 5.7 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 40% Democrat; 39% Republican; 19% Independent/Other. Results from the poll conducted October 13-17, 2010 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted October 10-11, 2010 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted September 27, 2010 are in parentheses..
