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Mason-Dixon/Star Tribune Minnesota 2012 Presidential Poll
- Barack Obama-Joe Biden 47% (48%)
- Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 44% (40%)
- Gary Johnson-Jim Gray 2% (5%)
- Undecided 7% (7%)
Among Independents
- Barack Obama-Joe Biden 43% (32%)
- Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 37% (39%)
- Gary Johnson-Jim Gray 7% (14%)
- Undecided 13% (15%)
Among Men
- Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 51% (47%)
- Barack Obama-Joe Biden 40% (41%)
- Gary Johnson-Jim Gray 3% (6%)
- Undecided 6% (6%)
Among Women
- Barack Obama-Joe Biden 53% (55%)
- Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 37% (33%)
- Gary Johnson-Jim Gray 2% (5%)
- Undecided 8% (7%)
Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}
- Barack Obama 46% (45%) / 38% (40%) {+8%}
- Mitt Romney 41% (37%) / 34% (43%) {+7%}
Do you approve or disapprove of Barack Obama’s job performance as president?
- Approve 48% (48%)
- Disapprove 44% (47%)
Who do you think would do a better job improving the economy and creating jobs?
- Mitt Romney 48%
- Barack Obama 44%
Who do you think would do a better job handling foreign policy?
- Barack Obama 55%
- Mitt Romney 37%
Who do you think would do a better job protecting Social Security and Medicare?
- Barack Obama 50%
- Mitt Romney 41%
Who do you think would do a better job handling taxes and the federal budget?
- Mitt Romney 52%
- Barack Obama 41%
Who do you think would do a better job of handling issues affecting women?
- Barack Obama 54%
- Mitt Romney 34%
How would you rate the way President Obama has responded to the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya?
- Excellent 10%
- Good 26%
- Fair 23%
- Poor 36%
How would you rate the way Mitt Romney has responded to the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya?
- Excellent 6%
- Good 21%
- Fair 27%
- Poor 28%
Survey of 800 likely Minnesota voters was conducted October 23-25, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points.
Party ID: 38% (41%) Democrat; 33% (28%) Republican; 29% (31%) Independent/Other. Gender: 48% Male; 52% Female. Results from the poll conducted September 17-19, 2012 are in parentheses.
Mason-Dixon Missouri 2012 Presidential Poll
- Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan (R) 54% [50%] (51%)
- Barack Obama-Joe Biden (D) 41% [43%] (42%)
- Gary Johnson-Jim Gray (L) 1%
- Virgil Goode-Jim Clymer (C) 0%
- Undecided 4%
Among Men
- Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan (R) 58% [54%] (55%)
- Barack Obama-Joe Biden (D) 37% [40%] (39%)
- Gary Johnson-Jim Gray (L) 2%
- Virgil Goode-Jim Clymer (C) 0%
- Undecided 3%
Among Women
- Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan (R) 50% [45%] (47%)
- Barack Obama-Joe Biden (D) 45% [47%] (46%)
- Gary Johnson-Jim Gray (L) 0%
- Virgil Goode-Jim Clymer (C) 0%
- Undecided 5%
Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}
- Mitt Romney 52% [44%] (39%) / 28% [32%] (27%) {+24%}
- Barack Obama 35% [38%] (34%) / 51% [48%] (51%) {-16%}
Survey of 625 likely voters was conducted October 23-25, 2012 for the
St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The margin of error is +/- 4
percentage points. Party ID: 35% Republican; 31% Democrat; 34% Independent. Results from the poll conducted August 22-23, 2012 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted July 23-25, 2012 are in parentheses.
Mason-Dixon Florida 2012 Presidential Poll
- Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan (R) 51% [47%] (45%) {48%} [51%] (48%)
- Barack Obama-Joe Biden (D) 44% [48%] (46%) {44%} [43%] (43%)
- Gary Johnson-James Gray (L) 1% [1%] (2%)
- Undecided 4% [4%] (7%)
Among Men
- Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan (R) 56% [53%] (53%)
- Barack Obama-Joe Biden (D) 39% [42%] (39%)
- Gary Johnson-James Gray (L) 1% [1%] (3%)
- Undecided 4% [4%] (5%)
Among Women
- Barack Obama-Joe Biden (D) 49% [55%] (52%)
- Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan (R) 47% [40%] (38%)
- Gary Johnson-James Gray (L) 0% [1%] (1%)
- Undecided 4% [4%] (9%)
Among Independents
- Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan (R) 52% [40%] (41%)
- Barack Obama-Joe Biden (D) 39% [51%] (46%)
- Gary Johnson-James Gray (L) 3% [2%] (3%)
- Undecided 6% [7%] (10%)
Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}
- Paul Ryan 48% [38%] / 35% [33%] {+13%}
- Mitt Romney 50% [43%] (37%) / 38% [39%] (33%) {+12%}
- Barack Obama 45% [46%] (44%) / 49% [43%] (41%) {-4%}
- Joe Biden 39% [39%] / 46% [37%] {-7%}
Do you approve or disapprove of Barack Obama’s job performance as president?
- Approve 44% [47%] (46%) {46%} [41%] (43%)
- Disapprove 54% [45%] (50%) {49%} [56%] (56%)
Who do you trust more to improve the economy - Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?
- Mitt Romney 50% [48%]
- Barack Obama 44% [48%]
Who do you trust more on foreign policy - Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?
- Mitt Romney 49% [45%]
- Barack Obama 46% [51%]
Who do you trust more to look out for the middle class - Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?
- Mitt Romney 50%
- Barack Obama 47%
Who do you consider more trustworthy to lead the nation – Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?
- Mitt Romney 51%
- Barack Obama 46%
Whose plans do you think are more likely to do more long term harm to Medicare – Barack Obama's or Mitt Romney's?
- Barack Obama 54%
- Mitt Romney 40%
Survey of 800 likely voters was conducted October 8-10, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted September 17-19, 2012 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted July 9-11, 2012 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted January 24-26, 2012 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted August 18-22, 2011 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted April -7, 2011 are in parentheses.
Mason-Dixon North Dakota 2012 Presidential Poll
- Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan (R) 54% (52%)
- Barack Obama-Joe Biden (D) 40% (39%)
- Gary Johnson-Jim Gray (L) 1%
- Undecided 5% (9%)
Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}
- Mitt Romney 47% / 23% {+24%}
- Barack Obama 36% / 51% {-15%}
Survey of 625 likely voters was conducted October 3-5,
2012. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted June 4-6, 2012 are in parentheses.
Civitas (R) North Carolina 2012 Presidential Poll
- Barack Obama-Joe Biden 49% [48%] (45%) {45%} [48%] (39%) {39%}
- Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 45% [49%] (50%) {47%} [46%] (48%) {50%}
Now suppose the Libertarian candidates were running. For whom would you
vote between the following: Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan, Republicans; or
Barack Obama and Joe Biden, Democrats; or Gary Johnson and James P.
Gray, Libertarians?
- Barack Obama-Joe Biden 47%
- Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 43%
- Gary Johnson-James P. Gray 4%
Survey of 600 likely voters was conducted September 18-19, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points. Click here to view crosstabs. Results from the poll conducted July 16-18, 2012 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted June 29 - July 1, 2012 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted May 19-20, 2012 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted February 27-28, 2012 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted January 9-11, 2012 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted September 22-25, 2011 are in parentheses.
Mason-Dixon/Star Tribune Minnesota 2012 Presidential Poll
- Barack Obama-Joe Biden 48%
- Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 40%
- Gary Johnson-Jim Gray 5%
- Undecided 7%
Among Independents
- Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 39%
- Barack Obama-Joe Biden 32%
- Gary Johnson-Jim Gray 14%
- Undecided 15%
Among Men
- Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 47%
- Barack Obama-Joe Biden 41%
- Gary Johnson-Jim Gray 6%
- Undecided 6%
Among Women
- Barack Obama-Joe Biden 55%
- Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 33%
- Gary Johnson-Jim Gray 5%
- Undecided 7%
Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}
- Barack Obama 45% / 40% {+5%}
- Joe Biden 41% / 36% {+5%}
- Paul Ryan 38% / 37% {+1%}
- Mitt Romney 37% / 43% {-6%}
Do you approve or disapprove of Barack Obama’s job performance as president?
- Approve 48%
- Disapprove 47%
Survey of 800 likely Minnesota voters was conducted September
17-19, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points.
Party ID: 41% Democrat; 28% Republican; 31% Independent/Other.
Mason-Dixon Florida 2012 Presidential Poll
- Barack Obama-Joe Biden (D) 48% (46%) {44%} [43%] (43%)
- Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan (R) 47% (45%) {48%} [51%] (48%)
- Gary Johnson-James Gray (L) 1% (2%)
- Undecided 4% (7%)
Among Men
- Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan (R) 53% (53%)
- Barack Obama-Joe Biden (D) 42% (39%)
- Gary Johnson-James Gray (L) 1% (3%)
- Undecided 4% (5%)
Among Women
- Barack Obama-Joe Biden (D) 55% (52%)
- Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan (R) 40% (38%)
- Gary Johnson-James Gray (L) 1% (1%)
- Undecided 4% (9%)
Among Independents
- Barack Obama-Joe Biden (D) 51% (46%)
- Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan (R) 40% (41%)
- Gary Johnson-James Gray (L) 2% (3%)
- Undecided 7% (10%)
Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}
- Paul Ryan 38% / 33% {+5%}
- Mitt Romney 43% (37%) / 39% (33%) {+4%}
- Barack Obama 46% (44%) / 43% (41%) {+3%}
- Joe Biden 39% / 37% {+2%}
Do you approve or disapprove of Barack Obama’s job performance as president?
- Approve 47% (46%) {46%} [41%] (43%)
- Disapprove 45% (50%) {49%} [56%] (56%)
Who do you trust more to improve the economy - Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?
- Barack Obama 48%
- Mitt Romney 48%
Who do you trust to keep Medicare financial stable - Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?
- Barack Obama 49%
- Mitt Romney 47%
Who do you trust more on foreign policy - Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?
- Barack Obama 51%
- Mitt Romney 45%
Survey of 800 likely voters was conducted September 17-19, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted July 9-11, 2012 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted January 24-26, 2012 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted August 18-22, 2011 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted April -7, 2011 are in parentheses.
Reason-Rupe 2012 Presidential Poll
- Barack Obama-Joe Biden 52%
- Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 45%
And if the 2012 presidential election were held today and the candidates were Barack Obama and Joe Biden, the Democrats, and Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan, the Republicans, and Gary Johnson and Jim Gray, the Libertarians, for whom would you vote?
- Barack Obama-Joe Biden 49%
- Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 42%
- Gary Johnson-Jim Gray 6%
Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}
- Barack Obama 52% / 45% {+7%}
- Gary Johnson 7% / 14% {-7%}
- Mitt Romney 41% / 49% {-8%}
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president?
- Approve 51%
- Disapprove 46%
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the economy?
- Approve 47%
- Disapprove 50%
Survey of 787 likely voters was conducted September 13-17, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.3 percentage
points. Party ID: 36% Democrat; 28%
Republican; 29%
Independent. Political philosophy: 31% Conservative; 21% Moderate; 15% Liberal; 8% Progressive; 4% Libertarian; 16% Something else.
Washington Post Virginia 2012 Presidential Poll
Likely Voters
- Barack Obama-Joe Biden 52%
- Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 44%
Registered Voters
- Barack Obama-Joe Biden 50% [51%] (50%)
- Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 43% [44%] (44%)
How about if the presidential election were being held today and the candidates were Barack Obama and Joe Biden, the Democrats, Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan, the Republicans, Gary Johnson and James Gray, from the Libertarian Party, Virgil Goode and Jim Clymer, from the Constitution Party, and Jill Stein and Cheri Honkala, from the Green Party, for whom would you vote?
Likely Voters
- Barack Obama-Joe Biden 49%
- Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 41%
- Gary Johnson-James Gray 4%
- Virgil Goode-Jim Clymer 2%
- Jill Stein-Cheri Honkala 1%
Registered Voters
- Barack Obama-Joe Biden 48%
- Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 40%
- Gary Johnson-James Gray 4%
- Virgil Goode-Jim Clymer 2%
- Jill Stein-Cheri Honkala 1%
Regardless of who you support, which candidate do you trust to do a better job handling the economy - Obama or Romney?
Likely Voters
- Barack Obama 48%
- Mitt Romney 45%
Registered Voters
- Barack Obama 47%
- Mitt Romney 45%
Regardless of who you support, which candidate do you trust to do a better job handling military spending - Obama or Romney?
Likely Voters
- Barack Obama 51%
- Mitt Romney 44%
Registered Voters
- Barack Obama 50%
- Mitt Romney 44%
Regardless of who you support, which candidate do you trust to do a better job determining the future of the Medicare program - Obama or Romney?
Likely Voters
- Barack Obama 52%
- Mitt Romney 41%
Registered Voters
- Barack Obama 52%
- Mitt Romney 39%
Regardless of who you support, which candidate do you trust to do a
better job determining the future of the Medicaid program - Obama or
Romney?
Likely Voters
- Barack Obama 55%
- Mitt Romney 39%
Registered Voters
- Barack Obama 55%
- Mitt Romney 37%
Regardless of who you support, which candidate do you trust to do a better job dealing with the federal budget deficit - Obama or Romney?
Likely Voters
- Mitt Romney 48%
- Barack Obama 47%
Registered Voters
- Mitt Romney 48%
- Barack Obama 44%
Regardless of who you support, which candidate do you trust to do a better job dealing with social issues such as abortion and gay marriage - Obama or Romney?
Likely Voters
- Barack Obama 56%
- Mitt Romney 35%
Registered Voters
- Barack Obama 54%
- Mitt Romney 34%
Regardless of who you support, which candidate do you trust to do a better job advancing the interests of the middle class - Obama or Romney?
Likely Voters
- Barack Obama 56%
- Mitt Romney 38%
Registered Voters
- Barack Obama 55%
- Mitt Romney 36%
Regardless of who you support, which candidate do you trust to do a better job addressing women's issues - Obama or Romney?
Likely Voters
- Barack Obama 57%
- Mitt Romney 38%
Registered Voters
- Barack Obama 58%
- Mitt Romney 36%
Regardless of who you support, which candidate do you trust to do a better job handling taxes - Obama or Romney?
Likely Voters
- Barack Obama 50%
- Mitt Romney 46%
Registered Voters
- Barack Obama 49%
- Mitt Romney 46%
Regardless of who you support, which candidate do you trust to do a better job handling international affairs - Obama or Romney?
Likely Voters
- Barack Obama 53%
- Mitt Romney 42%
Registered Voters
- Barack Obama 53%
- Mitt Romney 42%
Regardless of who you may support, who do you think better understands the economic problems people in this country are having - Obama or Romney?
Likely Voters
- Barack Obama 54%
- Mitt Romney 38%
Registered Voters
- Barack Obama 54%
- Mitt Romney 37%
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president?
Registered Voters
- Approve 53%
- Disapprove 46%
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Obama is handling the economy?
Likely Voters
- Approve 52%
- Disapprove 47%
Registered Voters
- Approve 51%
- Disapprove 48%
Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}
Likely Voters
- Barack Obama 57% / 43% {+14%}
- Mitt Romney 48% / 49% {-1%}
Registered Voters
- Barack Obama 57% / 42% {+15%}
- Mitt Romney 47% / 49% {-2%}
Survey of 934 registered voters, including a subsample of likely voters, was conducted September 12-16,
2012. The margin of error for registered and likely voter samples is +/- 4 percentage points. Party ID (among likely voters): 35% Democrat; 26% Republican; 33% Independent. Party ID (among registered voters): 33% [31%]
(32%) Democrat; 26% [27%] (24%) Republican; 35% [36%] (35%) Independent. Results
from the poll conducted April 28 - May 2, 2012 are in square brackets. Results
from the poll conducted April 28 - May 4, 2011 are in parentheses.
Mason-Dixon Florida 2012 Presidential Poll
- Barack Obama (D) 46% {44%} [43%] (43%)
- Mitt Romney (R) 45% {48%} [51%] (48%)
- Gary Johnson (L) 2%
- Undecided 7%
Among Men
- Mitt Romney (R) 53%
- Barack Obama (D) 39%
- Gary Johnson (L) 3%
- Undecided 5%
Among Women
- Barack Obama (D) 52%
- Mitt Romney (R) 38%
- Gary Johnson (L) 1%
- Undecided 9%
Among Independents
- Barack Obama (D) 46%
- Mitt Romney (R) 41%
- Gary Johnson (L) 3%
- Undecided 10%
If Mitt Romney chose Marco Rubio as his vice presidential running mate, would you vote for:
- Mitt Romney/Marco Rubio (R) 46%
- Barack Obama/Joe Biden (D) 45%
- Gary Johnson/James Gray (L) 1%
- Undecided 8%
Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}
- Mitt Romney 37% / 33% {+4%}
- Barack Obama 44% / 41% {+3%}
Do you approve or disapprove of Barack Obama’s job performance as president?
- Approve 46% {46%} [41%] (43%)
- Disapprove 50% {49%} [56%] (56%)
Do you feel President Obama’s actions to stabilize the economy have:
- Improved the nation’s economic situation 35%
- Worsened the nation’s economic situation 41%
- Had little effect on the nation’s economic situation 22%
Survey of 800 likely voters was conducted July 9-11, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted January 24-26, 2012 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted August 18-22, 2011 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted April -7, 2011 are in parentheses.
