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Vanderbilt Tennessee 2012 Presidential Poll
- Mitt Romney 47% (42%)
- Barack Obama 40% (39%)
Survey of 756 registered voters was conducted May 2-9, 2012 by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted February 16-22, 2012 are in parentheses.
Vanderbilt University Tennessee 2012 GOP Primary Poll
- Rick Santorum 33%
- Mitt Romney 17%
- Ron Paul 13%
- Newt Gingrich 10%
- None of the above 10%
- Don't know 14%
Survey of 767 likely Republican primary voters was conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International February 16-22, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points.
Vanderbilt Tennessee 2012 Presidential Survey
- Barack Obama 37%
- Mitt Romney 35%
- Neither 21%
- Barack Obama 37%
- Tim Pawlenty 28%
- Neither 27%
- Barack Obama 38%
- Michele Bachmann 27%
- Neither 26%
- Barack Obama 38%
- Newt Gingrich 26%
- Neither 28%
- Barack Obama 43% (42%)
- Sarah Palin 29% (37%)
- Neither 24%
According to the U.S. Constitution, American presidents must be 'natural born citizens.' Some people say Barack Obama was born in another country, whereas others believe that he was born here in the United States. How about you - do you think Barack Obama was born in the United States, or born in another country?
- Born in the United States 65%
- Born in another country 19%
- Don't know 14%
Do you think of yourself as part of the Tea Party movement?
Survey of 700 respondents was conducted June 3-8, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3.7 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted January 17-23, 2011 are in parentheses. Party ID breakdown: 30% Democrat; 23% Republican; 30% Independent; 13% Something else. Political ideology: 41% Conservative; 35% Moderate; 13% Liberal.
Vanderbilt Tennessee 2012 Presidential Survey
- Barack Obama 42%
- Sarah Palin 37%
Survey of 710 respondents was conducted January 17-23, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3.7 percentage points.
Inside the numbers:
Palin also trailed Obama among possible swing voters. Obama outpolled Palin 44 percent to 32 percent among independents, and he outperformed Palin 57 percent to 24 percent among moderates.
Obama's support was strongest among black respondents, 80 percent of whom said they would vote for him, and Democrats, 84 percent of whom backed him. Palin's support was strongest with people who identified themselves as members of the Tea Party movement, 64 percent of whom said they would vote for her, and Republicans, 63 percent of whom backed her.
Less than 44 percent of respondents said they approve of how Obama is handling his job. Nearly 54 percent said they disapprove.
