Poll Watch: CNN/ORC Ohio 2012 Presidential Survey

CNN/ORC Ohio 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 50% [50%] (51%)
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 47% [46%] (47%)

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 48% [44%] (46%)
• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 46% [49%] (50%)

Among Moderates

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 58% [60%] (68%)
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 37% [34%] (31%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 55% [50%] (56%)
• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 42% [44%] (42%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 56% [56%] (60%)
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 40% [42%] (38%)

Now suppose that the presidential candidates on the ballot in your state included Barack Obama as the Democratic Party's candidate, Mitt Romney as the Republican candidate, Gary Johnson as the Libertarian party candidate, Jill Stein as the Green party candidate, and Virgil Goode, as the Constitution party candidate, who would you be more likely to vote for?

• Barack Obama 47% [48%] (48%)
• Mitt Romney 44% [44%] (45%)
• Gary Johnson 5% [4%] (3%)
• Jill Stein 1% [2%] (1%)
• Virgil Goode 0% [0%] (0%)

Survey of 796 likely voters was conducted October 30 - November 1, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points.  Party ID: 32% [35%] Democrat; 30% [32%] Republican; 38% [33%] Independent.  Results from the poll conducted October 23-25, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 5-8, 2012 are in parentheses.

Poll Watch: CNN/ORC Colorado 2012 Presidential Survey

CNN/ORC Colorado 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 50%
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 48%

Among Independents

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 49%
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 47%

Among Moderates

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 60%
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 38%

Among Men

• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 54%
• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 44%

Among Women

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 56%
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 43%

Now suppose that the presidential candidates on the ballot in your state included Barack Obama as the Democratic Party's candidate, Mitt Romney as the Republican candidate, Gary Johnson as the Libertarian party candidate, Jill Stein as the Green party candidate, and Virgil Goode, as the Constitution party candidate, who would you be more likely to vote for?

• Barack Obama 48%
• Mitt Romney 47%
• Gary Johnson 4%
• Jill Stein 1%
• Virgil Goode 0%

Survey of 764 likely voters was conducted October 26-31, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points. Party ID: 33% Democrat; 31% Republican; 35% Independent.

Poll Watch: SurveyUSA Nevada 2012 Presidential Survey

SurveyUSA Nevada 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 50% {48%} [47%] (47%)
  
• Mitt Romney 46% {45%} [46%] (45%)
• Gary Johnson 1%
• Virgil Goode 1%
• None of these 1%
• Undecided 2% {3%} [4%] (4%)

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 49% {52%} [47%] (44%)
• Barack Obama 42% {34%} [39%] (39%)
• Gary Johnson 2%
• Virgil Goode 1%
• None of these 2%
• Undecided 5% {7%} [8%] (7%)

Among Moderates

• Barack Obama 57% {53%} [57%] (57%)
  
• Mitt Romney 38% {41%} [36%] (34%)
• Gary Johnson 1%
• Virgil Goode 1%
• None of these 1%
• Undecided 2% {4%} [5%] (5%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 49% {49%} [48%] (49%)
• Barack Obama 46% {44%} [43%] (42%)
• Gary Johnson 1%
• Virgil Goode 0%
• None of these 1%
• Undecided 2% {3%} [5%] (4%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama 53% {52%} [52%] (52%)
  
• Mitt Romney 42% {42%} [43%] (40%)
• Gary Johnson 1%
• Virgil Goode 1%
• None of these 1%
• Undecided 2% {3%} [3%] (4%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Barack Obama 44% {44%} [44%] (41%) / 44% {45%} [46%] (46%) {0%} 
• Mitt Romney 42% {43%} [44%] (39%) / 46% {43%} [43%] (46%) {-4%}

Survey of 1,212 likely and actual voters was conducted October 23-29, 2012 for the Las Vegas Review-Journal and 8NewsNow. The margin of error is +/- 2.9  percentage points.  Party ID: 43% {40%} [40%] (39%) Democrat; 33% {31%} [33%] (36%) Republican; 23% {27%} [25%] (23%) Independent.  Results from the poll conducted October 11-15, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 3-8, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 16-21, 2012 are in parentheses.

Poll Watch: CNN/ORC Florida 2012 Presidential Survey

CNN/ORC Florida 2012 Presidential Poll

• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 50% [49%] (46%)
• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 49% [48%] (50%)

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 51% [46%] (45%)
• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 46% [46%] (46%)

Among Moderates

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 58%
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 40%

Among Men

• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 55% [50%] (50%)
• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 43% [46%] (46%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 54% [49%] (54%)
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 45% [47%] (42%)

Now suppose that the presidential candidates on the ballot in your state included Barack Obama as the Democratic Party's candidate, Mitt Romney as the Republican candidate, Gary Johnson as the Libertarian party candidate, Jill Stein as the Green party candidate, and Virgil Goode, as the Constitution party candidate, who would you be more likely to vote for?

• Barack Obama 48% [47%]
• Mitt Romney 48% [48%]
• Gary Johnson 1% [2%]
• Jill Stein 1% [0%]
• Virgil Goode 0% [1%] 

Survey of 770 likely voters was conducted October 25-28, 2012.  The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points. Party registration: 33% [32%] Democrat; 32% [32%] Republican; 35% [36%] Independent. Results from the poll conducted October 17-18, 2012 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted August 22-26, 2012 are in parentheses.

Poll Watch: Mason-Dixon Missouri 2012 Presidential Survey

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.

Poll Watch: CNN/ORC Ohio 2012 Presidential Survey

CNN/ORC Ohio 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 50% (51%)
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 46% (47%)

Among Independents

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 49% (50%)
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 44% (46%)

Among Moderates

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 60% (68%)
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 34% (31%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 50% (56%)
• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 44% (42%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 56% (60%)
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 42% (38%)

Now suppose that the presidential candidates on the ballot in your state included Barack Obama as the Democratic Party's candidate, Mitt Romney as the Republican candidate, Gary Johnson as the Libertarian party candidate, Jill Stein as the Green party candidate, and Virgil Goode, as the Constitution party candidate, who would you be more likely to vote for?

• Barack Obama 48% (48%)
• Mitt Romney 44% (45%)
• Gary Johnson 4% (3%)
• Jill Stein 2% (1%)
• Virgil Goode 0% (0%)

Survey of 741 likely voters was conducted October 23-25, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points.  Party ID: 35% Democrat; 32% Republican; 33% Independent.  Results from the poll conducted October 5-8, 2012 are in parentheses.

Poll Watch: Fox News Virginia 2012 Presidential Survey

Fox News Virginia 2012 Presidential Poll

• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 47% (43%)
• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 45% (50%)
  

Among Men

• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 52% (44%)  
  
• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 40% (45%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 49% (53%) 
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 43% (40%)

If the presidential election were held today, how would you vote if the candidates were:  

• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 46% (42%)
• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 44% (49%)
  
• Virgil Goode-Jim Clymer 1% (2%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 54% (48%) / 41% (46%) {+13%}
• Barack Obama 54% (58%) / 42% (39%) {+12%}

Regardless of how you might vote, which presidential candidate do you trust to do a better job on each of the following issues: 

Protecting Medicare and making sure it’s there for future generations

• Barack Obama 48% (52%)
• Mitt Romney 43% (40%)

Handling foreign policy 

• Barack Obama 49% (53%)
• Mitt Romney 43% (40%)

Managing your tax dollars

• Mitt Romney 48%
• Barack Obama 43%

Improving the economy and creating jobs

• Mitt Romney 50% (44%)
• Barack Obama 44% (49%)

Cutting government spending

• Mitt Romney 53%
• Barack Obama 38%

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

• Approve 48% (53%)
• Disapprove 48% (45%)

Survey of 1,126 likely voters was conducted by Anderson Robbins Research (D)/Shaw & Company Research (R) October 23-24, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points. Party ID: 39% (38%) Democrat; 34% (33%) Republican; 23% (26%) Independent/Other. Results from the poll conducted September 16-18, 2012 are in parentheses.

Poll Watch: Suffolk University Ohio 2012 Presidential Survey

Suffolk University Ohio 2012 Presidential Poll

• Mitt Romney (R) 47%
• Barack Obama (D) 47%
• Jill Stein (G) 1%
• Gary Johnson (L) 1%
• Richard Duncan (I) 1%
• Virgil Goode (C) 0%
• Stewart Alexander (S) 0%
  

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 50% / 45% {+5%}
• Barack Obama 50% / 46% {+4%}   
• Gary Johnson 10% / 7% {+3%}
• Virgil Goode 5% / 4% {+1%}
• Jill Stein 7% / 7% {0%}

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

• Approve 50%
  
• Disapprove 47%

Does Barack Obama deserve to be re-elected?

• Yes 48%
• No 48%

Did you watch the SECOND Town Hall Presidential debate last Tuesday?

• Yes 80%
• No 19%
  

In your opinion which candidate performed better in the debate?

• Barack Obama 54%
• Mitt Romney 37%
  

Who has the best plan to fix the economy?

• Barack Obama 45%
• Mitt Romney 44%
  

Who do you better connect with?

• Barack Obama 49%
• Mitt Romney 44%
  

Who will handle foreign policy better?

• Barack Obama 49%
• Mitt Romney 42%
  

Who has a better plan to deal with immigration?

• Barack Obama 43%
• Mitt Romney 40%

Which campaign has been more negative in tone?

• Barack Obama 44%
• Mitt Romney 41%

Overall, do you feel that the Affordable Care Act signed into law in 2010 sometimes called Obamacare, is generally good for Ohio or generally bad?

• Generally good 43%
• Generally bad 49%

Despite who you are personally supporting for president, when all the votes are counted in November, who do you think will be elected president?

• Barack Obama 52%
• Mitt Romney 41%

What TV news or commentary source do you trust the most?

• Fox News 33%
• CNN 15%
• MSNBC 10%
• ABC 9%
• NBC 9%
• CBS 7%
• Comedy Central 3%
• C-SPAN 1%
• Other 6%
• Undecided 6%
  

Survey of 600 likely voters was conducted October 18-21, 2012.  The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points.  Party ID: 39% Democrat; 35% Republican; 27% Independent.

Poll Watch: CNN/ORC Florida 2012 Presidential Survey

CNN/ORC Florida 2012 Presidential Poll

• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 49% (46%)
• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 48% (50%)

Among Independents

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 46% (46%)
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 46% (45%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 50% (50%)
• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 46% (46%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 49% (54%)
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 47% (42%)

Now suppose that the presidential candidates on the ballot in your state included Barack Obama as the Democratic Party's candidate, Mitt Romney as the Republican candidate, Gary Johnson as the Libertarian party candidate, Jill Stein as the Green party candidate, and Virgil Goode, as the Constitution party candidate, who would you be more likely to vote for?

• Mitt Romney 48%
• Barack Obama 47%
• Gary Johnson 2%
• Virgil Goode 1%
• Jill Stein 0% 

Survey of 681 likely voters was conducted October 17-18, 2012.  The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted August 22-26, 2012 are in parentheses.

Poll Watch: Suffolk University/7NEWS New Hampshire 2012 Presidential Survey

Suffolk University/7NEWS New Hampshire 2012 Presidential Poll

• Mitt Romney 47%
• Barack Obama 47%
• Gary Johnson 2% 
• Virgil Goode 0%
• Undecided 4%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Barack Obama 50% / 44% {+6%}
• Mitt Romney 48% / 46% {+2%}
• Gary Johnson 6% / 9% {-3%}
• Virgil Goode 1% / 5% {-4%}

Who has the best plan to fix the economy?

• Mitt Romney 45%
• Barack Obama 42%

Who do you better connect with?

• Barack Obama 48%
• Mitt Romney 44%

Who will do more for New Hampshire?

• Mitt Romney 45%
• Barack Obama 44%

Who will handle foreign policy better?

• Barack Obama 46%
• Mitt Romney 42%

Which campaign has been more negative in tone?

• Barack Obama 39%
• Mitt Romney 36%

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

• Approve 47%
• Disapprove 47%

Did you watch the Vice Presidential debate on Thursday night between Joe Biden and Paul Ryan? 

• Yes 70%
• No 29%
  

(If Yes) In your opinion which candidate performed better in the debate?

• Joe Biden 43%
• Paul Ryan 42%
• Undecided 15%
  

Do you support or oppose cutting federal funding for public broadcasting - the PBS station?

• Support 36%
• Oppose 49%

Despite who you are personally supporting for President, when all the votes are counted in November, who do you think will be elected President, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Barack Obama 49%
• Mitt Romney 36%

Survey of 500 likely New Hampshire voters was conducted October 12-14, 2012.  The margin of error is +/- 4.4 percentage points.  Party registration: 32% Republican; 29% Democrat; 39% Independent/Other.  Click here to view crosstabs. 

Poll Watch: Suffolk University/KSNV Nevada 2012 Presidential Survey

Suffolk University/KSNV Nevada 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 47%
• Mitt Romney 45%
• Virgil Goode 1%
• Gary Johnson 1%
• Undecided 6%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Barack Obama 50% / 45% {+5%}
• Mitt Romney 46% / 45% {+1%}
• Virgil Goode 4% / 5% {-1%}
  
• Gary Johnson 8% /15% {-7%}

Who has the best plan to fix the economy?

• Barack Obama 45%
• Mitt Romney 42%

Who do you better connect with?

• Barack Obama 47%
• Mitt Romney 44%

Who will do more for Nevada?

• Barack Obama 44%
• Mitt Romney 41%

Who has a better plan to deal with immigration?

• Barack Obama 39%
• Mitt Romney 31%

Which campaign has been more negative in tone?

• Barack Obama 41%
• Mitt Romney 38%

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

• Approve 48%
• Disapprove 48%

Despite who you are personally supporting for President, when all the votes are counted in November, who do you think will be elected President, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Barack Obama 52%
• Mitt Romney 34%

Survey of 500 likely Nevada voters was conducted October 6-9, 2012.  The margin of error is +/- 4.4 percentage points.  Party ID: 41% Democrat; 33% Republican; 23% Independent/Other.  Click here to view crosstabs. 

Poll Watch: CNN/ORC Ohio 2012 Presidential Survey

CNN/ORC Ohio 2012 Presidential Poll

Likely Voters

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 51%
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 47%

Registered Voters

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 53%
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 43%

Among Independents

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 50%
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 46%

Among Moderates

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 68%
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 31%

Among Men

• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 56%
• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 42%

Among Women

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 60%
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 38%

Now suppose that the presidential candidates on the ballot in your state included Barack Obama as the Democratic Party's candidate, Mitt Romney as the Republican candidate, Gary Johnson as the Libertarian party candidate, Jill Stein as the Green party candidate, and Virgil Goode, as the Constitution party candidate, who would you be more likely to vote for?

• Barack Obama 48%
• Mitt Romney 45%
• Gary Johnson 3%
• Jill Stein 1%
• Virgil Goode 0%

Survey of 888 registered voters, including 722 likely voters, was conducted October 5-8, 2012. The margin of error for both registered and likely voters is +/- 3.5 percentage points.

Poll Watch: PPP (D) Virginia 2012 Presidential Survey

PPP (D) Virginia 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 50% (49%) {51%} [50%] (50%) {51%} [48%] (47%) {51%} [48%] (48%)
• Mitt Romney 47% (43%) {46%} [45%] (42%) {43%} [42%] (43%) {40%} [42%] (43%)

Among Democrats

• Barack Obama 91% (90%) {95%} [93%] (92%) {92%} [88%] (91%) {93%} [89%] (91%)
• Mitt Romney 8% (6%) {4%} [5%] (4%) {5%} [9%] (6%) {5%} [5%] (5%)

Among Republicans

• Mitt Romney 92% (85%) {92%} [92%] (86%) {84%} [79%] (84%) {80%} [81%] (82%)
• Barack Obama 7% (12%) {7%} [5%] (9%) {9%} [8%] (6%) {7%} [6%] (9%)

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 46% (50%) {47%} [46%] (36%) {46%} [41%] (36%) {37%} [47%] (42%)
• Barack Obama 46% (31%) {45%} [43%] (47%) {44%} [45%] (44%) {48%} [39%] (42%)

Among Moderates

• Barack Obama 60% {60%} [64%] (65%) {62%} [67%] (64%) {71%} [64%] (62%)
• Mitt Romney 38% {34%} [26%] (26%) {28%} [21%] (19%) {24%} [27%] (27%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 49% (54%) {51%} [50%] (50%) {48%} [45%] (47%) {43%} [48%] (44%)
• Barack Obama 48% (38%) {45%} [44%] (43%) {47%} [44%] (41%) {47%} [44%] (45%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama 52% (57%) {56%} [55%] (55%) {55%} [51%] (51%) {54%} [51%] (50%)
• Mitt Romney 44% (35%) {42%} [41%] (36%) {38%} [40%] (39%) {37%} [37%] (41%)

Among Whites

• Mitt Romney 57% {57%}
• Barack Obama 40% {40%}

Among Blacks

• Barack Obama 90% {91%}
• Mitt Romney 8% {7%}

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

• Barack Obama 48% {49%}
• Mitt Romney 44% {45%}
• Gary Johnson 4% {2%}
• Virgil Goode 1% {1%}
• Jill Stein 0% {1%}
• Undecided 2% {3%}

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 52% {47%} [46%] (38%) {38%} [33%] (34%) {35%} [33%] (33%) / 44% {49%} [49%] (51%) {52%} [52%] (49%) {43%} [48%] (46%) {+8%}

Among Democrats

• Mitt Romney 21% {6%} [9%] (4%) {10%} [19%] (16%) {21%} [11%] (6%) / 76% {90%} [88%] (86%) {80%} [66%] (69%) {62%} [73%] (69%) {-55%}

Among Republicans

• Mitt Romney 87% {90%} [90%] (77%) {71%} [44%] (53%) {52%} [52%] (57%) / 9% {8%} [5%] (16%) {20%} [42%] (34%) {24%} [26%] (28%) {+78%}

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 51% {48%} [48%] (33%) {40%} [36%] (31%) {34%} [42%] (37%) / 43% {45%} [46%] (51%) {49%} [47%] (44%) {43%} [40%] (38%) {+8%}

Among Moderates

• Mitt Romney 41% {34%} [27%] (24%) {27%} [30%] (30%) {32%} [31%] (23%) / 53% {61%} [64%] (66%) {60%} [56%] (50%) {43%} [50%] (53%) {-12%}

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 53% {51%} [51%] (42%) {42%} [33%] (36%) {36%} [38%] (33%) / 43% {45%} [45%] (48%) {50%} [56%] (51%) {49%} [47%] (50%) {+10%}

Among Women

• Mitt Romney 50% {42%} [42%] (34%) {35%} [33%] (31%) {34%} [28%] (33%) / 45% {53%} [53%] (54%) {54%} [48%] (47%) {39%} [50%] (42%) {+5%}

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Virgil Goode?

• Favorable 13%
• Unfavorable 29%

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

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

Do you trust Barack Obama or Mitt Romney more on the issue of the economy?

• Barack Obama 50% {49%}
• Mitt Romney 47% {47%}

Do you trust Barack Obama or Mitt Romney more on the issue of foreign policy?

• Barack Obama 51% {51%}
• Mitt Romney 46% {45%}

Who do you think won the debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney this week?

• Mitt Romney 61% 
• Barack Obama 28%

Among Democrats

• Barack Obama 56%
• Mitt Romney 26%

Among Republicans

• Mitt Romney 93%
• Barack Obama 4%

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 71%
• Barack Obama 17%

Among Moderates

• Mitt Romney 57%
• Barack Obama 28%

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 69%
• Barack Obama 22%

Among Women

• Mitt Romney 54%
• Barack Obama 32%

Are you very excited, somewhat excited, or not at all excited about voting in the 2012 elections?

• Very excited 65% {62%}
• Somewhat excited 23% {25%}
• Not at all excited 12% {13%}

Among Democrats

• Very excited 70% {73%}
• Somewhat excited 21% {21%}
• Not at all excited 10% {6%}

Among Republicans

• Very excited 70% {63%}
• Somewhat excited 19% {26%}
• Not at all excited 11% {11%}

Among Independents

• Very excited 55% {51%}
• Somewhat excited 31% {27%}
• Not at all excited 14% {22%}

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Big Bird?

• Favorable 56%
• Unfavorable 10%

Do you support or oppose federal funding for PBS?

• Support 55%
• Oppose 35%

Among Democrats

• Support 82%
• Oppose 10%

Among Republicans

• Support 20%
• Oppose 64%

Among Independents

• Support 55%
• Oppose 36%

Survey of 725 likely Virginia voters was conducted October 4-7, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.7 percentage points. Party ID: 38% (40%) {35%} [37%] (33%) {39%} [33%] (35%) {37%} [39%] (36%) Democrat; 32% (32%) {32%} [30%] (33%) {32%} [36%] (36%) {34%} [34%] (35%) Republican; 30% (28%) {33%} [33%] (34%) {29%} [31%] (30%) {29%} [27%] (30%) Independent/Other.  Political ideology: 27% {32%} [32%] (29%) {31%} [34%] (30%) {31%} [32%] Moderate; 27% {25%} [25%] (26%) {24%} [24%] (21%) {22%} [25%] Somewhat conservative; 19% {17%} [16%] (19%) {20%} [15%] (18%) {18%} [16%] Somewhat liberal; 15% {11%} [12%] (9%) {9%} [9%] (11%) {8%} [11%] Very liberal; 13% {16%} [15%] (17%) {17%} [18%] (20%) {21%} [16%] Very conservative.  Race: 75% {73%} White; 18% {17%} Black; 7% {10%} Other.  Results from the poll conducted September 17-19, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted September 13-16, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 16-19, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 5-8, 2012 are in parentheses.  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: Suffolk University/WSVN-TV Florida 2012 Presidential Survey

Suffolk University/WSVN-TV Florida 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 46% (46%) {42%} [42%] (42%)
• Mitt Romney 43% (45%) {47%} [42%] (43%)
• Gary Johnson 1%
• Roseanne Barr 1%
• Jill Stein 1%
• Rocky Anderson 0%
• Tom Hoefling 0%
• Peta Lindsay 0%
• Stewart Alexander 0%
• Thomas Robert Stevens 0%
• Andre Barnett 0%
• Virgil Goode 0%
• Undecided 7%

Who has the best plan to fix the economy?

• Barack Obama 43%
• Mitt Romney 43%

Who do you better connect with?

• Barack Obama 48%
• Mitt Romney 41%

Who is the better debater?

• Barack Obama 52%
• Mitt Romney 19%

Who will do more for Florida?

• Barack Obama 41%
• Mitt Romney 38%

Which campaign has been more negative in tone?

• Romney campaign 42%
• Obama campaign 37%

Overall, do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as President?

• Approve 48% (47%) {40%} [41%] (41%)
• Disapprove 48% (46%) {49%} [50%] (48%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Barack Obama 51% (50%) {47%} [45%] (48%) / 46% (45%) {48%} [48%] (44%) {+5%}
• Mitt Romney 45% (42%) {44%} / 47% (45%) {37%} {-2%} 

Overall, do you feel that the Affordable Care Act signed into law in 2010, sometimes called Obamacare, is generally good for Florida or generally bad? 

• Generally good 44%
• Generally bad 45%

Do you generally support or generally oppose the Obama Administration’s foreign policy concerning Israel?

• Generally support 42%
• Generally oppose 42%

Despite who you are personally voting for, when all the votes are counted, who do you think will be elected President this November – Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Barack Obama 62% (51%)
• Mitt Romney 29% (31%)

Survey of 600 likely voters was conducted September 27-30, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points.  Party registration: 41% (41%) {41%} [41%] (41%) Democrat; 35% (37%) {37%} [36%] (36%) Republican; 24% (23%) {23%} [23%] (23%) Independent.  Click here to view crosstabs.  Results from the poll conducted May 6-8, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted January 22-24, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 26-30, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 10-12, 2011 are in parentheses.

Poll Watch: Roanoke College Virginia 2012 Presidential Survey

Roanoke College Virginia 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama (D) 47%
• Mitt Romney (R) 39%
• Gary Johnson (L) 2%
• Jill Stein (G) 2%
• Virgil Goode (C) 1%
• Undecided 10%

Including "Leaners"

• Barack Obama (D) 48%
• Mitt Romney (R) 40%
• Gary Johnson (L) 2%
• Jill Stein (G) 2%
• Virgil Goode (C) 1%
• Undecided 7%

Among Democrats

• Barack Obama 94%
• Mitt Romney 1%
• Other 1%
• Undecided 4%

Among Republicans

• Mitt Romney 88%
• Barack Obama 2%
• Other 1%
• Undecided 9%

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 45%
• Barack Obama 32%
• Other 8%
• Undecided 16%

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 45%
• Barack Obama 42%
• Other 6%
• Undecided 8%

Among Women

• Barack Obama 51%
• Mitt Romney 34%
• Other 12%
• Undecided 3%

(Among Obama Voters) Would you say that your vote for Obama is more of a vote for him or a vote against Romney? 

• Vote for Obama 74% 
• Vote against Romney 15% 

(Among Romney Voters) Would you say that your vote for Romney is more of a vote for him or a vote against Obama? 

• Vote for Romney 48% 
• Vote against Obama 34%  

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Barack Obama 50% / 41% {+9%}
• Mitt Romney 36% / 45% {-9%}

Regardless of you are voting for, which candidate, Obama or Romney, do you think would do a better job dealing with the following issues?

Reducing unemployment

• Obama 46%
• Romney 43%

Reducing the budget deficit

• Romney 49%
• Obama 39%

Taxes

• Obama 49%
• Romney 40%

Dealing with foreign policy

• Obama 52%
• Romney 38%

The War on Terror

• Obama 50%
• Romney 38%

Social security

• Obama 49%
• Romney 38%

Medicare

• Obama 51%
• Romney 38%

Health care

• Obama 50%
• Romney 39%

Immigration

• Obama 47%
• Romney 39%

Which candidate do you think is a stronger leader?

• Obama 48%
• Romney 36%

Just in general, how well do you think Barack Obama understands the needs of people like you? Very well, fairly well, not too well, or not at all well?

• Very well 33%
• Fairly well 23%
• Not too well 14%
• Not at all well 27%

Just in general, how well do you think Mitt Romney understands the needs of people like you? Very well, fairly well, not too well, or not at all well?

• Very well 12%
• Fairly well 29%
• Not too well 19%
• Not at all well 36%

In general, do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President of the United States? 

• Approve 46% 
• Disapprove 45% 

Survey of 589 likely voters was conducted September 19-28, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points. Party ID: 36% Democrat; 27% Republican; 28% Independent; 9% Other/None. Ideology: 40% Moderate; 36% Conservative; 21% Liberal.  Gender: 45% Male; 55% Female.  Race: 81% White; 15% Black. Click here to view crosstabs.

Poll Watch: Washington Times/Zogby 2012 Presidential Survey

Washington Times/Zogby 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama (D) 49.7% {45.7%} (42.0%) [43.2%]
• Mitt Romney (R) 41.1% {45.7%} (42.8%) [43.6%]
• Not sure 9.2% {5%} [13.0%]

(Among Obama Voters) Which of the following best describes why you are voting for Barack Obama?

• Want to see him re-elected 61.3%
• Really dislike Romney 14.5%
• He is the lesser of two evils 11.7%
• Simply voting for Democrat 9.1%
• Not sure 3.4%

(Among Romney Voters) Which of the following best describes why you are voting for Mitt Romney?

• Think he is the best candidate 58.2%
• He is the lesser of two evils 16.1%
• Really dislike Obama 16.0%
• Simply voting for GOP 5.8%
• Not sure 3.9%

If the presidential election were held today, for whom would you vote?

• Barack Obama (D) 48.7%
• Mitt Romney (R) 41.2%
• Gary Johnson (L) 1.2%
• Jill Stein (G) 0.7%
• Virgil Goode (C) 0.2%
• Not sure 8.0%

Did President Obama's handling of the attacks on the U.S. embassies earlier this month make you more or less likely to vote for him?

• Much more likely 10.5%
• More likely 18.9%
  
• Less likely 16.3%
• Much less likely 23.0%
• Makes no difference 25.8%
• Not sure 5.6%
  

Mitt Romney said recently that 47 percent of Americans pay no income taxes, are dependent on government and see themselves as victims. Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree?

• Strongly agree 20.1%
• Somewhat agree 20.7%
  
• Somewhat disagree 13.5%
• Strongly disagree 39.6%
• Not sure 6.1%
  

Regardless of whom you support, who do you think will win November's presidential election?

• Barack Obama 57.4% {48%} (44.9%)
• Mitt Romney 29.9% {37%} (32.8%)
• Not sure 12.7%

Are you better off now than you were four years ago?

• Yes 46.1%
• No 48.8%
• Not sure 5.2%

Survey of 800 likely voters was conducted September 27-29, 2012.  The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted August 23-25, 2012 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted July 6-8, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted May 11-12, 2012 are in square brackets.

Poll Watch: Suffolk University Virginia 2012 Presidential Survey

Suffolk University Virginia 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama (D) 46%
• Mitt Romney (R) 44%
• Virgil Goode (C) 1%
• Gary Johnson (L) 1%
• Jill Stein (G) 0%
• Undecided 7%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Barack Obama 52% / 44% {+8%}
• Mitt Romney 42% / 45% {-3%}
• Jill Stein 5% / 8% {-3%}
• Gary Johnson 6% / 10% {-4%}
• Virgil Goode 14% / 19% {-5%}

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

• Approve 46%
• Disapprove 48%

Who has the best plan to fix the economy?

• Barack Obama (D) 45%
• Mitt Romney (R) 43%

Who do you better connect with?

• Barack Obama (D) 48%
• Mitt Romney (R) 42%

Who is the better debater?

• Barack Obama (D) 46%
• Mitt Romney (R) 19%

Who will do more for Virginia?

• Mitt Romney (R) 43%
• Barack Obama (D) 42%

Which campaign has been more negative in tone?

• Mitt Romney (R) 38%
• Barack Obama (D) 37%

Despite who you are personally supporting for President, when all the votes are counted in November, who do you think will be elected President - Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Barack Obama (D) 53%
• Mitt Romney (R) 30% 

Survey of 600 likely Virginia voters was conducted September 24-26, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points. Party ID: 38.2% Democrat; 35.2% Republican; 26.7% Independent/Other. Click here to view crosstabs.

Poll Watch: CNN/ORC Nevada 2012 Presidential Survey

CNN/ORC Nevada 2012 Presidential Poll

Likely Voters

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 49%
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 46%

Registered Voters

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 50%
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 44%

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 45%
• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 43%

Among Moderates

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 64%
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 31%

Among Men

• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 52%
• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 43%

Among Women

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 55%
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 41%

Now suppose that the presidential candidates on the ballot in your state included Barack Obama as the Democratic Party's candidate, Mitt Romney as the Republican candidate, Gary Johnson as the Libertarian party candidate and Virgil Goode, as the Independent American party candidate, who would you be more likely to vote for?

Likely Voters

• Barack Obama 47%
• Mitt Romney 44%
• Virgil Goode 4%
• Gary Johnson 3%

Registered Voters

• Barack Obama 48%
• Mitt Romney 41%
• Virgil Goode 5%
• Gary Johnson 3%

Survey of 864 registered voters, including 741 likely voters, was conducted September 14-18, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points among registered and likely voters.

Poll Watch: CNN/ORC Michigan 2012 Presidential Survey

CNN/ORC Michigan 2012 Presidential Poll  

Likely Voters

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 52%
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 44%

Registered Voters

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 51%
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 42%

Among Independents

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 46%
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 46%

Among Moderates

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 57%
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 38%

Among Men

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 51%
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 46%

Among Women

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 54%
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 43%

Now suppose that the presidential candidates on the ballot in your state included Barack Obama as the Democratic Party's candidate, Mitt Romney as the Republican candidate, Jill Stein as the Green party candidate, Virgil Goode, as the U.S. Taxpayers party candidate, and Ross C. Anderson as the Natural Law party candidate, who would you be more likely to vote for?

Likely Voters 

• Barack Obama 52%
• Mitt Romney 44%
• Jill Stein 1%
• Virgil Goode 1%
• Ross C. Anderson 0%

Registered Voters

• Barack Obama 51%
• Mitt Romney 41%
• Jill Stein 2%
• Virgil Goode 1%
• Ross C. Anderson 1%

Survey of 910 registered voters, including 754 likely voters, was conducted September 14-18, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points.

Poll Watch: Fox News Virginia 2012 Presidential Survey

Fox News Virginia 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 50%
  
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 43%

Among Men

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 45%
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 44%  

Among Women

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 53% 
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 40%

(Among Obama Voters) Which of the following best describes your vote for Obama?

• Strongly favor him 69%
• Like him, but with reservations 21%
• Favor him because you dislike Romney 9%

(Among Romney Voters) Which of the following best describes your vote for Romney?

• Strongly favor him 52%
• Like him, but with reservations 26%
• Favor him because you dislike Obama 21%

If the presidential election were held today, how would you vote if the candidates were:  

• Barack Obama-Joe Biden 49%
  
• Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan 42%
• Virgil Goode-Jim Clymer 2%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Barack Obama 58% / 39% {+19%}
• Mitt Romney 48% / 46% {+2%}

Regardless of how you might vote, which presidential candidate do you trust to do a better job on each of the following issues: 

Protecting Medicare and making sure it’s there for future generations

• Barack Obama 52%
• Mitt Romney 40%

Handling foreign policy 

• Barack Obama 53%
• Mitt Romney 40%

Protecting the U.S. from terrorist attacks

• Barack Obama 50%
• Mitt Romney 42%

Improving the economy and creating jobs

• Barack Obama 49%
• Mitt Romney 44%

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

• Approve 53%
• Disapprove 45%

Survey of 1,006 likely voters was conducted by Anderson Robbins Research (D)/Shaw & Company Research (R) September 16-18, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points. Party ID: 38% Democrat; 33% Republican; 26% Independent/Other.