Survey of 601 likely voters was conducted October 24-27, 2012 by
Fleming & Associates. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage
points. Results from the poll conducted September 26-29, 2012 are in parentheses.
Inside the numbers:
The two candidates are winning the vast majority of their political parties' members in Rhode Island, with Obama winning 90% of Democrats and Romney winning 92% of Republicans. Obama has slight edge among independents, 41% to 39%, but 14% of them remain undecided.
Beyond his party, Obama's strongest support in Rhode Island comes from voters ages 18 to 39 (61%), women (59%) and voters ages 60 and older (55%). Romney's biggest backers are men (39%), independents (39%) and voters ages 40 to 59 (38%).
Among 300 likely voters surveyed in the 1st Congressional District, Obama takes 55% and Romney takes 32%, with 9% undecided. Among 301 likely voters in the 2nd District, Obama takes 54% and Romney takes 35%, with 7% undecided.
Obama's approval rating in Rhode Island is also largely unchanged over the last month. The poll shows 54% of voters rate the president's job performance as excellent or good, while 44% rate it as fair or poor.
Survey of 501 likely voters was conducted September 26-29, 2012 by Fleming & Associates. The margin of error is +/- 4.38 percentage points.
Inside the numbers:
Obama is winning 93% of Democrats, while Romney is winning 85% of Republicans. The two candidates are tied at 42% among independents, with 14% undecided. Romney is getting 39% of the vote in the 2nd Congressional District but just 27% in the 1st District.
The president's job performance is rated excellent or good by 52% of voters - up from 44% in February - while 45% rate his performance as fair or poor, improved from 55% in February. Obama's improvement is largely thanks to his 86% approval rating among Democrats; only 36% of independents and 13% of Republicans approve of the job he's doing.
Obama is doing much better in the 1st Congressional District, where he has a 58% approval rating, than in the 2nd Congressional District, where he gets only 47%.
Overall, do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president?
Strongly approve 23%
Somewhat approve 31%
Somewhat disapprove 14%
Strongly disapprove 28%
Survey of 605 adults, 484 of whom are registered to vote, was conducted October 23-26, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 29% Democrat; 23% Republican; 33% Independent; 13% Other/No preference. Click here to view crosstabs.
Survey of 500 likely voters was conducted October 21-25, 2010. The margin of error is +/- 4.38 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 41% Democrat; 17% Republican; 42% Independent. Results from the poll conducted September 22-26, 2010 are in square brackets.
Survey of 400 likely voters was conducted October 14-17, 2010. The margin of error is +/- 5 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 42% Democrat; 16% Republican; 40% Independent.
