Poll Watch: PPP (D) Ohio 2012 Presidential Survey

PPP (D) Ohio 2012 Presidential Survey

• Barack Obama 46% (44%)
• Mitt Romney 40% (42%)

• Barack Obama 48% (45%)
• Mike Huckabee 41% (44%)

• Barack Obama 50% (47%)
• Newt Gingrich 38% (41%)

• Barack Obama 52% (49%)
• Sarah Palin 36% (42%)

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 39% (40%)
• Barack Obama 37% (34%)

• Barack Obama 44% (39%)
• Mike Huckabee 36% (42%)

• Barack Obama 45% (40%)
• Newt Gingrich 30% (38%)

• Barack Obama 49% (45%)
• Sarah Palin 32% (42%)

Among Moderates

• Barack Obama 61% (59%)
• Mitt Romney 21% (24%)

• Barack Obama 66% (62%)
• Mike Huckabee 17% (24%)

• Barack Obama 70% (65%)
• Newt Gingrich 16% (22%)

• Barack Obama 73% (67%)
• Sarah Palin 16% (23%)

Among Men

• Mike Huckabee 49% (49%)
• Barack Obama 40% (38%)

• Mitt Romney 47% (47%)
• Barack Obama 38% (37%)

• Newt Gingrich 45% (47%)
• Barack Obama 44% (39%)

• Barack Obama 46% (44%)
• Sarah Palin 42% (47%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama 52% (51%)
• Mitt Romney 35% (37%)

• Barack Obama 54% (52%)
• Mike Huckabee 34% (38%)

• Barack Obama 55% (54%)
• Newt Gingrich 33% (35%)

• Barack Obama 57% (53%)
• Sarah Palin 32% (37%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mike Huckabee 36% (41%) / 42% (36%) {-6%}
• Mitt Romney 33% (36%) / 43% (39%) {-10%}
• Sarah Palin 31% (37%) / 59% (52%) {-28%}
• Newt Gingrich 24% (30%) / 56% (51%) {-32%}

Among Republicans

• Mike Huckabee 69% (69%) / 16% (19%) {+53%}
• Sarah Palin 58% (67%) / 27% (21%) {+31%}
• Mitt Romney 55% (57%) / 26% (22%) {+29%}
• Newt Gingrich 47% (57%) / 27% (23%) {+20%}

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 34% (38%) / 38% (36%) {-4%}
• Mike Huckabee 33% (47%) / 47% (31%) {-14%}
• Sarah Palin 26% (37%) / 62% (50%) {-36%}
• Newt Gingrich 20% (27%) / 63% (52%) {-43%}

Among Moderates

• Mitt Romney 26% (27%) / 50% (47%) {-24%}
• Mike Huckabee 22% (26%) / 55% (44%) {-33%}
• Sarah Palin 15% (21%) / 79% (70%) {-64%}
• Newt Gingrich 8% (15%) / 73% (65%) {-65%}

Among Men

• Mike Huckabee 41% (43%) / 41% (35%) {0%}
• Mitt Romney 35% (39%) / 44% (40%) {-9%}
• Sarah Palin 35% (40%) / 54% (48%) {-19%}
• Newt Gingrich 30% (35%) / 53% (48%) {-23%}

Among Women

• Mitt Romney 32% (33%) / 42% (38%) {-10%}
• Mike Huckabee 32% (39%) / 42% (36%) {-10%}
• Sarah Palin 28% (35%) / 64% (57%) {-36%}
• Newt Gingrich 20% (26%) / 58% (55%) {-38%}

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

• Approve 47% (42%)
• Disapprove 46% (49%)

Among Independents

• Approve 39% (40%)
• Disapprove 49% (54%)

Survey of 559 Ohio voters was conducted March 10-13, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 4.1 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 43% (44%) Democrat; 35% (39%) Republican; 21% (18%) Independent/Other. Political ideology: 29% Moderate; 28% Somewhat conservative; 19% Somewhat liberal; 15% Very conservative; 7% Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted December 10-12, 2010 are in parentheses.