Poll Watch: PPP (D) Iowa 2012 Presidential Survey

PPP (D) Iowa 2012 Presidential Survey

• Barack Obama 49% [45%] (47%)
• Mitt Romney 40% [41%] (41%)

• Barack Obama 49%
• Tim Pawlenty 37%

• Barack Obama 50%
• Herman Cain 32%

• Barack Obama 55% [53%] (53%)
• Sarah Palin 35% [36%] (37%)

• Barack Obama 54% [50%] (51%)
• Newt Gingrich 33% [39%] (38%)

Among Independents

• Barack Obama 51% [41%] (40%)
• Mitt Romney 32% [37%] (38%)

• Barack Obama 51%
• Tim Pawlenty 27%

• Barack Obama 50%
• Herman Cain 23%

• Barack Obama 61% [52%] (49%)
• Sarah Palin 24% [33%] (38%)

• Barack Obama 60% [47%] (49%)
• Newt Gingrich 22% [34%] (34%)

Among Republicans

• Tim Pawlenty 79%
• Barack Obama 7%

• Mitt Romney 78% [81%] (76%)
• Barack Obama 9% [6%] (11%)

• Newt Gingrich 74% [79%] (73%)
• Barack Obama 10% [9%] (13%)

• Sarah Palin 74% [73%] (67%)
• Barack Obama 13% [10%] (17%)

• Herman Cain 70%
• Barack Obama 10%

Among Democrats

• Barack Obama 84% [81%] (86%)
• Mitt Romney 10% [10%] (9%)

• Barack Obama 85%
• Tim Pawlenty 6%

• Barack Obama 86%
• Herman Cain 5%

• Barack Obama 90% [89%] (91%)
• Sarah Palin 8% [7%] (6%)

• Barack Obama 88% [87%] (90%)
• Newt Gingrich 5% [8%] (5%)

Among Moderates

• Barack Obama 62% [56%] (58%)
• Mitt Romney 24% [26%] (29%)

• Barack Obama 63%
• Tim Pawlenty 17%

• Barack Obama 64%
• Herman Cain 13%

• Barack Obama 70% [67%] (66%)
• Newt Gingrich 15% [20%] (23%)

• Barack Obama 73% [73%] (68%)
• Sarah Palin 15% [16%] (24%)

Among Men

• Barack Obama 45% [41%] (36%)
• Mitt Romney 43% [45%] (48%)

• Barack Obama 44%
• Tim Pawlenty 42%

• Barack Obama 45%
• Herman Cain 38%

• Barack Obama 51% [48%] (42%)
• Sarah Palin 41% [42%] (46%)

• Barack Obama 50% [46%] (42%)
• Newt Gingrich 38% [44%] (46%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama 52% [49%] (56%)
• Mitt Romney 36% [37%] (35%)

• Barack Obama 53%
• Tim Pawlenty 32%

• Barack Obama 55%
• Herman Cain 26%

• Barack Obama 58% [53%] (59%)
• Newt Gingrich 29% [34%] (31%)

• Barack Obama 59% [57%] (62%)
• Sarah Palin 30% [30%] (29%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 35% [36%] (37%) / 47% [44%] (42%) {-12%}
• Tim Pawlenty 25% / 41% {-16%}
• Herman Cain 20% / 40% {-20%}
• Sarah Palin 29% [29%] (34%) / 63% [63%] (59%) {-34%}
• Newt Gingrich 19% [24%] (30%) / 63% [56%] (49%) {-44%}

Among Democrats

• Mitt Romney 20% [21%] (16%) / 59% [63%] (62%) {-39%}
• Herman Cain 7% / 56% {-49%}
• Tim Pawlenty 6% / 64% {-58%}
• Newt Gingrich 6% [5%] (10%) / 81% [83%] (73%) {-75%}
• Sarah Palin 8% [6%] (7%) / 89% [92%] (90%) {-81%}

Among Republicans

• Tim Pawlenty 46% / 15% {+31%}
• Sarah Palin 59% [60%] (60%) / 30% [27%] (28%) {+29%}
• Mitt Romney 51% [56%] (59%) / 35% [23%] (25%) {+16%}
• Herman Cain 36% / 22% {+14%}
• Newt Gingrich 38% [50%] (54%) / 39% [21%] (27%) {-1%}

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 35% [33%] (35%) / 46% [43%] (39%) {-11%}
• Tim Pawlenty 24% / 41% {-17%}
• Herman Cain 16% / 39% {-23%}
• Sarah Palin 21% [25%] (35%) / 70% [64%] (56%) {-49%}
• Newt Gingrich 13% [18%] (26%) / 68% [59%] (48%) {-55%}

Among Moderates

• Mitt Romney 34% [30%] (32%) / 44% [47%] (46%) {-10%}
• Tim Pawlenty 17% / 45% {-28%}
• Herman Cain 11% / 42% {-31%}
• Newt Gingrich 9% [11%] (18%) / 72% [66%] (61%) {-63%}
• Sarah Palin 12% [14%] (23%) / 81% [81%] (71%) {-69%}

Among Men

• Tim Pawlenty 31% / 41% {-10%}
• Mitt Romney 35% [40%] (42%) / 49% [45%] (40%) {-14%}
• Herman Cain 25% / 41% {-16%}
• Sarah Palin 34% [35%] (43%) / 58% [57%] (49%) {-24%}
• Newt Gingrich 24% [29%] (38%) / 59% [53%] (49%) {-35%}

Among Women

• Mitt Romney 35% [32%] (32%) / 45% [44%] (45%) {-10%}
• Tim Pawlenty 19% / 41% {-22%}
• Herman Cain 14% / 38% {-24%}
• Sarah Palin 24% [23%] (26%) / 69% [68%] (67%) {-45%}
• Newt Gingrich 14% [19%] (24%) / 66% [57%] (50%) {-52%}

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

• Approve 49% [46%] (50%)
• Disapprove 45% [48%] (43%)

Among Democrats

• Approve 84% [82%] (87%)
• Disapprove 12% [14%] (8%)

Among Republicans

• Approve 9% [8%] (13%)
• Disapprove 86% [87%] (82%)

Among Independents

• Approve 52% [41%] (49%)
• Disapprove 38% [50%] (40%)

Among Moderates

• Approve 65% [62%] (64%)
• Disapprove 26% [30%] (27%)

Among Men

• Approve 45% [42%] (43%)
• Disapprove 49% [52%] (51%)

Among Women

• Approve 54% [49%] (56%)
• Disapprove 41% [44%] (37%)

Survey of 1,387 Iowa voters was conducted May 27-30, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 2.6 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 37% [38%] (37%) Democrat; 34% [33%] (37%) Republican; 28% [29%] (25%) Independent/Other. Political ideology: 34% [30%] Moderate; 22% [22%] Somewhat conservative; 18% [19%] Somewhat liberal; 17% [20%] Very conservative; 9% [8%] Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted April 15-17, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 7-9, 2011 are in parentheses.