Poll Watch: PPP (D) Massachusetts 2012 Presidential Survey

PPP (D) Massachusetts 2012 Presidential Survey

• Barack Obama 57% (52%)
• Mitt Romney 37% (43%)

• Barack Obama 59%
• Tim Pawlenty 28%

• Barack Obama 60%
• Herman Cain 27%

• Barack Obama 63% (57%)
• Newt Gingrich 27% (33%)

• Barack Obama 63% (61%)
• Sarah Palin 27% (32%)

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 52% (52%)
• Barack Obama 43% (41%)

• Barack Obama 47%
• Tim Pawlenty 37%

• Barack Obama 48%
• Herman Cain 34%

• Barack Obama 51% (54%)
• Sarah Palin 35% (37%)

• Barack Obama 52% (49%)
• Newt Gingrich 35% (38%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Herman Cain 15% / 23% {-8%}
• Mitt Romney 40% (40%) / 52% (51%) {-12%}
• Tim Pawlenty 20% / 36% {-16%}
• Sarah Palin 25% (27%) / 70% (68%) {-45%}
• Newt Gingrich 15% (27%) / 72% (58%) {-57%}

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 52% (50%) / 39% (44%) {+13%}
• Tim Pawlenty 26% / 27% {-1%}
• Herman Cain 17% / 21% {-4%}
• Sarah Palin 35% (30%) / 58% (63%) {-23%}
• Newt Gingrich 19% (30%) / 70% (55%) {-51%}

Among Moderates

• Mitt Romney 46% (40%) / 46% (53%) {0%}
• Tim Pawlenty 19% / 32% {-13%}
• Herman Cain 10% / 27% {-17%}
• Sarah Palin 20% (21%) / 73% (72%) {-53%}
• Newt Gingrich 12% (22%) / 73% (62%) {-61%}

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

• Approve 58% (55%)
• Disapprove 37% (40%)

Among Independents

• Approve 46% (45%)
• Disapprove 48% (49%)

Among Moderates

• Approve 55% (56%)
• Disapprove 34% (37%)

Survey of 957 Massachusetts voters was conducted June 2-5, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3.2 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 46% (42%) Democrat; 15% (20%) Republican; 40% (38%) Independent/Other. Political ideology: 33% Moderate; 24% Somewhat liberal; 19% Somewhat conservative; 16% Very liberal; 8% Very conservative. Results from the poll conducted November 29 - December 1, 2010 are in parentheses.