Poll Watch: PPP (D) Minnesota 2012 Presidential Survey

PPP (D) Minnesota 2012 Presidential Survey

• Barack Obama 51% (51%)
• Tim Pawlenty 43% (43%)

• Barack Obama 51% (47%)
• Mitt Romney 36% (42%)

• Barack Obama 54% (51%)
• Newt Gingrich 36% (38%)

• Barack Obama 56% (54%)
• Sarah Palin 36% (36%)

• Barack Obama 56%
• Michele Bachmann 35%

• Barack Obama 51%
• Herman Cain 30%

Among Independents

• Barack Obama 44% (50%)
• Tim Pawlenty 44% (38%)

• Barack Obama 42% (42%)
• Mitt Romney 36% (40%)

• Barack Obama 48% (49%)
• Newt Gingrich 32% (31%)

• Barack Obama 43%
• Herman Cain 27%

• Barack Obama 55%
• Michele Bachmann 34%

• Barack Obama 54% (56%)
• Sarah Palin 33% (31%)

If the candidates for President next year were Democrat Barack Obama, Republican Mitt Romney, and independent Jesse Ventura, who would you vote for?

• Barack Obama 46%
• Mitt Romney 32%
• Jesse Ventura 16%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Tim Pawlenty 40% / 53% {-13%}
• Herman Cain 17% / 35% {-18%}
• Mitt Romney 29% (32%) / 53% (42%) {-24%}
• Michele Bachmann 33% / 59% {-26%}
• Jesse Ventura 29% / 58% {-29%}
• Sarah Palin 30% (35%) / 65% (60%) {-35%}
• Newt Gingrich 17% (30%) / 65% (52%) {-48%}

Among Republicans

• Tim Pawlenty 79% / 14% {+65%}
• Michele Bachmann 71% / 21% {+50%}
• Sarah Palin 66% (70%) / 28% (23%) {+38%}
• Mitt Romney 48% (53%) / 34% (23%) {+14%}
• Herman Cain 33% / 24% {+9%}
• Newt Gingrich 35% (58%) / 40% (21%) {-5%}
• Jesse Ventura 20% / 71% {-51%}

Among Independents

• Tim Pawlenty 42% / 48% {-6%}
• Herman Cain 18% / 29% {-11%}
• Jesse Ventura 33% / 50% {-17%}
• Mitt Romney 30% (37%) / 47% (35%) {-17%}
• Michele Bachmann 30% / 61% {-31%}
• Sarah Palin 29% (32%) / 63% (62%) {-34%}
• Newt Gingrich 16% (28%) / 63% (51%) {-47%}

Among Moderates

• Jesse Ventura 36% / 51% {-15%}
• Mitt Romney 25% (28%) / 53% (44%) {-28%}
• Herman Cain 8% / 37% {-29%}
• Tim Pawlenty 28% / 63% {-35%}
• Michele Bachmann 14% / 77% {-63%}
• Newt Gingrich 8% (17%) / 73% (65%) {-65%}
• Sarah Palin 14% (19%) / 82% (77%) {-68%}

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

• Approve 51% (49%)
• Disapprove 44% (46%)

Survey of 1,179 Minnesota voters was conducted May 27-30, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 2.9 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 38% (37%) Democrat; 31% (34%) Republican; 31% (29%) Independent/Other. Political ideology: 29% Moderate; 25% Somewhat conservative; 20% Somewhat liberal; 15% Very conservative; 11% Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted December 4-5, 2010 are in parentheses.