Poll Watch: Quinnipiac Virginia 2012 Presidential Survey

Quinnipiac Virginia 2012 Presidential Survey

Republican Nomination

• Herman Cain 21% [6%]
• Mitt Romney 21% [19%]
• Rick Perry 11% [25%]
• Ron Paul 9% [8%]
• Michele Bachmann 7% [5%]
• Newt Gingrich 7% [4%]
• Rick Santorum 2% [2%]
• Jon Huntsman 1% [1%]
• Wouldn't vote (vol.) 1% [2%]
• Don't know 20% [20%]

General Election

• Mitt Romney 45% [44%]
• Barack Obama 44% [42%]

• Barack Obama 45%
• Herman Cain 43%

• Barack Obama 47% [44%]
• Rick Perry 42% [42%]

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Herman Cain 30% / 15% {+15%}
• Mitt Romney 38% / 29% {+9%}
• Barack Obama 45% / 49% {-4%}
• Rick Perry 22% / 35% {-13%}

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President?

• Approve 45% [40%] (48%)
• Disapprove 52% [54%] (48%)

Do you feel that Barack Obama deserves to be reelected, or do you feel that he does not deserve to be reelected?

• Yes/Deserves 44% [41%] (47%)
• No/Does not 51% [51%] (47%)

Do you think the U.S. is doing the right thing by fighting the war in Afghanistan now, or should the U.S. not be involved in Afghanistan now?

• Doing the right thing 34% [37%] (38%)
• Should not be involved 58% [54%] (55%)

Among Democrats

• Doing the right thing 25% [26%] (29%)
• Should not be involved 68% [65%] (64%)

Among Republicans

• Doing the right thing 50% [56%] (54%)
• Should not be involved 43% [35%] (42%)

Do you think Congress should try to repeal the new health care law, or should they let it stand?

• Repeal it 50% [51%] (49%)
• Let it stand 41% [38%] (42%)

Among Democrats

• Repeal it 12% [16%] (16%)
• Let it stand 76% [75%] (76%)

Among Republicans

• Repeal it 88% [83%] (81%)
• Let it stand 9% [8%] (9%)

Among Independents

• Repeal it 55% [52%] (53%)
• Let it stand 36% [37%] (39%)

Survey of 1,459 registered voters, including a subsample of 345 GOP primary voters, was conducted October 3-9, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 2.6 percentage points among all registered voters; +/- 5.3 percentage points among GOP primary voters. Results from the poll conducted September 7-12, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 21-27, 2011 are in parentheses.