Poll Watch: Siena College New York 2012 Presidential Survey

Siena College New York 2012 Presidential Survey

REPUBLICAN NOMINATION

• Mitt Romney 32% (18%)
• Herman Cain 15% (1%)
• Newt Gingrich 12% (3%)
• Michele Bachmann 9% (9%)
• Ron Paul 9% (8%)
• Rick Perry 9% (6%)
• Don't know/No opinion 15% (9%)

 Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 58% (52%) / 28% (29%) {+30%}
• Herman Cain 44% (22%) / 39% (14%) {+5%}
• Newt Gingrich 46% (34%) / 44% (55%) {+2%}
• Michele Bachmann 35% (42%) / 37% (29%) {-2%}
• Ron Paul 33% (33%) / 37% (32%) {-4%}
• Rick Perry 30% (24%) / 48% (18%) {-18%}

GENERAL ELECTION

• Barack Obama 59% {55%} [56%] (55%)
• Mitt Romney 34% {37%} [36%] (37%)

• Barack Obama 60% (57%)
• Ron Paul 31% (32%)

• Barack Obama 63%
• Newt Gingrich 28%

• Barack Obama 63% {58%} [56%] (57%)
• Rick Perry 28% {31%} [33%] (30%)

• Barack Obama 63% {58%}
• Herman Cain 27% {32%}

• Barack Obama 64% (60%)
• Michele Bachmann 27% (30%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Barack Obama 57% {55%} [52%] (52%) / 40% {43%} [45%] (45%) {+17%}
• Occupy Wall Street movement 45% {49%} / 44% {38%} {+1%}
• Mitt Romney 36% {34%} [30%] (32%) / 48% {45%} [46%] (46%) {-12%}
• Ron Paul 26% (26%) / 46% (40%) {-20%}
• Tea Party movement 28% {28%} / 60% {60%} {-32%} 
• Newt Gingrich 26% (20%) / 58% (64%) {-32%}
• Herman Cain 24% {25%} (12%) / 59% {32%} (25%) {-35%} 
• Michele Bachmann 21% (25%) / 56% (44%) {-35%}
• Rick Perry 19% {18%} [21%] (15%) / 58% {53%} [45%] (32%) {-39%}

How would you rate the job that Barack Obama is doing as President? Would you rate it excellent, good, fair, or poor?

• Excellent 10% {9%} [11%] (10%) [13%] {16%}
• Good 33% {29%} [29%] (26%) [32%] {37%}
• Fair 28% {32%} [28%] (30%) [30%] {24%}
• Poor 29% {30%} [33%] (33%) [25%] {23%}

Barack Obama is running for re-election as President in 2012. I know it's a ways off, but as things stand now, would you vote to reelect him or would you prefer someone else?

• Re-elect 51% {48%} [47%] (47%) [50%] (52%) {54%}
• Prefer someone else 42% {45%} [47%] (45%) [41%] (44%) {39%}

Survey of 803 registered voters, including a subsample of registered Republicans, was conducted November 8-13, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points among all registered voters. Party ID breakdown: 48% {48%} Democrat; 24% {24%} Republican; 24% {25%} Independent/Other. Political ideology: 43% {42%} Moderate; 27% {29%} Conservative; 27% {24%} Liberal.  Results from the poll conducted October 10-12, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 15, 18-21, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 9-14, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted July 2011 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted June 2011 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted May 2011 are in curly brackets. Click here to view crosstabs.