Monday, January 16, 2012

Poll Watch: Fox News 2012 Presidential Survey

Fox News 2012 Presidential Poll
  • Barack Obama 46% (44%) [42%] {45%} (47%) [48%] {48%}
  • Mitt Romney 45% (42%) [44%] {42%} (41%) [41%] {41%}
(Among Obama Voters) Is that more a vote FOR Barack Obama or more a vote AGAINST Mitt Romney?
  • For Obama 74%
  • Against Romney 21%
(Among Romney Voters) Is that more a vote FOR Mitt Romney or more a vote AGAINST Barack Obama?
  • For Romney 33%
  • Against Obama 58%
Let’s say: the Democratic ticket is Barack Obama for president and Joe Biden for vice president and the Republican ticket is Mitt Romney for president and Rick Santorum for vice president. If you were voting today, how would you vote?
  • Democrats Barack Obama and Joe Biden 46%
  • Republicans Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum 45%
  • Would not vote 4%
  • Don’t know 5%
Let’s say: the Democratic ticket is Barack Obama for president and Joe Biden for vice president and the Republican ticket is Mitt Romney for president and Chris Christie for vice president. If you were voting today, how would you vote?
  • Democrats Barack Obama and Joe Biden 47%
  • Republicans Mitt Romney and Chris Christie 44%
  • Would not vote 3%
  • Don’t know 6%

  • Barack Obama 50%
  • Rick Santorum 38%
  • Barack Obama 51% (46%) [46%] [53%] {55%}
  • Newt Gingrich 37% (40%) [41%] [34%] {35%}
If the 2012 presidential election were held today, how would you vote if the candidates were: Barack Obama, the Democrat; Mitt Romney, the Republican, and Ron Paul, as an independent?
  • Barack Obama 42%
  • Mitt Romney 35%
  • Ron Paul 14%
  • Would not vote 3%
  • Don't know 5%
How confident are you in [NAME]’s ability to make the right decisions for the country?

Mitt Romney
  • Very confident 16%
  • Somewhat confident 43%
  • Not very confident 16%
  • Not at all confident 19%
Barack Obama
  • Very confident 26%
  • Somewhat confident 28%
  • Not very confident 16%
  • Not at all confident 29%
Rick Santorum
  • Very confident 12%
  • Somewhat confident 29%
  • Not very confident 17%
  • Not at all confident 27%
Newt Gingrich
  • Very confident 15%
  • Somewhat confident 28%
  • Not very confident 18%
  • Not at all confident 33%
Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}
  • Mitt Romney 45% / 38% {+7%}
  • Barack Obama 51% / 46% {+5%}
  • Rick Santorum 31% / 34% {-3%}
  • Ron Paul 35% / 40% {-5%}
  • Newt Gingrich 27% / 56% {-29%}
Considering how President Obama has performed so far, do you think he deserves to be re-elected, or would the country probably be better off with someone else as president?
  • Deserves to be re-elected 43%
  • Better off with someone else 49%
Just your best guess -- as of today, do you think Barack Obama will be re-elected president in 2012, or not?
  • Yes 52%
  • No 42%
Survey of 906 registered voters was conducted by Anderson Robbins Research (D)/Shaw & Company Research (R) January 12-14, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted December 5-7, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted November 13-15, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 25-27, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 17-19, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted June 5-7, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 7-9, 2011 are in curly brackets.

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