Friday, February 10, 2012

Poll Watch: Fox News 2012 Presidential Survey

Fox News 2012 Presidential Poll
  • Barack Obama 47% [46%] (44%) [42%] {45%} (47%) [48%] {48%}
  • Mitt Romney 42% [45%] (42%) [44%] {42%} (41%) [41%] {41%}
  • Barack Obama 48%
  • Ron Paul 38%
  • Barack Obama 50% [50%]
  • Rick Santorum 38% [38%]
  • Barack Obama 51% [51%] (46%) [46%] [53%] {55%}
  • Newt Gingrich 38% [37%] (40%) [41%] [34%] {35%}
  • Barack Obama 50% {54%}
  • Jeb Bush 36% {34%}
What would your reaction be if _______________ were to become the next president?

Mitt Romney
  • Enthusiastic 9%
  • Pleased 19%
  • Neutral 32%
  • Displeased 17%
  • Scared 20%
Rick Santorum
  • Enthusiastic 8%
  • Pleased 19%
  • Neutral 29%
  • Displeased 17%
  • Scared 22%
Newt Gingrich
  • Enthusiastic 8%
  • Pleased 15%
  • Neutral 26%
  • Displeased 16%
  • Scared 33%
Ron Paul
  • Enthusiastic 6%
  • Pleased 15%
  • Neutral 32%
  • Displeased 18%
  • Scared 23%
And what would your reaction be if Barack Obama were to be re-elected president?
  • Enthusiastic 20%
  • Pleased 21%
  • Neutral 16%
  • Displeased 15%
  • Scared 27%
Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as president?
  • Approve 48% [45%] (44%) [42%]
  • Disapprove 45% [47%] (51%) [48%]
If Mitt Romney were to win the presidential election this year, would that make you more confident about the country’s future, less confident, or would it not make much of a difference either way?
  • More confident 29%
  • Less confident 33%
  • No difference 35%
Regardless of how you plan to vote, do you think _______________ has the integrity to serve effectively as president?

Barack Obama
  • Yes he does 63%
  • No he doesn't 34%
Mitt Romney
  • Yes he does 55% [55%]
  • No he doesn't 34% [31%]
Rick Santorum
  • Yes he does 50%
  • No he doesn't 33%
Ron Paul
  • Yes he does 51%
  • No he doesn't 35%
Newt Gingrich
  • Yes he does 39% [45%]
  • No he doesn't 52% [43%]
Regardless of how you plan to vote, how confident are you in _______________ ability to fix the economy?


Barack Obama
  • Very confident 21%
  • Somewhat confident 30%
  • Not very confident 14%
  • Not at all confident 34%
Mitt Romney
  • Very confident 11%
  • Somewhat confident 40%
  • Not very confident 21%
  • Not at all confident 24%
Newt Gingrich
  • Very confident 9%
  • Somewhat confident 34%
  • Not very confident 17%
  • Not at all confident 35%
Regardless of how you plan to vote, how confident are you in _______________ ability to stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons?


Barack Obama
  • Very confident 17%
  • Somewhat confident 32%
  • Not very confident 18%
  • Not at all confident 28%
Mitt Romney
  • Very confident 10%
  • Somewhat confident 34%
  • Not very confident 21%
  • Not at all confident 25%
Newt Gingrich
  • Very confident 13%
  • Somewhat confident 29%
  • Not very confident 20%
  • Not at all confident 29%
Do you support or oppose the United States taking military action to keep Iran from getting nuclear weapons?
  • Support 60%
  • Oppose 30%
Among Democrats
  • Support 48%
  • Oppose 43%
Among Republicans
  • Support 76%
  • Oppose 16%
Among Independents
  • Support 51%
  • Oppose 32%
For decades the United States and Israel have been close allies. If Iran and Israel were to get in a war, do you think the U.S. should take military action to help Israel, or in that situation should the U.S. stay neutral?
  • Should take military action 45%
  • Should stay neutral 48%
Among Democrats
  • Should take military action 31%
  • Should stay neutral 61%
Among Republicans
  • Should take military action 60%
  • Should stay neutral 36%
Among Independents
  • Should take military action 50%
  • Should stay neutral 41%
A proposed oil pipeline known as Keystone XL would transport oil from Canada to refineries in the United States... What about you -- do you think the pipeline should be built or not?
  • Yes, build the pipeline 67%
  • No, don’t build it 25%
Among Democrats
  • Yes, build the pipeline 50%
  • No, don’t build it 40%
Among Republicans
  • Yes, build the pipeline 87%
  • No, don’t build it 8%
Among Independents
  • Yes, build the pipeline 69%
  • No, don’t build it 22%
The new Obama health care law requires that employer health plans provide birth control coverage as part of preventive services for women... Overall, do you approve or disapprove of requiring employer health plans to cover birth control for women?
  • Approve 61%
  • Disapprove 34%
Among Democrats
  • Approve 80%
  • Disapprove 16%
Among Republicans
  • Approve 39%
  • Disapprove 57%
Among Independents
  • Approve 58%
  • Disapprove 34%
Survey of 1,110 registered voters was conducted by Anderson Robbins Research (D)/Shaw & Company Research (R) February 6-9, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted January 12-14, 2012 are in square brackets.  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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