Poll Watch: PPP (D) Michigan 2012 Presidential Survey

PPP (D) Michigan 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 53% (54%) {47%} [48%] (47%)
• Mitt Romney 39% (38%) {42%} [41%] (43%)

Among Independents

• Barack Obama 48% (50%) {34%} [41%] (42%)
• Mitt Romney 36% (38%) {45%} [40%] (41%)

Among Moderates

• Barack Obama 66% (70%) {56%} [56%] (59%)
• Mitt Romney 21% (22%) {30%} [25%] (29%)

Among Men

• Barack Obama 48% (46%) {43%} [48%] (42%)
• Mitt Romney 45% (45%) {46%} [44%] (50%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama 58% (61%) {51%} [48%] (52%)
• Mitt Romney 34% (31%) {38%} [38%] (36%)

If the Democratic ticket was Barack Obama for President and Joe Biden for Vice President, and the Republican ticket was Mitt Romney for President and Rick Snyder for Vice President, which would you vote for?

• Obama-Biden 53%
• Romney-Snyder 38%

Who do you think has been better for the automotive industry in Michigan: Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Barack Obama 55%
• Mitt Romney 31%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 35% (29%) {39%} [37%] (39%) / 57% (58%) {43%} [45%] (37%) {-22%}

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 32% (32%) {48%} [42%] (43%) / 60% (52%) {34%} [39%] (34%) {-28%}

Among Moderates

• Mitt Romney 22% (29%) {37%} [34%] (31%) / 65% (57%) {42%} [46%] (39%) {-43%}

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 40% (35%) {41%} [35%] (46%) / 53% (55%) {40%} [50%] (41%) {-13%}

Among Women

• Mitt Romney 30% (25%) {37%} [39%] (33%) / 60% (61%) {46%} [40%] (32%) {-30%}

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

• Approve 53% (52%) {50%} [47%] (50%)
• Disapprove 41% (44%) {46%} [45%] (45%)

Among Men

• Approve 48% (44%) {47%} [49%] (44%)
• Disapprove 48% (52%) {49%} [47%] (51%)

Among Women

• Approve 57% (58%) {53%} [46%] (56%)
• Disapprove 36% (38%) {44%} [44%] (39%)

Survey of 500 Michigan voters was conducted May 24-27, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.4 percentage points. Party ID: 38% (40%) {40%} [41%] (35%) Democrat; 28% (30%) {30%} [28%] (35%) Republican; 34% (30%) {30%} [31%] (29%) Independent/Other. Political ideology: 30% (30%) {30%} [35%] Moderate; 23% (20%) {18%} [16%] Somewhat liberal; 22% (21%) {26%} [21%] Somewhat conservative; 15% (17%) {14%} [16%] Very conservative; 11% (12%) {12%} [12%] Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted February 10-12, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted July 21-24, 2011 are in curly brackets.   Results from the poll conducted March 18-20, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted December 3-6, 2010 are in parentheses.