Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Poll Watch: Quinnipiac Florida 2012 Presidential Survey

Quinnipiac Florida 2012 Presidential Poll
  • Mitt Romney 47% [44%] {42%} (44%) [45%] {46%} (45%) [45%] {47%} (44%) [41%]
  • Barack Obama 41% [43%] {49%} (44%) [46%] {43%} (42%) [42%] {40%} (44%) [46%]
Among Men
  • Mitt Romney 50% [46%] {47%} [49%] {52%} (50%) [48%] {50%} (45%) [45%]
  • Barack Obama 37% [42%] {45%} [40%] {40%} (39%) [40%] {38%} (41%) [42%]
Among Women
  • Barack Obama 45% [44%] {52%} [50%] {46%} (46%) [43%] {42%} (46%) [49%]
  • Mitt Romney 44% [42%] {38%} [40%] {41%} (41%) [42%] {44%} (43%) [38%]
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 Marco Rubio for vice president. If you were voting today, how would you vote?
  • Romney/Rubio 49%
  • Obama/Biden 41%
Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}
  • Mitt Romney 44% [40%] {41%} (43%) [44%] {47%} (39%) [40%] / 35% [34%] {36%} (39%) [34%] {29%} (28%) [28%] {+9%}
  • Barack Obama 45% [46%] {51%} (47%) [51%] {45%} (47%) [47%] / 50% [47%] {44%} (49%) [47%] {50%} (48%) [48%] {-5%
Would you say Barack Obama is a likable person or not?
  • Yes 76%
  • No 21%
Would you say Mitt Romney is a likable person or not?
  • Yes 58%
  • No 30%
Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on the economy - Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?
  • Mitt Romney 50% [49%] {48%} (51%) [49%] {52%} (49%) [49%]
  • Barack Obama 40% [40%] {45%} (40%) [42%] {39%} (41%) [39%]
In general, do you support or oppose same-sex marriage?
  • Support 40%
  • Oppose 50%
Do you think same-sex couples should be allowed legally to marry, should be allowed legally to form civil unions but not marry, or should not be allowed to obtain legal recognition of their relationships?
  • Marry 36%
  • Civil unions 34%
  • No recognition 23%
Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on same-sex marriage, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?
  • Barack Obama 52%
  • Mitt Romney 31%
How important will the issue of same-sex marriage be in your vote for President this year?
  • Extremely important 10%
  • Very important 12%
  • Somewhat important 26%
  • Not important 49%
As you may know, Barack Obama supports same-sex marriage. Does Barack Obama's support for same-sex marriage make you more likely to vote for him for President, less likely to vote for him for President, or doesn't it make a difference?
  • More likely 11%
  • Less likely 25%
  • No difference 63%
As you may know, Mitt Romney opposes same-sex marriage. Does Mitt Romney's opposition to same-sex marriage make you more likely to vote for him for President, less likely to vote for him for President, or doesn't it make a difference?
  • More likely 23%
  • Less likely 19%
  • No difference 56%
As you may know, Mitt Romney opposes civil unions for same-sex couples. Does Mitt Romney's opposition to civil unions for same-sex couples make you more likely to vote for him for President, less likely to vote for him for President, or doesn't it make a difference?
  • More likely 15%
  • Less likely 23%
  • No difference 59%
Is your opinion of Marco Rubio favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?
  • Favorable 44%
  • Unfavorable 24%
  • Haven't heard enough 31%
Is your opinion of Joe Biden favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? 
  • Favorable 36%
  • Unfavorable 42%
  • Haven't heard enough 21%
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President?
  • Approve 44% [46%] {47%} (45%) [46%] {42%} (41%) [41%] {39%} (44%) [44%]
  • Disapprove 52% [50%] {49%} (53%) [51%] {54%} (54%) [52%] {57%} (51%) [50%]
Looking ahead to the 2012 election for President... 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% [45%] {50%} (44%) [49%] {44%} (44%) [43%] {41%} (42%) [47%]
  • No/Does not 52% [50%] {47%} (50%) [48%] {52%} (51%) [51%] {53%} (50%) [46%]
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Marco Rubio is handling his job as United States Senator?
  • Approve 54%
  • Disapprove 27%
Survey of 1,722 registered voters was conducted May 15-21, 2012The margin of error is +/- 2.4 percentage points.  Party ID: 34% [28%] {29%} Republican; 31% [31%] {33%} Democrat; 29% [37%] {33%} Independent; 6% [4%] {5%} Other.  Results from the poll conducted April 25 - May 1, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted March 20-26, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 22-23, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted January 19-21, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 4-8, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 28 - December 5, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted October 31 - November 7, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 14-19, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 27 - August 2, 2011 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted August 1-2, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted July 27-31, 2011 are in square brackets.

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