Poll Watch: High Point University/SurveyUSA North Carolina 2012 Presidential Survey

High Point University/SurveyUSA North Carolina 2012 Presidential Poll

• Mitt Romney 43% (50%) {47%} [46%] (48%) {50%}
• Barack Obama 43% (45%) {45%} [48%] (39%) {39%}
• Someone else 6% (3%)
• Undecided 8% (2%)

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 43% (54%) 
• Barack Obama 37% (36%) 
• Someone else 11% (7%)
• Undecided 10% (3%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 43% (54%) 
• Barack Obama 43% (43%)  
• Someone else 9% (3%)
• Undecided 5% (1%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama 43% (48%)
  
• Mitt Romney 43% (46%) 
• Someone else 3% (3%)
• Undecided 11% (3%)

Among Whites

• Mitt Romney 54% (59%)
• Barack Obama 30% (34%)
• Someone else 7% (4%)
• Undecided 9% (2%)

Among Blacks

• Barack Obama 87% (85%)
  
• Mitt Romney 6% (14%)
• Someone else 3% (2%)
• Undecided 4% (0%)

Survey of 540 registered voters was conducted August 19-23, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.2 percentage points.  Party ID: 37% (38%) Democrat; 33% (30%) Republican; 27% (31%) Independent.  Race: 70% White; 19% Black; 7% Hispanic; 3% Asian.  Results from the poll conducted June 29 - July 1, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted May 19-20, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 27-28, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 9-11, 2012 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted September 22-25, 2011 are in parentheses.