Statewide opinion polling for the United States presidential election, 2012
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Leading Presidential 2012 candidate by electoral vote count. States in gray have no polling data. Polls from lightly shaded states are older than August 1, 2012 (and no more recent polls are available). | |||
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This article provides a collection of statewide public opinion polls that were conducted relating to the 2012 United States presidential election, which was won by incumbent President Barack Obama. The polls show the status between Republican nominee Mitt Romney and President Obama. Also included are three- and four-way race polls with the Republican and Democratic nominees against various third party candidates.
Contents
1 Opinion polling: Obama vs Romney
1.1 Alabama
1.2 Alaska
1.3 Arizona
1.4 Arkansas
1.5 California
1.6 Colorado
1.7 Connecticut
1.8 Delaware
1.9 District of Columbia
1.10 Florida
1.11 Georgia
1.12 Hawaii
1.13 Idaho
1.14 Illinois
1.15 Indiana
1.16 Iowa
1.17 Kansas
1.18 Kentucky
1.19 Louisiana
1.20 Maine
1.21 Maryland
1.22 Massachusetts
1.23 Michigan
1.24 Minnesota
1.25 Mississippi
1.26 Missouri
1.27 Montana
1.28 Nebraska
1.29 Nevada
1.30 New Hampshire
1.31 New Jersey
1.32 New Mexico
1.33 New York
1.34 North Carolina
1.35 North Dakota
1.36 Ohio
1.37 Oklahoma
1.38 Oregon
1.39 Pennsylvania
1.40 Rhode Island
1.41 South Carolina
1.42 South Dakota
1.43 Tennessee
1.44 Texas
1.45 Utah
1.46 Vermont
1.47 Virginia
1.48 Washington
1.49 West Virginia
1.50 Wisconsin
1.51 Wyoming
2 See also
3 External links
Opinion polling: Obama vs Romney[edit]
Sample size key:
LV – Likely Voters
RV – Registered Voters.
Poll source key
(R) – Source polls normally for Republicans
(D) – Source polls normally for Democrats
Alabama[edit]
9 electoral votes
(Republican in 2004) 62%–38%
(Republican in 2008) 60%–38%
Alaska[edit]
3 electoral votes
(Republican in 2004) 61%–35%
(Republican in 2008) 59%–37%
No polls conducted
Arizona[edit]
11 electoral votes
(Republican in 2004) 55%–44%
(Republican in 2008) 53%–45%
Poll source | Date administered | Democrat | % | Republican | % | Lead margin | Sample Size | Margin of error |
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PPP | November 2–3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 53% | 7 | 1,080 LV | ±3% |
YouGov | October 31 – November 3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 44% | Mitt Romney | 52% | 8 | 702 LV | ±4.1% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 21, 2012 | Barack Obama | 44% | Mitt Romney | 52% | 8 | 500 LV | ±4.5% |
YouGov | October 4–11, 2012 | Barack Obama | 43% | Mitt Romney | 52% | 9 | 469 LV | ±5.4% |
Rocky Mountain Poll | October 4–10, 2012 | Barack Obama | 44% | Mitt Romney | 42% | 2 | 523 LV | ±4.4% |
Public Policy Polling | October 1–3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 44% | Mitt Romney | 53% | 9 | 595 LV | ±4.0% |
M.Info/HighGround Public Affairs Consulting (R) | September 25–26, 2012 | Barack Obama | 42% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 4 | 500 LV | ±4.0% |
Rasmussen Reports | September 25, 2012 | Barack Obama | 42% | Mitt Romney | 52% | 10 | 500 LV | ±4.5% |
Purple Strategies | September 15–19, 2012 | Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 3 | 600 LV | ±4.0% |
YouGov | September 7–14, 2012 | Barack Obama | 41% | Mitt Romney | 51% | 10 | 628 LV | ±% |
Public Policy Polling | September 7–9, 2012 | Barack Obama | 44% | Mitt Romney | 53% | 9 | 993 | ±3.1% |
Arkansas[edit]
6 electoral votes
(Republican in 2004) 54%–45%
(Republican in 2008) 59%–39%
Poll source | Date administered | Democrat | % | Republican | % | Lead margin | Sample Size | Margin of error |
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The Arkansas Poll | October 9–14, 2012 | Barack Obama | 31% | Mitt Romney | 58% | 27 | 642 LV | ±4.0% |
Talk Business Poll | September 17, 2012 | Barack Obama | 35% | Mitt Romney | 56% | 21 | 2.228 LV | ±2.0% |
California[edit]
55 electoral votes
(Democratic in 2004) 54%–45%
(Democratic in 2008) 61%–37%
Poll source | Date administered | Democrat | % | Republican | % | Lead margin | Sample Size | Margin of error |
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YouGov | October 31 – November 3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 55% | Mitt Romney | 40% | 15 | 1,575 LV | ±--% |
Field Research | October 17–30, 2012 | Barack Obama | 54% | Mitt Romney | 39% | 15 | 1,566 LV | ±2.6% |
Pepperdine University | October 21–28, 2012 | Barack Obama | 56% | Mitt Romney | 33% | 23 | 2,115 LV | ±3% |
USC | October 15–21, 2012 | Barack Obama | 55% | Mitt Romney | 38% | 17 | 1,504 RV | ±--% |
PPIC | October 14–21, 2012 | Barack Obama | 53% | Mitt Romney | 41% | 12 | 993 LV | ±4.0% |
Reason-Rupe | October 11–15, 2012 | Barack Obama | 53% | Mitt Romney | 38% | 15 | 508 LV | ±5.1% |
CBRT/Pepperdine/M4 | October 7–10, 2012 | Barack Obama | 54% | Mitt Romney | 33% | 21 | 830 LV | ±3.4% |
SurveyUSA | October 7–9, 2012 | Barack Obama | 53% | Mitt Romney | 39% | 14 | 539 LV | ±4.3% |
Field/UC Berkeley | September 5 – 17, 2012 | Barack Obama | 58% | Mitt Romney | 34% | 24 | 1,171 RV | ±3.4% |
PPIC | September 9 – 16, 2012 | Barack Obama | 53% | Mitt Romney | 39% | 14 | 995 LV | ±4.4% |
YouGov | September 7 – 14, 2012 | Barack Obama | 56% | Mitt Romney | 39% | 17 | 1,361 LV | ±--% |
CBRT/Pepperdine/M4 | September 9–12, 2012 | Barack Obama | 55% | Mitt Romney | 33% | 22 | 802LV | ±3.5% |
SurveyUSA | September 9–11, 2012 | Barack Obama | 57% | Mitt Romney | 35% | 22 | 524LV | ±4.3% |
Colorado[edit]
9 electoral votes
(Republican in 2004) 52%–47%
(Democratic in 2008) 54%–45%
Poll source | Date administered | Democrat | % | Republican | % | Lead margin | Sample Size | Margin of error |
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Reuters/Ipsos | November 3–5, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 1 | 774 LV | ±4% |
Public Policy Polling | November 3–4, 2012 | Barack Obama | 52% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 6 | 1,096 LV | ±3% |
Keating Research | November 2–4, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 4 | 603 LV | ±4% |
Reuters/Ipsos | November 2–4, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 48% | Tied | 676 LV | ±4.3% |
Reuters/Ipsos | November 1–3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 2 | 973 LV | ±3.6% |
YouGov | October 31 – November 3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 1 | 752 LV | ±4.1% |
Reuters/Ipsos | October 31 – November 2, 2012 | Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 46% | Tied | 1,052 LV | ±3.4% |
Public Policy Polling | October 31 – November 1, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 4 | 825 LV | ±-% |
Reuters/Ipsos | October 30 – November 1, 2012 | Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 1 | 694 LV | ±4.2% |
Survey USA | October 28–31, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 2 | 695 LV | ±3.8% |
CNN/ORC Poll | October 26–31, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 2 | 764 LV | ±3.5% |
Reuters/Ipsos | October 29–31, 2012 | Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 1 | 744 LV | ±4.1% |
We Ask America | October 30, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 3 | 1,246 LV | ±2.9% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 29, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 50% | 3 | 500 LV | ±4.5% |
Project New America | October 28–29, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 3 | 500 LV | ±4.4% |
American Research Group | October 25–28, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 1 | 600 LV | ±4.0% |
Public Policy Polling | October 23–25, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 4 | 904 LV | ±3.3% |
Purple Strategies | October 23–25, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 1 | 600 LV | ±4.0% |
OnSight Public Affairs | October 23–24, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 3 | 502 LV | ±4.4% |
NBC/WSJ/Marist Poll | October 23–24, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 48% | Tied | 1,128 LV | ±2.9% |
Project New America | October 23–24, 2012 | Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 43% | 3 | 500 LV | ±4.4% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 16–18, 2012 | Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 50% | 4 | 500 LV | ±4.0% |
Public Policy Polling | October 16–18, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 3 | 500 LV | ±4.0% |
Project New America | October 15–16, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 3 | 500 LV | ±4.4% |
We Ask America | October 15, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 1 | 1,206 LV | ±2.9% |
Gravis Marketing | October 5–11, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 2 | 2,089 LV | ±2.2% |
Denver Post/SurveyUSA | October 9–10, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 1 | 614 LV | ±4.0% |
Quinnipiac/NYT/CBS | October 4–9, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 1 | 1,254 LV | ±3.0% |
American Research Group | October 5–8, 2012 | Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 50% | 4 | 600 LV | ±4.0% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 7, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 1 | 500 LV | ±4.5% |
University Of Denver | October 4–5, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 43% | 4 | 604 LV | ±4.0% |
McLaughlin & Associates (R) | September 30 – October 2, 2012 | Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 50% | 4 | 300 LV | ±5.7% |
We Ask America | September 25 – 27, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 3 | 1,273 LV | ±2.8% |
Public Policy Polling | September 20–23, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 6 | 940 LV | ±3.2% |
Purple Strategies | September 15 – 19, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 3 | 600 LV | ±4.0% |
NBC/WSJ/Marist Poll | September 16–18, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 5 | 971 LV | ±3.1% |
Rasmussen Reports | September 17, 2012 | Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 2 | 500 LV | ±4.5% |
Quinnipiac/NYT/CBS | September 11–17, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 1 | 1,497 LV | ±2.5% |
American Research Group | September 10–12, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 2 | 600 LV | ±4.0% |
Project New America | September 10–11, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 5 | 503 LV | ±4.4% |
Public Policy Polling | August 31 – September 2, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 3 | 1,001 LV | ±3.1% |
Three way race
Poll source | Date | Democratic | % | Republican | % | Libertarian | % | Lead margin | Sample Size | Margin of error |
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Public Policy Polling | September 20–23, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 43% | Gary Johnson | 4% | 6 | 740 | ±3.2% |
Connecticut[edit]
7 electoral votes
(Democratic in 2004) 54%–44%
(Democratic in 2008) 61%–38%
Poll source | Date administered | Democrat | % | Republican | % | Lead margin | Sample Size | Margin of error |
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YouGov | October 31 – November 3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 54% | Mitt Romney | 39% | 15 | 895 LV | ±3.6% |
Public Policy Polling | November 1 – 2, 2012 | Barack Obama | 55% | Mitt Romney | 42% | 13 | 1,220 LV | ±2.8% |
Quinnipiac | October 19–22, 2012 | Barack Obama | 55% | Mitt Romney | 41% | 14 | 1,412 LV | ±2.6% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 21, 2012 | Barack Obama | 52% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 7 | 500 LV | ±4.5% |
SurveyUSA | October 19–21, 2012 | Barack Obama | 53% | Mitt Romney | 40% | 13 | 575 LV | ±4.2% |
Public Policy Polling | October 15–16, 2012 | Barack Obama | 53% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 9 | 1,015 LV | ±3.1% |
University of Connecticut/Hartford Courant | October 11–16, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 37% | 14 | 574 LV | ±4.0% |
Siena | October 4–14, 2012 | Barack Obama | 53% | Mitt Romney | 38% | 15 | 552 LV | ±4.2% |
YouGov | October 4–11, 2012 | Barack Obama | 53% | Mitt Romney | 39% | 14 | 434 LV | ±5.5% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 7, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 6 | 500 LV | ±4.5% |
Quinnipiac | September 28 – October 2, 2012 | Barack Obama | 54% | Mitt Romney | 42% | 12 | 1,696 LV | ±2.4% |
Public Policy Polling | September 24 – 26, 2012 | Barack Obama | 54% | Mitt Romney | 41% | 13 | 801 LV | ±3.5% |
UConn/Hartford Courant | September 11 – 16, 2012 | Barack Obama | 53% | Mitt Romney | 32% | 21 | 508 LV | ±4.4% |
YouGov | September 7 – 14, 2012 | Barack Obama | 53% | Mitt Romney | 40% | 13 | 634 LV | ±--% |
Delaware[edit]
3 electoral votes
(Democratic in 2004) 53%–46%
(Democratic in 2008) 62%–37%
No polls conducted
District of Columbia[edit]
3 electoral votes
(Democratic in 2004) 89%–9%
(Democratic in 2008) 92%–7%
Poll source | Date administered | Democrat | % | Republican | % | Lead margin | Sample Size | Margin of error |
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Public Policy Polling | October 12–14, 2012 | Barack Obama | 88% | Mitt Romney | 8% | 80 | 1,222 LV | ±2.8% |
Florida[edit]
29 electoral votes
(Republican in 2004) 52%–47%
(Democratic in 2008) 51%–48%
Poll source | Date administered | Democrat | % | Republican | % | Lead margin | Sample Size | Margin of error |
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Gravis Marketing | November 4–5, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 49% | Tied | 1,060 LV | ±3.1% |
Zogby/Newsmax | November 3–5, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47.8% | Mitt Romney | 47.7% | 0.1 | 876 LV | ±3.5% |
Reuters/Ipsos | November 3–5, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 1 | 769 LV | ±4% |
Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 43% | 7 | 1,197 RV | ±3.2% | ||
Insider Advantage | November 4, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 52% | 5 | 437 LV | ±4.5% |
PPP | November 3–4, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 49% | 1 | 955 LV | ±3.2% |
Zogby/Newsmax | November 2–4, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50.4% | Mitt Romney | 45.2% | 5.2 | 826 LV | ±3.5% |
Reuters/Ipsos | November 2–4, 2012 | Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 46% | Tied | 743 LV | ±4.1% |
Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 3 | 1,107 RV | ±3.4% | ||
Zogby/Newsmax | November 1–3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 46.9% | Mitt Romney | 49.2% | 2.3 | 823 LV | ±3.5% |
Angus Reid Public Opinion | November 1–3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 49% | Tied | 525 LV | ±4.3% |
Reuters/Ipsos | November 1–3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 47% | Tied | 946 LV | ±3.6% |
Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 42% | 4 | 1,257 RV | ±3.2% | ||
YouGov | October 31 – November 3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 1 | 1,621 LV | ±3% |
Reuters/Ipsos | October 31 – November 2, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 2 | 985 LV | ±3.6% |
Mellman Group | October 30 – November 2, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 2 | 800 LV | ±3.4% |
NBC/WSJ/Marist Poll | October 30 – November 1, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 2 | 1,545 LV | ±2.5% |
Reuters/Ipsos | October 30 – November 1, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 2 | 897 LV | ±3.7% |
Mason Dixon | October 30 – November 1, 2012 | Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 51% | 6 | 800 LV | ±3.5% |
Reuters/Ipsos | October 29–31, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 47% | Tied | 716 LV | ±4.2% |
Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 1 | 963 RV | ±4% | ||
We Ask America | October 30, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48.9% | Mitt Romney | 49.8% | 0.9 | 1,146 LV | ±3% |
Gravis Marketing | October 30, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 50% | 3 | 549 LV | ±4.2% |
Zogby/Newsmax | October 28–30, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 1 | 825 LV | ±3.5% |
Pulse Opinion Research | October 29, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 50% | 2 | 1,000 LV | ±3% |
Grove Insight | October 28–29, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 1 | 600 LV | ±4% |
Zogby/Newsmax | October 27–29, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 1 | 828 LV | ±3.5% |
Zogby/Newsmax | October 26–28, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 1 | 827 LV | ±3.5% |
Public Policy Polling | October 26–28, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 1 | 687 LV | ±3.7% |
CNN/Opinion Research | October 25–28, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 50% | 1 | 770 LV | ±3.5% |
Barack Obama | 52% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 6 | 914 RV | ±3% | ||
CBS/Quinnipiac University | October 23–28, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 1 | 1,073 LV | ±3% |
SurveyUSA | October 25–27, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 47% | Tied | 595 LV/AV | ±4.1% |
Mellman Group | October 24–27, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 2 | 800 LV | ±3.4% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 25, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 50% | 2 | 750 LV | ±4.0% |
Gravis Marketing | October 24, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 50% | 1 | 1,182 LV | ±2.8% |
Project New America | October 23–24, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 2 | 600 LV | ±4.0% |
Sunshine State News | October 22–24, 2012 | Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 51% | 5 | 1,001 LV | ±3.1% |
Pharos Research | October 19–21, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 47% | Tied | 759 LV | ±3.56% |
Mellman | October 18–21, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 47% | Tied | 800 LV | ±3.4% |
Angus Reid Public Opinion | October 18–20, 2012 | Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 51% | 5 | 502 LV | ±4.5% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 18, 2012 | Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 51% | 5 | 750 LV | ±4.0% |
CNN | October 17–18, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 49% | 1 | 681 LV | ±4.0% |
JZ Analytics/Newsmax | October 15–17, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 43% | 4 | 841 LV | ±--% |
Newsmax/Zogby | October 14–16, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 3 | 828 LV | ±n/a |
Public Policy Polling | October 12–14, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 49% | 1 | 791 LV | ±3.4% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 11, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 51% | 4 | 750 LV | ±4.0% |
American Research Group | October 8–11, 2012 | Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 49% | 3 | 600 LV | ±4.0% |
Mason-Dixon | October 8–10, 2012 | Barack Obama | 44% | Mitt Romney | 51% | 7 | 800 LV | ±3.5% |
NBC/WSJ/Marist Poll | October 7–9, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 1 | 988 | ±3.1% |
UNF Poll | October 1–9, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 4 | 790 | ±3.5% |
We Ask America | October 4, 2012 | Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 49% | 3 | 1,200 LV | ±3.0% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 4, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 49% | 2 | 500 LV | ±4.0% |
NBC/WSJ/Marist | September 29 – 30, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 1 | 1,191 LV | ±3.3% |
Gravis Marketing | September 29 – 30, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 1 | 914 LV | ±3.4% |
InsiderAdvantage | September 24, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 3 | 540 LV | ±4.0% |
Quinnipiac/NYT/CBS | September 18 – 24, 2012 | Barack Obama | 53% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 9 | 1,196 LV | ±3.0% |
Washington Post | September 19–23, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 4 | 769 LV | ±4.5% |
Public Policy Polling | September 20–23, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 4 | 861 LV | ±3.3% |
American Research Group | September 20–22, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 5 | 600 LV | ±4% |
Miami Herald/Mason-Dixon | September 17–19, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 1 | 800 LV | ±3.5% |
Purple Strategies | September 15 – 19, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 1 | 600 LV | ±4.0% |
We Ask America | September 18, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 3 | 1,230 LV | ±2.82% |
FOX NEWS Poll | September 16–18, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 5 | 829 LV | ±3.0% |
Gravis Marketing | September 15–16, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 1 | 1,728 LV | ±2.5% |
Rasmussen Reports | September 12, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 2 | 500 LV | ±4.5% |
NBC/WSJ/Marist Poll | September 9–11, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 5 | 980 LV | ±3.1% |
Mclaughlin & Associates (R) | September 9–10, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 50% | 3 | 600 LV | ±4.0% |
SurveyUSA | September 7–9, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 4 | 596 LV | ±4.1% |
Gravis Marketing | September 2, 2012 | Barack Obama | 46.7% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 1.3 | 1,288 LV | ±2.7% |
Public Policy Polling | August 31 – September 2, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 1 | 1,548 LV | ±2.5% |
Georgia[edit]
16 electoral votes
(Republican in 2004) 58%–41%
(Republican in 2008) 52%–47%
Poll source | Date administered | Democrat | % | Republican | % | Lead margin | Sample Size | Margin of error |
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YouGov | October 31 – November 3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 44% | Mitt Romney | 52% | 8 | 1,070 LV | ±3.5% |
Insight, LLC | October 29–31, 2012 | Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 52% | 6 | 1,316 LV | ±2.7% |
SurveyUSA | October 25–28, 2012 | Barack Obama | 44% | Mitt Romney | 52% | 8 | 574 LV | ±4.2% |
Abt SRBI Inc/Atlanta Journal-Constitution | October 8–11, 2012 | Barack Obama | 43% | Mitt Romney | 51% | 8 | 706 LV | ±5.0% |
Insider Advantage | September 18, 2012 | Barack Obama | 35% | Mitt Romney | 56% | 21 | 483 LV | ±4.5% |
YouGov | September 7 – 14, 2012 | Barack Obama | 44% | Mitt Romney | 51% | 7 | 1,020 LV | ±--% |
Hawaii[edit]
4 electoral votes
(Democratic in 2004) 54%–45%
(Democratic in 2008) 72%–27%
Poll source | Date administered | Democrat | % | Republican | % | Lead margin | Sample Size | Margin of error |
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Merriman River Group | October 24–26, 2012 | Barack Obama | 61% | Mitt Romney | 34% | 27 | 1,218 | ±2.8% |
Honolulu Civil Beat/MRG | September 26–28, 2012 | Barack Obama | 62% | Mitt Romney | 30% | 32 | 1,648 | ±2.4% |
Idaho[edit]
4 electoral votes
(Republican in 2004) 68%–30%
(Republican in 2008) 61%–36%
Poll source | Date administered | Democrat | % | Republican | % | Lead margin | Sample Size | Margin of error |
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Mason-Dixon | October 8–10, 2012 | Barack Obama | 27% | Mitt Romney | 63% | 36 | 625 LV | ±4% |
Illinois[edit]
20 electoral votes
(Democratic in 2004) 55%–45%
(Democratic in 2008) 62%–37%
Poll source | Date administered | Democrat | % | Republican | % | Lead margin | Sample Size | Margin of error |
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YouGov | October 31 – November 3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 57% | Mitt Romney | 38% | 19 | 1,126 LV | ±3.3% |
We Ask America | October 30, 2012 | Barack Obama | 57% | Mitt Romney | 41% | 16 | 1,198 LV | ±2.95% |
YouGov | October 4–11, 2012 | Barack Obama | 58% | Mitt Romney | 38% | 20 | 850 LV | ±3.9% |
Chicago Tribune/WGN | October 4–8, 2012 | Barack Obama | 55% | Mitt Romney | 36% | 19 | 700 RV | ±3.7% |
YouGov | September 7–14, 2012 | Barack Obama | 59% | Mitt Romney | 36% | 23 | 1,086 | ±--% |
We Ask America | September 5, 2012 | Barack Obama | 54% | Mitt Romney | 37% | 17 | 1,382 | ±2.8% |
Indiana[edit]
11 electoral votes
(Republican in 2004) 60%–39%
(Democratic in 2008) 50%–49%
Poll source | Date administered | Democrat | % | Republican | % | Lead margin | Sample Size | Margin of error |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
YouGov | October 31 – November 3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 44% | Mitt Romney | 51% | 7 | 768 LV | ±4.1% |
Rasmussen Reports | November 1, 2012 | Barack Obama | 43% | Mitt Romney | 52% | 9 | 600 LV | ±4.0% |
DePauw University | October 28–30, 2012 | Barack Obama | 41% | Mitt Romney | 51% | 10 | 800 LV | ±3.5% |
Pharos Research | October 26–28, 2012 | Barack Obama | 42% | Mitt Romney | 55% | 13 | 753 LV | ±3.5% |
McLaughlin | October 24–25, 2012 | Barack Obama | 41% | Mitt Romney | 55% | 14 | 600 LV | ±4.0% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 10–11, 2012 | Barack Obama | 41% | Mitt Romney | 54% | 13 | 600 LV | ±4.0% |
Howey-Depauw | September 19–23, 2012 | Barack Obama | 40% | Mitt Romney | 52% | 12 | 800 LV | ±3.5% |
YouGov | September 7–14, 2012 | Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 50% | 5 | 628 | ±4.0% |
Iowa[edit]
6 electoral votes
(Republican in 2004) 50%–49%
(Democratic in 2008) 54%–44%
Poll source | Date administered | Democrat | % | Republican | % | Lead margin | Sample Size | Margin of error |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Public Policy Polling | November 3–4, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 2 | 1,122 LV | ±2.9% |
American Research Group | November 2–4, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 49% | 1 | 600 LV | ±4% |
YouGov | October 31 – November 3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 1 | 1,040 LV | ±3.5% |
Grove Insight | November 1–2, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 3 | 500 LV | ±4.4% |
Des Moines Register | October 30 – November 2, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 42% | 5 | 800 LV | ±3.5% |
Gravis Marketing | November 1, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 4 | 594 LV | ±4.0% |
Mellman Group | October 30 – November 1, 2012 | Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 2 | 600 LV | ±4.0% |
We Ask America | October 30, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48.8% | Mitt Romney | 47.3% | 1.5 | 1,174 LV | ±3% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 30, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 49% | 1 | 750 LV | ±4% |
Public Policy Polling | October 29–30, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 5 | 676 LV | ±3.8% |
NBC/Marist College | October 28–29, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 6 | 1,142 LV | ±3% |
University of Iowa | October 18–27, 2012 | Barack Obama | 44.4% | Mitt Romney | 45.2% | 0.8 | 320 LV | ±5.6% |
Gravis Marketing | October 24, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 4 | 517 LV | ±4.3% |
Public Policy Polling | October 23–24, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 2 | 690 LV | ±3.7% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 21, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 48% | Tied | 500 LV | ±4.5% |
Public Policy Polling | October 18–19, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 1 | 660 LV | ±3.8% |
Public Policy Polling | October 17–19, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 49% | 1 | 869 LV | ±3.3% |
NBC/WSJ/Marist Poll | October 15–17, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 43% | 8 | 1,137 LV | ±2.9% |
We Ask America | October 15, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 3 | 1,499 LV | ±2.6% |
American Research Group | October 11–14, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 48% | Tied | 600 LV | ±4.0% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 7, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 2 | 500 LV | ±4.5% |
We Ask America | September 25–27, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 4 | 1,064 LV | ±3.1% |
Public Policy Polling | September 24–26, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 7 | 754 LV | ±3.6% |
American Research Group | September 20 – 23, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 7 | 600 LV | ±4.0% |
Rasmussen Reports | September 19, 2012 | Barack Obama | 44% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 3 | 500 LV | ±4.5% |
NBC/WSJ/Marist Poll | September 16–18, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 42% | 8 | 898 LV | ±3.3% |
Kansas[edit]
6 electoral votes
(Republican in 2004) 62%–37%
(Republican in 2008) 57%–42%
Kentucky[edit]
8 electoral votes
(Republican in 2004) 60%–40%
(Republican in 2008) 57%–41%
Poll source | Date administered | Democrat | % | Republican | % | Lead margin | Sample Size | Margin of error |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Survey USA | September 11–13, 2012 | Barack Obama | 39% | Mitt Romney | 53% | 14 | 606 LV | ±4.1% |
Louisiana[edit]
8 electoral votes
(Republican in 2004) 57%–42%
(Republican in 2008) 59%–40%
Poll source | Date administered | Democrat | % | Republican | % | Lead margin | Sample Size | Margin of error |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Magellan Strategies | October 2 – 4, 2012 | Barack Obama | 36.2% | Mitt Romney | 58.8% | 22.6 | 2,682 LV | ±1.9% |
Clarus Research | September 5 – 7, 2012 | Barack Obama | 37% | Mitt Romney | 53% | 16 | 602 LV | ±4.0% |
Maine[edit]
4 electoral votes
(Democratic in 2004) 53%–45%
(Democratic in 2008) 58%–40%
Poll source | Date administered | Democrat | % | Republican | % | Lead margin | Sample Size | Margin of error |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maine People's Resource Center | November 1–3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 53.3% | Mitt Romney | 42.2% | 11.1 | 905 LV | ±3.26% |
Public Policy Polling | November 1–2, 2012 | Barack Obama | 55% | Mitt Romney | 42% | 13 | 1,633 LV | ±2.4% |
Critical Insights | October 30–31, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 42% | 7 | 613 LV | ±4% |
Pan Atlantic SMS | September 24–28, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50.8% | Mitt Romney | 36.8% | 14 | 400 LV | ±4.9% |
Rasmussen Reports | September 25, 2012 | Barack Obama | 52% | Mitt Romney | 40% | 12 | 500 LV | ±4.5% |
Public Policy Polling | September 17–18, 2012 | Barack Obama | 55% | Mitt Romney | 39% | 16 | 804 LV | ±3.5% |
Maryland[edit]
10 electoral votes
(Democratic in 2004) 56%–43%
(Democratic in 2008) 61%–38%
Poll source | Date administered | Democrat | % | Republican | % | Lead margin | Sample Size | Margin of error |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
YouGov | October 31 – November 3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 59% | Mitt Romney | 37% | 22 | 705 LV | ±4.1% |
OpinionWorks | October 20 – 23, 2012 | Barack Obama | 55% | Mitt Romney | 36% | 19 | 801 LV | ±3.5% |
Washington Post | October 11 – 15, 2012 | Barack Obama | 60% | Mitt Romney | 36% | 24 | 843 LV | ±4.0% |
YouGov | October 4 – 11, 2012 | Barack Obama | 58% | Mitt Romney | 37% | 21 | 498 LV | ±5.2% |
Gonzales Research & Marketing Strategies | September 17–23, 2012 | Barack Obama | 55% | Mitt Romney | 36% | 19 | 813 | ±3.5% |
Massachusetts[edit]
11 electoral votes
(Democratic in 2004) 62%–37%
(Democratic in 2008) 62%–36%
Poll source | Date administered | Democrat | % | Republican | % | Lead margin | Sample Size | Margin of error |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
University of Massachusetts | October 31 – November 3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 57% | Mitt Romney | 37% | 20 | 800 LV | ±4.1% |
YouGov | October 31 – November 3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 57% | Mitt Romney | 37% | 20 | 811 LV | ±3.6% |
Public Policy Polling | November 1 – 2, 2012 | Barack Obama | 57% | Mitt Romney | 42% | 15 | 1,089 LV | ±3% |
West New England University | October 26 – November 1, 2012 | Barack Obama | 58% | Mitt Romney | 40% | 18 | 535 LV | ±4% |
Suffolk | October 25 – 28, 2012 | Barack Obama | 63% | Mitt Romney | 31% | 32 | 600 LV | ±4.0% |
Boston Globe/UNH | October 24 – 28, 2012 | Barack Obama | 52% | Mitt Romney | 38% | 14 | 583 LV | ±4.1% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 25, 2012 | Barack Obama | 59% | Mitt Romney | 40% | 19 | 500 LV | ±4.5% |
MassINC/WBUR | October 21 – 22, 2012 | Barack Obama | 56% | Mitt Romney | 36% | 20 | 516 LV | ±4.4% |
Kimball Political Consulting[permanent dead link] | October 18 – 21, 2012 | Barack Obama | 55% | Mitt Romney | 39% | 16 | 761 LV | ±3.48% |
Public Policy Polling | October 15 – 16, 2012 | Barack Obama | 57% | Mitt Romney | 39% | 18 | 709 LV | ±3.7% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 10, 2012 | Barack Obama | 57% | Mitt Romney | 42% | 15 | 500 LV | ±4.5% |
Public Policy Polling | October 9 – 10, 2012 | Barack Obama | 55% | Mitt Romney | 41% | 14 | 1,051 LV | ±3.0% |
UMass Amherst | October 2 – 8, 2012 | Barack Obama | 55% | Mitt Romney | 34% | 21 | 437 LV | ±5.4% |
MassINC/WBUR | October 5 – 7, 2012 | Barack Obama | 52% | Mitt Romney | 36% | 16 | 501 LV | ±4.4% |
W.N.E. University | September 28 – October 4, 2012 | Barack Obama | 63% | Mitt Romney | 33% | 30 | 516 RV | ±4.3% |
WBUR | September 26 – 28, 2012 | Barack Obama | 60% | Mitt Romney | 32% | 28 | 504 LV | ±4.4% |
Boston Globe/UNH | September 21 – 27, 2012 | Barack Obama | 57% | Mitt Romney | 30% | 27 | 502 LV | ±4.4% |
Rasmussen Reports | September 24, 2012 | Barack Obama | 55% | Mitt Romney | 40% | 15 | 500 LV | ±4.5% |
UMass Lowell/Herald | September 13 – 17, 2012 | Barack Obama | 60% | Mitt Romney | 36% | 24 | 497 LV | ±5.5% |
Public Policy Polling | September 13 – 16, 2012 | Barack Obama | 57% | Mitt Romney | 39% | 18 | 876 LV | ±3.3% |
Suffolk University | September 13 – 16, 2012 | Barack Obama | 64% | Mitt Romney | 31% | 33 | 600 LV | ±4.0% |
WNEU/MassLive.com | September 6 – 13, 2012 | Barack Obama | 60% | Mitt Romney | 38% | 22 | 444 LV | ±4.6% |
Kimball Political Consulting | September 7 – 9, 2012 | Barack Obama | 56% | Mitt Romney | 40% | 16 | 756 LV | ±3.5% |
Michigan[edit]
16 electoral votes
(Democratic in 2004) 51%–48%
(Democratic in 2008) 57%–41%
Poll source | Date administered | Democrat | % | Republican | % | Lead margin | Sample Size | Margin of error |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mitchell Research | November 4, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 5 | 1,305 LV | ±2.7% |
Angus Reid Public Opinion | November 1 – 3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 52% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 5 | 502 LV | ±4.4% |
Public Policy Polling | November 1 – 3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 52% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 6 | 700 LV | ±3.7% |
YouGov | October 31 – November 3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 7 | 1,091 LV | ±3.3% |
Baydoun Foster | November 2, 2012 | Barack Obama | 46.24% | Mitt Romney | 46.86% | 0.62 | 1,913 LV | ±2.24% |
Rasmussen Reports | November 1, 2012 | Barack Obama | 52% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 5 | 750 LV | ±4% |
Grove Insight | October 31 – November 1, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 41% | 7 | 500 LV | ±4.4% |
Public Policy Polling | October 31 – November 1, 2012 | Barack Obama | 52% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 6 | 500 LV | ±4.4% |
Public Policy Polling | October 30–31, 2012 | Barack Obama | 53% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 8 | 500 LV | ±4.4% |
Glengarriff Group | October 27–29, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47.7% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 2.7 | 600 LV | ±4% |
EPIC-MRA | October 26–29, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 42% | 6 | 600 LV | ±4% |
Baydoun Consulting | October 22–23, 2012 | Barack Obama | 46.92% | Mitt Romney | 46.56% | 0.36 | 1,122 LV | ±2.9% |
Angus Reid Public Opinion | October 18–20, 2012 | Barack Obama | 52% | Mitt Romney | 43% | 9 | 551 LV | ±4.2% |
EPIC-MRA | October 17, 2012 | Barack Obama | 52% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 6 | 800 LV | ±3.5% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 11, 2012 | Barack Obama | 52% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 7 | 500 LV | ±4.5% |
Detroit News | October 6 – 8, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 42% | 7 | 600 LV | ±4.0% |
Gravis Marketing | October 5 – 8, 2012 | Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 2 | 1,122 LV | ±3.2% |
EPIC-MRA | October 4 – 6, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 3 | 600 LV | ±4.0% |
FMWB (D) | October 5, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 3 | 1,122 LV | ±2.93% |
We Ask America | September 25 – 27, 2012 | Barack Obama | 52% | Mitt Romney | 40% | 12 | 1,064 LV | ±3.1% |
Gravis Marketing | September 21 – 22, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 4 | 804 LV | ±3.3% |
Rasmussen Reports | September 20, 2012 | Barack Obama | 54% | Mitt Romney | 42% | 12 | 500 LV | ±4.5% |
CNN/ORC Poll | September 14–18, 2012 | Barack Obama | 52% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 8 | 754 LV | ±3.5% |
Detroit News | September 15–17, 2012 | Barack Obama | 52% | Mitt Romney | 38% | 14 | 600 LV | ±4% |
Marketing Resource Group (R) | September 10–14, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 42% | 6 | 600 LV | ±4.0% |
FMWB (D) | September 12, 2012 | Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 1 | 1,156 LV | ±2.88% |
EPIC-MRA | September 8–10, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 37% | 10 | 600 LV | ±4.0% |
Public Policy Polling | August 31 – September 2, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 7 | 815 LV | ±3.4% |
Minnesota[edit]
10 electoral votes
(Democratic in 2004) 51%–48%
(Democratic in 2008) 54%–44%
Poll source | Date administered | Democrat | % | Republican | % | Lead margin | Sample Size | Margin of error |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Public Policy Polling | November 2–3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 53% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 8 | 1,164 LV | ±2.9% |
Survey USA | November 1–3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 52% | Mitt Romney | 41% | 11 | 556 LV | ±4.2% |
YouGov | October 31 – November 3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 43% | 7 | 790 LV | ±3.8% |
Public Policy Polling | October 31 – November 1, 2012 | Barack Obama | 53% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 9 | 772 LV | ±-% |
NMB Research | October 29–31, 2012 | Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 1 | 500 LV | ±4.38% |
Survey USA | October 26–28, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 43% | 7 | 574 LV | ±4.2% |
Mason Dixon | October 23–25, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 3 | 800 LV | ±3.5% |
St. Cloud State University | October 15–21, 2012 | Barack Obama | 53% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 8 | 601 LV | ±5% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 21, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 5 | 500 LV | ±4.5% |
Survey USA | October 12 – 14, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 40% | 10 | 550 LV | ±4.3% |
YouGov | October 4 – 11, 2012 | Barack Obama | 52% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 8 | 683 LV | ±4.2% |
NMB Research (R) | October 7 – 8, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 43% | 4 | 500 LV | ±4.38% |
Public Policy Polling | October 5–8, 2012 | Barack Obama | 53% | Mitt Romney | 43% | 10 | 937 LV | ±3.2% |
The ST Minnesota/Mason-Dixon | September 10–11, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 7 | 824 | ±3.4% |
SurveyUSA | September 6–9, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 40% | 10 | N/A | ±4.3% |
Mississippi[edit]
6 electoral votes
(Republican in 2004) 59%–40%
(Republican in 2008) 56%–43%
Missouri[edit]
10 electoral votes
(Republican in 2004) 53%–46%
(Republican in 2008) 49%–49%
Poll source | Date administered | Democrat | % | Republican | % | Lead margin | Sample Size | Margin of error |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Public Policy Polling | November 2–3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 53% | 8 | 835 LV | ±3.4% |
YouGov | October 31 – November 3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 42% | Mitt Romney | 53% | 11 | 779 LV | ±3.8% |
Survey USA | October 28 – November 3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 43% | Mitt Romney | 50% | 7 | 589 LV | ±4.1% |
We Ask America | October 30, 2012 | Barack Obama | 42.2% | Mitt Romney | 53.8% | 11.6 | 1,217 LV | ±2.9% |
Mason-Dixon | October 23 – 25, 2012 | Barack Obama | 41% | Mitt Romney | 54% | 13 | 624 LV | ±4% |
Public Policy Polling | October 19 – 21, 2012 | Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 52% | 6 | 582 LV | ±4.1% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 12 – 13, 2012 | Barack Obama | 43% | Mitt Romney | 54% | 11 | 500 LV | ±4.5% |
Wenzel Strategies | October 12 – 13, 2012 | Barack Obama | 41% | Mitt Romney | 55% | 14 | 1,000 LV | ±3.07% |
Public Policy Polling | October 1 – 3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 51% | 6 | 700 LV | ±3.7% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 2, 2012 | Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 49% | 3 | 500 LV | ±4.5% |
We Ask America | September 25 – 27, 2012 | Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 3 | 1,145 LV | ±2.9% |
Chilenski Strategies/Missouri Scout | September 20, 2012 | Barack Obama | 44% | Mitt Romney | 50% | 6 | 817 LV | ±3.4% |
YouGov | September 7 – 14, 2012 | Barack Obama | 43% | Mitt Romney | 50% | 7 | 734 LV | ±--% |
Rasmussen Reports | September 11, 2012 | Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 3 | 500 LV | ±4.5% |
Montana[edit]
3 electoral votes
(Republican in 2004) 59%–39%
(Republican in 2008) 49%–47%
Poll source | Date administered | Democrat | % | Republican | % | Lead margin | Sample Size | Margin of error |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Public Policy Polling | November 2–3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 52% | 7 | 836 LV | ±3.4% |
Mason Dixon | October 29–31, 2012 | Barack Obama | 43% | Mitt Romney | 53% | 10 | 625 LV | ±4% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 29, 2012 | Barack Obama | 43% | Mitt Romney | 53% | 10 | 500 LV | ±4.5% |
Pharos Research Group | October 26 – 28, 2012 | Barack Obama | 42.7% | Mitt Romney | 50.4% | 7.7 | 799 LV | ±3.5% |
Pharos Research Group | October 19 – 21, 2012 | Barack Obama | 41% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 7 | 828 LV | ±3.4% |
Public Policy Polling | October 15 – 16, 2012 | Barack Obama | 43% | Mitt Romney | 53% | 10 | 806 LV | ±3.5% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 14, 2012 | Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 53% | 8 | 500 LV | ±4.5% |
Public Policy Polling | October 8 – 10, 2012 | Barack Obama | 41% | Mitt Romney | 52% | 11 | 737 LV | ±3.6% |
Mellman (D-JET PAC) | September 23 – 26, 2012 | Barack Obama | 44% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 4 | 600 LV | ±4.0% |
Mason Dixon | September 19, 2012 | Barack Obama | 42% | Mitt Romney | 51% | 9 | 625 RV | ±4.0% |
Public Policy Polling | September 10–11, 2012 | Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 50% | 5 | 956 LV | ±3.8% |
Three way race
Poll source | Date | Democratic | % | Republican | % | Libertarian | % | Lead margin | Sample Size | Margin of error |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mason Dixon | September 19, 2012 | Barack Obama | 42% | Mitt Romney | 51% | Gary Johnson | 2% | 9 |
Nebraska[edit]
5 electoral votes
(Republican in 2004) 66%–33%
(Republican in 2008) 57%–42%
Poll source | Date administered | Democrat | % | Republican | % | Lead margin | Sample Size | Margin of error |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
We Ask America | November 1, 2012 | Barack Obama | 41% | Mitt Romney | 54% | 13 | 1,178 LV | ±2.95% |
Pharos Research Group | October 26 – 28, 2012 | Barack Obama | 39% | Mitt Romney | 58% | 19 | 761 LV | ±3.5% |
Wiese Research | October 23 – 25, 2012 | Barack Obama | 38% | Mitt Romney | 52% | 14 | 800 LV | ±3.5% |
Pharos Research Group | October 19 – 21, 2012 | Barack Obama | 41% | Mitt Romney | 51% | 10 | 783 LV | ±3.5% |
Wiese Research | September 17 – 20, 2012 | Barack Obama | 40% | Mitt Romney | 51% | 11 | 800 LV | ±3.5% |
2nd Congressional District
Poll source | Date administered | Democrat | % | Republican | % | Lead margin | Sample Size | Margin of error |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wiese Research | October 23 – 25, 2012 | Barack Obama | 44% | Mitt Romney | 49% | 5 | 679 LV | ±3.8% |
Pharos Research Group | October 19 – 21, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 3 | N/A | N/A |
Wiese Research | September 17 – 20, 2012 | Barack Obama | 44% | Mitt Romney | 44% | Tied |
Nevada[edit]
6 electoral votes
(Republican in 2004) 51%–48%
(Democratic in 2008) 55%–43%
Poll source | Date administered | Democrat | % | Republican | % | Lead margin | Sample Size | Margin of error |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Public Policy Polling | November 3–4, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 4 | 750 LV | ±3.6% |
YouGov | October 31 – November 3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 4 | 732 LV | ±4.1% |
Mellman Group | October 29–31, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 6 | 600 LV | ±4% |
SurveyUSA | October 23–29, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 4 | 1,212 LV | ±2.9% |
Grove Insight | October 27–28, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 43% | 6 | 500 LV | ±4.4% |
Gravis Marketing | October 24, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 49% | 1 | 955 LV | ±3.2% |
NBC/WSJ/Marist Poll | October 23–24, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 3 | 1,042 LV | ±3% |
Public Policy Polling | October 22–24, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 4 | 636 LV | ±3.9% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 23, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 2 | 500 LV | ±4.5% |
American Research Group | October 19 – 22, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 2 | 600 LV | ±4.0% |
Project New America | October 15–16, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 43% | 7 | 500 LV | ±4.4% |
SurveyUSA/Las Vegas RJ | October 11–15, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 3 | 806 LV | ±3.5% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 15, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 3 | 500 LV | ±4.5% |
YouGov | October 4 – 11, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 5 | 358 LV | ±6.7% |
Public Policy Polling | October 8–10, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 4 | 594 LV | ±4% |
Suffolk University | October 6–9, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 2 | 500 LV | ±4.4% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 8, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 47% | Tied | 500 LV | ±4.5% |
Gravis Marketing | October 3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 1 | 1,006 LV | ±3.1% |
We Ask America | September 25 – 27, 2012 | Barack Obama | 53% | Mitt Romney | 42% | 11 | 1,152 LV | ±3.1% |
NBC/WSJ/Marist Poll | September 23 – 25, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 2 | 984 LV | ±3.1% |
American Research Group | September 20 – 23, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 7 | 600 LV | ±4.0% |
Rasmussen Reports | September 20, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 2 | 500 LV | ±4.5% |
Public Policy Polling | September 18 – 20, 2012 | Barack Obama | 52% | Mitt Romney | 43% | 9 | 501 LV | ±4.4% |
CNN/ORC Poll | September 14–18, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 3 | 741 LV | ±3.5% |
Three way race
Poll source | Date | Democratic candidate | % | Republican candidate | % | Libertarian | % | Lead margin | Sample Size | Margin of error |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WeAskAmerica | September 27-27, 2012 | Barack Obama | 52.5% | Mitt Romney | 42% | Gary Johnson | 2.3% | 10.5 | 1,152 | ±3.1% |
New Hampshire[edit]
4 electoral votes
(Democratic in 2004) 50%–49%
(Democratic in 2008) 54%–45%
Poll source | Date administered | Democrat | % | Republican | % | Lead margin | Sample Size | Margin of error |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New England College | November 3–4, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 4 | 687 LV | ±3.7% |
Public Policy Polling | November 3–4, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 2 | 1,550 LV | ±2.5% |
ARG | November 2–4, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 49% | Tied | 600 LV | ±4% |
University of New Hampshire | November 1–4, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 3 | 789 LV | ±3.5% |
YouGov | October 31 – November 3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 43% | 4 | 690 LV | ±4.1% |
University of New Hampshire | October 31 – November 2, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 48% | Tied | 502 LV | ±4.4% |
Gravis Marketing | November 1, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 49% | 1 | 497 LV | ±4.3% |
New England College | October 29–31, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 6 | 1,017 LV | ±3.7% |
NBC/Marist College | October 28–29, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 2 | 1,013 LV | ±3% |
Public Policy Polling | October 26 – 28, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 2 | 874 LV | ±3.3% |
Lake Research | October 24 – 28, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 42% | 5 | 400 LV | ±5% |
Grove Insight/Project New America (D) | October 24 – 25, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 3 | 500 LV | ±4.4% |
New England College | October 23 – 25, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 3 | 571 LV | ±4.1% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 23, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 50% | 2 | 500 LV | ±4.5% |
American Research Group | October 19 – 22, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 49% | 2 | 600 LV | ±4.0% |
Lake Research | October 18 – 22, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 3 | 400 LV | ±4.9% |
UNH | October 17 – 21, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 42% | 9 | 773 LV | ±3.5% |
Public Policy Polling | October 17 – 19, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 49% | 1 | 1,036 LV | ±3.0% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 15, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 49% | 1 | 500 LV | ±4.5% |
Suffolk University | October 12 – 14, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 47% | Tied | 500 LV | ±4.4% |
American Research Group | October 9 – 11, 2012 | Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 50% | 4 | 600 LV | ±4.0% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 9, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 48% | Tied | 500 LV | ±4.5% |
UNH/WMUR | September 30 – October 6, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 41% | 6 | 638 | ±4.1% |
UNH/WMUR | September 27 – 30, 2012 | Barack Obama | 54% | Mitt Romney | 39% | 15 | 638 | ±4.0% |
American Research Group | September 25 – 27, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 5 | 600 LV | ±4.0% |
NBC/WSJ/Marist Poll | September 23 – 25, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 7 | 1,012 | ±3.1% |
GQR (D-NH Democratic Party) | September 15 – 19, 2012 | Barack Obama | 52% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 7 | 600 | ±4.9% |
Rasmussen Reports | September 18, 2012 | Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 3 | 500 LV | ±4.5% |
American Research Group | September 15–17, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 1 | 463 LV | ±% |
UNH/WMUR | September 4–10, 2012 | Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 40% | 5 | 592 LV | ±4.0% |
New Jersey[edit]
14 electoral votes
(Democratic in 2004) 52%–46%
(Democratic in 2008) 57%–42%
Poll source | Date administered | Democrat | % | Republican | % | Lead margin | Sample Size | Margin of error |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
YouGov | October 31 – November 3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 53% | Mitt Romney | 41% | 12 | 987 LV | ±3.4% |
Philadelphia Inquirer/National Research (R)/GSG (D) | October 23 – 25, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 41% | 10 | 601 LV | ±4.0% |
Quinnipiac University | October 10 – 14, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 43% | 8 | 1,319 LV | ±2.7% |
Philadelphia Inquirer/National Research (R)/GSG (D) | October 4 – 8, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 40% | 11 | 604 LV | ±4.0% |
Rutgers-Eagleton | September 27 – 30, 2012 | Barack Obama | 56% | Mitt Romney | 39% | 17 | 645 LV | ±3.8% |
Monmouth University | September 19 – 23, 2012 | Barack Obama | 52% | Mitt Romney | 37% | 15 | 613 LV | ±4.0% |
YouGov | September 7 – 14, 2012 | Barack Obama | 52% | Mitt Romney | 40% | 12 | 1,040 LV | ±--% |
Philadelphia Inquirer | September 9–12, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 37% | 14 | 600 LV | ±4.0% |
Quinnipiac | August 27 – September 2, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 7 | 1,471 LV | ±2.6% |
New Mexico[edit]
5 electoral votes
(Republican in 2004) 50%–49%
(Democratic in 2008) 57%–42%
Poll source | Date administered | Democrat | % | Republican | % | Lead margin | Sample Size | Margin of error |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
YouGov | October 31 – November 3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 43% | 6 | 650 LV | ±--% |
Public Opinion Strategies | October 30–31, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 41% | 8 | 500 LV | ±4.38% |
Albuquerque Journal | October 23–25, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 41% | 9 | 662 LV | ±3.8% |
Public Policy Polling | October 23–24, 2012 | Barack Obama | 53% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 9 | 727 LV | ±n/a% |
Albuquerque Journal | October 9–11, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 39% | 10 | 658 LV | ±3.8% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 8, 2012 | Barack Obama | 54% | Mitt Romney | 43% | 11 | 500 LV | ±4.5% |
Rasmussen Reports | September 27, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 40% | 11 | 500 LV | ±4.5% |
Public Policy Polling | September 17 – 20, 2012 | Barack Obama | 52% | Mitt Romney | 43% | 9 | 3,111 LV | ±1.8% |
Public Policy Polling | September 7–9, 2012 | Barack Obama | 53% | Mitt Romney | 42% | 11 | 1,122 LV | ±2.9% |
The Albuquerque Journal | September 3–6, 2012 | Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 40% | 5 | 667 LV | ±3.8% |
Three way race
Poll source | Date | Democratic | % | Republican | % | Libertarian | % | Lead margin | Sample Size | Margin of error |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Public Opinion Strategies | October 30–31, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 41% | Gary Johnson | 6% | 8 | 500 LV | ±4.38% |
Albuquerque Journal | October 23–25, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 41% | Gary Johnson | 5% | 9 | 662 LV | ±3.8% |
Albuquerque Journal | October 9–11, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 39% | Gary Johnson | 6% | 10 | 658 LV | ±3.8% |
WeAskAmerica | September 3–6, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50.9% | Mitt Romney | 40.6% | Gary Johnson | 3.9% | 10.3 | 1,258 LV | ±2.58% |
The Albuquerque Journal | September 3–6, 2012 | Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 40% | Gary Johnson | 7% | 5 | 667 LV | ±3.8% |
New York[edit]
29 electoral votes
(Democratic in 2004) 58%–40%
(Democratic in 2008) 63%–36%
Poll source | Date administered | Democrat | % | Republican | % | Lead margin | Sample Size | Margin of error |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
YouGov | October 31 – November 3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 59% | Mitt Romney | 36% | 23 | 1,430 LV | ±2.8% |
SurveyUSA | October 23 – 25, 2012 | Barack Obama | 62% | Mitt Romney | 33% | 29 | 554 LV | ±4.1% |
Siena | October 22 – 24, 2012 | Barack Obama | 59% | Mitt Romney | 35% | 24 | 750 LV | ±3.6% |
Marist | October 18 – 21, 2012 | Barack Obama | 61% | Mitt Romney | 35% | 26 | 565 LV | ±4.1% |
YouGov | October 4 – 11, 2012 | Barack Obama | 59% | Mitt Romney | 35% | 24 | 1,142 LV | ±3.2% |
Quinnipiac | September 4–9, 2012 | Barack Obama | 62% | Mitt Romney | 34% | 28 | 1,486 LV | ±2.5% |
North Carolina[edit]
15 electoral votes
(Republican in 2004) 56%–44%
(Democratic in 2008) 50%–49%
Poll source | Date administered | Democrat | % | Republican | % | Lead margin | Sample Size | Margin of error |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gravis Marketing | November 4, 2012 | Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 50% | 4 | 1,130 LV | ±2.9% |
Public Policy Polling | November 3–4, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 49% | Tied | 926 LV | ±3.2% |
YouGov | October 31 – November 3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 49% | 2 | 1,500 LV | ±2.8% |
Public Policy Polling | October 29 – 31, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 49% | Tied | 730 LV | ±3.6% |
High Point University | October 22–30, 2012 | Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 1 | 403 LV | ±5% |
Survey USA | October 26–29, 2012 | Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 50% | 5 | 682 LV | ±3.8% |
Elon University | October 21 – 26, 2012 | Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 45% | Tied | 1,238 LV | ±2.79% |
Grove Insight/Project New America (D) | October 23 – 24, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 3 | 500 LV | ±4.4% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 25, 2012 | Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 52% | 6 | 500 LV | ±4.5% |
Public Policy Polling | October 23 – 25, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 48% | Tied | 880 LV | ±3.3% |
Gravis Marketing | October 24, 2012 | Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 53% | 8 | 1,723 LV | ±2.4% |
Civitas Institute | October 20–21, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 1 | 600 LV | ±4% |
Grove Insight/Project New America (D) | October 17 – 18, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 3 | 500 LV | ±4.4% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 17, 2012 | Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 52% | 6 | 500 LV | ±4.5% |
Public Policy Polling | October 12 – 14, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 49% | 2 | 1,084 LV | ±3.0% |
High Point University/UNC | September 29 – October 10, 2012 | Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 1 | 605 RV | ±4.0% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 9, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 51% | 3 | 500 LV | ±4.5% |
Gravis Marketing | October 6–8, 2012 | Barack Obama | 41% | Mitt Romney | 50% | 9 | 1,325 LV | ±2.9% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 2, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 51% | 4 | 500 LV | ±4.5% |
Survey USA | September 29 – October 1, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 2 | 573 LV | ±4.2% |
American Research Group | September 28 – 30, 2012 | Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 50% | 4 | 600 LV | ±4.0% |
Public Policy Polling | September 27 – 30, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 48% | Tied | 981 LV | ±3.1% |
Civitas Institute (R) | September 18–19, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 4 | 600 LV | ±4% |
Purple Strategist | September 15–19, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 2 | 600 LV | ±4% |
HPU/FOX8 Poll | September 8–13, 15–18, 2012 | Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 43% | 3 | 448 RV | ±4.7% |
Rasmussen Reports | September 13, 2012 | Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 51% | 6 | 500 RV | ±4.5% |
Public Policy Polling | September 7–9, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 1 | 1,087 LV | ±3.0% |
Civitas/SurveyUSA | September 4–6, 2012 | Barack Obama | 43% | Mitt Romney | 53% | 10 | 500 RV | ±4.5% |
Public Policy Polling | August 31 – Sept 2, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 48% | Tied | 1,012 LV | ±3.1% |
North Dakota[edit]
3 electoral votes
(Republican in 2004) 63%–36%
(Republican in 2008) 53%–45%
Poll source | Date administered | Democrat | % | Republican | % | Lead margin | Sample Size | Margin of error |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mason Dixon | October 26 – 28, 2012 | Barack Obama | 40% | Mitt Romney | 54% | 14 | 625 LV | ±4% |
Pharos Research | October 26 – 28, 2012 | Barack Obama | 37.8% | Mitt Romney | 54.6% | 16.8 | 752 LV | ±3.6% |
Pharos Research | October 19 – 21, 2012 | Barack Obama | 39.3% | Mitt Romney | 49.4% | 10.1 | 807 LV | ±3.44% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 17 – 18, 2012 | Barack Obama | 40% | Mitt Romney | 54% | 14 | 600 LV | ±4.0% |
Essman Research | October 12 – 15, 2012 | Barack Obama | 32% | Mitt Romney | 57% | 25 | 500 LV | ±4.4% |
Mason-Dixon | October 3 – 5, 2012 | Barack Obama | 40% | Mitt Romney | 54% | 14 | 625 LV | ±4.0% |
DFM Research (D-ND Dems/NPL) | September 24 – 27, 2012 | Barack Obama | 39% | Mitt Romney | 51% | 12 | 600 LV | ±4.0% |
Ohio[edit]
18 electoral votes
(Republican in 2004) 51%–49%
(Democratic in 2008) 52%–47%
Poll source | Date administered | Democrat | % | Republican | % | Lead margin | Sample Size | Margin of error |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gravis Marketing | November 4–5, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 1 | 1,316 LV | ±2.7% |
Zogby/Newsmax | November 3–5, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50.9% | Mitt Romney | 43.5% | 7.4 | 832 LV | ±3.5% |
Reuters/Ipsos | November 3–5, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 4 | 680 LV | ±4.3% |
Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 41% | 9 | 1,040 RV | ±3.5% | ||
Rasmussen Reports | November 4, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 49% | Tied | 750 LV | ±4.0% |
Public Policy Polling | November 3–4, 2012 | Barack Obama | 52% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 5 | 1,000 LV | ±3.1% |
Angus Reid Public Opinion | November 2–4, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 3 | 572 LV | ±4.1% |
Zogby/Newsmax | November 2–4, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50.1% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 6.1 | 831 LV | ±3.5% |
Reuters/Ipsos | November 2–4, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 4 | 712 LV | ±4.2% |
Survey USA | November 1–4, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 5 | 803 LV | ±3.5% |
University of Cincinnati | October 31 – November 4, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 49% | 1 | 901 LV | ±3.3% |
Zogby/Newsmax | November 1–3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50.2% | Mitt Romney | 42.3% | 7.9 | 827 LV | ±3.5% |
Reuters/Ipsos | November 1–3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 1 | 1,031 LV | ±3.5% |
YouGov | October 31 – November 3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 3 | 1,620 LV | ±3% |
Columbus Dispatch | October 24 – November 3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 2 | 1,501 LV | ±2.2% |
Grove Insight | November 1–2, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 4 | 500 LV | ±4.4% |
Reuters/Ipsos | October 31 – November 2, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 2 | 1,012 LV | ±3.5% |
Rasmussen Reports | November 1, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 49% | Tied | 750 LV | ±4% |
NBC/WSJ/Marist Poll | October 30 – November 1, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 6 | 971 LV | ±3.1% |
We Ask America | October 30 – November 1, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 4 | 1,649 LV | ±2.6% |
CNN | October 30 – November 1, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 3 | 796 LV | ±3.5% |
Reuters/Ipsos | October 30 – November 1, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 2 | 936 LV | ±3.7% |
Wenzel Strategies (R) | October 30–31, 2012 | Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 49% | 3 | 1,281 LV | ±2.7% |
Reuters/Ipsos | October 29–31, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 3 | 885 LV | ±3.8% |
Public Policy Polling | October 29 – 30, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 5 | 600 LV | ±4.0% |
Zogby/Newsmax | October 28 – 30, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 6 | 826 LV | ±3.5% |
University of Cincinnati | October 25 – 30, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 2 | 1,182 LV | ±2.9% |
Pulse Opinion Research | October 29, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 2 | 1,000 LV | ±3% |
Grove Insight | October 28 – 29, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 3 | 500 LV | ±4.4% |
Zogby/Newsmax | October 27 – 29, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 4 | 825 LV | ±3.5% |
SurveyUSA | October 26 – 29, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 3 | 603 LV/AV | ±4.1% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 28, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 50% | 2 | 750 LV | ±4% |
Pharos Research | October 26 – 28, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 3 | 765 LV | ±3.5% |
Zogby/Newsmax | October 26 – 28, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 4 | 827 LV | ±3.5% |
Public Policy Polling | October 26 – 28, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 4 | 718 LV | ±3.7% |
CBS/Quinnipiac University | October 23 – 28, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 5 | 1,110 LV | ±3% |
Gravis Marketing | October 27, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 49% | 1 | 730 LV | ±3.6% |
Mellman Group | October 23 – 25, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 5 | 600 LV | ±4% |
CNN/ORC Poll | October 23 – 25, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 4 | 741 RV | ±3.5% |
Purple Strategies | October 23 – 25, 2012 | Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 2 | 600 LV | ±4.0% |
American Research Group | October 23 – 25, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 2 | 600 LV | ±4.0% |
Time Magazine | October 22 – 23, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 5 | 783 LV | ±3% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 23, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 48% | Tied | 750 LV | ±4.0% |
Lake Research | October 20 – 23, 2012 | Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 2 | 600 LV | ±4.0% |
University of Cincinnati | October 18 – 23, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 49% | Tied | 1,015 LV | ±3.1% |
SurveyUSA | October 20 – 22, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 3 | 609 LV | ±4.1% |
Pharos Research | October 19 – 21, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49.9% | Mitt Romney | 45.2% | 4.7 | 810 LV | ±3.44% |
Suffolk University | October 18 – 21, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 47% | Tied | 600 LV | ±4.0% |
Quinnipiac/CBS News Poll | October 17–20, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 5 | 1,548 LV | ±3% |
Angus Reid Public Opinion | October 18–20, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 48% | Tied | 550 LV | ±4.2% |
Public Policy Polling | October 18–20, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 1 | 532 LV | ±4.3% |
Gravis Marketing | October 18 – 19, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 47% | Tied | 1,943 LV | ±2.2% |
Fox News Poll | October 17–18, 2012 | Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 43% | 3 | 1,131 LV | ±3% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 17, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 1 | 750 LV | ±4.0% |
SurveyUSA | October 12–15, 2012 | Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 42% | 3 | 613 LV | ±4.0% |
Public Policy Polling | October 12–13, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 5 | 880 LV | ±3.3% |
JZ Analytics/Newsmax | October 9 – 11, 2012 | Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 1 | 835 LV | ±3.4% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 10, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 1 | 750 LV | ±4.0% |
Gravis Marketing | October 6 – 10, 2012 | Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 1 | 1,313 LV | ±2.7% |
NBC/WSJ/Marist Poll | October 7 – 9, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 6 | 994 LV | ±3.1% |
JZ Analytics/Newsmax | October 7 – 9, 2012 | Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 42% | 4 | 842 LV | ±3.4% |
Survey USA | October 5 – 9, 2012 | Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 1 | 808 LV | ±3.5% |
CNN/ORC Poll | October 5–8, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 4 | 722 LV | ±3.5% |
American Research Group | October 5 – 8, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 1 | 600 LV | ±4.0% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 4, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 49% | 1 | 500 LV | ±4.5% |
We Ask America | October 4, 2012 | Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 1 | 1,200 LV | ±3.0% |
NBC/WSJ/Marist | September 30 – October 1, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 43% | 8 | 931 LV | ±3.2% |
Public Policy Polling | September 27 – 30, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 4 | 897 LV | ±3.3% |
Columbus Dispatch | September 19 – 29, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 42% | 9 | 1,662 RV | ±2.2% |
Quinnipiac/NYT/CBS Poll | September 18 – 24, 2012 | Barack Obama | 53% | Mitt Romney | 43% | 10 | 1,162 LV | ±3.0% |
Washington Post | September 19 – 23, 2012 | Barack Obama | 52% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 8 | 759 LV | ±4.5% |
Gravis Marketing | September 21 – 22, 2012 | Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 1 | 594 LV | ±4.3% |
Purple Strategies | September 15 – 19, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 4 | 600 LV | ±4.0% |
Ohio Newspaper Poll | September 13 – 18, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 5 | 861 LV | ±3.3% |
FOX NEWS Poll | September 16–18, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 42% | 7 | 1,009 LV | ±3.0% |
NBC/WSJ/Marist Poll | September 9–12, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 43% | 7 | 979 LV | ±3.1% |
American Research Group | September 10–12, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 1 | 600 LV | ±4.0% |
Public Policy Polling | September 7–9, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 5 | 1,072 LV | ±3.0% |
Gravis Marketing | September 7–8, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 43% | 4 | 1,548 LV | ±2.7% |
Gravis Marketing | September 2, 2012 | Barack Obama | 44% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 3 | 1,381 RV | ±2.9% |
Three way race
Poll source | Date | Democratic | % | Republican | % | Libertarian | % | Lead margin | Sample Size | Margin of error |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gravis Marketing | September 21–22, 2012 | Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 38% | Gary Johnson | 11% | 7 | 594 | ±4.3% |
Gravis Marketing | September 7–8, 2012 | Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 43% | Gary Johnson | 5% | 2 | 1,548 | ±2.7% |
Oklahoma[edit]
7 electoral votes
(Republican in 2004) 66%–34%
(Republican in 2008) 67%–34%
Poll source | Date administered | Democrat | % | Republican | % | Lead margin | Sample Size | Margin of error |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SoonerPoll | October 18 – 24, 2012 | Barack Obama | 33% | Mitt Romney | 59% | 26 | 305 LV | ±5.6% |
Oregon[edit]
7 electoral votes
(Democratic in 2004) 51%–47%
(Democratic in 2008) 57%–40%
Poll source | Date administered | Democrat | % | Republican | % | Lead margin | Sample Size | Margin of error |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Public Policy Polling | October 31 – November 1, 2012 | Barack Obama | 52% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 6 | 921 LV | ±3.2% |
Elway Research | October 25 – 28, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 41% | 6 | 405 LV | ±5% |
Hoffman Research | October 24 – 25, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 42% | 5 | 615 LV | ±3.9% |
Survey USA | October 16 – 18, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 42% | 7 | 579 LV | ±4.2% |
Survey USA | September 10–13, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 41% | 9 | 552 LV | ±4.3% |
Pennsylvania[edit]
20 electoral votes
(Democratic in 2004) 51%–48%
(Democratic in 2008) 54%–44%
Poll source | Date administered | Democrat | % | Republican | % | Lead margin | Sample Size | Margin of error |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gravis Marketing | November 4, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 3 | 1,060 LV | ±3% |
Angus Reid Public Opinion | November 2 – 4, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 4 | 507 LV | ±4.2% |
Public Policy Polling | November 2 – 3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 52% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 6 | 790 LV | ±3.5% |
Muhlenberg College | November 1 – 3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 3 | 430 LV | ±5% |
YouGov | October 31 – November 3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 52% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 8 | 1,273 LV | ±3.3% |
Susquehanna Polling (R) | October 29–31, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 47% | Tied | 800 LV | ±3.5% |
Pulse Opinion Research | October 30, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 3 | 1,000 LV | ±3% |
Franklin & Marshall College | October 23–28, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 4 | 547 LV | ±4.2% |
Philadelphia Inquirer | October 23–25, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 43% | 6 | 600 LV | ±4% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 24, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 5 | 500 LV | ±4.5% |
Gravis Marketing | October 21, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 3 | 887 LV | ±3.3% |
Pharos Research | October 19 – 21, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49.5% | Mitt Romney | 45.5% | 4 | 760 LV | ±3.55% |
Muhlenberg | October 17 – 21, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 5 | 444 LV | ±5.0% |
Angus Reid Public Opinion | October 18 – 20, 2012 | Barack Obama | 52% | Mitt Romney | 42% | 10 | 559 LV | ±4.2% |
Quinnipiac | October 12 – 14, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 4 | 1,519 LV | ±2.5% |
Public Policy Polling | October 12 – 14, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 7 | 500 LV | ±4.4% |
Muhlenberg | October 10 – 14, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 4 | 438 LV | ±5.0% |
Philadelphia Inquirer | October 11, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 42% | 8 | 600 LV | ±4.0% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 9, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 5 | 500 LV | ±4.5% |
Susquehanna (R) | October 4 – 6, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 2 | 725 LV | ±3.64% |
Siena | October 1 – 5, 2012 | Barack Obama | 43% | Mitt Romney | 40% | 3 | 545 LV | ±4.2% |
Muhlenberg College/Morning Call | September 22–26, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 42% | 7 | 427 LV | ±5.0% |
Quinnipiac/New York Times/CBS | September 18–24, 2012 | Barack Obama | 54% | Mitt Romney | 42% | 12 | 1,180 LV | ±3.0% |
Franklin and Marshall College | September 18–23, 2012 | Barack Obama | 52% | Mitt Romney | 43% | 9 | 392 LV | ±4.9% |
Susquehanna (R) | September 18–20, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 2 | 800 LV | ±3.46% |
Mercyhurst University | September 12–20, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 40% | 8 | 522 LV | ±4.29% |
Rasmussen Reports | September 19, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 39% | 12 | 500 LV | ±4.5% |
We Ask America | September 18, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 42% | 6 | 1,214 LV | ±2.8% |
Muhlenberg College | September 10–16, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 41% | 9 | 640 LV | ±4.0% |
Philadelphia Inquirer | September 9–12, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 39% | 11 | 600 LV | ±4% |
Rhode Island[edit]
4 electoral votes
(Democratic in 2004) 59%–39%
(Democratic in 2008) 63%–35%
Poll source | Date administered | Democrat | % | Republican | % | Lead margin | Sample Size | Margin of error |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fleming & Associates | October 24–27, 2012 | Barack Obama | 54% | Mitt Romney | 33% | 21 | 601 LV | ±4% |
Brown University | September 26 – October 5, 2012 | Barack Obama | 58% | Mitt Romney | 32% | 26 | 471 LV | ±4.4% |
Fleming & Associates | September 26–29, 2012 | Barack Obama | 57.3% | Mitt Romney | 33.1% | 24.2 | 501 LV | ±4.38% |
South Carolina[edit]
9 electoral votes
(Republican in 2004) 58%–41%
(Republican in 2008) 54%–45%
South Dakota[edit]
3 electoral votes
(Republican in 2004) 60%–38%
(Republican in 2008) 53%–45%
Poll source | Date administered | Democrat | % | Republican | % | Lead margin | Sample Size | Margin of error |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Neilson Brothers | October 28–31, 2012 | Barack Obama | 42% | Mitt Romney | 50% | 8 | 671 LV | ±3.78% |
Tennessee[edit]
11 electoral votes
(Republican in 2004) 57%–43%
(Republican in 2008) 57%–42%
Poll source | Date administered | Democrat | % | Republican | % | Lead margin | Sample Size | Margin of error |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
YouGov | October 31 – November 3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 42% | Mitt Romney | 53% | 11 | 697 LV | ±4% |
Middle Tennessee State University | October 16 – 21, 2012 | Barack Obama | 34% | Mitt Romney | 59% | 25 | 609 LV | ±4% |
YouGov | October 4 – 11, 2012 | Barack Obama | 43% | Mitt Romney | 52% | 9 | 484 LV | ±5% |
YouGov | September 7 – 14, 2012 | Barack Obama | 42% | Mitt Romney | 50% | 8 | 694 LV | ±--% |
Texas[edit]
38 electoral votes
(Republican in 2004) 61%–38%
(Republican in 2008) 55%–44%
Poll source | Date administered | Democrat | % | Republican | % | Lead margin | Sample Size | Margin of error |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
YouGov | October 31 – November 3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 38% | Mitt Romney | 57% | 19 | 1,563 LV | ±3.2% |
Texas U/Texas Tribune | October 15 – 21, 2012 | Barack Obama | 39% | Mitt Romney | 55% | 16 | 540 LV | ±4.22% |
YouGov | October 4 – 11, 2012 | Barack Obama | 41% | Mitt Romney | 55% | 14 | 958 LV | ±4.5% |
Texas Lyceum | September 10 – 26, 2012 | Barack Obama | 39% | Mitt Romney | 58% | 19 | 1,175 RV | ±4.66% |
Wilson Perkins Allen Opinion Research (R) | September 9–11, 2012 | Barack Obama | 40% | Mitt Romney | 55% | 15 | 1,000 LV | ±3.1% |
Utah[edit]
6 electoral votes
(Republican in 2004) 72%–26%
(Republican in 2008) 62%–34%
Poll source | Date administered | Democrat | % | Republican | % | Lead margin | Sample Size | Margin of error |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deseret News/KSL | October 26 – November 1, 2012 | Barack Obama | 26% | Mitt Romney | 69% | 43 | 870 LV | ±3.4% |
Key Research | October 9–13, 2012 | Barack Obama | 20% | Mitt Romney | 71% | 51 | 500 LV | ±4.4% |
Insider Advantage | October 8–13, 2012 | Barack Obama | 21% | Mitt Romney | 74% | 53 | n/a | ±7.6% |
Vermont[edit]
3 electoral votes
(Democratic in 2004) 59%–39%
(Democratic in 2008) 67%–30%
Virginia[edit]
13 electoral votes
(Republican in 2004) 54%–46%
(Democratic in 2008) 53%–46%
Poll source | Date administered | Democrat | % | Republican | % | Lead margin | Sample Size | Margin of error |
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Zogby/Newsmax | November 3–5, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48.5% | Mitt Romney | 47.9% | 0.6 | 800 LV | ±3.5% |
Reuters/Ipsos | November 3–5, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 2 | 828 LV | ±3.9% |
49% | 42% | 7 | 1,111 RV | ±3.4% | ||||
Rasmussen Reports | November 4, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 50% | 2 | 750 LV | ±4% |
Public Policy Polling | November 3–4, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 4 | 975 LV | ±3.1% |
Zogby/Newsmax | November 2–4, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51.8% | Mitt Romney | 44.2% | 7.6 | 814 LV | ±3.5% |
Reuters/Ipsos | November 2–4, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 1 | 662 LV | ±4.3% |
Zogby/Newsmax | November 1–3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50.4% | Mitt Romney | 44.2% | 6.2 | 819 LV | ±3.1% |
Reuters/Ipsos | November 1–3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 3 | 947 LV | ±3.6% |
YouGov | October 31 – November 3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 2 | 1,497 LV | ±2.7% |
NBC/Marist College | November 1–2, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 1 | 1,165 LV | ±2.9% |
Reuters/Ipsos | October 31 – November 2, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 3 | 1,065 LV | ±3.4% |
Mellman Group | October 30 – November 2, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 3 | 800 LV | ±3.4% |
We Ask America | October 30 – November 1, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 1 | 1,069 LV | ±3% |
Reuters/Ipsos | October 30 – November 1, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 5 | 792 LV | ±4% |
Public Policy Polling | October 30 – 31, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 3 | 600 LV | ±4.0% |
Reuters/Ipsos | October 29–31, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 2 | 703 LV | ±4.2% |
Pulse Opinion Research | October 30, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 1 | 1,000 LV | ±3% |
Zogby/Newsmax | October 28 – 30, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 1 | 800 LV | ±3.5% |
Zogby/Newsmax | October 27–29, 2012 | Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 49% | 4 | 829 LV | ±3.5% |
Zogby/Newsmax | October 26–28, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 1 | 1,076 LV | ±3% |
CBS/Quinnipiac University | October 23 – 28, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 2 | 1,074 LV | ±3% |
Garin Hart Yang | October 25–27, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 3 | 807 LV | --- |
Gravis Marketing | October 26, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 48% | Tied | 645 LV | ±3.9% |
Roanoke College | October 23–26, 2012 | Barack Obama | 44% | Mitt Romney | 49% | 5 | 638 LV | ±4% |
Washington Post Poll | October 22–26, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 4 | 1,228 LV | ±3.5% |
Zogby/Newsmax | October 23 – 25, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 48% | Tied | 834 LV | ±3.5% |
Purple Strategies | October 23 – 25, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 47% | Tied | 600 LV | ±4.0% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 24, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 50% | 2 | 750 LV | ±4.0% |
Fox News | October 23–24, 2012 | Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 2 | 1126 LV | ±3.0% |
Public Policy Polling | October 23 – 24, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 5 | 722 LV | ±3.6% |
JZ Analytic | October 22 – 24, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 2 | 832 LV | ±3.5% |
Mellman | October 18 – 21, 2012 | Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 1 | 800 LV | ±3.46% |
Wenzel Strategies (R) | October 19 – 20, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 49% | 2 | 1,000 LV | ±3.07% |
Public Policy Polling | October 18 – 19, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 2 | 500 LV | ±4.4% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 18, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 50% | 3 | 750 LV | ±4.0% |
Old Dominion University | September 19 – October 17, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 43% | 7 | 465 LV | ±3.4% |
Public Policy Polling | October 15 – 16, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 1 | 733 LV | ±3.6% |
American Research Group | October 12 – 14, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 1 | 600 LV | ±4.0% |
Kimball Political Consulting | October 12 – 13, 2012 | Barack Obama | 43% | Mitt Romney | 54% | 11 | 696 LV | ±3.7% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 11, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 49% | 2 | 750 LV | ±4.0% |
McLaughlin | October 8–9, 2012 | Barack Obama | 44% | Mitt Romney | 51% | 7 | 600 LV | ±4.0% |
NBC/WSJ/Marist Poll | October 7–9, 2012 | Barack Obama | 47% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 1 | 981 LV | ±3.1% |
Quinnipiac/NYT/CBS | October 4–9, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 5 | 1,288 LV | ±2.7% |
Public Policy Polling | October 4–7, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 3 | 725 LV | ±3.7% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 4, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 49% | 1 | 500 LV | ±4.5% |
We Ask America | October 4, 2012 | Barack Obama | 45% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 3 | 1,200 LV | ±3.0% |
NBC/WSJ/Marist | September 30 – October 1, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 2 | 1,273 RV | ±3.1% |
Roanoke College | September 19 – 28, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 40% | 8 | 589 LV | ±4.0% |
American Research Group | September 24 – 27, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 2 | 600 LV | ±4.0% |
Suffolk University | September 24 – 26, 2012 | Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 2 | 600 LV | ±4.0% |
Purple Strategies | September 15 – 19, 2012 | Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 43% | 3 | 600 LV | ±4.0% |
FOX NEWS Poll | September 16–18, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 43% | 7 | 1,006 LV | ±3.0% |
Quinnipiac/NYT/CBS | September 11–17, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 4 | 1,474 LV | ±3.0% |
Public Policy Polling | September 13–16, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 5 | 1,021 LV | ±3.1% |
Washington Post | September 12–16, 2012 | Barack Obama | 52% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 8 | 847 LV | ±3.5% |
Rasmussen Reports | September 13, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 1 | 500 LV | ±4.5% |
NBC/WSJ/Marist Poll | September 9–11, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 5 | 996 LV | ±3.1% |
Gravis Marketing | September 8–9, 2012 | Barack Obama | 44% | Mitt Romney | 49% | 5 | 2,238 LV | ±2.2% |
Four way race
Poll source | Date administered | Democrat | % | Republican | % | Libertarian | % | Constitution | % | Lead margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Suffolk University | September 24 – 26, 2012 | Barack Obama | 46% | Mitt Romney | 44% | Gary Johnson | 1% | Virgil Goode | 1% | 2 |
Washington[edit]
12 electoral votes
(Democratic in 2004) 53%–46%
(Democratic in 2008) 58%–40%
Poll source | Date administered | Democrat | % | Republican | % | Lead margin | Sample Size | Margin of error |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
YouGov | October 31 – November 3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 54% | Mitt Romney | 40% | 14 | 837 LV | ±--% |
Public Policy Polling | November 1 – 3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 53% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 7 | 932 LV | ±3.2% |
Survey USA | October 28 – 31, 2012 | Barack Obama | 54% | Mitt Romney | 40% | 14 | 555 LV | ±4.2% |
University of Washington | October 18 – 31, 2012 | Barack Obama | 57% | Mitt Romney | 36% | 21 | 632 LV | ±3.9% |
Strategies 360 | October 17 – 20, 2012 | Barack Obama | 52% | Mitt Romney | 39% | 13 | 500 LV | ±4.4% |
Public Policy Polling | October 15 – 16, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 5 | 574 LV | ±--% |
The Washington Poll | October 1–16, 2012 | Barack Obama | 52% | Mitt Romney | 41% | 11 | 782 LV | ±3.5% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 14, 2012 | Barack Obama | 55% | Mitt Romney | 42% | 13 | 500 LV | ±4.5% |
SurveyUSA | October 12 – 14, 2012 | Barack Obama | 54% | Mitt Romney | 40% | 14 | 543 LV | ±4.3% |
SurveyUSA | September 28 – 30, 2012 | Barack Obama | 56% | Mitt Romney | 36% | 20 | 540 LV | ±4.3% |
Rasmussen Reports | September 26, 2012 | Barack Obama | 52% | Mitt Romney | 41% | 11 | 500 LV | ±4.5% |
Gravis Marketing | September 21–22, 2012 | Barack Obama | 56% | Mitt Romney | 39% | 17 | 625 RV | ±4.6% |
Elway | September 9–12, 2012 | Barack Obama | 53% | Mitt Romney | 36% | 17 | 405 RV | ±5.0% |
Public Policy Polling | September 7–9, 2012 | Barack Obama | 53% | Mitt Romney | 42% | 11 | 563 | ±n/a% |
KING5NEWS/SurveyUSA | September 7–9, 2012 | Barack Obama | 54% | Mitt Romney | 38% | 16 | 700 | ±4.4% |
West Virginia[edit]
5 electoral votes
(Republican in 2004) 56%–43%
(Republican in 2008) 56%–43%
Wisconsin[edit]
10 electoral votes
(Democratic in 2004) 50%–49%
(Democratic in 2008) 56%–42%
Poll source | Date administered | Democrat | % | Republican | % | Lead margin | Sample Size | Margin of error |
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Angus Reid Public Opinion | November 1–3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 53% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 7 | 482 LV | ±4.5% |
Public Policy Polling | November 2 – 3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 3 | 1,256 LV | ±2.8% |
YouGov | October 31 – November 3, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 4 | 1,225 LV | ±3.1% |
Grove Insight | November 1–2, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 42% | 6 | 500 LV | ±4.4% |
We Ask America | October 30 – November 1, 2012 | Barack Obama | 52% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 7 | 1,210 LV | ±3% |
Wenzel Strategies (R) | October 30–31, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 2 | 1,074 LV | ±3% |
Pulse Opinion Research | October 30, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 1 | 1,000 LV | ±3% |
Public Policy Polling | October 29–30, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 5 | 825 LV | ±3.4% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 29, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 49% | Tie | 500 LV | ±4.5% |
NBC/Marist College | October 28–29, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 3 | 1,065 LV | ±3% |
St. Norbert College | October 25–29, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 42% | 9 | 402 LV | ±5% |
Marquette University | October 25–28, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 43% | 8 | 1,243 LV | ±2.8% |
Grove Insight | October 24–25, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 43% | 5 | 500 LV | ±4.4% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 25, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 49% | Tie | 500 LV | ±4.5% |
Public Policy Polling | October 23–24, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 6 | 827 LV | ±3.4% |
Angus Reid Public Opinion | October 18–20, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 5 | 502 LV | ±4.5% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 18, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 2 | 500 LV | ±4.5% |
Mason Dixon | October 15 – 17, 2012 | Barack Obama | 48% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 2 | 625 LV | ±4% |
NBC/WSJ/Marist | October 15 – 17, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 6 | 1,295 RV | ±3.1% |
Pulse Opinion Research | October 15, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 3 | 1,000 LV | ±3% |
Marquette University | October 11–14, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 1 | 870 LV | ±3.4% |
YouGov | October 4 – 11, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 4 | 639 LV | ±4.9% |
Quinnipiac/NYT/CBS | October 4–9, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 3 | 1,327 LV | ±2.7% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 9, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 49% | 2 | 500 LV | ±4.5% |
Public Policy Polling | October 4 – 6, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 47% | 2 | 979 LV | ±3.1% |
Marquette University | September 27 – 30, 2012 | Barack Obama | 53% | Mitt Romney | 42% | 11 | 894 LV | ±3.3% |
We Ask America | September 20 – 23, 2012 | Barack Obama | 53% | Mitt Romney | 41% | 12 | 1,238 LV | ±2.8% |
Public Policy Polling | September 18 – 19, 2012 | Barack Obama | 52% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 7 | 842 LV | ±3.4% |
NBC/WSJ/Marist Poll | September 16 – 18, 2012 | Barack Obama | 50% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 5 | 968 LV | ±3.2% |
Rasmussen Reports | September 17, 2012 | Barack Obama | 49% | Mitt Romney | 46% | 3 | 500 LV | ±4.5% |
Marquette University | September 13–16, 2012 | Barack Obama | 54% | Mitt Romney | 40% | 14 | 601 LV | ±3% |
Quinnipiac/NYT/CBS | September 11–17, 2012 | Barack Obama | 51% | Mitt Romney | 45% | 6 | 1,485 LV | ±3.0% |
Three way race
Poll source | Date | Democratic | % | Republican | % | Libertarian | % | Lead margin | Sample Size | Margin of error |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
We Ask America | September 20 – 23, 2012 | Barack Obama | 52.5% | Mitt Romney | 41.0% | Gary Johnson | 1.2% | 12 | 1,238 LV | ±2.8% |
Wyoming[edit]
3 electoral votes
(Republican in 2004) 69%–29%
(Republican in 2008) 65%–33%
No polls conducted
See also[edit]
- Nationwide opinion polling for the United States presidential election, 2012
- Nationwide opinion polling for the Republican Party 2012 presidential primaries
- Statewide opinion polling for the Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012
- Statewide opinion polling for the United States presidential election, 2008
- Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012
External links[edit]
- American Research Group
- Election Projection
- FiveThirtyEight at The New York Times
- Huffingtonpost
- Polling Report
- Princeton Election Consortium
- Public Policy Polling
- Rasmussen Reports
- Real Clear Politics
- Survey USA
- USA Election Polls
- Votamatic
Categories:
- Opinion polling for the United States presidential election, 2012
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