Poll Watch: PPP (D) Maine 2012 Presidential Survey

PPP (D) Maine 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 55% (58%) {49%} [49%]
• Mitt Romney 39% (35%) {38%} [41%]

Among Independents

• Barack Obama 49% (57%) {47%} [51%]
• Mitt Romney 39% (32%) {34%} [34%]

Among Moderates

• Barack Obama 63% (69%) {53%} [62%]
• Mitt Romney 28% (22%) {27%} [26%]

Among Men

• Barack Obama 48% (52%) {41%} [47%]
• Mitt Romney 45% (41%) {48%} [44%]

Among Women

• Barack Obama 61% (64%) {57%} [51%]
• Mitt Romney 33% (30%) {30%} [39%]

Do you trust Barack Obama or Mitt Romney more on the issue of the economy? 

• Barack Obama 54% 
• Mitt Romney 42% 

Do you trust Barack Obama or Mitt Romney more on the issue of foreign policy? 

• Barack Obama 55% 
• Mitt Romney 39% 

Do you approve or disapprove of how Mitt Romney reacted to the situation in Libya this week? 

• Approve 34% 
• Disapprove 51% 

Do you think Mitt Romney should release his tax returns for the last 12 years, or not? 

• He should 55% 
• He should not 37% 

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 37% (30%) {38%} [34%] / 57% (63%) {49%} [46%] {-20%}

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

• Approve 54% (55%) {47%} [51%]
• Disapprove 42% (41%) {48%} [44%]

Survey of 804 likely Maine voters was conducted September 17-18, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 42% (43%) {41%} [39%] Democrat; 29% (34%) {35%} [36%] Republican; 29% (23%) {24%} [26%] Independent/Other.  Political ideology: 32% (31%) {33%} [30%] Moderate; 24% (21%) {23%} [20%] Somewhat liberal; 23% (21%) {19%} [22%] Somewhat conservative; 12% (14%) {14%} [17%] Very conservative; 9% (14%) {11%} [11%] Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted March 2-4, 2012 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted October 28-31, 2011 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted March 3-6, 2011 are in square brackets.