July 11, 2012 - Big Marriage Gap Keeps Obama Ahead By A Nose, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; American Voters Give Supreme Court Best Scores In DC Word format Driven by a yawning marriage gap, and a 2-1 lead among single women, President Barack Obama gets 46 percent of American voters to 43 percent for Gov. Mitt Romney, largely on the support of singles, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released today. Married voters back Romney 51 - 38 percent, while unmarried voters back President Obama 54 - 34 percent, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll finds. Among married voters, Romney leads 54 - 35 percent among men and 49 - 42 percent among women. Among single voters, Obama leads 47 - 38 percent among men and 60 - 31 percent among women. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts gets a higher job approval rating, 46 - 34 percent, than the president, who logs a negative 45 - 49 percent score. The Supreme Court itself gets a 47 - 41 percent approval rating. Voters disapprove 62 - 29 percent of the job Democrats in Congress are doing, and turn thumbs down on congressional Republicans 68 - 24 percent. "Although much has been made about the gender gap and how President Barack Obama's lead among women fuels his campaign, the marriage gap is actually larger and more telling," said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "Overall, President Obama has a 20-point lead among single voters compared to Romney's 13- point margin among married voters. "The marriage gap may be related to the different priorities and economic situations of married and single people," said Brown. "Married people are more likely to be older, more financially secure and more socially conservative than unmarried voters. The married column includes more Republicans and more white voters." "Married voters are more likely to focus on the economy and health care, while single voters are more focused on issues such as gay rights and reproductive issues," Brown added. Obama leads among Democrats 89 - 4 percent, while Romney takes Republicans 89 - 5 percent. Independent voters split with 43 percent for Romney and 41 percent for Obama. Men go Republican 47 - 40 percent, while women go Democratic 51 - 39 percent. Romney leads 51 - 38 percent among white voters while Obama leads 92 - 2 percent among black voters and 59 - 30 percent among Hispanic voters. White Catholics back Romney 53 - 38 percent. The president leads 51 - 41 percent among voters with college degrees, while voters without degrees split 43 - 44 percent. Both candidates have negative favorability ratings, 45 - 48 percent for Obama and 37 - 41 percent for Romney. American voters disapprove 55 - 40 percent of the way Obama is handling the economy, but split 45 - 46 percent on whether Obama or Romney would do a better job on the economy. Romney would be better for their own economic future, 47 percent say, while 44 percent pick Obama. By a 50 - 44 percent margin, voters have an unfavorable opinion of Obama's plans for the economy, compared to 46 - 40 percent unfavorable for Romney. By a small 47 - 44 percent margin, voters approve of the way the president is handling foreign policy. He gets a negative 39 - 52 percent on illegal immigration and a negative 43 - 52 percent on health care. Romney gains no traction on Obama's negatives as 45 percent say he would do a better job on immigration, compared to 43 percent for Obama. The president would do a better job on health care, 45 percent say, compared to 44 percent for Romney. Voters say 56 - 41 percent Obama cares about their needs, compared to the 50 - 42 percent who say Romney does not care. By 79 - 16 percent registered voters say Obama is likeable compared to the 65 - 27 percent who say that about Romney. From July 1 - 8, Quinnipiac University surveyed 2,722 registered voters with a margin of error of +/- 1.9 percentage points. Live interviewers call land lines and cell phones. The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia and the nation as a public service and for research. For more data or RSS feed- http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling.xml, call (203) 582-5201, or follow us on Twitter. 1. If the election for the U.S. House of Representatives were being held today, would you vote for the Republican candidate or for the Democratic candidate in your district? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Republican 40% 90% 4% 37% 44% 37% 47% 7% 29% Democratic 43 3 91 33 38 47 35 84 56 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 - - 3 3 - 1 - - WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 - - 3 2 1 1 - 1 DK/NA 15 7 5 25 14 15 15 9 15 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Mltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld Republican 46% 48% 58% 51% 51% 44% 68% 46% 45% Democratic 40 32 26 35 31 38 18 37 35 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 1 - 2 - 1 1 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 DK/NA 12 17 14 13 14 17 12 16 17 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Republican 41% 40% 33% 38% 45% 45% 39% 39% 43% Democratic 46 41 46 45 42 40 44 42 42 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 1 2 2 1 - 2 2 1 DK/NA 12 16 18 13 11 13 14 15 13 TREND: If the election for the U.S. House of Representatives were being held today, would you vote for the Republican candidate, or for the Democratic candidate in your district? (2011 wording referenced "2012 election", * High also 40% Mar 2011, Feb 2012) REPUBLICAN.... High Low Jul 11 Apr 19 Feb 22 Nov 23 Nov 02 Jul 11 Nov 02 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2012* 2011 Republican 40 39 40 36 34 40 34 Democratic 43 40 38 40 42 43 42 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 2 2 3 1 3 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 DK/NA 15 17 18 20 19 15 19 2. If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Barack Obama the Democrat and Mitt Romney the Republican, for whom would you vote? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Obama 46% 5% 89% 41% 40% 51% 38% 92% 59% Romney 43 89 4 43 47 39 51 2 30 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 1 2 5 4 2 3 - 4 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 - 1 3 3 1 2 1 1 DK/NA 6 5 4 7 6 6 6 6 6 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Mltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld Obama 46% 33% 27% 38% 33% 42% 18% 40% 39% Romney 47 53 63 53 54 48 72 50 49 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 4 2 2 4 2 3 3 4 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 3 DK/NA 5 7 6 5 6 6 6 6 5 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Obama 51% 43% 51% 47% 42% 44% 49% 44% 45% Romney 41 44 36 41 48 47 39 43 46 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 4 2 5 4 3 5 4 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 2 3 2 1 2 2 2 2 DK/NA 5 7 8 5 6 4 5 7 5 MARRIED.......... SINGLE........... Tot Men Wom Tot Men Wom Obama 38% 35% 42% 54% 47% 60% Romney 51 54 49 34 38 31 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 3 2 4 6 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 2 1 2 3 1 DK/NA 6 6 7 6 5 6 TREND: If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Barack Obama the Democrat and Mitt Romney the Republican, for whom would you vote? (2011 wording referenced "2012 election" / *High also 47% Jun 2011, Jul 2011) OBAMA...... High Low Jul 11 Apr 19 Feb 22 Nov 22 Nov 02 Nov 02 Oct 05 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011* 2011 Obama 46 46 46 45 47 47 42 Romney 43 42 44 44 42 42 46 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 2 4 3 4 4 2 DK/NA 6 7 4 7 5 5 7 3. Compared to past presidential elections, how would you describe your level of enthusiasm about voting in this year's presidential election; are you more enthusiastic than usual, less enthusiastic, or about the same as usual? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp More 35% 47% 32% 30% 37% 34% 36% 39% 29% Less 22 19 17 28 24 21 24 15 17 About the same 41 32 50 41 38 44 38 46 50 DK/NA 1 2 - 1 2 1 1 1 3 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Mltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld More 37% 36% 40% 34% 38% 34% 42% 36% 39% Less 21 26 22 25 25 23 24 24 24 About the same 41 37 38 39 35 42 34 40 35 DK/NA 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ More 38% 34% 28% 36% 39% 40% 34% 32% 38% Less 21 23 21 25 23 19 22 24 21 About the same 40 41 50 39 36 39 42 43 40 DK/NA 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 1 1 TREND: Compared to past presidential elections, how would you describe your level of enthusiasm about voting in this year's presidential election; are you more enthusiastic than usual, less enthusiastic, or about the same as usual? (2011 wording referenced "2012 election") Jul 11 Apr 19 Feb 22 Nov 22 Nov 02 Oct 5 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 More 35 32 32 29 31 30 Less 22 24 23 23 23 22 About the same 41 43 44 47 45 46 DK/NA 1 1 1 1 1 1 4. Is your opinion of - Mitt Romney favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 37% 75% 8% 35% 41% 33% 43% 6% 27% Unfavorable 41 9 70 40 39 44 38 63 39 Hvn't hrd enough 19 14 21 21 18 20 17 28 30 REFUSED 3 2 2 4 3 3 3 2 3 TREND: Is your opinion of Mitt Romney favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? FAVORABLE..... High Low Jul 11 Apr 19 Feb 22 Nov 22 Nov 02 Oct 05 May 03 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2007 Favorable 37 33 35 36 35 39 17 Unfavorable 41 38 43 31 35 28 16 Hvn't hrd enough 19 26 19 31 27 31 65 REFUSED 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 5. Is your opinion of - Barack Obama favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 45% 8% 86% 41% 39% 51% 38% 87% 55% Unfavorable 48 88 8 50 54 42 56 6 33 Hvn't hrd enough 4 2 4 4 3 4 3 4 8 REFUSED 4 2 2 5 3 4 3 3 4 TREND: Is your opinion of Barack Obama favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? FAVORABLE..... High Low Jul 11 Apr 19 Feb 22 Nov 22 Nov 02 Nov 12 Oct 05 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2008 2011 Favorable 45 45 47 47 49 67 42 Unfavorable 48 49 48 46 46 19 53 Hvn't hrd enough 4 3 2 4 2 11 3 REFUSED 4 3 2 4 2 3 3 6. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 45% 9% 85% 40% 39% 50% 38% 91% 52% Disapprove 49 88 11 52 55 43 57 6 37 DK/NA 6 3 3 8 5 6 5 3 12 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Mltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld Approve 47% 33% 29% 36% 33% 43% 20% 40% 39% Disapprove 49 61 66 59 64 51 76 55 57 DK/NA 4 5 4 5 4 6 4 5 4 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Approve 51% 42% 49% 44% 41% 46% 48% 45% 43% Disapprove 44 52 44 49 54 50 46 48 52 DK/NA 5 6 7 7 5 4 5 7 4 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President? (*High also 59% Mar 2009) APPROVE....... High Low Jul 11 Apr 19 Feb 23 Nov 23 Nov 02 Jun 04 Oct 06 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2009* 2011 Approve 45 47 45 44 47 59 41 Disapprove 49 48 49 50 49 31 55 DK/NA 6 5 5 6 4 10 4 7. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the - Democrats in Congress are handling their job? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 29% 8% 63% 19% 25% 33% 23% 65% 41% Disapprove 62 88 27 74 68 57 69 25 47 DK/NA 8 4 9 8 7 9 7 10 11 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their job? (*Low also 24% Sep 2011, Oct 2011) APPROVE....... High Low Jul 11 Apr 19 Feb 23 Nov 23 Nov 02 Mar 4 Nov 23 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2009 2011* Approve 29 27 26 24 26 45 24 Disapprove 62 63 67 69 70 45 69 DK/NA 8 10 7 7 5 10 7 8. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the - Republicans in Congress are handling their job? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 24% 52% 8% 18% 24% 24% 27% 10% 20% Disapprove 68 40 86 74 70 66 65 82 69 DK/NA 8 8 6 8 6 9 8 8 11 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling their job? (*High also 34% Mar 3, 2011 & Mar 2010) APPROVE....... High Low Jul 11 Apr 19 Feb 23 Nov 23 Nov 02 Mar 31 Nov 23 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011* 2011 Approve 24 23 22 19 20 34 19 Disapprove 68 66 71 74 76 55 74 DK/NA 8 11 6 7 4 11 7 9. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the United States Supreme Court is handling its job? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 47% 35% 64% 45% 46% 47% 45% 62% 47% Disapprove 41 54 24 44 44 38 43 23 44 DK/NA 12 11 12 10 10 14 12 16 9 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the United States Supreme Court is handling its job? (* High also 62% May 2009) APPROVE....... High Low Jul 11 Apr 20 Apr 21 Jun 04 May 29 Jun 04 Jul 17 2012 2012 2010 2009 2009 2009* 2008 Approve 47 52 49 62 62 62 39 Disapprove 41 31 33 22 22 22 43 DK/NA 12 18 18 16 16 16 18 10. Do you approve or disapprove of the way John Roberts is handling his job as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 46% 33% 62% 46% 48% 44% 44% 61% 47% Disapprove 34 51 19 32 35 32 36 16 30 DK/NA 20 16 19 22 16 24 19 23 23 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way John Roberts is handling his job as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court? Jul 11 Apr 21 2012 2010 Approve 46 49 Disapprove 34 21 DK/NA 20 30 11. Do you feel that Barack Obama deserves to be reelected, or do you feel that he does not deserve to be reelected? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Deserves 47% 8% 89% 42% 41% 51% 38% 92% 60% No/Does not 49 89 9 53 55 43 57 4 37 DK/NA 5 4 3 5 4 5 5 5 4 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Mltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld Yes/Deserves 46% 34% 29% 38% 33% 43% 20% 40% 40% No/Does not 50 61 67 58 63 52 75 55 57 DK/NA 5 5 5 4 4 6 5 5 4 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Yes/Deserves 51% 44% 51% 50% 42% 46% 51% 46% 45% No/Does not 44 51 43 45 55 52 46 49 50 DK/NA 4 5 6 4 3 3 3 4 5 TREND: Do you feel that Barack Obama deserves to be reelected, or do you feel that he does not deserve to be reelected? (*High also 47% Jul 2011, Nov 2011)(**Low also 40% Mar 2010) YES/DESERVES.. High Low Jul 11 Apr 19 Feb 23 Nov 23 Nov 02 Jul 11 Jul 21 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2012* 2010** Yes/Deserves 47 46 45 45 47 47 40 No/Does not 49 49 50 48 49 49 48 DK/NA 5 5 5 7 4 5 12 12. In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in the nation today; are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Very satisfied 4% 2% 8% 2% 4% 4% 2% 14% 5% Smwht satisfied 25 9 47 21 23 28 21 51 31 Smwht dissatisfied 29 26 29 31 29 29 30 23 29 Very dissatisfied 41 63 15 44 44 38 46 10 33 DK/NA 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Mltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld Very satisfied 2% 3% 3% 1% 2% 3% 3% 2% 4% Smwht satisfied 23 20 18 25 20 22 14 24 18 Smwht dissatisfied 34 28 27 28 29 31 23 31 29 Very dissatisfied 40 49 51 46 49 43 60 44 47 DK/NA - 1 1 - - 1 1 - 1 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Very satisfied 2% 5% 6% 3% 3% 3% 5% 5% 4% Smwht satisfied 28 24 29 25 25 23 29 26 23 Smwht dissatisfied 32 27 27 30 30 32 35 27 25 Very dissatisfied 37 43 37 42 41 41 31 42 47 DK/NA 1 1 2 - - - 1 1 1 TREND: In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in the nation today; are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? VERY+SMWHT SAT High Low Jul 11 Apr 20 Feb 23 Nov 23 Nov 02 Dec 11 Nov 13 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2001 2008 Very satisfied 4 3 4 2 2 21 2 Smwht satisfied 25 28 26 16 17 47 14 Smwht dissatisfied 29 29 28 31 30 19 38 Very dissatisfied 41 40 42 50 51 10 44 DK/NA 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 13. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling - the economy? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 40% 8% 79% 34% 37% 43% 33% 86% 51% Disapprove 55 90 19 60 59 52 63 7 45 DK/NA 4 2 2 6 4 5 4 7 4 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Mltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld Approve 39% 30% 25% 31% 30% 35% 18% 34% 36% Disapprove 59 66 71 66 67 60 79 63 61 DK/NA 3 4 4 3 3 4 3 4 3 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Approve 43% 39% 44% 41% 39% 39% 43% 40% 39% Disapprove 54 56 50 56 57 59 54 56 57 DK/NA 4 5 6 3 4 2 2 4 5 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the economy? (* Low also 32% Sep 2011) APPROVE...... High Low Jul 11 Apr 19 Feb 22 Nov 23 Nov 03 Mar 04 Oct 06 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2009 2011* Approve 40 38 41 33 37 57 32 Disapprove 55 56 55 61 60 33 64 DK/NA 4 6 4 6 4 10 4 14. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling - foreign policy? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 47% 18% 80% 44% 45% 49% 42% 81% 53% Disapprove 44 72 13 48 48 39 49 10 34 DK/NA 9 10 8 8 6 12 9 9 12 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Mltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld Approve 52% 37% 33% 43% 40% 44% 25% 45% 43% Disapprove 43 52 58 48 54 44 66 46 49 DK/NA 5 11 9 9 6 12 9 9 8 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Approve 55% 43% 45% 50% 46% 53% 47% 49% 46% Disapprove 40 46 42 42 48 42 44 44 45 DK/NA 5 11 13 8 6 5 10 8 8 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling foreign policy? APPROVE....... High Low Jul 11 Apr 19 Feb 23 Nov 23 Nov 03 Apr 29 Mar 30 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2009 2011 Approve 47 44 46 49 52 57 41 Disapprove 44 47 46 42 42 32 47 DK/NA 9 9 8 10 6 11 12 15. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling - illegal immigration? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 39% 10% 70% 35% 37% 41% 32% 74% 48% Disapprove 52 84 21 54 56 48 59 14 42 DK/NA 9 6 9 10 7 12 9 11 11 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Mltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld Approve 42% 27% 24% 33% 30% 33% 16% 35% 34% Disapprove 51 63 67 61 63 55 75 57 60 DK/NA 7 10 9 7 6 11 8 8 6 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Approve 46% 35% 37% 43% 37% 43% 43% 40% 36% Disapprove 46 55 50 48 56 52 45 52 55 DK/NA 8 10 14 8 7 5 12 8 8 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling illegal immigration? Jul 11 Nov 03 Jan 13 Sep 13 Jul 21 2012 2011 2011 2010 2010 Approve 39 30 30 28 30 Disapprove 52 53 55 60 58 DK/NA 9 16 15 12 12 16. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling - health care? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 43% 5% 82% 38% 40% 45% 34% 87% 54% Disapprove 52 91 15 55 56 49 61 9 41 DK/NA 5 3 3 7 4 5 5 5 6 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Mltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld Approve 44% 29% 25% 32% 32% 37% 16% 36% 35% Disapprove 52 65 72 62 64 58 80 59 60 DK/NA 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 5 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Approve 49% 39% 47% 42% 39% 43% 46% 43% 40% Disapprove 47 55 47 52 57 54 51 52 55 DK/NA 4 5 5 6 4 3 3 5 5 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling health care? (*Low also 35% Jan 2010) APPROVE....... High Low Jul 11 Feb 23 Mar 30 Mar 03 Jan 18 Jul 02 Feb 11* 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2009 2010 Approve 43 40 38 40 44 46 35 Disapprove 52 56 55 56 51 42 58 DK/NA 5 5 7 4 5 13 6 17. Is your opinion of the - Republican Party favorable, unfavorable, or haven't you heard enough about it? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 33% 75% 6% 28% 35% 32% 39% 10% 24% Unfavorable 50 16 77 52 51 49 48 67 46 Hvn't hrd enough 14 8 16 16 11 16 12 22 25 REFUSED 3 2 1 4 3 3 2 1 5 TREND: Is your opinion of the Republican Party favorable, unfavorable, or haven't you heard enough about it? (*Low also 25% Jul 2009) FAVORABLE.... High Low Jul 11 Apr 19 Feb 22 Nov 23 Nov 02 Nov 22 Oct 8 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2010 2009* Favorable 33 33 32 31 28 40 25 Unfavorable 50 49 53 54 57 45 53 Hvn't hrd enough 14 16 12 13 13 13 18 REFUSED 3 3 3 3 2 3 4 18. Is your opinion of the - Democratic Party favorable, unfavorable, or haven't you heard enough about it? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 37% 5% 79% 27% 31% 42% 30% 74% 45% Unfavorable 50 87 10 54 57 43 58 10 32 Hvn't hrd enough 11 7 10 15 9 13 10 14 19 REFUSED 2 1 1 4 3 2 2 1 4 TREND: Is your opinion of the Democratic Party favorable, unfavorable, or haven't you heard enough about it? FAVORABLE..... High Low Jul 11 Apr 19 Feb 22 Nov 23 Nov 02 Nov 12 Apr 21 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2008 2010 Favorable 37 37 37 35 36 55 32 Unfavorable 50 46 49 51 49 35 52 Hvn't hrd enough 11 15 11 11 13 6 12 REFUSED 2 2 3 3 3 4 3 19. Overall, do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of - Barack Obama's plans for the economy? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Strongly favorable 20% 2% 46% 11% 17% 22% 14% 61% 22% Smwht favorable 24 7 37 27 23 26 23 26 30 Smwht unfavorable 13 16 6 18 15 12 15 2 13 Strongly unfavorable 37 71 5 37 41 33 43 3 24 DK/NA 6 4 6 6 4 8 5 7 10 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Mltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld Strongly favorable 16% 13% 10% 16% 12% 15% 7% 15% 20% Smwht favorable 28 20 19 20 21 24 14 22 18 Smwht unfavorable 12 17 15 14 17 14 14 16 11 Strongly unfavorable 40 45 52 46 48 40 61 42 43 DK/NA 4 6 4 5 2 8 4 5 7 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Strongly favorable 20% 19% 22% 21% 18% 18% 17% 21% 20% Smwht favorable 28 22 26 26 22 24 28 23 23 Smwht unfavorable 12 14 15 13 13 14 19 14 10 Strongly unfavorable 35 38 27 34 42 41 31 37 40 DK/NA 5 6 10 6 4 3 6 5 7 20. Overall, do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of - Mitt Romney's plans for the economy? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Strongly favorable 14% 32% 3% 10% 14% 13% 16% 2% 17% Smwht favorable 26 43 10 29 29 24 29 8 23 Smwht unfavorable 17 7 23 18 16 17 15 22 23 Strongly unfavorable 29 5 52 26 27 30 26 51 22 DK/NA 15 12 13 16 13 16 14 18 15 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Mltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld Strongly favorable 16% 16% 18% 19% 16% 16% 19% 17% 16% Smwht favorable 28 30 37 30 32 27 44 28 25 Smwht unfavorable 12 16 12 14 15 14 11 15 15 Strongly unfavorable 32 23 17 25 25 27 11 27 26 DK/NA 12 15 15 12 12 16 14 13 18 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Strongly favorable 14% 13% 12% 10% 15% 16% 8% 12% 18% Smwht favorable 25 27 25 25 29 28 32 27 23 Smwht unfavorable 14 18 21 16 15 16 21 17 15 Strongly unfavorable 34 26 26 32 29 30 24 29 30 DK/NA 13 16 17 17 11 10 15 14 14 21. Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would - do a better job on the economy, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Obama 45% 6% 88% 39% 41% 49% 37% 92% 54% Romney 46 88 8 48 50 41 53 4 34 DK/NA 9 6 5 13 9 10 9 4 12 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Mltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld Obama 43% 34% 27% 37% 34% 40% 18% 40% 39% Romney 50 55 63 57 58 49 72 52 51 DK/NA 7 11 10 6 8 11 11 7 10 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Obama 49% 43% 50% 46% 43% 43% 48% 43% 44% Romney 44 46 36 46 50 52 44 46 47 DK/NA 7 11 15 8 7 5 8 11 9 TREND: Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on the economy, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney? Jul 11 Apr 19 Feb 22 Nov 22 Nov 02 Oct 06 Sep 01 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 Obama 45 43 44 41 46 39 42 Romney 46 47 45 46 43 49 46 DK/NA 9 10 11 13 11 11 12 22. Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would - be better for your personal economic future, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Obama 44% 5% 85% 40% 40% 48% 37% 91% 51% Romney 47 89 10 48 51 43 55 4 37 DK/NA 9 6 5 11 9 9 9 5 12 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Mltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld Obama 42% 34% 27% 37% 34% 39% 18% 39% 37% Romney 52 57 65 58 59 51 72 54 52 DK/NA 7 10 8 5 8 9 10 6 11 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Obama 47% 43% 49% 48% 42% 38% 48% 42% 44% Romney 46 48 39 42 51 57 46 48 48 DK/NA 7 10 12 9 7 5 7 10 8 23. Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would - do a better job on foreign policy, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Obama 47% 11% 83% 46% 45% 49% 41% 84% 57% Romney 40 79 8 38 44 36 46 3 34 DK/NA 13 10 9 16 11 15 13 13 9 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Mltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld Obama 49% 37% 32% 41% 40% 42% 23% 44% 40% Romney 40 49 54 49 49 43 64 44 46 DK/NA 11 14 14 10 11 16 13 12 14 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Obama 54% 44% 47% 49% 46% 51% 47% 49% 46% Romney 36 42 35 38 44 41 41 38 42 DK/NA 10 14 19 13 10 8 12 13 13 TREND: Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on foreign policy, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney? Jul 11 Apr 19 Oct 06 2012 2012 2011 Obama 47 46 43 Romney 40 40 43 DK/NA 13 14 13 24. Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would - do a better job on immigration, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Obama 43% 6% 81% 39% 39% 47% 35% 81% 62% Romney 45 84 10 46 51 38 53 8 26 DK/NA 12 10 9 15 10 14 12 11 12 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Mltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld Obama 45% 30% 26% 35% 31% 38% 19% 35% 36% Romney 45 57 62 54 59 47 69 52 52 DK/NA 10 13 12 11 9 15 12 13 12 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Obama 49% 40% 46% 49% 40% 41% 48% 43% 41% Romney 41 47 39 42 50 48 45 45 45 DK/NA 10 13 15 9 10 11 7 12 14 TREND: Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on immigration, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney? Jul 11 Apr 19 2012 2012 Obama 43 39 Romney 45 43 DK/NA 12 18 25. Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would - do a better job on health care, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Obama 45% 5% 85% 41% 41% 48% 38% 85% 52% Romney 44 87 8 45 48 41 52 9 31 DK/NA 11 7 7 14 11 11 10 6 17 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Mltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld Obama 46% 33% 26% 38% 35% 40% 17% 40% 37% Romney 46 55 64 53 55 49 71 51 50 DK/NA 7 11 10 10 10 10 11 10 13 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Obama 51% 42% 47% 48% 41% 45% 46% 45% 44% Romney 41 46 39 42 49 49 48 42 46 DK/NA 8 12 14 10 10 7 6 13 10 TREND: Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on health care, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney? Jul 11 Apr 19 2012 2012 Obama 45 44 Romney 44 43 DK/NA 11 13 26. Would you say that - Barack Obama has strong leadership qualities or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 59% 29% 89% 57% 57% 60% 52% 93% 70% No 39 69 9 41 41 37 45 3 25 DK/NA 3 2 3 2 2 3 2 4 5 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Mltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld Yes 60% 49% 45% 51% 51% 54% 38% 54% 50% No 39 49 52 47 47 43 60 44 48 DK/NA 1 3 2 1 2 3 2 2 3 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Yes 64% 56% 59% 63% 54% 61% 70% 60% 51% No 35 41 35 36 44 38 27 38 46 DK/NA 1 3 6 1 2 1 3 2 3 TREND: Would you say that Barack Obama has strong leadership qualities or not? Jul 11 Apr 19 Oct 05 Sep 01 Jan 13 Sep 09 Jan 13 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2010 2010 Yes 59 60 49 50 64 59 66 No 39 36 49 48 33 38 32 DK/NA 3 4 2 3 3 3 2 27. Would you say that - Mitt Romney has strong leadership qualities or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 59% 82% 38% 62% 61% 58% 64% 30% 58% No 32 10 53 30 32 32 28 57 30 DK/NA 9 8 8 8 7 10 8 13 12 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Mltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld Yes 64% 64% 70% 65% 64% 63% 75% 64% 61% No 31 27 21 28 30 27 16 29 31 DK/NA 5 9 9 7 6 9 9 7 8 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Yes 60% 59% 57% 60% 59% 65% 68% 59% 55% No 33 31 31 31 34 30 25 31 36 DK/NA 6 10 12 9 7 5 7 9 9 TREND: Would you say that Mitt Romney has strong leadership qualities or not? Jul 11 Apr 19 Oct 05 2012 2012 2011 Yes 59 61 55 No 32 24 24 DK/NA 9 15 21 28. Would you say that - Barack Obama cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 56% 25% 90% 54% 53% 60% 50% 94% 67% No 41 72 8 42 45 37 48 2 30 DK/NA 3 3 2 4 2 4 3 5 3 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Mltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld Yes 59% 45% 43% 49% 47% 52% 33% 52% 50% No 40 52 55 48 51 44 64 46 47 DK/NA 1 4 2 3 2 4 3 3 2 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Yes 63% 53% 56% 62% 54% 59% 60% 58% 53% No 35 43 39 34 44 40 37 39 44 DK/NA 2 4 5 3 2 1 3 4 2 TREND: Would you say that Barack Obama cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not? Jul 11 Apr 19 Feb 22 Oct 05 Sep 01 Nov 12 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2008 Yes 56 57 58 54 54 70 No 41 39 40 43 42 22 DK/NA 3 4 2 3 3 7 29. Would you say that - Mitt Romney cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 42% 75% 15% 41% 43% 41% 48% 13% 38% No 50 18 78 50 50 50 45 75 53 DK/NA 8 7 7 9 7 9 7 12 9 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Mltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld Yes 50% 46% 57% 50% 49% 47% 61% 49% 43% No 45 46 35 42 46 45 31 44 51 DK/NA 5 8 8 8 6 9 8 7 7 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+ Yes 44% 41% 38% 38% 42% 51% 40% 42% 44% No 49 51 51 54 52 44 52 50 49 DK/NA 6 9 11 8 6 5 8 8 7 TREND: Would you say that Mitt Romney cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not? Jul 11 Apr 19 Feb 22 Oct 05 2012 2012 2012 2011 Yes 42 44 40 43 No 50 43 50 35 DK/NA 8 13 11 22 30. Would you say Barack Obama is a likable person or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 79% 64% 95% 79% 79% 80% 75% 97% 87% No 16 32 3 16 17 15 20 - 10 DK/NA 5 5 2 5 4 5 5 3 3 TREND: Would you say Barack Obama is a likable person or not? Jul 11 Apr 19 Nov 02 2012 2012 2011 Yes 79 81 80 No 16 14 18 DK/NA 5 5 2 31. Would you say Mitt Romney is a likable person or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 65% 85% 46% 68% 68% 62% 69% 45% 62% No 27 9 46 24 25 28 23 42 33 DK/NA 8 7 8 8 7 10 8 12 5 TREND: Would you say Mitt Romney is a likable person or not? Jul 11 Apr 19 Nov 02 2012 2012 2011 Yes 65 63 61 No 27 24 22 DK/NA 8 13 17 Demographic Summary
