June 7, 2012 - Romney Trails Obama By 5 Points In Virginia, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Gay Marriage Has Little Impact On Presidential Race Word format In the first survey since he clinched the GOP nomination, Gov. Mitt Romney now trails President Barack Obama 47 - 42 percent in Virginia, a lead that would not be affected if Gov. Bob McDonnell were the Republican running mate, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. Today's results compare to a 50 - 42 percent Obama lead in a March 20 survey by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University, conducted when former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum and U.S. Rep. Ron Paul were still in the race for the Republican nomination. With Gov. Bob McDonnell as Romney's running mate, facing Obama and Vice President Joseph Biden, the Democratic ticket wins 48 - 43 percent. Virginia voters oppose same-sex marriage 49 - 42 percent, but only 25 percent say it is "extremely important" or "very important" in deciding how they will vote for president. President Obama's support for same-sex marriage makes them less likely to vote for him, 24 percent say. Another 14 percent say more likely, while 60 percent say it won't affect their vote. The gender gap is the key to the president's overall lead as he wins women 51 - 35 percent while men tilt 49 - 44 percent for Romney. "President Barack Obama remains ahead in Virginia, but he is hearing Gov. Mitt Romney's footsteps. His lead over Romney is built upon a continuing gender gap that favors him - essentially the president stays close among men while he is very strong among women," said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "For Romney to take the lead he will need to reverse the gender gap. Often when Republicans win, they use a solid lead among men and narrow their loss among women." "The gender gap is almost certainly with us for the campaign. The only question will be which side harnesses it for their benefit. Currently, the president is winning that battle," Brown added. Obama leads 90 - 4 percent among Democrats and 45 - 37 percent among independent voters, while losing Republicans 91 - 6 percent. He also does better among voters under 35 years old, 63 - 23 percent, than he does among those 55 and older, who back Romney 49 - 41 percent. Voters 35 to 54 years old are split 45 - 45 percent. Virginia voters are divided 48 - 47 percent in their approval of the job Obama is doing, and split 49 - 47 percent on whether he deserves a second term in the Oval Office. By a 50 - 44 percent margin, Virginia voters have a favorable opinion of Obama and say 80 - 16 percent that he is a likable person. Romney gets a split 39 - 37 percent favorability, as voters say 61 - 28 percent that he is a likable person. Virginia voters say 55 - 28 percent that Obama would do a better job than Romney on same-sex marriage. Because of Romney's opposition to same-sex marriage, 21 percent of voters are more likely to support him while 23 percent are less likely. The issue will not affect their vote, 53 percent say. Voters are divided on who would do a better job on the economy as 46 percent pick Romney and 44 percent pick Obama. From May 30 - June 4, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,282 registered voters with a margin of error of +/- 2.7 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. 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 Obama 47% 6% 90% 45% 44% 51% 37% 82% Romney 42 91 4 37 49 35 53 10 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 - 1 6 3 3 3 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 1 1 5 1 4 2 - DK/NA 6 2 4 7 4 8 5 6 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Miltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld Obama 45% 32% 25% 40% 35% 40% 16% 40% 43% Romney 47 57 65 54 58 48 72 52 46 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 3 2 - 3 3 3 1 3 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 3 4 1 1 3 3 2 2 DK/NA 5 4 4 6 3 6 5 4 6 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 18-34 35-54 55+ Obama 50% 45% 47% 49% 48% 49% 63% 45% 41% Romney 42 41 37 38 46 44 23 45 49 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 3 3 4 2 2 4 3 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 4 4 4 - 1 2 2 2 DK/NA 5 6 8 5 4 4 7 4 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") Jun 07 Mar 20 Feb 08 Dec 21 Oct 11 Sep 15 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 Obama 47 50 47 42 44 42 Romney 42 42 43 44 45 44 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 1 1 3 1 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 4 3 3 3 2 DK/NA 6 3 5 7 7 9 3. Let's say the Democratic ticket is Barack Obama for president and Joe Biden for vice president and the Republican ticket is Mitt Romney for president and Bob McDonnell for vice president. If you were voting today, how would you vote? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Obama/Biden 48% 6% 90% 46% 43% 52% 38% 80% Romney/McDonnell 43 90 6 38 51 36 54 14 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 - - 4 2 2 1 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 1 1 3 1 3 2 - DK/NA 6 3 3 8 3 8 6 3 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Miltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld Obama/Biden 46% 33% 25% 41% 35% 41% 16% 41% 44% Romney/McDonnell 49 57 65 55 59 48 74 52 48 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 2 1 - 1 1 1 - 3 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 2 3 1 1 2 3 1 2 DK/NA 4 6 7 3 3 8 6 6 4 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 18-34 35-54 55+ Obama/Biden 50% 46% 50% 49% 48% 49% 64% 46% 41% Romney/McDonnell 44 43 38 39 48 45 28 46 50 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 3 - 3 2 1 3 2 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 2 3 3 - 1 2 2 2 DK/NA 4 6 8 6 3 3 3 5 7 TREND: Let's say the Democratic ticket is Barack Obama for president and Joe Biden for vice president and the Republican ticket is Mitt Romney for president and Bob McDonnell for vice president. If you were voting today, how would you vote? Jun 07 Mar 20 2012 2012 Obama/Biden 48 50 Romney/McDonnell 43 43 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 3 DK/NA 6 3 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 Favorable 39% 79% 13% 31% 48% 31% 47% 13% Unfavorable 37 6 61 43 32 42 34 43 Hvn't hrd enough 21 16 23 21 18 24 16 42 REFUSED 3 - 3 5 3 3 3 2 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Miltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld Favorable 50% 45% 57% 48% 55% 39% 62% 45% 44% Unfavorable 38 32 23 33 31 38 17 33 33 Hvn't hrd enough 9 20 18 16 13 18 19 18 20 REFUSED 3 3 3 3 1 4 2 3 4 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 18-34 35-54 55+ Favorable 45% 36% 28% 36% 44% 45% 27% 41% 44% Unfavorable 41 35 39 42 37 38 43 36 35 Hvn't hrd enough 12 27 32 19 16 13 25 22 18 REFUSED 3 3 1 3 3 3 4 2 3 TREND: Is your opinion of Mitt Romney favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Jun 07 Mar 20 Feb 08 Dec 21 Oct 11 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 Favorable 39 36 43 37 38 Unfavorable 37 43 39 27 29 Hvn't hrd enough 21 18 15 33 31 REFUSED 3 3 3 3 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 Favorable 50% 9% 92% 47% 47% 53% 39% 89% Unfavorable 44 86 5 45 48 41 54 8 Hvn't hrd enough 4 4 2 5 3 4 4 1 REFUSED 2 1 1 3 2 3 2 2 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Miltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld Favorable 48% 33% 29% 41% 36% 42% 17% 45% 47% Unfavorable 48 59 66 51 58 51 76 50 49 Hvn't hrd enough 2 6 4 5 3 5 6 4 4 REFUSED 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 18-34 35-54 55+ Favorable 54% 47% 47% 53% 51% 53% 66% 48% 42% Unfavorable 43 45 38 45 46 44 28 47 51 Hvn't hrd enough 2 5 12 1 1 3 4 4 3 REFUSED 1 3 3 1 2 - 2 1 4 TREND: Is your opinion of Barack Obama favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Jun 07 Mar 20 Feb 08 Dec 21 Oct 11 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 Favorable 50 51 50 45 45 Unfavorable 44 44 47 47 49 Hvn't hrd enough 4 3 1 3 2 REFUSED 2 2 2 4 3 6. Is your opinion of Bob McDonnell favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Favorable 39% 71% 18% 34% 46% 33% 46% 25% Unfavorable 25 1 43 30 25 24 24 30 Hvn't hrd enough 35 28 37 34 28 41 29 43 REFUSED 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Miltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld Favorable 45% 46% 55% 45% 52% 40% 59% 46% 39% Unfavorable 30 20 17 22 25 23 11 23 19 Hvn't hrd enough 24 32 27 31 24 34 28 30 40 REFUSED 1 2 1 2 - 2 1 1 2 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 18-34 35-54 55+ Favorable 40% 39% 34% 33% 44% 43% 26% 43% 44% Unfavorable 32 21 19 24 28 30 22 25 26 Hvn't hrd enough 27 39 47 40 26 26 51 30 28 REFUSED 2 2 1 3 2 1 1 2 2 7. Is your opinion of Joe Biden favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Favorable 39% 7% 75% 34% 36% 42% 33% 67% Unfavorable 38 70 6 43 47 31 47 9 Hvn't hrd enough 20 21 17 21 15 25 17 23 REFUSED 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Miltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld Favorable 43% 27% 23% 42% 30% 36% 15% 39% 38% Unfavorable 44 50 55 44 56 39 63 41 41 Hvn't hrd enough 11 21 20 12 11 22 19 18 19 REFUSED 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 18-34 35-54 55+ Favorable 47% 35% 34% 36% 40% 46% 37% 42% 38% Unfavorable 41 37 28 42 41 42 28 41 42 Hvn't hrd enough 11 26 36 22 16 9 33 15 17 REFUSED 2 2 1 - 2 3 1 2 3 8. 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 More 31% 46% 29% 21% 33% 28% 32% 31% Less 25 15 17 40 21 29 25 16 About the same 44 39 54 38 45 43 43 53 DK/NA - - - - 1 - 1 - WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Miltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld More 30% 33% 34% 30% 35% 29% 35% 32% 33% Less 22 27 23 30 20 30 25 25 25 About the same 48 39 42 40 44 41 39 43 41 DK/NA - 1 - - 1 - 1 - 1 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 18-34 35-54 55+ More 30% 31% 25% 27% 31% 34% 22% 31% 37% Less 21 27 27 33 24 19 29 25 20 About the same 49 41 48 40 45 47 48 44 43 DK/NA - 1 1 - - 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") Jun 07 Mar 20 Feb 08 Dec 21 Oct 11 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 More 31 33 31 30 35 Less 25 25 23 23 20 About the same 44 41 46 46 44 DK/NA - 1 1 1 1 16. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 48% 9% 89% 45% 43% 53% 39% 82% Disapprove 47 89 8 49 52 43 57 13 DK/NA 5 3 3 6 5 4 4 5 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Miltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld Approve 45% 35% 30% 42% 36% 43% 19% 45% 44% Disapprove 52 60 67 56 61 53 78 52 51 DK/NA 3 5 3 2 4 4 3 3 5 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 18-34 35-54 55+ Approve 51% 47% 48% 46% 51% 50% 65% 45% 42% Disapprove 47 48 47 47 47 48 30 51 53 DK/NA 2 6 6 7 3 2 5 3 5 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President? Jun 07 Mar 20 Feb 08 Dec 21 Oct 11 Sep 15 Jun 30 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 Approve 48 49 46 42 45 40 48 Disapprove 47 47 49 51 52 54 48 DK/NA 5 4 5 7 3 6 4 19. 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 Yes/Deserves 49% 9% 90% 46% 45% 52% 37% 85% No/Does not 47 88 7 48 51 42 59 9 DK/NA 5 3 4 7 4 6 4 6 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Miltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld Yes/Deserves 44% 32% 26% 40% 35% 40% 17% 42% 45% No/Does not 52 64 69 58 63 55 81 54 50 DK/NA 3 4 5 2 3 5 2 4 4 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 18-34 35-54 55+ Yes/Deserves 50% 48% 49% 51% 50% 48% 66% 47% 41% No/Does not 46 47 43 46 47 49 31 49 54 DK/NA 4 5 8 3 3 3 3 4 6 TREND: Do you feel that Barack Obama deserves to be reelected, or do you feel that he does not deserve to be reelected? Jun 07 Mar 20 Feb 08 Dec 21 Oct 11 Sep 15 Jun 30 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 Yes/Deserves 49 49 46 41 44 41 47 No/Does not 47 47 48 53 51 51 47 DK/NA 5 4 5 6 5 8 6 20. Would you say Barack Obama is a likable person or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Yes 80% 59% 97% 84% 79% 81% 76% 96% No 16 35 1 12 17 15 19 1 DK/NA 4 6 2 4 4 4 4 3 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Miltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld Yes 78% 75% 70% 84% 76% 76% 63% 82% 79% No 18 21 24 14 20 19 30 15 16 DK/NA 4 5 6 2 4 5 7 3 5 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 18-34 35-54 55+ Yes 81% 79% 81% 83% 80% 82% 88% 81% 74% No 15 16 17 12 13 16 8 15 21 DK/NA 4 5 2 5 7 2 3 3 6 21. Would you say Mitt Romney is a likable person or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Yes 61% 83% 42% 60% 65% 57% 65% 48% No 28 10 46 30 24 32 25 37 DK/NA 11 7 13 10 12 11 10 15 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Miltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld Yes 64% 66% 70% 71% 68% 62% 75% 67% 58% No 30 22 18 25 23 27 14 25 28 DK/NA 7 12 11 5 9 11 12 8 14 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 18-34 35-54 55+ Yes 61% 60% 60% 61% 58% 64% 59% 61% 63% No 31 26 26 30 30 29 34 28 25 DK/NA 8 13 14 9 11 7 8 11 12 22. 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 Obama 44% 8% 84% 41% 39% 48% 34% 76% Romney 46 87 7 46 52 39 56 12 DK/NA 11 5 9 13 8 13 10 13 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Miltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld Obama 41% 30% 24% 39% 31% 37% 16% 38% 38% Romney 54 58 66 57 62 50 75 54 49 DK/NA 5 13 10 4 6 13 9 8 13 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 18-34 35-54 55+ Obama 46% 42% 44% 47% 43% 45% 57% 42% 38% Romney 48 44 41 41 49 50 35 48 50 DK/NA 6 14 15 12 8 5 8 10 13 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? Jun 07 Mar 20 Feb 08 Dec 21 2012 2012 2012 2011 Obama 44 47 44 41 Romney 46 45 47 46 DK/NA 11 8 9 13 23. In general, do you support or oppose same-sex marriage? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Support 42% 14% 64% 47% 37% 47% 40% 35% Oppose 49 82 27 41 53 46 51 54 DK/NA 9 4 9 12 10 8 8 10 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Miltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld Support 54% 31% 26% 53% 38% 43% 9% 50% 37% Oppose 38 60 68 39 53 50 85 41 51 DK/NA 7 9 6 9 9 7 5 9 11 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 18-34 35-54 55+ Support 53% 36% 35% 43% 43% 53% 68% 40% 29% Oppose 38 56 55 48 49 41 25 52 62 DK/NA 9 8 10 9 7 6 7 8 8 24. Do you think same-sex couples should be allowed legally to marry, should be allowed legally to form civil unions but not marry, or should not be allowed to obtain legal recognition of their relationships? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Marry 39% 14% 60% 41% 35% 42% 38% 33% Civil unions 29 38 17 33 31 27 31 25 No recognition 25 42 17 19 26 24 25 36 DK/NA 7 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Miltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld Marry 48% 32% 24% 48% 37% 39% 11% 44% 35% Civil unions 34 29 35 37 32 30 31 38 30 No recognition 14 32 34 9 25 25 50 12 28 DK/NA 5 7 7 6 7 6 8 5 8 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 18-34 35-54 55+ Marry 46% 35% 38% 35% 38% 46% 64% 36% 26% Civil unions 35 26 21 32 31 34 18 35 30 No recognition 14 32 31 28 25 17 12 24 35 DK/NA 6 7 10 5 7 3 5 5 9 25. Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on same-sex marriage, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Obama 55% 26% 81% 56% 50% 59% 49% 72% Romney 28 56 8 26 34 23 34 14 DK/NA 17 19 11 19 16 18 16 15 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Miltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld Obama 58% 44% 37% 59% 45% 53% 24% 57% 52% Romney 28 39 44 28 41 28 55 29 29 DK/NA 15 17 19 14 14 19 20 15 19 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 18-34 35-54 55+ Obama 60% 51% 54% 50% 59% 60% 73% 57% 42% Romney 26 30 28 29 28 31 15 32 36 DK/NA 14 19 19 21 13 9 13 12 22 26. How important will the issue of same-sex marriage be in your vote for President this year; extremely important, very important, somewhat important, or not important? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Extremely important 12% 20% 8% 9% 8% 15% 11% 9% Very important 13 13 12 13 10 15 13 13 Somewhat important 30 26 32 32 30 30 29 29 Not important 44 40 48 45 50 39 46 48 DK/NA 1 1 - 2 2 1 1 1 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Miltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld Extremely important 7% 14% 14% 7% 9% 13% 22% 5% 10% Very important 10 15 14 7 10 16 19 7 11 Somewhat important 29 29 28 30 29 29 28 29 31 Not important 54 40 43 56 51 41 29 59 46 DK/NA - 1 1 - 2 1 1 1 2 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 18-34 35-54 55+ Extremely important 7% 15% 15% 13% 12% 6% 16% 7% 14% Very important 10 14 12 17 12 9 10 10 16 Somewhat important 29 31 33 26 31 31 37 30 27 Not important 54 39 38 44 43 53 37 53 42 DK/NA 1 2 1 - 2 1 - - 2 27. As you may know, Barack Obama supports same-sex marriage. Does Barack Obama's support for same-sex marriage make you more likely to vote for him for President, less likely to vote for him for President, or doesn't it make a difference? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk More likely 14% 1% 24% 15% 11% 16% 12% 11% Less likely 24 49 5 21 25 23 29 9 No difference 60 48 70 62 62 59 57 78 DK/NA 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Miltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld More likely 17% 9% 6% 11% 9% 16% 2% 12% 6% Less likely 19 36 40 16 28 29 54 19 24 No difference 63 53 53 72 61 53 43 68 67 DK/NA 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 18-34 35-54 55+ More likely 16% 12% 15% 14% 10% 18% 30% 10% 7% Less likely 18 28 27 27 23 18 9 24 32 No difference 65 58 57 58 66 63 60 65 56 DK/NA 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 28. As you may know, Mitt Romney opposes same-sex marriage. Does Mitt Romney's opposition to same-sex marriage make you more likely to vote for him for President, less likely to vote for him for President, or doesn't it make a difference? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk More likely 21% 46% 4% 17% 23% 19% 25% 9% Less likely 23 3 43 24 19 27 22 16 No difference 53 50 52 56 56 51 51 72 DK/NA 2 1 1 3 2 2 2 2 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Miltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld More likely 16% 31% 36% 14% 25% 24% 53% 14% 23% Less likely 29 17 12 24 18 26 4 24 17 No difference 54 50 51 61 55 48 42 60 55 DK/NA 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 4 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 18-34 35-54 55+ More likely 15% 24% 21% 21% 23% 17% 11% 19% 28% Less likely 26 22 24 26 20 29 46 18 16 No difference 56 52 53 50 53 55 41 62 52 DK/NA 2 2 1 3 3 - 2 1 4 29. As you may know, Mitt Romney opposes civil unions for same-sex couples. Does Mitt Romney's opposition to civil unions for same-sex couples make you more likely to vote for him for President, less likely to vote for him for President, or doesn't it make a difference? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk More likely 14% 32% 2% 11% 16% 12% 17% 5% Less likely 28 4 48 29 24 31 25 22 No difference 56 60 49 57 58 53 55 73 DK/NA 3 4 1 2 2 3 3 - WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Miltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld More likely 10% 22% 25% 8% 18% 16% 38% 7% 17% Less likely 34 20 15 28 22 28 7 28 20 No difference 55 55 57 63 58 52 52 63 60 DK/NA 1 3 3 1 2 3 3 2 3 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME AGE IN YRS....... Yes No <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 18-34 35-54 55+ More likely 9% 17% 15% 17% 14% 9% 7% 11% 22% Less likely 33 24 24 30 26 34 49 23 20 No difference 57 55 57 52 57 56 43 65 54 DK/NA 1 3 4 2 3 - 2 2 4 Demographic Summary
