Friday, October 12, 2012

#Tipp lead shrinks from 5 #Obama made up some lost ground against Romney, Obama 45.7% | Romney 46.9%


According to this analysis, more GOP'ers voting for Romney than there are Dems voting for Obama.  
IBD/TIPP 2012 Presidential Election
Daily Tracking Poll
Day 3: Oct. 11, 2012
Romney: +1.2

Obama 45.7% | Romney 46.9%
  • Obama made up some lost ground against Romney, with the GOP challenger’s lead shrinking to 1 point from 5 points a day earlier.
  • Romney’s margin over Obama among independents, a key voting bloc, shrank from 20% on Day 2 to 15% on Day 3.
  • Romney’s significant 36-point lead with white males dropped to 28 points — still substantial.
  • Meanwhile, Romney had shown a surprising 3-point lead in the West for two straight days. That reversed itself, however, in the latest poll, with Obama leading in the West by 46%-42%.
Obama
Romney
Not Sure
OVERALL
45.7%
46.9%
5.5%
REGION
Northeast
55%
39%
6%
Midwest
46%
46%
4%
South
41%
55%
4%
West
46%
42%
10%
AGE
18-44
56%
39%
5%
45-64
38%
53%
6%
65+
39%
51%
5%
GENDER
Male
41%
53%
5%
Female
50%
42%
6%
RACE
White
35%
56%
6%
Black/Hispanic
83%
12%
3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Under 30K
55%
36%
7%
30K-50K
44%
48%
5%
50-75K
46%
44%
8%
75K+
45%
51%
3%
PARTY
Democrats
88%
6%
3%
Republicans
3%
94%
1%
Ind./Other
36%
51%
11%
INVESTOR CLASS
Yes
45%
50%
3%
No
47%
43%
7%
AREA TYPE
Urban
50%
40%
6%
Suburban
46%
46%
6%
Rural
40%
55%
4%
WHITE
White men
32%
60%
5%
White women
38%
53%
6%
BLACK/HISPANIC
Black*
90%
6%
3%
Hispanic*
66%
28%
4%
WOMEN
Single women
58%
37%
5%
Married women
43%
47%
7%
EDUCATION
High School
44%
46%
7%
Some College
43%
50%
6%
College Degree+
48%
46%
5%
IDEOLOGY
Conservative
21%
73%
4%
Moderate
54%
37%
8%
Liberal
91%
3%
4%
HOUSEHOLD DESCRIPTION
Upper/Upper Middle
51%
43%
6%
Middle
44%
49%
4%
Working
44%
46%
7%
Lower*
50%
41%
7%
RELIGION
Protestant
33%
60%
6%
Catholic
46%
43%
5%
Other Christian
44%
52%
3%
Jewish*
40%
44%
16%
Other*
50%
33%
15%
None
69%
27%
3%
UNION HOUSEHOLD
Yes
60%
34%
5%
No
43%
49%
5%
2008 VOTE
Obama
84%
9%
6%
McCain
2%
94%
3%
Polling period: 10/5 - 10/10
Margin of Error: +/- 3.5%
Sample Size: 812 likely voters (identified from 924 registered voters with party affiliation of 39% Dem, 31% GOP, 30% Ind.)
Methodology: Traditional telephone methodology using Random Digit Dial (RDD) landline and cell phone samples
*Small sample size. Interpret with caution.

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