Statewide opinion polling for the 2012 United States presidential election

For older polls, see Early/Mid 2012 statewide opinion polling for the 2012 United States presidential election and Pre-2012 statewide opinion polling for the 2012 United States presidential election.
2012 United States presidential election polling
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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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(270 electoral votes needed to win)

* 2 of Maine's congressional electoral votes and 2 of Nebraska's congressional electoral votes have not been polled.

Light shading indicates old polling data.
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Statewide public opinion polls that were conducted relating to the 2012 United States presidential election, which was won by incumbent President Barack Obama, are as follows. 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.

Opinion polling: Obama vs Romney

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

9 electoral votes
(Republican in 2004) 62%–38%
(Republican in 2008) 60%–38%

See also: Early/Mid 2012 statewide opinion polling for the United States presidential election, 2012

Alaska

3 electoral votes
(Republican in 2004) 61%–35%
(Republican in 2008) 59%–37%

No polls conducted

Arizona

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
Public Policy Polling[1] November 2–3, 2012 Obama 46% Romney 53% 7 1080 LV ±3.0%
YouGov[2] October 31–November 3, 2012 Obama 44% Romney 52% 8 702 LV ±4.1%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[3] October 21, 2012 Obama 44% Romney 52% 8 500 LV ±4.5%
YouGov[4] October 4–11, 2012 Obama 43% Romney 52% 9 469 LV ±5.4%
Behavior Research Center (Rocky Mountain Poll)[5] October 4–10, 2012 Obama 44% Romney 42% 2 523 LV ±4.4%
Public Policy Polling[6] October 1–3, 2012 Obama 44% Romney 53% 9 595 LV ±4.0%
Moore Information/HighGround (R)[7] September 25–26, 2012 Obama 42% Romney 46% 4 500 LV ±4%
Rasmussen Reports[8] September 25, 2012 Obama 42% Romney 52% 10 500 LV ±4.5%
Purple Strategies[9] September 15–19, 2012 Obama 45% Romney 48% 3 600 LV ±4.0%
YouGov[10] September 7–14, 2012 Obama 41% Romney 51% 10 628 LV Not reported
Public Policy Polling[11] September 7–9, 2012 Obama 44% Romney 53% 9 993 ±3.1%

Arkansas

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
The Arkansas Poll[12] October 9–14, 2012 Obama 31% Romney 58% 27 642 LV ±4%
Talk Business/Hendrix College[13] September 17, 2012 Obama 34.5% Romney 55.5% 21 2228 LV ±2%

California

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
YouGov[14] October 31 – November 3, 2012 Obama 55% Romney 40% 15 1,575 LV Not reported
Field Research[15] October 17–30, 2012 Obama 54% Romney 39% 15 1,566 LV ±2.6%
CBRT/Pepperdine University/M4 Strategies[16] October 21–28, 2012 Obama 55.9% Romney 33% 22.9 2,115 LV ±3%
USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times/Greenberg Quinlan Rosner/American Viewpoint[17] October 15–21, 2012 Obama 55% Romney 38% 17 1,400 LV Not reported
Public Policy Institute of California[18] October 14–21, 2012 Obama 53% Romney 41% 12 993 LV ±4.0%
Reason-Rupe Public Opinion/Princeton Survey Research Associates International[19] October 11–15, 2012 Obama 53% Romney 38% 15 508 LV ±5.1%
YouGov[20] October 4–11, 2012 Obama 58% Romney 39% 19 1169 LV ±3.5%
CBRT/Pepperdine University/M4 Strategies[21] October 7–10, 2012 Obama 54% Romney 32.9% 21.1 830 LV ±3.4%
SurveyUSA[22] October 7–9, 2012 Obama 53% Romney 39% 14 539 LV ±4.3%
Field Research Corporation/UC Berkeley (Field Poll)[23] September 5 – 17, 2012 Obama 58% Romney 34% 24 848 LV ±3.4%
Public Policy Institute of California[24] September 9 – 16, 2012 Obama 53% Romney 39% 14 995 LV ±4.4%
YouGov[25] September 7 – 14, 2012 Obama 56% Romney 39% 17 1,361 LV Not reported
CBRT/Pepperdine University/M4 Strategies[26] September 9–12, 2012 Obama 55.4% Romney 33.4% 22 802 LV ±3.5%
SurveyUSA[27] September 9–11, 2012 Obama 57% Romney 35% 22 524 LV ±4.3%

Colorado

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
Reuters/Ipsos[28] November 3–5, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 47% 1 774 LV ±4%
Public Policy Polling[29] November 3–4, 2012 Obama 52% Romney 46% 6 1,096 LV ±3%
Keating Research/OnSight Public Affairs[30] November 2–4, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 46% 4 603 LV ±4%
Reuters/Ipsos[31] November 2–4, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 48% Tied 676 LV ±4.3%
USAction/Lake Research Partners (D)[32] October 31–November 4, 2012 Obama 45% Romney 44% 1 400 LV ±5%
Reuters/Ipsos[33] November 1–3, 2012 Obama 45% Romney 47% 2 973 LV ±3.6%
YouGov[34] October 31 – November 3, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 47% 1 752 LV ±4.1%
Reuters/Ipsos[35] October 31 – November 2, 2012 Obama 46% Romney 46% Tied 1,052 LV ±3.4%
League of Conservation Voters/Public Policy Polling (D)[36] October 31 – November 1, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 46% 4 825 LV Not reported
Reuters/Ipsos[37] October 30 – November 1, 2012 Obama 46% Romney 47% 1 694 LV ±4.2%
Denver Post/SurveyUSA[38] October 28–31, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 45% 2 695 LV ±3.8%
CNN/Opinion Research Corporation[39] October 26–31, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 48% 2 764 LV ±3.5%
Reuters/Ipsos[40] October 29–31, 2012 Obama 45% Romney 46% 1 744 LV ±4.1%
We Ask America[41] October 30, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 47% 3 1,246 LV ±2.9%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[42] October 29, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 50% 3 500 LV ±4.5%
Project New America/Grove Insight (D)[43] October 28–29, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 45% 3 500 LV ±4.4%
American Research Group[44] October 25–28, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 48% 1 600 LV ±4.0%
Public Policy Polling[45] October 23–25, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 47% 4 904 LV ±3.3%
Purple Strategies[46] October 23–25, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 46% 1 600 LV ±4.0%
Keating Research/OnSight Public Affairs[47] October 23–24, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 45% 3 502 LV ±4.4%
NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist College[48] October 23–24, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 48% Tied 1,128 LV ±2.9%
Project New America/Grove Insight (D)[49] October 23–24, 2012 Obama 46% Romney 43% 3 500 LV ±4.4%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[50] October 21, 2012 Obama 46% Romney 50% 4 500 LV ±4.0%
Public Policy Polling[51] October 16–18, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 47% 3 1000 LV ±3.1%
Project New America/Grove Insight (D)[52] October 15–16, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 44% 3 500 LV ±4.4%
We Ask America[53] October 15, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 48% 1 1,206 LV ±2.9%
Gravis Marketing[54] October 5–11, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 46% 2 2,089 LV ±2.2%
Denver Post/SurveyUSA[55] October 9–10, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 48% 1 614 LV ±4.0%
New York Times/CBS News/Quinnipiac University[56] October 4–9, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 48% 1 1,254 LV ±3.0%
American Research Group[57] October 5–8, 2012 Obama 46% Romney 50% 4 600 LV ±4.0%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[58] October 7, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 48% 1 500 LV ±4.5%
University Of Denver/Selzer & Co.[59] October 4–5, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 43% 4 604 LV ±4.0%
American Conservative Union/McLaughlin & Associates (R)[60] September 30 – October 2, 2012 Obama 46% Romney 50% 4 300 LV ±5.7%
We Ask America[61] September 25 – 27, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 46% 3 1,273 LV ±2.8%
Public Policy Polling[62] September 20–23, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 45% 6 940 LV ±3.2%
Purple Strategies[63] September 15 – 19, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 45% 3 600 LV ±4.0%
NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist College[64] September 16–18, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 45% 5 971 LV ±3.1%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[65] September 17, 2012 Obama 45% Romney 47% 2 500 LV ±4.5%
New York Times/CBS News/Quinnipiac University[66] September 11–17, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 47% 1 1,497 LV ±2.5%
American Research Group[67] September 10–12, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 47% 2 600 LV ±4.0%
Project New America/Keating Research/Keating Research/OnSight Public Affairs (D)[68] September 10–11, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 44% 5 503 LV ±4.4%
Public Policy Polling[69] August 31 – September 2, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 46% 3 1,001 LV ±3.1%

Three way race

Poll source Date administered Democrat % Republican % Libertarian % Lead margin Sample Size Margin of error
Public Policy Polling[70] September 20–23, 2012 Barack Obama 49% Mitt Romney 43% Gary Johnson 4% 6 740 ±3.2%

Connecticut

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
YouGov[71] October 31 – November 3, 2012 Obama 54% Romney 39% 15 895 LV ±3.6%
Public Policy Polling[72] November 1 – 2, 2012 Obama 55% Romney 42% 13 1,220 LV ±2.8%
Quinnipiac University[73] October 19–22, 2012 Obama 55% Romney 41% 14 1,412 LV ±2.6%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[74] October 21, 2012 Obama 52% Romney 45% 7 500 LV ±4.5%
SurveyUSA[75] October 19–21, 2012 Obama 53% Romney 40% 13 575 LV ±4.2%
League of Conservation Voters/Public Policy Polling (D)[76] October 15–16, 2012 Obama 53% Romney 44% 9 1,015 LV ±3.1%
University of Connecticut/Hartford Courant[77] October 11–16, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 37% 14 574 LV ±4.0%
Siena College Research Institute[78] October 4–14, 2012 Obama 53% Romney 38% 15 552 LV ±4.2%
YouGov[79] October 4–11, 2012 Obama 53% Romney 39% 14 434 LV ±5.5%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[80] October 7, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 45% 6 500 LV ±4.5%
Quinnipiac University[81] September 28 – October 2, 2012 Obama 54% Romney 42% 12 1,696 LV ±2.4%
Public Policy Polling[82] September 24 – 26, 2012 Obama 54% Romney 41% 13 801 LV ±3.5%
University of Connecticut/Hartford Courant[83] September 11 – 16, 2012 Obama 53% Romney 32% 21 508 LV ±4.4%
YouGov[84] September 7 – 14, 2012 Obama 53% Romney 40% 13 634 LV Not reported

Delaware

3 electoral votes
(Democratic in 2004) 53%–46%
(Democratic in 2008) 62%–37%

No polls conducted

District of Columbia

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
Public Policy Polling[85] October 12–14, 2012 Obama 88% Romney 8% 80 1,222 LV ±2.8%

Florida

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
Gravis Marketing[86] November 4–5, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 49% Tied 1,060 LV ±3.1%
Reuters/Ipsos[87] November 3–5, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 48% 1 769 LV ±4%
Florida Times-Union/Insider Advantage[88] November 4, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 52% 5 437 LV ±4.6%
Public Policy Polling[89] November 3–4, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 49% 1 955 LV ±3.2%
Reuters/Ipsos[90] November 2–4, 2012 Obama 46% Romney 46% Tied 743 LV ±4.1%
Angus Reid Public Opinion[91] November 1–3, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 49% Tied 525 LV ±4.3%
Reuters/Ipsos[92] November 1–3, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 47% Tied 946 LV ±3.6%
YouGov[93] October 31 – November 3, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 48% 1 1,621 LV ±3%
Reuters/Ipsos[94] October 31 – November 2, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 46% 2 985 LV ±3.6%
Americans United for Change/Mellman Group (D)[95] October 30 – November 2, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 45% 2 800 LV ±3.4%
NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist College[96] October 30 – November 1, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 47% 2 1,545 LV ±2.5%
Mason-Dixon Polling & Research[97] October 30 – November 1, 2012 Obama 45% Romney 51% 6 800 LV ±3.5%
We Ask America[98] October 30, 2012 Obama 48.9% Romney 49.8% 0.9 1,146 LV ±3%
Gravis Marketing[99] October 30, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 50% 3 549 LV ±4.2%
Let Freedom Ring/Pulse Opinion Research (R)[100] October 29, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 50% 2 1,000 LV ±3%
USAction/Project New America/Project New America/Grove Insight (D)[101] October 28–29, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 47% 1 600 LV ±4%
Public Policy Polling[102] October 26–28, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 48% 1 687 LV ±3.7%
CNN/Opinion Research Corporation[103] October 25–28, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 50% 1 770 LV ±3.5%
CBS News/New York Times/Quinnipiac University[104] October 23–28, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 47% 1 1,073 LV ±3%
WFLA-TV Tampa/SurveyUSA[105] October 25–27, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 47% Tied 595 LV ±4.1%
Americans United for Change/Mellman Group (D)[106] October 24–27, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 47% 2 800 LV ±3.4%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[107] October 25, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 50% 2 750 LV ±4.0%
Gravis Marketing[108] October 24, 2012 Obama 48.8% Romney 49.7% 0.9 1,182 LV ±2.8%
Project New America/Grove Insight (D)[109] October 23–24, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 45% 2 600 LV ±4.0%
Sunshine State News/Voter Survey Service[110] October 22–24, 2012 Obama 46% Romney 51% 5 1,001 LV ±3.1%
Americans United for Change/Mellman Group (D) October 18–21, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 47% Tied 800 LV ±3.4%
Angus Reid Public Opinion[111] October 18–20, 2012 Obama 46% Romney 51% 5 502 LV ±4.5%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[112] October 18, 2012 Obama 46% Romney 51% 5 750 LV ±4.0%
Fox News/Anderson Robbins/Shaw & Company[113] October 17–18, 2012 Obama 45% Romney 48% 3 1,130 LV ±3.0%
WFLA-TV Tampa/SurveyUSA[114] October 17–18, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 46% 1 600 LV ±4.1%
WPTV News/Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers/Public Policy Polling[115] October 17–18, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 48% 1 800 LV ±4%
Project New America/Grove Insight (D)[116] October 17–18, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 45% 3 600 LV ±4.0%
CNN/Opinion Research Corporation[117] October 17–18, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 49% 1 681 LV ±4.0%
Gravis Marketing[118] October 13–14, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 49% 1 617 LV ±4.0%
Public Policy Polling[119] October 12–14, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 49% 1 791 LV ±3.4%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[120] October 11, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 51% 4 750 LV ±4.0%
American Research Group[121] October 8–11, 2012 Obama 46% Romney 49% 3 600 LV ±4.0%
YouGov[122] October 4–11, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 47% 1 1,244 LV ±4.0%
Mason-Dixon Polling & Research[123] October 8–10, 2012 Obama 44% Romney 51% 7 800 LV ±3.5%
NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist College[124] October 7–9, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 47% 1 988 ±3.1%
University of North Florida[125] October 1–9, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 45% 4 653 LV Not reported
We Ask America[126] October 4, 2012 Obama 46% Romney 49% 3 1,200 LV ±3.0%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[127] October 4, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 49% 2 500 LV ±4.5%
NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist College[128] September 30 – October 1, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 46% 1 1,191 LV ±3.3%
Gravis Marketing[129] September 29 – 30, 2012 Obama 49.03% Romney 48.42% 0.61 914 LV ±3.4%
WSVN-TV Miami/Suffolk University[130] September 27 – 30, 2012 Obama 46% Romney 43% 3 600 LV ±4.0%
Southern Political Report/Florida Times-Union/InsiderAdvantage[131] September 24, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 46% 3 540 LV ±4.0%
CBS News/New York Times/Quinnipiac University[132] September 18 – 24, 2012 Obama 53% Romney 44% 9 1,196 LV ±3.0%
Washington Post[133] September 19–23, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 47% 4 769 LV ±4.5%
Public Policy Polling[134] September 20–23, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 46% 4 861 LV ±3.3%
American Research Group [135] September 20–22, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 45% 5 600 LV ±4%
Miami Herald/Mason-Dixon Polling & Research[136] September 17–19, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 47% 1 800 LV ±3.5%
Purple Strategies[137] September 15 – 19, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 48% 1 600 LV ±4.0%
Fox News/Anderson Robbins/Shaw & Company[138] September 16–18, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 44% 5 829 LV ±3.0%
Capitol Correspondent/Gravis Marketing[139] September 15–16, 2012 Obama 47.1% Romney 47.7% 0.6 1,728 LV ±2.5%
YouGov[140] September 7–14, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 47% 2 1,415 LV Not reported
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[141] September 12, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 46% 2 500 LV ±4.5%
Secure America Now/Caddell Associates/Caddell Associates/McLaughlin & Associates (R)[142] September 8–12, 2012 Obama 44% Romney 48% 4 600 LV ±4.0%
NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist College[143] September 9–11, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 44% 5 980 LV ±3.1%
Consensus Communications/OnSight Inc. (R)[144] September 8–11, 2012 Obama 42% Romney 42% Tied 606 LV ±4.0%
Associated Industries of Florida/McLaughlin & Associates (R)[145] September 9–10, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 50% 3 600 LV ±4.0%
WFLA-TV Tampa/SurveyUSA[146] September 7–9, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 44% 4 596 LV ±4.1%
Capitol Correspondent/Gravis Marketing[147] September 2, 2012 Obama 46.7% Romney 48% 1.3 1,288 LV ±2.7%
Public Policy Polling[148] August 31 – September 2, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 47% 1 1,548 LV ±2.5%

Three-way race

Poll source Date administered Democrat % Republican % Libertarian % Lead Margin Sample Size Margin of error
We Ask America[149] September 18, 2012 Barack Obama 49.1% Mitt Romney 45.5% Gary Johnson 1.3% 3.6% 1,230 LV ±2.82%

Georgia

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
YouGov[150] October 31 – November 3, 2012 Obama 44% Romney 52% 8 1,070 LV ±3.5%
20/20 Insight[151] October 29–31, 2012 Obama 46% Romney 52% 6 1,316 LV ±2.7%
WXIA-TV Atlanta/SurveyUSA[152] October 25–28, 2012 Obama 44% Romney 52% 8 574 LV ±4.2%
Atlanta Journal-Constitution/Abt SRBI[153] October 8–11, 2012 Obama 43% Romney 51% 8 706 LV ±5.0%
Fox 5 Atlanta/Insider Advantage[154] September 18, 2012 Obama 35% Romney 56% 21 483 LV ±4.5%
YouGov[155] September 7 – 14, 2012 Obama 44% Romney 51% 7 1,020 LV Not reported

Hawaii

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
Honolulu Civil Beat/Merriman River Group[156] October 24–26, 2012 Obama 61% Romney 34% 27 1,218 LV ±2.8%
Honolulu Civil Beat/Merriman River Group[157] September 26–28, 2012 Obama 62% Romney 30% 32 1,648 LV ±2.4%

Idaho

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
Mason-Dixon Polling & Research[158] October 8–10, 2012 Obama 27% Romney 63% 36 625 LV ±4%

Illinois

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
YouGov[159] October 31 – November 3, 2012 Obama 57% Romney 38% 19 1,126 LV ±3.3%
We Ask America[160] October 30, 2012 Obama 57% Romney 41% 16 1,198 LV ±2.95%
YouGov[161] October 4–11, 2012 Obama 58% Romney 38% 20 850 LV ±3.9%
WGN-TV/Chicago Tribune[162] October 4–8, 2012 Obama 55% Romney 36% 19 700 RV ±3.7%
YouGov[163] September 7–14, 2012 Obama 59% Romney 36% 23 1,086 LV Not reported
We Ask America[164] September 5, 2012 Obama 54% Romney 37% 17 1,382 LV ±2.8%

Indiana

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[165] October 31 – November 3, 2012 Obama 44% Romney 51% 7 768 LV ±4.1%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[166] November 1, 2012 Obama 43% Romney 52% 9 600 LV ±4.0%
Howey Politics/DePauw University/Bellwether Research/Bellwether
Research/Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group[167] 		October 28–30, 2012 Obama 41% Romney 51% 10 800 LV ±3.5%
Pharos Research Group[168] October 26–28, 2012 Obama 42% Romney 55% 13 753 LV ±3.5%
McLaughlin & Associates (R)[169] October 24–25, 2012 Obama 41% Romney 55% 14 600 LV ±4.0%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[170] October 10–11, 2012 Obama 41% Romney 54% 13 600 LV ±4.0%
Howey Politics/DePauw University/Bellwether Research/Bellwether
Research/Garin-Hart-Yang-Research Group[171] 		September 19–23, 2012 Obama 40% Romney 52% 12 800 LV ±3.5%
YouGov[172] September 7–14, 2012 Obama 45% Romney 50% 5 628 LV ±4.0%

Iowa

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[173] November 3–4, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 48% 2 1,122 LV ±2.9%
American Research Group[174] November 2–4, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 49% 1 600 LV ±4%
YouGov[175] October 31 – November 3, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 47% 1 1,040 LV ±3.5%
USAction/Project New America/Project New America/Grove Insight (D)[176] November 1–2, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 44% 3 500 LV ±4.4%
Des Moines Register/Selzer & Co.[177] October 30 – November 2, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 42% 5 800 LV ±3.5%
Gravis Marketing[178] November 1, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 45% 4 594 LV ±4.0%
Americans United for Change/Mellman Group (D) October 30 – November 1, 2012 Obama 46% Romney 44% 2 600 LV ±4.0%
We Ask America[179] October 30, 2012 Obama 48.8% Romney 47.3% 1.5 1,174 LV ±3.0%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[180] October 30, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 49% 1 750 LV ±4%
Public Policy Polling[181] October 29–30, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 45% 5 676 LV ±3.8%
NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist College[182] October 28–29, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 44% 6 1,142 LV ±3%
University of Iowa[183] October 18–27, 2012 Obama 44.4% Romney 45.2% 0.8 320 LV ±5.6%
Gravis Marketing[184] October 24, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 46% 4 517 LV ±4.3%
Public Policy Polling[185] October 23–24, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 47% 2 690 LV ±3.7%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[186] October 21, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 48% Tied 500 LV ±4.5%
Health Care for America Now/Public Policy Polling (D)[187] October 18–19, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 48% 1 660 LV ±3.8%
Public Policy Polling[188] October 17–19, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 49% 1 869 LV ±3.3%
NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist College[189] October 15–17, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 43% 8 1,137 LV ±2.9%
We Ask America[190] October 15, 2012 Obama 48.7% Romney 45.9% 2.8 1,499 LV ±2.6%
American Research Group[191] October 11–14, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 48% Tied 600 LV ±4.0%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[192] October 7, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 47% 2 500 LV ±4.5%
We Ask America[193] September 25–27, 2012 Obama 47.5% Romney 43.7% 3.8 1,064 LV ±3.1%
Public Policy Polling[194] September 24–26, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 44% 7 754 LV ±3.6%
American Research Group[195] September 20 – 23, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 44% 7 600 LV ±4.0%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[196] September 19, 2012 Obama 44% Romney 47% 3 500 LV ±4.5%
NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist College[197] September 16–18, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 42% 8 898 LV ±3.3%

Kansas

6 electoral votes
(Republican in 2004) 62%–37%
(Republican in 2008) 57%–42%

See also: Pre-2012 statewide opinion polling for the United States presidential election, 2012 § Kansas

Kentucky

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[198] September 11–13, 2012 Obama 39% Romney 53% 14 606 LV ±4.1%

Louisiana

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[199] October 2 – 4, 2012 Obama 36.2% Romney 58.8% 22.6 2,682 LV ±1.9%
Clarus Research Group[200] September 5 – 7, 2012 Obama 37% Romney 53% 16 602 LV ±4.0%

Maine

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[201] November 1–3, 2012 Obama 53.3% Romney 42.2% 11.1 905 LV ±3.26%
Public Policy Polling[202] November 1–2, 2012 Obama 55% Romney 42% 13 1,633 LV ±2.4%
Critical Insights[203] October 30–31, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 42% 7 613 LV ±4%
Pan Atlantic SMS Group[204] September 24–28, 2012 Obama 50.8% Romney 36.8% 14 400 LV ±4.9%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[205] September 25, 2012 Obama 52% Romney 40% 12 500 LV ±4.5%
Public Policy Polling[206] September 17–18, 2012 Obama 55% Romney 39% 16 804 LV ±3.5%

Maryland

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[207] October 31 – November 3, 2012 Obama 59% Romney 37% 22 705 LV ±4.1%
OpinionWorks[208] October 20 – 23, 2012 Obama 55% Romney 36% 19 801 LV ±3.5%
Washington Post[209] October 11 – 15, 2012 Obama 60% Romney 36% 24 843 LV ±4.0%
YouGov[210] October 4 – 11, 2012 Obama 58% Romney 37% 21 498 LV ±5.2%
Gonzales Research & Marketing Strategies[211] September 17–23, 2012 Obama 55% Romney 36% 19 813 RV ±3.5%

Massachusetts

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
The Boston Herald/University of Massachusetts Lowell[212] October 31 – November 3, 2012 Obama 57% Romney 37% 20 800 LV ±4.1%
YouGov[213] October 31 – November 3, 2012 Obama 57% Romney 37% 20 811 LV ±3.6%
Public Policy Polling[214] November 1 – 2, 2012 Obama 57% Romney 42% 15 1,089 LV ±3%
MassLive.com/Western New England University[215] October 26 – November 1, 2012 Obama 58% Romney 40% 18 535 LV ±4%
Suffolk University[216] October 25 – 28, 2012 Obama 63% Romney 31% 32 600 LV ±4.0%
Boston Globe/University of New Hampshire[217] October 24 – 28, 2012 Obama 52% Romney 38% 14 583 LV ±4.1%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[218] October 25, 2012 Obama 59% Romney 40% 19 500 LV ±4.5%
WBUR/MassINC Polling Group[219] October 21 – 22, 2012 Obama 56% Romney 36% 20 516 LV ±4.4%
Kimball Political Consulting[220] October 18 – 21, 2012 Obama 55% Romney 39% 16 761 LV ±3.48%
League of Conservation Voters/Public Policy Polling (D)[221] October 15 – 16, 2012 Obama 57% Romney 39% 18 709 LV ±3.7%
Public Policy Polling[222] October 9 – 11, 2012 Obama 55% Romney 41% 14 1,051 LV ±3.0%
YouGov[223] October 4–11, 2012 Obama 55% Romney 36% 19 669 LV ±4.9%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[224] October 10, 2012 Obama 57% Romney 42% 15 500 LV ±4.5%
University of Massachusetts Amherst/YouGov[225] October 2 – 8, 2012 Obama 55% Romney 34% 21 437 LV ±5.4%
WBUR/MassINC Polling Group[226] October 5 – 7, 2012 Obama 52% Romney 36% 16 501 LV ±4.4%
Western New England University[227] September 28 – October 4, 2012 Obama 63% Romney 33% 30 516 RV ±4.3%
WBUR/MassINC Polling Group[228] September 26 – 28, 2012 Obama 60% Romney 32% 28 504 LV ±4.4%
Mass Insight Global Partnerships/Opinion Dynamics Corporation[229] September 25–30, 2012 Obama 60% Romney 34% 26 405 RV ±4.6%
Boston Globe/University of New Hampshire[230] September 21 – 27, 2012 Obama 57% Romney 30% 27 502 LV ±4.4%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[231] September 24, 2012 Obama 55% Romney 40% 15 500 LV ±4.5%
The Boston Herald/University of Massachusetts Lowell[232] September 13 – 17, 2012 Obama 60% Romney 36% 24 497 LV ±5.5%
Public Policy Polling[233] September 13 – 16, 2012 Obama 57% Romney 39% 18 876 LV ±3.3%
Suffolk University[234] September 13 – 16, 2012 Obama 64% Romney 31% 33 600 LV ±4.0%
YouGov[235] September 7–14, 2012 Obama 55% Romney 39% 16 825 LV Not reported
MassLive.com/Western New England University[236] September 6 – 13, 2012 Obama 60% Romney 38% 22 444 LV ±4.6%
Kimball Political Consulting[237] September 7 – 9, 2012 Obama 56% Romney 40% 16 756 LV ±3.5%

Michigan

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 & Communications[238] November 4, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 46% 5 1,305 LV ±2.7%
Angus Reid Public Opinion[239] November 1 – 3, 2012 Obama 52% Romney 47% 5 502 LV ±4.4%
Public Policy Polling[240] November 1 – 3, 2012 Obama 52% Romney 46% 6 700 LV ±3.7%
YouGov[241] October 31 – November 3, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 44% 7 1,091 LV ±3.3%
Fox 2 News Detroit/Foster McCollum White & Associates/Baydoun Consulting[242] November 2, 2012 Obama 46.24% Romney 46.86% 0.62 1,913 LV ±2.24%
Rasmussen Reports[243] November 1, 2012 Obama 52% Romney 47% 5 750 LV ±4%
USAction/Project New America/Project New America/Grove Insight (D)[244] October 31 – November 1, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 41% 7 500 LV ±4.4%
League of Conservation Voters/Public Policy Polling (D)[245] October 31 – November 1, 2012 Obama 52% Romney 46% 6 500 LV ±4.4%
Health Care for America Now/Public Policy Polling (D)[246] October 30–31, 2012 Obama 53% Romney 45% 8 500 LV ±4.4%
Detroit News/Glengariff Group[247] October 27–29, 2012 Obama 47.7% Romney 45% 2.7 600 LV ±4%
EPIC-MRA[248] October 26–29, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 42% 6 600 LV ±4%
Fox 2 News Detroit/Foster McCollum White & Associates/Baydoun Consulting[249] October 22–23, 2012 Obama 46.92% Romney 46.56% 0.36 1,122 LV ±2.9%
Angus Reid Public Opinion[250] October 18–20, 2012 Obama 52% Romney 43% 9 551 LV ±4.2%
EPIC-MRA[251] October 17, 2012 Obama 52% Romney 46% 6 800 LV ±3.5%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[252] October 11, 2012 Obama 52% Romney 45% 7 500 LV ±4.5%
YouGov[253] October 4–11, 2012 Obama 52% Romney 42% 10 895 LV ±3.9%
Lambert, Edwards & Associates/Denno Research[254] October 9–10, 2012 Obama 44.2% Romney 40.5% 3.7 600 LV ±4.0%
Detroit News/Glengariff Group[255] October 6 – 8, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 42% 7 600 LV ±4.0%
Capitol CorrespondentGravis Marketing[256] October 5 – 8, 2012 Obama 46% Romney 44% 2 1,122 LV ±3.2%
EPIC-MRA[257] October 4 – 6, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 45% 3 600 LV ±4.0%
Fox 2 News Detroit/Foster McCollum White/Baydoun Consulting[258] October 5, 2012 Obama 49.3% Romney 45.85% 3.45 1,122 LV ±2.93%
We Ask America[259] September 25 – 27, 2012 Obama 52% Romney 39.9% 12.1 1,064 LV ±3.1%
Capitol Correspondent/Gravis Marketing[260] September 21 – 22, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 46.2% 3.8 804 LV ±3.3%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[261] September 20, 2012 Obama 54% Romney 42% 12 500 LV ±4.5%
National Resource Defense Council/Public Policy Polling (D)[262] September 17–19, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 42% 9 1021 LV ±3.1%
CNN/Opinion Research Corporation[263] September 14–18, 2012 Obama 52% Romney 44% 8 754 LV ±3.5%
Detroit News/Glengariff Group[264] September 15–17, 2012 Obama 52% Romney 38% 14 600 LV ±4%
Marketing Resource Group[265] September 10–14, 2012 Obama 47.5% Romney 42.3% 5.2 600 LV ±4.0%
YouGov September 7–14, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 42% 9 1114 LV Not reported
Foster McCollum White/Baydoun & Associates[266] September 12, 2012 Obama 45.49% Romney 43.65% 1.84 1,156 LV ±2.88%
EPIC-MRA[267] September 8–11, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 37% 10 600 LV ±4.0%
Public Policy Polling[268] August 31 – September 2, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 44% 7 815 LV ±3.4%

Minnesota

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[269] November 2–3, 2012 Obama 53% Romney 45% 8 1,164 LV ±2.9%
KSTP-TV Minneapolis/SurveyUSA[270] November 1–3, 2012 Obama 52% Romney 41% 11 556 LV ±4.2%
YouGov[271] October 31 – November 3, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 43% 7 790 LV ±3.8%
League of Conservation Voters/Public Policy Polling (D)[272] October 31 – November 1, 2012 Obama 53% Romney 44% 9 772 LV Not reported
American Future Fund/NMB Research (R)[273] October 29–31, 2012 Obama 45% Romney 46% 1 500 LV ±4.38%
KSTP-TV Minneapolis/Survey USA[274] October 26–28, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 43% 7 574 LV ±4.2%
Star Tribune Minnesota/Mason-Dixon Polling & Research[275] October 23–25, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 44% 3 800 LV ±3.5%
St. Cloud State University[276] October 15–21, 2012 Obama 53% Romney 45% 8 601 LV ±5%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[277] October 21, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 46% 5 500 LV ±4.5%
KSTP-TV Minneapolis/SurveyUSA[278] October 12 – 14, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 40% 10 550 LV ±4.3%
YouGov[279] October 4 – 11, 2012 Obama 52% Romney 44% 8 683 LV ±4.2%
American Future Fund/NMB Research (R)[280] October 7 – 8, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 43% 4 500 LV ±4.38%
Public Policy Polling[281] October 5–8, 2012 Obama 53% Romney 43% 10 937 LV ±3.2%
Star Tribune Minnesota/Mason-Dixon Polling & Research[282] September 10–11, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 44% 7 824 LV ±3.4%
KSTP-TV Minneapolis/SurveyUSA[283] September 6–9, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 40% 10 551 LV ±4.3%

Mississippi

6 electoral votes
(Republican in 2004) 59%–40%
(Republican in 2008) 56%–43%

See also: Pre-2012 statewide opinion polling for the United States presidential election, 2012 § Mississippi

Missouri

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[284] November 2–3, 2012 Obama 45% Romney 53% 8 835 LV ±3.4%
YouGov[285] October 31 – November 3, 2012 Obama 42% Romney 53% 11 779 LV ±3.8%
KSDK-TV St. Louis/KSHB-TV Kansas City/KSPR-TV Springfield/KYTV-TV Springfield/Survey USA[286] October 28 – November 3, 2012 Obama 43% Romney 50% 7 589 LV ±4.1%
We Ask America[287] October 30, 2012 Obama 42.2% Romney 53.8% 11.6 1,217 LV ±2.9%
Saint Louis Post-Dispatch/Mason-Dixon Polling & Research[288] October 23 – 25, 2012 Obama 41% Romney 54% 13 624 LV ±4%
Public Policy Polling[289] October 19 – 21, 2012 Obama 46% Romney 52% 6 582 LV ±4.1%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[290] October 12 – 13, 2012 Obama 43% Romney 54% 11 500 LV ±4.5%
Wenzel Strategies[291] October 12 – 13, 2012 Obama 41.1% Romney 54.9% 13.8 1,000 LV ±3.07%
Public Policy Polling[292] October 1 – 3, 2012 Obama 45% Romney 51% 6 700 LV ±3.7%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[293] October 2, 2012 Obama 46% Romney 49% 3 500 LV ±4.5%
We Ask America[294] September 25 – 27, 2012 Obama 44.5% Romney 47.7% 3.2 1,145 LV ±2.9%
Missouri Scout/Chilenski Strategies[295] September 20, 2012 Obama 44% Romney 50% 6 817 LV ±3.4%
YouGov[296] September 7 – 14, 2012 Obama 43% Romney 50% 7 734 LV Not reported
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[297] September 11, 2012 Obama 45% Romney 48% 3 500 LV ±4.5%

Montana

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[298] November 2–3, 2012 Obama 45% Romney 52% 7 836 LV ±3.4%
Billings Gazette/Mason-Dixon Polling & Research[299] October 29–31, 2012 Obama 43% Romney 53% 10 625 LV ±4%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[300] October 29, 2012 Obama 43% Romney 53% 10 500 LV ±4.5%
Public Policy Polling[301] October 15 – 16, 2012 Obama 43% Romney 53% 10 806 LV ±3.5%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[302] October 14, 2012 Obama 45% Romney 53% 8 500 LV ±4.5%
Public Policy Polling [303] October 8 – 10, 2012 Obama 41% Romney 52% 11 737 LV ±3.6%
Montana Jobs, Energy, and Technology/Mellman Group (D)[304] September 23 – 26, 2012 Obama 44% Romney 48% 4 600 LV ±4%
Public Policy Polling[305] September 10–11, 2012 Obama 45% Romney 50% 5 656 LV ±3.8%

Three way race

Poll source Date administered Democrat % Republican % Libertarian % Lead margin Sample Size Margin of error
Lee Newspapers/Mason-Dixon Research & Polling[306] September 19, 2012 Barack Obama 42% Mitt Romney 51% Gary Johnson 2% 9 625 RV ±4%

Nebraska

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[307] November 1, 2012 Obama 41% Romney 54% 13 1,178 LV ±2.95%
Wiese Research Associates[308] October 23 – 25, 2012 Obama 38% Romney 52% 14 800 LV ±3.5%
Wiese Research Associates[309] September 17 – 20, 2012 Obama 40% 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 Associates[310] October 23 – 25, 2012 Obama 44% Romney 49% 5 679 LV ±3.8%
Wiese Research Associates[311] September 17 – 20, 2012 Obama 44% Romney 44% Tied Not reported Not reported

Nevada

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[312] November 3–4, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 47% 4 750 LV ±3.6%
YouGov[313] October 31 – November 3, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 45% 4 732 LV ±4.1%
Americans United for Change/Mellman Group (D)[314] October 29–31, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 44% 6 600 LV ±4%
Las Vegas Review-Journal/SurveyUSA[315] October 23–29, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 46% 4 1,212 LV ±2.9%
USAction/Project New America/Project New America/Grove Insight (D)[316] October 27–28, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 43% 6 500 LV ±4.4%
Gravis Marketing[317] October 24, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 49% 1 955 LV ±3.2%
NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist College[318] October 23–24, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 47% 3 1,042 LV ±3%
Public Policy Polling[319] October 22–24, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 47% 4 636 LV ±3.9%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[320] October 23, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 48% 2 500 LV ±4.5%
American Research Group[321] October 19 – 22, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 47% 2 600 LV ±4.0%
Americans United for Change/Mellman Group (D)[322] October 15–17, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 43% 8 600 LV ±4.0%
Project New America/Grove Insight (D)[323] October 15–16, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 43% 7 500 LV ±4.4%
Las Vegas Review-Journal/SurveyUSA[324] October 11–15, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 45% 3 806 LV ±3.5%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[325] October 15, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 47% 3 500 LV ±4.5%
YouGov[326] October 4 – 11, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 45% 5 358 LV ±6.7%
Public Policy Polling[327] October 8–10, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 47% 4 594 LV ±4%
KSNV-Nevada/Suffolk University[328] October 6–9, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 45% 2 500 LV ±4.4%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[329] October 8, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 47% Tied 500 LV ±4.5%
Las Vegas Review-Journal/SurveyUSA[330] October 3–8, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 46% 1 1,222 LV ±2.9%
Gravis Marketing[331] October 3, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 48% 1 1,006 LV ±3.1%
NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist College[332] September 23 – 25, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 47% 2 984 LV ±3.1%
American Research Group[333] September 20 – 23, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 44% 7 600 LV ±4.0%
Retail Association of Nevada/Public Opinion Strategies (R)[334] September 19 – 20, 2012 Obama 46% Romney 46% Tied 500 LV ±4.4%
League of Conservation Voters/Public Policy Polling (D)[335] September 18 – 20, 2012 Obama 52% Romney 43% 9 501 LV ±4.4%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[336] September 18, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 45% 2 500 LV ±4.5%
CNN/Opinion Research Corporation[337] September 14–18, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 46% 3 741 LV ±3.5%

Three way race

Poll source Date administered Democrat % Republican % Libertarian % Lead margin Sample Size Margin of error
WeAskAmerica[338] September 25–27, 2012 Barack Obama 52.5% Mitt Romney 42% Gary Johnson 2.3% 10.5 1,152 LV ±3.1%

New Hampshire

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
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[339] November 4, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 48% 2 750 LV ±4%
New England College[340] November 3–4, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 46% 4 687 LV ±3.7%
Public Policy Polling[341] November 3–4, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 48% 2 1,550 LV ±2.5%
American Research Group[342] November 2–4, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 49% Tied 600 LV ±4%
University of New Hampshire[343] November 1–4, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 48% 3 789 LV ±3.5%
YouGov[344] October 31 – November 3, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 43% 4 690 LV ±4.1%
WMUR/University of New Hampshire[345] October 31 – November 2, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 48% Tied 502 LV ±4.4%
Gravis Marketing[346] November 1, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 49% 1 497 LV ±4.3%
New England College[347] October 29–31, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 44% 6 1,017 LV ±3.7%
NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist College[348] October 28–29, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 47% 2 1,013 LV ±3.1%
Public Policy Polling[349] October 26 – 28, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 47% 2 874 LV ±3.3%
USAction/Lake Research Partners (D)[350] October 24 – 28, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 42% 5 400 LV ±5%
USAction/Project New America/Project New America/Grove Insight (D)[351] October 24 – 25, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 44% 3 500 LV ±4.4%
New England College[352] October 23 – 25, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 46% 3 571 LV ±4.1%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[353] October 23, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 50% 2 500 LV ±4.5%
American Research Group[354] October 19 – 22, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 49% 2 600 LV ±4.0%
USAction/Lake Research Partners (D)[355] October 18 – 22, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 45% 3 400 LV ±4.9%
WMUR/University of New Hampshire[356] October 17 – 21, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 42% 9 773 LV ±3.5%
Public Policy Polling[357] October 17 – 19, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 49% 1 1,036 LV ±3.0%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[358] October 15, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 49% 1 500 LV ±4.5%
7 News/Suffolk University[359] October 12 – 14, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 47% Tied 500 LV ±4.4%
American Research Group[360] October 9 – 11, 2012 Obama 46% Romney 50% 4 600 LV ±4.0%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[361] October 9, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 48% Tied 500 LV ±4.5%
WMUR/University of New Hampshire[362] September 30 – October 6, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 44% 6 559 LV ±4.1%
WMUR/University of New Hampshire[363] September 27 – 30, 2012 Obama 54% Romney 39% 15 600 LV ±4.0%
American Research Group[364] September 25 – 27, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 45% 5 600 LV ±4.0%
Progressive Change Campaign Committee/Public Policy Polling (D)[365] September 24–25, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 44% 7 862 LV ±3.3%
NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist College[366] September 23 – 25, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 44% 7 1,012 ±3.1%
New Hampshire Democratic Party/Greenberg Quinlan Rosner (D)[367] September 15 – 19, 2012 Obama 52% Romney 45% 7 600 LV ±4.9%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[368] September 18, 2012 Obama 45% Romney 48% 3 500 LV ±4.5%
American Research Group[369] September 15–17, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 47% 1 463 LV Not reported
YouGov[370] September 7–14, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 42% 6 340 LV Not reported
WMUR/University of New Hampshire[371] September 4–10, 2012 Obama 45% Romney 40% 5 592 LV ±4.0%

New Jersey

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[372] October 31 – November 3, 2012 Obama 53% Romney 41% 12 987 LV ±3.4%
Philadelphia Inquirer/Global Strategy Group/National Research[373] October 23 – 25, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 41% 10 601 LV ±4.0%
Quinnipiac University[374] October 10 – 14, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 43% 8 1,319 LV ±2.7%
Philadelphia Inquirer/Global Strategy Group/National Research[375] October 4 – 8, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 40% 11 604 LV ±4.0%
Rutgers University[376] September 27 – 30, 2012 Obama 56% Romney 39% 17 645 LV ±3.8%
Monmouth University[377] September 19 – 23, 2012 Obama 52% Romney 37% 15 613 LV ±4.0%
YouGov[378] September 7 – 14, 2012 Obama 52% Romney 40% 12 1,040 LV Not reported
Philadelphia Inquirer/Global Strategy Group/National Research[379] September 9–12, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 37% 14 600 LV ±4.0%
Quinnipiac University[380] August 27 – September 2, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 44% 7 1,471 LV ±2.6%

New Mexico

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[381] October 31 – November 3, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 43% 6 650 LV Not reported
Public Opinion Strategies (R)[382] October 30–31, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 41% 8 500 LV ±4.38%
Albuquerque Journal/Research & Polling Inc.[383] October 23–25, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 41% 9 662 LV ±3.8%
Public Policy Polling[384] October 23–24, 2012 Obama 53% Romney 44% 9 727 LV Not reported
Public Opinion Strategies (R)[usurped] October 21–22, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 42% 5 500 LV ±4.38%
Albuquerque Journal/Research & Polling Inc.[385] October 9–10, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 39% 10 658 LV ±3.8%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[386] October 8, 2012 Obama 54% Romney 43% 11 500 LV ±4.5%
League of Conservation Voters/Public Policy Polling (D)[387] October 2–3, 2012 Obama 52% Romney 43% 9 778 LV Not reported
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[388] September 27, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 40% 11 500 LV ±4.5%
Public Opinion Strategies (R)[389] September 25–27, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 40% 7 500 LV ±4.38%
NRDC Action Fund/Public Policy Polling (D)[390] September 17 – 20, 2012 Obama 52% Romney 43% 9 3,111 LV ±1.8%
YouGov[391] September 7–14, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 43% 8 293 LV Not reported
League of Conservation Voters/Public Policy Polling (D)[392] September 7–9, 2012 Obama 53% Romney 42% 11 1,122 LV ±2.9%
Albuquerque Journal/Research & Polling Inc.[393] September 3–6, 2012 Obama 45% Romney 40% 5 667 LV ±3.8%

Three way race

Poll source Date administered Democrat % Republican % Libertarian % Lead margin Sample Size Margin of error
Public Opinion Strategies (R)[394] October 30–31, 2012 Barack Obama 49% Mitt Romney 41% Gary Johnson 6% 8 500 LV ±4.38%
Albuquerque Journal/Research & Polling Inc.[395] October 23–25, 2012 Barack Obama 50% Mitt Romney 41% Gary Johnson 5% 9 662 LV ±3.8%
Albuquerque Journal/Research & Polling Inc.[396] October 9–11, 2012 Barack Obama 49% Mitt Romney 39% Gary Johnson 6% 10 658 LV ±3.8%
We Ask America[397] September 25–27, 2012 Barack Obama 50.9% Mitt Romney 40.6% Gary Johnson 3.9% 10.3 1,258 LV ±2.58%
Albuquerque Journal/Research & Polling Inc.[398] September 3–6, 2012 Barack Obama 45% Mitt Romney 40% Gary Johnson 7% 5 667 LV ±3.8%

New York

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[399] October 31 – November 3, 2012 Obama 59% Romney 36% 23 1,430 LV ±2.8%
WABC-TV New York/SurveyUSA[400] October 23 – 25, 2012 Obama 62% Romney 33% 29 554 LV ±4.1%
Siena College[401] October 22 – 24, 2012 Obama 59% Romney 35% 24 750 LV ±3.6%
Marist College[402] October 18 – 21, 2012 Obama 61% Romney 35% 26 565 LV ±4.1%
YouGov[403] October 4 – 11, 2012 Obama 59% Romney 35% 24 1,142 LV ±3.2%
Quinnipiac University[404] September 4–9, 2012 Obama 62% Romney 34% 28 1,486 LV ±2.5%

North Carolina

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[405] November 4, 2012 Obama 46% Romney 50% 4 1,130 LV ±2.9%
Public Policy Polling[406] November 3–4, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 49% Tied 926 LV ±3.2%
YouGov[407] October 31 – November 3, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 49% 2 1,500 LV ±2.8%
Public Policy Polling[408] October 29 – 31, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 49% Tied 730 LV ±3.6%
High Point University[409] October 22–30, 2012 Obama 45% Romney 46% 1 403 LV ±5%
WRAL-TV Raleigh/SurveyUSA[410] October 26–29, 2012 Obama 45% Romney 50% 5 682 LV ±3.8%
Elon University[411] October 21 – 26, 2012 Obama 45% Romney 45% Tied 1,238 LV ±2.79%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[412] October 25, 2012 Obama 46% Romney 52% 6 500 LV ±4.5%
Public Policy Polling[413] October 23 – 25, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 48% Tied 880 LV ±3.3%
Gravis Marketing[414] October 24, 2012 Obama 45% Romney 53% 8 1,723 LV ±2.4%
Project New America/Grove Insight (D)[415] October 23 – 24, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 44% 3 500 LV ±4.4%
Civitas Institute/National Research (R)[416] October 20–21, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 48% 1 600 LV ±4%
Project New America/Grove Insight (D)[417] October 17 – 18, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 44% 3 500 LV ±4.4%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[418] October 17, 2012 Obama 46% Romney 52% 6 500 LV ±4.5%
Public Policy Polling[419] October 12 – 14, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 49% 2 1,084 LV ±3.0%
North Carolina Republican Party/Tel Opinion Research (R)[420] October 12–13, 2012 Obama 45% Romney 49% 4 600 LV ±4.0%
YouGov[421] October 4–11, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 49% 1 810 LV ±3.9%
University of North Carolina/High Point University[422] September 29 – October 10, 2012 Obama 46% Romney 45% 1 605 RV ±4.0%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[423] October 9, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 51% 3 500 LV ±4.5%
Gravis Marketing[424] October 6–8, 2012 Obama 41.2% Romney 49.9% 8.7 1,325 LV ±2.9%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[425] October 2, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 51% 4 500 LV ±4.5%
Survey USA[426] September 29 – October 1, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 47% 2 573 LV ±4.2%
American Research Group[427] September 28 – 30, 2012 Obama 46% Romney 50% 4 600 LV ±4.0%
Public Policy Polling[428] September 27 – 30, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 48% Tied 981 LV ±3.1%
NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist College[429] September 23–25, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 46% 2 1,035 LV ±3.0%
Civitas Institute/National Research (R)[430] September 18–19, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 45% 4 600 RV ±4%
Purple Strategies[431] September 15–19, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 46% 2 600 LV ±4%
FOX 8/High Point University[432] September 8–13, 15–18, 2012 Obama 46% Romney 43% 3 448 RV ±4.7%
YouGov[433] September 7–14, 2012 Obama 46% Romney 48% 2 1,060 LV Not reported
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[434] September 13, 2012 Obama 45% Romney 51% 6 500 LV ±4.5%
Public Policy Polling[435] September 7–9, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 48% 1 1,087 LV ±3.0%
Civitas Institute/SurveyUSA[436] September 4–6, 2012 Obama 43% Romney 53% 10 500 RV ±4.5%
Public Policy Polling[437] August 31 – Sept 2, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 48% Tied 1,012 LV ±3.1%

North Dakota

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 Polling & Research[438] October 26 – 28, 2012 Obama 40% Romney 54% 14 625 LV ±4%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[439] October 17 – 18, 2012 Obama 40% Romney 54% 14 600 LV ±4.0%
Forum Communications/Essman Research[440] October 12 – 15, 2012 Obama 32% Romney 57% 25 500 LV ±4.4%
Mason-Dixon Polling & Research[441] October 3 – 5, 2012 Obama 40% Romney 54% 14 625 LV ±4.0%
North Dakota Democratic-NPL State Party/DFM Research (D)[442] September 24 – 27, 2012 Obama 39% Romney 51% 12 600 LV ±4.0%

Ohio

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[443] November 4–5, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 48% 1 1,316 LV ±2.7%
Reuters/Ipsos[444] November 3–5, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 46% 4 680 LV ±4.3%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[445] November 4, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 49% Tied 750 LV ±4.0%
Public Policy Polling[446] November 3–4, 2012 Obama 52% Romney 47% 5 1,000 LV ±3.1%
Angus Reid Public Opinion[447] November 2–4, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 48% 3 572 LV ±4.1%
Reuters/Ipsos[448] November 2–4, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 44% 4 712 LV ±4.2%
WCMH-TV Columbus/SurveyUSA[449] November 1–4, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 44% 5 803 LV ±3.5%
University of Cincinnati[450] October 31 – November 4, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 49% 1 901 LV ±3.3%
Reuters/Ipsos[451] November 1–3, 2012 Obama 46% Romney 45% 1 1,031 LV ±3.5%
YouGov[452] October 31 – November 3, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 46% 3 1,620 LV ±3%
Columbus Dispatch[453] October 24 – November 3, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 48% 2 1,501 LV ±2.2%
USAction/Project New America/Project New America/Grove Insight (D)[454] November 1–2, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 45% 4 500 LV ±4.4%
Reuters/Ipsos[455] October 31 – November 2, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 45% 2 1,012 LV ±3.5%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[456] November 1, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 49% Tied 750 LV ±4%
NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist College[457] October 30 – November 1, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 45% 6 971 LV ±3.1%
We Ask America[458] October 30 – November 1, 2012 Obama 50.2% Romney 45.8% 4 1,649 LV ±2.6%
CNN/Opinion Research Corporation[459] October 30 – November 1, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 47% 3 796 LV ±3.5%
Citizens United/Wenzel Strategies (R)[460] October 30–31, 2012 Obama 46% Romney 49% 3 1,281 LV ±2.7%
Health Care for America Now/Public Policy Polling (D)[461] October 29 – 30, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 45% 5 600 LV ±4.0%
University of Cincinnati[462] October 25 – 30, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 46% 2 1,141 LV ±2.9%
Let Freedom Ring/Pulse Opinion Research (R)[463] October 29, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 46% 2 1,000 LV ±3%
USAction/Project New America/Project New America/Grove Insight (D)[464] October 28 – 29, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 45% 3 500 LV ±4.4%
WCMH-TV Columbus/SurveyUSA[465] October 26 – 29, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 45% 3 603 LV ±4.1%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[466] October 28, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 50% 2 750 LV ±4%
Pharos Research[467] October 26 – 28, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 46.3% 2.7 765 LV ±3.5%
Public Policy Polling[468] October 26 – 28, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 47% 4 718 LV ±3.7%
CBS News/Quinnipiac University[469] October 23 – 28, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 45% 5 1,100 LV ±3%
Gravis Marketing[470] October 27, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 49% 1 730 LV ±3.6%
Americans United for Change/Mellman Group (D)[471] October 23 – 25, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 44% 5 600 LV ±4%
CNN/Opinion Research Corporation[472] October 23 – 25, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 46% 4 741 RV ±3.5%
Purple Strategies[473] October 23 – 25, 2012 Obama 46% Romney 44% 2 600 LV ±4.0%
American Research Group[474] October 23 – 25, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 47% 2 600 LV ±4.0%
Time/Abt SRBI[475] October 22 – 23, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 44% 5 783 LV ±3%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[476] October 23, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 48% Tied 750 LV ±4.0%
USAction/Lake Research (D)[477] October 20 – 23, 2012 Obama 46% Romney 44% 2 600 LV ±4.0%
Ohio Newspaper Organization/University of Cincinnati[478] October 18 – 23, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 49% Tied 1,015 LV ±3.1%
WCMH-TV Columbus/SurveyUSA[479] October 20 – 22, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 44% 3 609 LV ±4.1%
Suffolk University[480] October 18 – 21, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 47% Tied 600 LV ±4.0%
CBS News/Quinnipiac University[481] October 17–20, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 45% 5 1,548 LV ±3%
Angus Reid Public Opinion[482] October 18–20, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 48% Tied 550 LV ±4.2%
Public Policy Polling[483] October 18–20, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 48% 1 532 LV ±4.3%
Gravis Marketing[484] October 18 – 19, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 47% Tied 1,943 LV ±2.2%
Fox News/Anderson Robbins/Shaw & Company[485] October 17–18, 2012 Obama 46% Romney 43% 3 1,131 LV ±3%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[486] October 17, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 48% 1 750 LV ±4.0%
Let Freedom Ring/Pulse Opinion Research (R)[487] October 15, 2012 Obama 46% Romney 47% 1 1,000 LV ±3.0%
WCMH-TV Columbus/SurveyUSA[488] October 12–15, 2012 Obama 45% Romney 42% 3 613 LV ±4.0%
Public Policy Polling[489] October 12–13, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 46% 5 880 LV ±3.3%
YouGov[490] October 4–11, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 46% 4 851 LV ±4.8%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[491] October 10, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 47% 1 750 LV ±4.0%
Gravis Marketing[492] October 6 – 10, 2012 Obama 45.1% Romney 45.9% 0.8 1,313 LV ±2.7%
NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist College[493] October 7 – 9, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 45% 6 994 LV ±3.1%
Let Freedom Ring/Pulse Opinion Research (R)[494] October 8, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 46% 1 1,000 LV ±3.0%
WCMH-TV Columbus/SurveyUSA[495] October 5 – 8, 2012 Obama 45% Romney 44% 1 808 LV ±3.5%
CNN/Opinion Research Corporation[496] October 5–8, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 47% 4 722 LV ±3.5%
American Research Group[497] October 5 – 8, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 48% 1 600 LV ±4.0%
Citizens United/Wenzel Strategies (R)[498] October 4–5, 2012 Obama 47.3% Romney 48% 0.7 1,072 LV ±2.96%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[499] October 4, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 49% 1 500 LV ±4.5%
Let Freedom Ring/Pulse Opinion Research (R)[500] October 1, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 43% 7 1,000 LV ±3.0%
NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist College[501] September 30 – October 1, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 43% 8 931 LV ±3.2%
Public Policy Polling[502] September 27 – 30, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 45% 4 897 LV ±3.3%
Columbus Dispatch[503] September 19 – 29, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 42% 9 1,662 LV ±2.2%
CBS News/New York Times/Quinnipiac University[504] September 18 – 24, 2012 Obama 53% Romney 43% 10 1,162 LV ±3.0%
Washington Post[505] September 19 – 23, 2012 Obama 52% Romney 44% 8 759 LV ±4.5%
Capitol Correspondent/Gravis Marketing[506] September 21 – 22, 2012 Obama 45.2% Romney 44.3% 0.9 594 LV ±4.3%
Purple Strategies[507] September 15 – 19, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 44% 4 600 LV ±4.0%
Ohio Newspaper Organization/University of Cincinnati[508] September 13 – 18, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 46% 5 861 LV ±3.3%
Fox News/Anderson Robbins/Shaw & Company[509] September 16–18, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 42% 7 1,009 LV ±3.0%
National Resource Defense Council/Public Policy Polling (D)[510] September 14–18, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 44% 6 2,890 LV Not reported
Secure America Now/Caddell Associates/Caddell Associates/McLaughlin & Associates (R)[511] September 13–15, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 44% 3 600 LV ±4.0%
YouGov[512] September 7–14, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 44% 3 1,036 LV Not reported
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[513] September 12, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 46% 1 500 LV ±4.5%
American Research Group[514] September 10–12, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 47% 1 600 LV ±4.0%
NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist College[515] September 9–12, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 43% 7 979 LV ±3.1%
Public Policy Polling[516] September 7–9, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 45% 5 1,072 LV ±3.0%
Capitol Correspondent/Gravis Marketing[517] September 7–8, 2012 Obama 47.27% Romney 43.19% 4.08 1,548 LV ±2.7%
Capitol Correspondent/Gravis Marketing[518] September 2, 2012 Obama 43.7% Romney 46.8% 3.1 1,381 RV ±2.9%

Three way race

Poll source Date administered Democrat % Republican % Libertarian % Lead margin Sample Size Margin of error
We Ask America[519] October 4, 2012 Barack Obama 46% Mitt Romney 47% Gary Johnson 1% 1 1,200 LV ±3%
Gravis Marketing[520] September 21–22, 2012 Barack Obama 45% Mitt Romney 38% Gary Johnson 11% 7 594 LV ±4.3%
Gravis Marketing[521] September 7–8, 2012 Barack Obama 45% Mitt Romney 43% Gary Johnson 5% 2 1,548 LV ±2.7%

Oklahoma

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[522] October 18 – 24, 2012 Obama 33% Romney 59% 26 305 LV ±5.6%

Oregon

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[523] October 31 – November 1, 2012 Obama 52% Romney 46% 6 921 LV ±3.2%
Elway Research[524] October 25 – 28, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 41% 6 405 LV ±5%
Hoffman Research[525] October 24 – 25, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 42% 5 615 LV ±3.9%
Survey USA[526] October 16 – 18, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 42% 7 579 LV ±4.2%
Survey USA[527] September 10–13, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 41% 9 552 LV ±4.3%

Pennsylvania

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[528] November 4, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 46% 3 1,060 LV ±3%
Angus Reid Public Opinion[529] November 2 – 4, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 47% 4 479 LV Not reported
Public Policy Polling[530] November 2 – 3, 2012 Obama 52% Romney 46% 6 790 LV ±3.5%
Morning Call/Muhlenberg College[531] November 1 – 3, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 46% 3 430 LV ±5%
YouGov[532] October 31 – November 3, 2012 Obama 52% Romney 44% 8 1,273 LV ±3.3%
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review/Susquehanna Polling & Research Inc.[533] October 29–31, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 47% Tied 800 LV ±3.5%
Let Freedom Ring/Pulse Opinion Research (R)[534] October 30, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 46% 3 1,000 LV ±3%
Franklin & Marshall College[535] October 23–28, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 45% 4 547 LV ±4.2%
Philadelphia Inquirer/Global Strategy Group/National Research Inc.[536] October 23–25, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 43% 6 600 LV ±4%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[537] October 24, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 46% 5 500 LV ±4.5%
Gravis Marketing[538] October 21, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 45% 3 887 LV ±3.3%
Morning Call/Muhlenberg College[539] October 17 – 21, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 45% 5 444 LV ±5.0%
Angus Reid Public Opinion[540] October 18 – 20, 2012 Obama 52% Romney 42% 10 559 LV ±4.2%
Let Freedom Ring/Pulse Opinion Research (R)[541] October 15, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 44% 4 1,000 LV ±3%
Quinnipiac University[542] October 12 – 14, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 46% 4 1,519 LV ±2.5%
Public Policy Polling[543] October 12 – 14, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 44% 7 500 LV ±4.4%
Morning Call/Muhlenberg College[544] October 10 – 14, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 45% 4 438 LV ±5.0%
YouGov[545] October 4–11, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 44% 7 967 LV ±4.3%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[546] October 9, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 46% 5 500 LV ±4.5%
Let Freedom Ring/Pulse Opinion Research (R)[547] October 8, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 45% 2 1,000 LV ±3%
Philadelphia Inquirer/Global Strategy Group/National Research Inc.[548] October 4–8, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 42% 2 600 LV ±4%
Siena College[549] October 1 – 5, 2012 Obama 43% Romney 40% 3 545 LV ±4.2%
Morning Call/Muhlenberg College[550] September 22–26, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 42% 7 427 LV ±5.0%
CBS News/New York Times/Quinnipiac University[551] September 18–24, 2012 Obama 54% Romney 42% 12 1,180 LV ±3.0%
Franklin and Marshall College[552] September 18–23, 2012 Obama 52% Romney 43% 9 392 LV ±4.9%
Tribune-Review/Susquehanna Polling & Research Inc.[553] September 18–20, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 45% 2 800 LV ±3.46%
Mercyhurst University[554] September 12–20, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 40% 8 522 LV ±4.29%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[555] September 19, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 39% 12 500 LV ±4.5%
We Ask America[556] September 18, 2012 Obama 48.1% Romney 42.2% 5.9 1,214 LV ±2.8%
National Research Defense Council/Public Policy Polling (D)[557] September 17–18, 2012 Obama 52% Romney 40% 12 2,051 LV ±2.2%
Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania/Susquehanna Polling & Research Inc. (R)[558] September 15–17, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 47% 1 800 LV ±3.46%
Morning Call/Muhlenberg College[559] September 10–16, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 41% 9 640 LV ±4.0%
YouGov[560] September 7–14, 2012 Obama 52% Romney 43% 9 1,139 LV Not reported
Philadelphia Inquirer/Global Strategy Group/National Research Inc.[561] September 9–12, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 39% 11 600 LV ±4%

Three-way race

Poll source Date administered Democrat % Republican % Libertarian % Margin Sample size Margin of error
Susquehanna Polling & Research Inc.[562] October 4 – 6, 2012 Barack Obama 47% Mitt Romney 45% Gary Johnson 3% 2 725 LV ±3.64%

Four-way race

Poll source Date administered Democrat % Republican % Libertarian % Green % Margin Sample size Margin of error
Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania/Susquehanna Polling & Research Inc. (R)[563] October 11–13, 2012 Barack Obama 45% Mitt Romney 49% Gary Johnson 2% Jill Stein 1% 4 1,376 LV ±2.64%

Rhode Island

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
WPRI 12/Fleming & Associates[564] October 24–27, 2012 Obama 54% Romney 33% 21 601 LV ±4%
Brown University[565] September 26 – October 5, 2012 Obama 58.2% Romney 32.3% 25.9 471 LV ±4.4%
WPRI 12/Fleming & Associates[566] September 26–29, 2012 Obama 57.3% Romney 33.1% 24.2 501 LV ±4.38%

South Carolina

9 electoral votes
(Republican in 2004) 58%–41%
(Republican in 2008) 54%–45%

See also: Pre-2012 statewide opinion polling for the United States presidential election, 2012 § South Carolina
See also: Early/Mid 2012 statewide opinion polling for the United States presidential election, 2012 § South Carolina

South Dakota

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
Nielson Brothers Polling[567] October 31 – November 4, 2012 Obama 41% Romney 53% 12 633 LV ±3.90%
Nielson Brothers Polling[568] October 28–31, 2012 Obama 42% Romney 50% 8 671 LV ±3.78%
Nielson Brothers Polling[569] August 29 – September 6, 2012 Obama 39% Romney 54% 15 509 LV ±4.34%
Nielson Brothers Polling[570] July 19–23, 2012 Obama 43% Romney 49% 6 541 LV ±4.21%

Tennessee

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[571] October 31 – November 3, 2012 Obama 42% Romney 53% 11 697 LV ±4%
Middle Tennessee State University[572] October 16 – 21, 2012 Obama 34% Romney 59% 25 609 LV ±4%
YouGov[573] October 4 – 11, 2012 Obama 43% Romney 52% 9 484 LV ±5%
YouGov[574] September 7 – 14, 2012 Obama 42% Romney 50% 8 694 LV Not reported

Texas

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[575] October 31 – November 3, 2012 Obama 38% Romney 57% 19 1,563 LV ±3.2%
University of Texas at Austin/Texas Tribune/YouGov[576] October 15 – 21, 2012 Obama 39% Romney 55% 16 540 LV ±4.22%
YouGov[577] October 4 – 11, 2012 Obama 41% Romney 55% 14 958 LV ±4.5%
Texas Lyceum[578] September 10 – 26, 2012 Obama 39% Romney 58% 19 443 LV ±4.66%
Wilson Perkins Allen Opinion Research[579] September 9–11, 2012 Obama 40% Romney 55% 15 1,000 LV ±3.1%

Utah

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
KSL-TV/Deseret News/Dan Jones & Associates[580] October 26 – November 1, 2012 Obama 26% Romney 69% 43 870 LV ±3.4%
Brigham Young University/Key Research[581] October 9–13, 2012 Obama 20% Romney 71% 51 500 LV ±4.4%
InsiderAdvantage[582] October 8–13, 2012 Obama 21% Romney 74% 53 Not reported ±7.6%

Vermont

3 electoral votes
(Democratic in 2004) 59%–39%
(Democratic in 2008) 67%–30%

See also: Early/Mid 2012 statewide opinion polling for the United States presidential election, 2012 § Vermont

Virginia

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
Reuters/Ipsos[583] November 3–5, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 46% 2 828 LV ±3.9%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[584] November 4, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 50% 2 750 LV ±4%
Public Policy Polling[585] November 3–4, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 47% 4 975 LV ±3.1%
Reuters/Ipsos[586] November 2–4, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 46% 1 662 LV ±4.3%
Reuters/Ipsos[587] November 1–3, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 45% 3 947 LV ±3.6%
YouGov[588] October 31 – November 3, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 46% 2 1,497 LV ±2.7%
NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist College[589] November 1–2, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 47% 1 1,165 LV ±2.9%
Reuters/Ipsos[590] October 31 – November 2, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 45% 3 1,065 LV ±3.4%
Americans United for Change/Mellman Group (D)[591] October 30 – November 2, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 45% 3 800 LV ±3.4%
We Ask America[592] October 30 – November 1, 2012 Obama 48.5% Romney 47.6% 0.9 1,069 LV ±3%
Reuters/Ipsos[593] October 30 – November 1, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 44% 5 792 LV ±4%
Health Care for America Now/Public Policy Polling (D)[594] October 30 – 31, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 46% 3 600 LV ±4.0%
Let Freedom Ring/Pulse Opinion Research (R)[595] October 30, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 48% 1 1,000 LV ±3%
CBS News/New York Times/Quinnipiac University[596] October 23 – 28, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 47% 2 1,074 LV ±3%
Priorities USA Action/Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group (D)[597] October 25–27, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 46% 3 807 LV Not reported
Gravis Marketing[598] October 26, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 48% Tied 645 LV ±3.9%
Roanoke College[599] October 23–26, 2012 Obama 44% Romney 49% 5 638 LV ±4%
The Washington Post[600] October 22–26, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 47% 4 1,228 LV ±3.5%
Purple Strategies[601] October 23 – 25, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 47% Tied 600 LV ±4.0%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[602] October 24, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 50% 2 750 LV ±4.0%
Fox News/Anderson Robbins/Shaw & Company[603] October 23–24, 2012 Obama 45% Romney 47% 2 1126 LV ±3.0%
Health Care for America Now/Public Policy Polling (D)[604] October 23 – 24, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 46% 5 722 LV ±3.6%
Americans United for Change/Mellman Group (D)[605] October 18 – 21, 2012 Obama 46% Romney 45% 1 800 LV ±3.46%
Health Care for America Now/Public Policy Polling (D)[606] October 18 – 19, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 47% 2 500 LV ±4.4%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[607] October 18, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 50% 3 750 LV ±4.0%
Virginian-Pilot/Old Dominion University[608] September 19 – October 17, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 43% 7 465 LV ±3.4%
League of Conservation Voters/Public Policy Polling (D)[609] October 15 – 16, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 48% 1 733 LV ±3.6%
Let Freedom Ring/Pulse Opinion Research (R)[610] October 15, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 46% 1 1,000 LV ±3.0%
American Research Group[611] October 12 – 14, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 48% 1 600 LV ±4.0%
Kimball Political Consulting[612] October 12 – 13, 2012 Obama 43% Romney 54% 11 696 LV ±3.7%
YouGov[613] October 4–11, 2012 Obama 46% Romney 45% 1 743 LV ±4.0%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[614] October 11, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 49% 2 750 LV ±4.0%
McLaughlin & Associates (R)[615] October 8–9, 2012 Obama 44% Romney 51% 7 600 LV ±4.0%
NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist College[616] October 7–9, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 48% 1 981 LV ±3.1%
CBS News/New York Times/Quinnipiac University[617] October 4–9, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 46% 5 1,288 LV ±2.7%
Let Freedom Ring/Pulse Opinion Research (R)[618] October 8, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 48% Tied 1,000 LV ±3.0%
Public Policy Polling[619] October 4–7, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 47% 3 725 LV ±3.7%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[620] October 4, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 49% 1 500 LV ±4.5%
Let Freedom Ring/Pulse Opinion Research (R)[621] October 1, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 47% 1 1,000 LV ±3.0%
NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist College[622] September 30 – October 1, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 46% 2 969 LV ±3.1%
Roanoke College[623] September 19 – 28, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 39% 8 589 LV ±4.0%
American Research Group[624] September 24 – 27, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 47% 2 600 LV ±4.0%
National Research Defense Council/Public Policy Polling (D)[625] September 17–19, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 43% 6 2,770 LV ±1.9%
Purple Strategies[626] September 15 – 19, 2012 Obama 46% Romney 43% 3 600 LV ±4.0%
Fox News/Anderson Robbins/Shaw & Company[627] September 16–18, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 43% 7 1,006 LV ±3.0%
CBS News/New York Times/Quinnipiac University[628] September 11–17, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 46% 4 1,474 LV ±3.0%
Public Policy Polling[629] September 13–16, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 46% 5 1,021 LV ±3.1%
Washington Post[630] September 12–16, 2012 Obama 52% Romney 44% 8 847 LV ±3.5%
YouGov[631] September 7–14, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 44% 4 753 LV Not reported
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[632] September 13, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 48% 1 500 LV ±4.5%
NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist College[633] September 9–11, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 44% 5 996 LV ±3.1%
Gravis Marketing[634] September 8–9, 2012 Obama 44.04% Romney 49.39% 5.35 2,238 LV ±2.2%

Three-way race

Poll source Date administered Democrat % Republican % Libertarian % Margin Sample size Margin of error
Fox News/Anderson Robbins/Shaw & Company October 23–24, 2012 Barack Obama 44% Mitt Romney 46% Virgil Goode 1% 2 1,126 LV ±3%
We Ask America[635] October 4, 2012 Barack Obama 45% Mitt Romney 48% Gary Johnson 2% 3 1,200 LV ±3%
We Ask America[636] September 17, 2012 Barack Obama 48.5% Mitt Romney 45.7% Gary Johnson 1.1% 2.8 1,238 LV ±2.8%

Four-way race

Poll source Date administered Democrat % Republican % Libertarian % Constitution % Lead margin Sample size Margin of error
NBC 12 (WWBT-Richmond)/Suffolk University[637] September 24 – 26, 2012 Barack Obama 46% Mitt Romney 44% Gary Johnson 1% Virgil Goode 1% 2 600 LV ±4%

Five-way race

Poll source Date administered Democrat % Republican % Libertarian % Constitution % Green % Sample size Margin of error
Citizens United/Wenzel Strategies (R)[638] October 19–20, 2012 Barack Obama 47.1% Mitt Romney 49.2% Gary Johnson 0.4% Virgil Goode 0.3% Jill Stein 0.4% 1,000 LV ±3.07%

Washington

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[639] October 31 – November 3, 2012 Obama 54% Romney 40% 14 837 LV Not reported
Public Policy Polling[640] November 1 – 3, 2012 Obama 53% Romney 46% 7 932 LV ±3.2%
KING-TV Seattle/SurveyUSA[641] October 28 – 31, 2012 Obama 54% Romney 40% 14 555 LV ±4.2%
KCTS9/University of Washington[642] October 18 – 31, 2012 Obama 57.1% Romney 36.4% 20.7 632 LV ±3.9%
Strategies 360[643] October 17 – 20, 2012 Obama 52% Romney 39% 13 500 LV ±4.4%
Washington Conservation Voters/Public Policy Polling (D)[644] October 15 – 16, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 45% 5 574 LV Not reported
KCTS9/University of Washington[645] October 1–16, 2012 Obama 51.9% Romney 42.9% 9 644 LV ±3.9%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[646] October 14, 2012 Obama 55% Romney 42% 13 500 LV ±4.5%
KING-TV Seattle/SurveyUSA[647] October 12 – 14, 2012 Obama 54% Romney 40% 14 543 LV ±4.3%
YouGov[648] October 4–11, 2012 Obama 56% Romney 39% 17 748 LV ±4.3%
KING-TV Seattle/SurveyUSA[649] September 28 – 30, 2012 Obama 56% Romney 36% 20 540 LV ±4.3%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[650] September 26, 2012 Obama 52% Romney 41% 11 500 LV ±4.5%
Gravis Marketing[651] September 21–22, 2012 Obama 56% Romney 39% 17 625 LV ±4.6%
YouGov[652] September 7–14, 2012 Obama 53% Romney 39% 14 880 LV Not reported
Elway Research[653] September 9–12, 2012 Obama 53% Romney 36% 17 405 RV ±5.0%
Washington Conservation Voters/Public Policy Polling (D)[654] September 7–9, 2012 Obama 53% Romney 42% 11 563 LV Not reported
KING-TV Seattle/SurveyUSA[655] September 7–9, 2012 Obama 54% Romney 38% 16 524 LV ±4.4%

West Virginia

5 electoral votes
(Republican in 2004) 56%–43%
(Republican in 2008) 56%–43%

See also: Early/Mid 2012 statewide opinion polling for the United States presidential election, 2012 § West Virginia

Wisconsin

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
Public Policy Polling[656] November 2 – 3, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 48% 3 1,256 LV ±2.8%
Angus Reid Public Opinion[657] November 1–3, 2012 Obama 53% Romney 46% 7 482 LV ±4.5%
YouGov[658] October 31 – November 3, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 46% 4 1,225 LV ±3.1%
USAction/Project New America/Project New America/Grove Insight (D)[659] November 1–2, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 42% 6 500 LV ±4.4%
We Ask America[660] October 30 – November 1, 2012 Obama 51.5% Romney 44.8% 6.7 1,210 LV ±3%
Citizens United/Wenzel Strategies (R)[661] October 30–31, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 47% 2 1,074 LV ±3%
Let Freedom Ring/Pulse Opinion Research (R)[662] October 30, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 48% 1 1,000 LV ±3%
Health Care for America Now/Public Policy Polling (D)[663] October 29–30, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 46% 5 825 LV ±3.4%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[664] October 29, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 49% Tie 750 LV ±4%
NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist College[665] October 28–29, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 46% 3 1,065 LV ±3%
St. Norbert College[666] October 25–29, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 42% 9 402 LV ±5%
Marquette Law School[667] October 25–28, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 43% 8 1,243 LV ±2.8%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[668] October 25, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 49% Tie 500 LV ±4.5%
Project New America/Grove Insight (D)[669] October 24–25, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 43% 5 500 LV ±4.4%
Health Care for America Now/Public Policy Polling (D)[670] October 23–24, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 45% 6 827 LV ±3.4%
Angus Reid Public Opinion[671] October 18–20, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 46% 5 469 LV Not reported
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[672] October 18, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 48% 2 500 LV ±4.5%
Project New America/Grove Insight (D)[673] October 17–18, 2012 Obama 47% Romney 44% 3 500 LV ±4.4%
Mason-Dixon Polling & Research[674] October 15 – 17, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 46% 2 625 LV ±4%
NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist College[675] October 15 – 17, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 45% 6 1,013 LV ±3.1%
Let Freedom Ring/Pulse Opinion Research (R)[676] October 15, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 47% 3 1,000 LV ±3%
Marquette Law School[677] October 11–14, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 48% 1 870 LV ±3.4%
YouGov[678] October 4 – 11, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 47% 4 638 LV ±4.9%
CBS News/New York Times/Quinnipiac University[679] October 4–9, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 47% 3 1,327 LV ±2.7%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[680] October 9, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 49% 2 500 LV ±4.5%
Let Freedom Ring/Pulse Opinion Research (R)[681] October 8, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 46% 4 1,000 LV ±3.0%
Public Policy Polling[682] October 4 – 6, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 47% 2 979 LV ±3.1%
Let Freedom Ring/Pulse Opinion Research (R)[683] October 1, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 44% 7 1,000 LV ±3.0%
JZ Analytics[684] September 29–30, 2012 Obama 48.9% Romney 38.8% 10.1 414 LV ±4.9%
Marquette Law School[685] September 27 – 30, 2012 Obama 53% Romney 42% 11 894 LV ±3.3%
Public Policy Polling[686] September 18 – 19, 2012 Obama 52% Romney 45% 7 842 LV ±3.4%
NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist College[687] September 16 – 18, 2012 Obama 50% Romney 45% 5 968 LV ±3.2%
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research[688] September 17, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 46% 3 500 LV ±4.5%
CBS News/New York Times/Quinnipiac University[689] September 11–17, 2012 Obama 51% Romney 45% 6 1,485 LV ±3.0%
Marquette Law School[690] September 13–16, 2012 Obama 54% Romney 40% 14 601 LV ±4%
YouGov[691] September 7–14, 2012 Obama 48% Romney 47% 1 753 LV Not reported
Democracy for America/Public Policy Polling (D)[692] September 12–13, 2012 Obama 49% Romney 48% 1 959 LV ±3.16%

Three way race

Poll source Date administered Democrat % Republican % Libertarian % Lead margin Sample Size Margin of error
We Ask America[693] September 20 – 23, 2012 Barack Obama 52.5% Mitt Romney 41.0% Gary Johnson 1.2% 12 1,238 LV ±2.8%

Wyoming

3 electoral votes
(Republican in 2004) 69%–29%
(Republican in 2008) 65%–33%

No polls conducted

See also

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  128. ^ NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist College
  129. ^ Gravis Marketing
  130. ^ WSVN-TV Miami/Suffolk University
  131. ^ Southern Political Report/Florida Times-Union/InsiderAdvantage
  132. ^ CBS News/New York Times/Quinnipiac University
  133. ^ Washington Post
  134. ^ Public Policy Polling
  135. ^ American Research Group
  136. ^ Miami Herald/Mason-Dixon Polling & Research
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  140. ^ YouGov
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  145. ^ Associated Industries of Florida/McLaughlin & Associates (R)
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  147. ^ Capitol Correspondent/Gravis Marketing
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  149. ^ We Ask America
  150. ^ YouGov
  151. ^ 20/20 Insight
  152. ^ WXIA-TV Atlanta/SurveyUSA
  153. ^ Atlanta Journal-Constitution/Abt SRBI
  154. ^ Fox 5 Atlanta/Insider Advantage
  155. ^ YouGov
  156. ^ Honolulu Civil Beat/Merriman River Group
  157. ^ Honolulu Civil Beat/Merriman River Group
  158. ^ Mason-Dixon Polling & Research
  159. ^ YouGov
  160. ^ We Ask America
  161. ^ YouGov
  162. ^ WGN-TV/Chicago Tribune
  163. ^ YouGov
  164. ^ We Ask America Archived 2012-12-01 at the Wayback Machine
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  166. ^ Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research
  167. ^ Howey Politics/DePauw University/Bellwether
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  168. ^ Pharos Research Group
  169. ^ McLaughlin & Associates (R)
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  195. ^ American Research Group
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  199. ^ Magellan Strategies
  200. ^ Clarus Research Group
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  203. ^ Critical Insights
  204. ^ Pan Atlantic SMS Group
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  210. ^ YouGov
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  213. ^ YouGov
  214. ^ Public Policy Polling
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  323. ^ Project New America/Grove Insight (D)
  324. ^ Las Vegas Review-Journal/SurveyUSA
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  326. ^ YouGov
  327. ^ Public Policy Polling
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  330. ^ Las Vegas Review-Journal/SurveyUSA
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  332. ^ NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist College
  333. ^ American Research Group
  334. ^ Retail Association of Nevada/Public Opinion Strategies (R)
  335. ^ League of Conservation Voters/Public Policy Polling (D)
  336. ^ Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research
  337. ^ CNN/Opinion Research Corporation
  338. ^ WeAskAmerica
  339. ^ Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research
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  350. ^ USAction/Lake Research Partners (D)
  351. ^ USAction/Project New America/Grove Insight (D)
  352. ^ New England College
  353. ^ Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research
  354. ^ American Research Group
  355. ^ USAction/Lake Research Partners (D)
  356. ^ WMUR/University of New Hampshire Archived 2012-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
  357. ^ Public Policy Polling
  358. ^ Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research
  359. ^ 7 News/Suffolk University
  360. ^ American Research Group
  361. ^ Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research
  362. ^ WMUR/University of New Hampshire
  363. ^ WMUR/University of New Hampshire Archived 2012-10-08 at the Wayback Machine
  364. ^ American Research Group
  365. ^ Progressive Change Campaign Committee/Public Policy Polling (D)
  366. ^ NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist College
  367. ^ New Hampshire Democratic Party/Greenberg Quinlan Rosner (D) Archived 2012-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  368. ^ Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research
  369. ^ American Research Group
  370. ^ YouGov
  371. ^ WMUR/University of New Hampshire
  372. ^ YouGov
  373. ^ Philadelphia Inquirer/Global Strategy Group/National Research
  374. ^ Quinnipiac University
  375. ^ Philadelphia Inquirer/Global Strategy Group/National Research
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  377. ^ Monmouth University[permanent dead link‍]
  378. ^ YouGov
  379. ^ Philadelphia Inquirer/Global Strategy Group/National Research
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  388. ^ Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research
  389. ^ Public Opinion Strategies (R)
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  392. ^ League of Conservation Voters/Public Policy Polling (D)
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  394. ^ Public Opinion Strategies (R)
  395. ^ Albuquerque Journal/Research & Polling Inc.
  396. ^ Albuquerque Journal/Research & Polling Inc.
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  399. ^ YouGov
  400. ^ WABC-TV New York/SurveyUSA
  401. ^ Siena College
  402. ^ Marist College
  403. ^ YouGov
  404. ^ Quinnipiac University Archived 2012-09-14 at the Wayback Machine
  405. ^ "Gravis Marketing". Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2012-11-05.
  406. ^ Public Policy Polling
  407. ^ YouGov
  408. ^ Public Policy Polling
  409. ^ "High Point University" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
  410. ^ WRAL-TV Raleigh/SurveyUSA
  411. ^ Elon University Archived 2012-10-30 at the Wayback Machine
  412. ^ Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research
  413. ^ Public Policy Polling
  414. ^ "Gravis Marketing". Archived from the original on 2012-10-29. Retrieved 2012-10-26.
  415. ^ Project New America/Grove Insight (D)
  416. ^ Civitas Institute/National Research (R)
  417. ^ Project New America/Grove Insight (D)
  418. ^ Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research
  419. ^ Public Policy Polling
  420. ^ North Carolina Republican Party/Tel Opinion Research (R)
  421. ^ YouGov
  422. ^ University of North Carolina/High Point University
  423. ^ Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research
  424. ^ Gravis Marketing
  425. ^ Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research
  426. ^ Survey USA
  427. ^ American Research Group
  428. ^ Public Policy Polling
  429. ^ NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist College
  430. ^ Civitas Institute/National Research (R)
  431. ^ Purple Strategies Archived 2012-09-21 at the Wayback Machine
  432. ^ "FOX 8/High Point University" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
  433. ^ YouGov
  434. ^ Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research
  435. ^ Public Policy Polling
  436. ^ Civitas Institute/SurveyUSA
  437. ^ Public Policy Polling
  438. ^ Mason-Dixon Polling & Research
  439. ^ Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research
  440. ^ Forum Communications/Essman Research
  441. ^ Mason-Dixon Polling & Research
  442. ^ North Dakota Democratic-NPL State Party/DFM Research (D)
  443. ^ "Gravis Marketing". Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  444. ^ Reuters/Ipsos
  445. ^ Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research
  446. ^ Public Policy Polling
  447. ^ Angus Reid Public Opinion[usurped]
  448. ^ Reuters/Ipsos
  449. ^ WCMH-TV Columbus/SurveyUSA
  450. ^ University of Cincinnati
  451. ^ Reuters/Ipsos
  452. ^ YouGov
  453. ^ Columbus Dispatch
  454. ^ USAction/Project New America/Grove Insight (D)
  455. ^ Reuters/Ipsos
  456. ^ Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research
  457. ^ NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist College
  458. ^ We Ask America
  459. ^ "CNN/Opinion Research Corporation". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
  460. ^ Citizens United/Wenzel Strategies (R)
  461. ^ Health Care for America Now/Public Policy Polling (D)
  462. ^ University of Cincinnati
  463. ^ Let Freedom Ring/Pulse Opinion Research (R) Archived 2014-08-24 at the Wayback Machine
  464. ^ USAction/Project New America/Grove Insight (D)
  465. ^ WCMH-TV Columbus/SurveyUSA
  466. ^ Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research
  467. ^ Pharos Research
  468. ^ Public Policy Polling
  469. ^ CBS News/Quinnipiac University
  470. ^ Gravis Marketing Archived 2012-10-30 at the Wayback Machine
  471. ^ "Americans United for Change/Mellman Group (D)". Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
  472. ^ CNN/Opinion Research Corporation
  473. ^ Purple Strategies Archived 2012-10-28 at the Wayback Machine
  474. ^ American Research Group
  475. ^ "TIME/Abt SRBI" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-01-20. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
  476. ^ Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research
  477. ^ USAction/Lake Research (D) Archived 2013-05-24 at the Wayback Machine
  478. ^ Ohio Newspaper Organization/University of Cincinnati
  479. ^ WCMH-TV Columbus/SurveyUSA
  480. ^ Suffolk University
  481. ^ CBS News/Quinnipiac University
  482. ^ Angus Reid Public Opinion[usurped]
  483. ^ Public Policy Polling
  484. ^ "Gravis Marketing". Archived from the original on 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
  485. ^ Fox News/Anderson Robbins/Shaw & Company
  486. ^ Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research
  487. ^ Let Freedom Ring/Pulse Opinion Research (R)
  488. ^ WCMH-TV Columbus/SurveyUSA
  489. ^ Public Policy Polling
  490. ^ YouGov
  491. ^ Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research
  492. ^ Gravis Marketing
  493. ^ NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist College
  494. ^ Let Freedom Ring/Pulse Opinion Research (R)
  495. ^ WCMH-TV Columbus/SurveyUSA
  496. ^ CNN/Opinion Research Corporation
  497. ^ American Research Group
  498. ^ Citizens United/Wenzel Strategies (R)
  499. ^ Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research
  500. ^ Let Freedom Ring/Pulse Opinion Research (R)
  501. ^ NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist College
  502. ^ Public Policy Polling
  503. ^ Columbus Dispatch [permanent dead link‍]
  504. ^ CBS News/New York Times/Quinnipiac University
  505. ^ Washington Post
  506. ^ Capitol Correspondent/Gravis Marketing Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
  507. ^ Purple Strategies Archived 2012-09-21 at the Wayback Machine
  508. ^ Ohio Newspaper Organization/University of Cincinnati
  509. ^ Fox News/Anderson Robbins/Shaw & Company
  510. ^ National Resource Defense Council/Public Policy Polling (D)
  511. ^ "Secure America Now/Caddell Associates/McLaughlin & Associates (R)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-21. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
  512. ^ YouGov
  513. ^ "Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research". Archived from the original on 2016-03-21. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
  514. ^ American Research Group
  515. ^ NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist College
  516. ^ Public Policy Polling
  517. ^ Capitol Correspondent/Gravis Marketing
  518. ^ Capitol Correspondent/Gravis Marketing
  519. ^ We Ask America
  520. ^ Gravis Marketing Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
  521. ^ Gravis Marketing Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
  522. ^ SoonerPoll
  523. ^ Public Policy Polling
  524. ^ Elway Research
  525. ^ Hoffman Research
  526. ^ Survey USA
  527. ^ Survey USA
  528. ^ "Gravis Marketing". Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  529. ^ Angus Reid Public Opinion[usurped]
  530. ^ Public Policy Polling
  531. ^ Morning Call/Muhlenberg College
  532. ^ YouGov
  533. ^ Pittsburgh Tribune-Review/Susquehanna Polling & Research Inc.
  534. ^ Let Freedom Ring/Pulse Opinion Research (R)
  535. ^ Franklin & Marshall College
  536. ^ Philadelphia Inquirer/Global Strategy Group/National Research Inc.
  537. ^ Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research
  538. ^ "Gravis Marketing". Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
  539. ^ Morning Call/Muhlenberg College
  540. ^ Angus Reid Public Opinion [permanent dead link‍]
  541. ^ Let Freedom Ring/Pulse Opinion Research (R)
  542. ^ Quinnipiac University
  543. ^ Public Policy Polling
  544. ^ Morning Call/Muhlenberg College
  545. ^ "YouGov". Archived from the original on 2021-06-21. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
  546. ^ Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research
  547. ^ Let Freedom Ring/Pulse Opinion Research (R)
  548. ^ Philadelphia Inquirer/Global Strategy Group/National Research Inc.
  549. ^ Siena College
  550. ^ Morning Call/Muhlenberg College
  551. ^ CBS News/New York Times/Quinnipiac University
  552. ^ Franklin and Marshall College
  553. ^ Tribune-Review/Susquehanna Polling & Research Inc.
  554. ^ Mercyhurst University
  555. ^ Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research
  556. ^ We Ask America
  557. ^ National Research Defense Council/Public Policy Polling (D)
  558. ^ Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania/Susquehanna Polling & Research Inc. (R)
  559. ^ Morning Call/Muhlenberg College
  560. ^ YouGov
  561. ^ Philadelphia Inquirer/Global Strategy Group/National Research Inc.
  562. ^ Susquehanna Polling & Research Inc.
  563. ^ Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania/Susquehanna Polling & Research Inc. (R)
  564. ^ WPRI 12/Fleming & Associates
  565. ^ Brown University
  566. ^ WPRI 12/Fleming & Associates
  567. ^ Nielson Brothers Polling
  568. ^ Nielson Brothers Polling
  569. ^ Nielson Brothers Polling
  570. ^ Nielson Brothers Polling
  571. ^ YouGov
  572. ^ Middle Tennessee State University
  573. ^ YouGov
  574. ^ YouGov
  575. ^ YouGov
  576. ^ University of Texas at Austin/Texas Tribune/YouGov
  577. ^ YouGov
  578. ^ Texas Lyceum
  579. ^ Wilson Perkins Allen Opinion Research
  580. ^ KSL-TV/Deseret News/Dan Jones & Associates
  581. ^ Brigham Young University/Key Research
  582. ^ InsiderAdvantage
  583. ^ Reuters/Ipsos
  584. ^ Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research
  585. ^ Public Policy Polling
  586. ^ Reuters/Ipsos
  587. ^ Reuters/Ipsos
  588. ^ YouGov
  589. ^ NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist College
  590. ^ Reuters/Ipsos
  591. ^ Americans United for Change/Mellman Group (D)
  592. ^ We Ask America
  593. ^ Reuters/Ipsos
  594. ^ Health Care for America Now/Public Policy Polling (D)
  595. ^ Let Freedom Ring/Pulse Opinion Research (R)
  596. ^ CBS News/New York Times/Quinnipiac University
  597. ^ Priorities USA Action/Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group (D)
  598. ^ Gravis Marketing Archived 2012-10-30 at the Wayback Machine
  599. ^ Roanoke College
  600. ^ The Washington Post
  601. ^ Purple Strategies Archived 2012-10-28 at the Wayback Machine
  602. ^ Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research
  603. ^ Fox News/Anderson Robbins/Shaw & Company
  604. ^ Health Care for America Now/Public Policy Polling (D)
  605. ^ Americans United for Change/Mellman Group (D)
  606. ^ Health Care for America Now/Public Policy Polling (D)
  607. ^ Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research
  608. ^ Virginian-Pilot/Old Dominion University Archived 2012-10-25 at the Wayback Machine
  609. ^ League of Conservation Voters/Public Policy Polling (D)
  610. ^ Let Freedom Ring/Pulse Opinion Research (R)
  611. ^ American Research Group
  612. ^ Kimball Political Consulting
  613. ^ YouGov
  614. ^ Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research
  615. ^ McLaughlin & Associates (R)
  616. ^ NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist College
  617. ^ CBS News/New York Times/Quinnipiac University
  618. ^ Let Freedom Ring/Pulse Opinion Research (R)
  619. ^ Public Policy Polling
  620. ^ Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research
  621. ^ Let Freedom Ring/Pulse Opinion Research (R)
  622. ^ NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist College
  623. ^ Roanoke College
  624. ^ American Research Group
  625. ^ National Research Defense Council/Public Policy Polling (D)
  626. ^ Purple Strategies Archived 2012-09-21 at the Wayback Machine
  627. ^ Fox News/Anderson Robbins/Shaw & Company
  628. ^ CBS News/New York Times/Quinnipiac University
  629. ^ Public Policy Polling
  630. ^ Washington Post
  631. ^ YouGov
  632. ^ Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research
  633. ^ NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist College
  634. ^ Gravis Marketing
  635. ^ We Ask America
  636. ^ We Ask America
  637. ^ NBC 12 (WWBT-Richmond)/Suffolk University Archived 2012-10-01 at the Wayback Machine
  638. ^ Citizens United/Wenzel Strategies (R)
  639. ^ YouGov
  640. ^ Public Policy Polling
  641. ^ KING-TV Seattle/SurveyUSA
  642. ^ KCTS9/University of Washington Archived 2012-11-04 at the Wayback Machine
  643. ^ Strategies 360
  644. ^ Washington Conservation Voters/Public Policy Polling (D)
  645. ^ KCTS9/University of Washington
  646. ^ Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research
  647. ^ KING-TV Seattle/SurveyUSA
  648. ^ YouGov
  649. ^ KING-TV Seattle/SurveyUSA
  650. ^ Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research
  651. ^ Gravis Marketing
  652. ^ YouGov
  653. ^ Elway Research
  654. ^ Washington Conservation Voters/Public Policy Polling (D)
  655. ^ KING-TV Seattle/SurveyUSA
  656. ^ Public Policy Polling
  657. ^ Angus Reid Public Opinion[usurped]
  658. ^ YouGov
  659. ^ USAction/Project New America/Grove Insight (D)
  660. ^ We Ask America
  661. ^ Citizens United/Wenzel Strategies (R)
  662. ^ Let Freedom Ring/Pulse Opinion Research (R)
  663. ^ Health Care for America Now/Public Policy Polling (D)
  664. ^ Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research
  665. ^ NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist College
  666. ^ St. Norbert College
  667. ^ Marquette Law School
  668. ^ Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research
  669. ^ Project New America/Grove Insight (D)
  670. ^ Health Care for America Now/Public Policy Polling (D)
  671. ^ Angus Reid Public Opinion[usurped]
  672. ^ Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research
  673. ^ Project New America/Grove Insight (D)
  674. ^ Mason-Dixon Polling & Research
  675. ^ NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist College
  676. ^ Let Freedom Ring/Pulse Opinion Research (R)
  677. ^ Marquette Law School
  678. ^ YouGov
  679. ^ CBS News/New York Times/Quinnipiac University
  680. ^ Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research
  681. ^ Let Freedom Ring/Pulse Opinion Research (R)
  682. ^ Public Policy Polling
  683. ^ Let Freedom Ring/Pulse Opinion Research (R)
  684. ^ JZ Analytics
  685. ^ Marquette Law School
  686. ^ Public Policy Polling
  687. ^ NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist College
  688. ^ Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research
  689. ^ CBS News/New York Times/Quinnipiac University
  690. ^ Marquette Law School
  691. ^ YouGov
  692. ^ Democracy for America/Public Policy Polling (D)
  693. ^ We Ask America