Marquette University conducted a survey of 716 Wisconsin registered voters between Feb 16 and Feb 19, 2012. Respondents were contacted by either Cellphone or Landline and instructed by a live operator. The results of this poll were released on Feb 22, 2012.
Results were provided for each of the 3 publicly acknowledged questions along with the order in which they were presented.
The rejection rate for this poll was 47.51%; this means that approximately 648 additional respondents were contacted but declined to participate.
Question 22 | PreferenceView Matchup
If the 2012 election for U.S. Senate were held today would you vote for Tommy Thompson, the
Republican or for Tammy Baldwin, the Democrat?
| Thompson (R) | Baldwin (D) | Undecided | Don't Know | Would Not Vote | Refused | Total |
|---|
| All | 48.22%
345.25 | 41.81%
299.35 | 6.25%
44.749 | 3.06%
21.896 | 0.59%
4.245 | 0.07%
0.509 | 716
Registered |
| Female | 46.3%
171.888 | 43.94%
163.102 | 5.34%
19.826 | 3.94%
14.635 | 0.48%
1.764 | 0 | 51.85%
371.215 |
| Male | 50.28%
173.362 | 39.52%
136.248 | 7.23%
24.923 | 2.11%
7.261 | 0.72%
2.482 | 0.15%
0.509 | 48.15%
344.785 |
| Democrat | 16.42%
55.597 | 76.41%
258.785 | 5.53%
18.743 | 1.01%
3.422 | 0.63%
2.117 | 0 | 47.3%
338.664 |
| Independent | 42.73%
36.587 | 20.23%
17.324 | 20.57%
17.609 | 14.7%
12.587 | 1.76%
1.509 | 0 | 11.96%
85.617 |
| Republican | 88.71%
250.819 | 6.9%
19.507 | 2.26%
6.397 | 1.73%
4.888 | 0.22%
0.619 | 0.18%
0.509 | 39.49%
282.739 |
This question was presented to 716 registered voters from Wisconsin who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 3.7%.
The question wording was provided by Marquette University.
Question 25 | PreferenceView Matchup
If the 2012 election for President were held today, would you vote for Barack Obama, the
Democrat or for Mitt Romney, the Republican?
| Obama (D) | Romney (R) | Undecided | Would Not Vote | Don't Know | Refused | Total |
|---|
| All | 52.99%
379.436 | 38.01%
272.184 | 5.7%
40.794 | 1.47%
10.558 | 1.33%
9.553 | 0.49%
3.475 | 716
Registered |
| Female | 56.11%
208.303 | 35.23%
130.781 | 5.59%
20.733 | 1.43%
5.308 | 1.47%
5.462 | 0.17%
0.628 | 51.85%
371.215 |
| Male | 49.63%
171.133 | 41.01%
141.403 | 5.82%
20.061 | 1.52%
5.25 | 1.19%
4.092 | 0.83%
2.847 | 48.15%
344.785 |
| Democrat | 90.53%
306.604 | 5.97%
20.204 | 2.08%
7.04 | 1.24%
4.197 | 0.18%
0.619 | 0 | 47.3%
338.664 |
| Independent | 38.36%
32.844 | 29.41%
25.176 | 23.35%
19.993 | 0 | 6.94%
5.943 | 1.94%
1.661 | 11.96%
85.617 |
| Republican | 12.82%
36.253 | 79.64%
225.186 | 3.81%
10.761 | 2.25%
6.361 | 1.06%
2.992 | 0.42%
1.186 | 39.49%
282.739 |
This question was presented to 716 registered voters from Wisconsin who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 3.7%.
The question wording was provided by Marquette University.
Question 26c | PreferenceView Matchup
In the Republican presidential primary in April, would you vote for Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul,
Mitt Romney, or Rick Santorum, or would you not vote in the Republican primary?
This question was presented to 424 likely voters from Wisconsin who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 4.9%.
The question wording was provided by Marquette University.