ORC International conducted a survey of 708 Wisconsin adults between May 14 and May 18, 2012. Respondents were contacted by either Cellphone or Landline and instructed by a live operator. The results of this poll were released on May 24, 2012.
The poll was sponsored by the Reason Foundation and the Arthur N. Rupe Foundation.
Results were provided for each of the 2 publicly acknowledged questions along with the order in which they were presented.
Question 5 | PreferenceView Matchup
In the election to recall the governor, do you plan to vote for [ROTATE] (Republican Scott Walker) or (Democrat Tom Barrett)?
| Walker (R) | Barret (D) | Don't Know | Would Not Vote | Refused | Total |
|---|
| All | 44% | 40% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 708
Adults |
| Female | 38% | 47% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 50% |
| Male | 50% | 34% | 8% | 4% | 3% | 50% |
| Democrat | 12% | 79% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 38% |
| Independent | 39% | 36% | 14% | 8% | 3% | 19% |
| Republican | 84% | 9% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 39% |
This question was presented to 708 adults from Wisconsin who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 3.7%.
The question wording was provided by ORC International, the Reason Foundation and the Arthur N. Rupe Foundation.
Question 6 | PreferenceView Matchup
If the presidential election was held today and [ROTATE] (Barack Obama was the Democratic candidate) and (Mitt Romney was the Republican candidate), and Gary Johnson was the Libertarian candidate, for whom would you vote?
| Obama (D) | Romney (R) | Don't Know | Johnson (L) | Refused | Total |
|---|
| All | 46% | 36% | 10% | 6% | 2% | 708
Adults |
| Female | 53% | 30% | 9% | 7% | 1% | 50% |
| Male | 39% | 43% | 11% | 4% | 3% | 50% |
| Democrat | 91% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 38% |
| Independent | 42% | 26% | 19% | 10% | 4% | 19% |
| Republican | 7% | 83% | 4% | 4% | 1% | 39% |
This question was presented to 708 adults from Wisconsin who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 3.7%.
The question wording was provided by ORC International, the Reason Foundation and the Arthur N. Rupe Foundation.