Quinnipiac University conducted a survey of 1803 Colorado adults between Jul 31 and Aug 6, 2012. Respondents were contacted by either Cellphone or Landline and instructed by a live operator. The results of this poll were released on Aug 8, 2012.
The poll was sponsored by the New York Times Company and CBS News.
Results were provided for the only publicly acknowledged question.
Question 1 | PreferenceView Matchup
If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were
Barack Obama the Democrat and Mitt Romney the Republican, for whom would you vote? (If undecided) As of today, do you lean more toward Obama or Romney? (Table includes leaners)
| Romney (R) | Obama (D) | Don't Know/NA | Someone Else | Total |
|---|
| All | 50% | 45% | 4% | 1% | 1463
Likely |
| Female | 43% | 51% | 4% | 2% | 49% |
| Male | 56% | 39% | 4% | 1% | 51% |
| Democrat | 4% | 95% | 2% | 0% | 27% |
| Independent | 47% | 45% | 6% | 2% | 37% |
| Republican | 92% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 32% |
This question was presented to 1463 likely voters from Colorado who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 2.6%.
The question wording was provided by Quinnipiac University, the New York Times Company and CBS News.