SurveyUSA conducted a survey of 685 Ohio adults between Oct 26 and Oct 29, 2012. Respondents were contacted by either Landline or Internet and the interaction was automated. The results of this poll were released on Oct 30, 2012.
The poll was sponsored by WCMH TV (NBC: Columbus).
Results were provided for each of the 2 publicly acknowledged questions along with the order in which they were presented.
The external identification number for this poll is #20055.
Question 1 | PreferenceView Matchup
In the election for President of the United States, if you were voting right now, would you vote for ... (choices rotated) Republican Mitt Romney? Democrat Barack Obama? One of the
other candidates? Or are you undecided?
| Obama (D) | Romney (R) | Undecided | Other | Total |
|---|
| All | 47.6%
287 | 44.94%
271 | 5.8%
35 | 1.82%
11 | 603
Likely |
| Female | 52.61%
161 | 39.87%
122 | 5.23%
16 | 2.29%
7 | 50.75%
306 |
| Male | 42.28%
126 | 49.66%
148 | 6.38%
19 | 1.34%
4 | 49.42%
298 |
| Democrat | 87.93%
204 | 8.19%
19 | 3.45%
8 | 0.86%
2 | 38.47%
232 |
| Independent | 37.34%
59 | 48.1%
76 | 10.76%
17 | 3.8%
6 | 26.2%
158 |
| Republican | 5.73%
11 | 90.1%
173 | 4.17%
8 | 0.52%
1 | 31.84%
192 |
This question was presented to 603 likely voters from Ohio who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 4.1%.
The question wording was provided by SurveyUSA and WCMH TV (NBC: Columbus).
Question 2 | PreferenceView Matchup
In the election for United States Senator, if you were voting right now, would you vote for ... (choices rotated) Republican Josh Mandel? Democrat Sherrod Brown? Are you undecided?
Or will you not vote in this contest?
| Brown (D) | Mandel (R) | Undecided | Rupert (I) | Would Not Vote | Total |
|---|
| All | 46.43%
280 | 40.63%
245 | 8.96%
54 | 2.99%
18 | 1%
6 | 603
Likely |
| Female | 50%
153 | 36.6%
112 | 10.13%
31 | 1.96%
6 | 0.98%
3 | 50.75%
306 |
| Male | 42.62%
127 | 44.63%
133 | 7.72%
23 | 4.03%
12 | 1.01%
3 | 49.42%
298 |
| Democrat | 86.21%
200 | 7.76%
18 | 5.17%
12 | 0.43%
1 | 0.43%
1 | 38.47%
232 |
| Independent | 34.18%
54 | 43.04%
68 | 12.66%
20 | 6.96%
11 | 2.53%
4 | 26.2%
158 |
| Republican | 9.9%
19 | 81.25%
156 | 6.77%
13 | 2.08%
4 | 0 | 31.84%
192 |
This question was presented to 603 likely voters from Ohio who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 4.1%.
The question wording was provided by SurveyUSA and WCMH TV (NBC: Columbus).