Quinnipiac University conducted a survey of 1762 Wisconsin adults between Sep 11 and Sep 17, 2012. Respondents were contacted by either Cellphone or Landline and instructed by a live operator. The results of this poll were released on Sep 19, 2012.
The poll was sponsored by the New York Times Company and CBS News.
Results were provided for each of the 2 publicly acknowledged questions along with the order in which they were presented.
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)
| Obama (D) | Romney (R) | Don't Know/NA | Someone Else | Total |
|---|
| All | 51% | 45% | 3% | 1% | 1485
Likely |
| Female | 55% | 42% | 3% | 1% | 53% |
| Male | 47% | 49% | 3% | 2% | 47% |
| Democrat | 98% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 35% |
| Independent | 44% | 50% | 3% | 2% | 32% |
| Republican | 3% | 94% | 3% | 1% | 27% |
This question was presented to 1485 likely voters from Wisconsin who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 2.5%.
The question wording was provided by Quinnipiac University, the New York Times Company and CBS News.
Question 6 | PreferenceView Matchup
If the election for United States Senator were being held today and the candidates were Tammy Baldwin the Democrat and Tommy Thompson the Republican, for whom would you vote? (If undecided) As of today, do you lean more toward Baldwin or Thompson? (Table includes leaners)
| Baldwin (D) | Thompson (R) | Don't Know/NA | Someone Else | Total |
|---|
| All | 47% | 47% | 6% | 0% | 1485
Likely |
| Female | 51% | 42% | 7% | 0% | 53% |
| Male | 43% | 52% | 4% | 1% | 47% |
| Democrat | 91% | 5% | 4% | 1% | 35% |
| Independent | 42% | 50% | 7% | 0% | 31% |
| Republican | 2% | 94% | 4% | 0% | 27% |
This question was presented to 1485 likely voters from Wisconsin who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 2.5%.
The question wording was provided by Quinnipiac University, the New York Times Company and CBS News.