The University of Cincinnati conducted a survey of 847 Ohio likely voters between Aug 16 and Aug 21, 2012. Respondents were contacted by either Cellphone or Landline and instructed by a live operator. The results of this poll were released on Aug 23, 2012.
Results were provided for each of the 2 publicly acknowledged questions, but the ordering was not published.
The external identification number for this poll is 128.
Question 1 | PreferenceView Matchup
Suppose the election for president was being held today and the candidates were . . . Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan, the Republicans . . . and Barack Obama and Joe Biden, the Democrats. Which would you vote for?
| Obama (D) | Romney (R) | Other | Don't Know |
|---|
| All | 49% | 46% | 2% | 2% |
| Female | 57% | 39% | 1% | 3% |
| Male | 40% | 55% | 2% | 2% |
| Democrat | 92% | 5% | 1% | 2% |
| Independent | 39% | 51% | 7% | 2% |
| Republican | 7% | 91% | 1% | 3% |
This question was presented to 808 likely voters from Ohio who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion.
The question wording was provided by the University of Cincinnati.
Question 2 | PreferenceView Matchup
Suppose the election for president was being held today and the candidates were . . . Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan, the Republicans . . . and Barack Obama and Joe Biden, the Democrats. Which would you vote for?
| Brown (D) | Mandel (R) | Don't Know | Other |
|---|
| All | 48% | 47% | 5% | 0% |
| Female | 56% | 38% | 5% | 1% |
| Male | 40% | 56% | 4% | 0% |
| Democrat | 85% | 11% | 4% | 0% |
| Independent | 43% | 50% | 3% | 0% |
| Republican | 12% | 84% | 8% | 1% |
This question was presented to 808 likely voters from Ohio who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion.
The question wording was provided by the University of Cincinnati.