SurveyUSA conducted a survey of 700 Minnesota adults between Nov 1 and Nov 3, 2012. Respondents were contacted by either Landline or Internet and the interaction was automated. The results of this poll were released on Nov 4, 2012.
The poll was sponsored by KSTP TV (ABC: Twin Cities).
Results were provided for each of the 4 publicly acknowledged questions along with the order in which they were presented.
The external identification number for this poll is 20105.
Question 1 | PreferenceView Matchup
If the election for President were today, would you vote for ... (choices rotated) Republican Mitt Romney? Democrat Barack Obama? Or one of the other candidates?
| Obama (D) | Romney (R) | Undecided | Other | Total |
|---|
| All | 51.8%
288 | 41.19%
229 | 3.96%
22 | 2.88%
16 | 556
Likely |
| Female | 55.52%
161 | 41.72%
121 | 4.83%
14 | 2.41%
7 | 52.16%
290 |
| Male | 48.3%
128 | 40.75%
108 | 3.02%
8 | 3.4%
9 | 47.66%
265 |
| Democrat | 97.1%
201 | 1.45%
3 | 0 | 1.45%
3 | 37.23%
207 |
| Independent | 48.32%
72 | 38.93%
58 | 6.04%
9 | 6.71%
10 | 26.8%
149 |
| Republican | 5.33%
9 | 91.72%
155 | 2.37%
4 | 0.59%
1 | 30.4%
169 |
This question was presented to 556 likely voters from Minnesota who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 4.2%.
The question wording was provided by SurveyUSA and KSTP TV (ABC: Twin Cities).
Question 2 | PreferenceView Matchup
Minnesota will also elect a United States Senator in November. If the election for United States Senator from Minnesota were today, would you vote for ... (choices rotated) Republican Kurt Bills? DFL candidate Amy Klobuchar? Or one of the other candidates?
| Klobuchar (D) | Bills (R) | Undecided | Other | Total |
|---|
| All | 60.43%
336 | 29.68%
165 | 6.65%
37 | 3.24%
18 | 556
Likely |
| Female | 64.48%
187 | 24.83%
72 | 6.55%
19 | 4.48%
13 | 52.16%
290 |
| Male | 56.23%
149 | 35.09%
93 | 6.79%
18 | 1.89%
5 | 47.66%
265 |
| Democrat | 93.24%
193 | 1.93%
4 | 1.93%
4 | 2.9%
6 | 37.23%
207 |
| Independent | 64.43%
96 | 23.49%
35 | 5.37%
8 | 6.04%
9 | 26.8%
149 |
| Republican | 21.89%
37 | 69.82%
118 | 7.1%
12 | 1.18%
2 | 30.4%
169 |
This question was presented to 556 likely voters from Minnesota who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 4.2%.
The question wording was provided by SurveyUSA and KSTP TV (ABC: Twin Cities).
Question 4 | Yes/No
Also on the ballot is a ballot measure about marriage. It asks: Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to provide that only a union of one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in Minnesota?"
Either the results of this question were not publicly released or they have simply not been recorded in the database. Please refer to the sources below for more information.
This question was presented to 556 likely voters from Minnesota who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 4.2%.
The question wording was provided by SurveyUSA and KSTP TV (ABC: Twin Cities).
Question 5 | Yes/No
Also on the ballot is a measure about voter identification. It asks: Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to require all voters to present valid photo identification to vote and to require the state to provide free identification to eligible voters, effective July 1, 2013?"
Either the results of this question were not publicly released or they have simply not been recorded in the database. Please refer to the sources below for more information.
This question was presented to 556 likely voters from Minnesota who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 4.2%.
The question wording was provided by SurveyUSA and KSTP TV (ABC: Twin Cities).