This page lists nationwide public
opinion polls
An opinion poll, often simply referred to as a survey or a poll (although strictly a poll is an actual election) is a human research survey of public opinion from a particular sample. Opinion polls are usually designed to represent the opinions ...
that were conducted relating to the
2012 United States presidential election
The 2012 United States presidential election was the 57th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. Incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, incumbent Vice President Joe Biden, were re-el ...
between
Democratic Incumbent
The incumbent is the current holder of an official, office or position, usually in relation to an election. In an election for president, the incumbent is the person holding or acting in the office of president before the election, whether seek ...
President
President most commonly refers to:
*President (corporate title)
*President (education), a leader of a college or university
*President (government title)
President may also refer to:
Automobiles
* Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the U ...
,
Republican Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney (born March 12, 1947) is an American politician, businessman, and lawyer serving as the junior United States senator from Utah since January 2019, succeeding Orrin Hatch. He served as the 70th governor of Massachusetts f ...
, as well as other
third-party and
independent
Independent or Independents may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups
* Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s
* Independ ...
challengers.
The persons named in the polls were official candidates in the general election or former candidates for a particular party's nomination.
General election of 2012
Since convention nominations
Two-way race
''*RV means "registered voters"; LV means "likely voters"; A means "adults". Polls with a (D), (R), or (L) indicate that they were sponsored by partisan groups affiliated with a party.''
Three-way race
''*RV means "registered voters"; LV means "likely voters"''
Four-way race
''*RV means "registered voters"; LV means "likely voters"''
Five-way race
''*RV means "registered voters"; LV means "likely voters"''
Before Convention Nominations
Both convention nominations were completed by September 6, 2012.
Two-way race
''*RV means "registered voters"; LV means "likely voters"; A means "adults". Polls with a (D), (R), or (L) indicate that they were sponsored by partisan groups affiliated with a party.''
Two-way race with Gary Johnson
Three-way race with Gary Johnson
Hypothetical three-way race
Five-way race
Democratic primary
President
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the U ...
ran uncontested in most states for the 2012 Democratic presidential nomination.
Hypothetical polling
Republican primary
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Historical polling for U.S. Presidential elections
Gallup was the first polling organization to conduct accurate opinion polling for United States presidential elections."Poll" in ''The Columbia Encyclopedia'', 6th ed.' New York. Columbia University Press. 2012. Gallup polling has often been a ...
Notes
External links
FiveThirtyEight at The New York TimesPolling ReportUSA Election Polls
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nationwide Opinion Polling For The United States Presidential Election, 2012
Opinion polling for the 2012 United States presidential election