Romney: +5.0

http://news.investors.com/special-report/508415-ibdtipp-poll.aspx

IBD/TIPP Poll

IBD/TIPP 2012 Presidential Election
Daily Tracking Poll

Day 2: Oct. 10, 2012

Romney: +5.0

• Romney’s lead widened to 5 points from 2 points on Tuesday, as he continues to chip away at key Obama support.
• Romney’s edge among independents widened to 20 points from 18 just a day before.
• Obama’s lead among women narrowed from 10 points to 8 points.
• Romney also continues to make inroads among middle-class voters, moving from a 6-point lead against Obama with this group to a 10-point lead.
• The current data include only polls taken after Romney’s resounding debate win over Obama on Oct. 3.

	Obama	Romney	Not Sure
OVERALL	43.7%	48.7%	6.1%
REGION
Northeast	49%	42%	9%
Midwest	47%	47%	4%
South	40%	54%	5%
West	43%	46%	9%
AGE
18-44	50%	44%	6%
45-64	40%	51%	7%
65+	37%	54%	5%
GENDER
Male	36%	57%	6%
Female	50%	42%	6%
RACE
White	34%	58%	7%
Black/Hispanic	82%	13%	3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Under 30K	50%	44%	5%
30K-50K	46%	49%	4%
50-75K	41%	48%	11%
75K+	44%	51%	5%
PARTY
Democrats	86%	7%	5%
Republicans	3%	95%	1%
Ind./Other	34%	54%	12%
INVESTOR CLASS
Yes	44%	50%	6%
No	44%	47%	7%
AREA TYPE
Urban	48%	43%	7%
Suburban	47%	46%	6%
Rural	34%	58%	6%
WHITE
White men	28%	64%	6%
White women	39%	52%	7%
BLACK/HISPANIC
Black*	91%	6%	3%
Hispanic*	64%	30%	4%
WOMEN
Single women	58%	37%	5%
Married women	43%	47%	8%
EDUCATION
High School	41%	47%	9%
Some College	42%	52%	5%
College Degree+	46%	48%	5%
IDEOLOGY
Conservative	18%	76%	5%
Moderate	54%	37%	8%
Liberal	89%	4%	5%
HOUSEHOLD DESCRIPTION
Upper/Upper Middle	52%	41%	7%
Middle	41%	51%	5%
Working	40%	50%	8%
Lower*	50%	45%	6%
RELIGION
Protestant	35%	60%	5%
Catholic	43%	46%	6%
Other Christian	40%	56%	3%
Jewish*	47%	25%	28%
Other*	51%	36%	11%
None	67%	27%	5%
UNION HOUSEHOLD
Yes	59%	33%	6%
No	41%	51%	6%
2008 VOTE
Obama	83%	9%	8%
McCain	2%	94%	4%

Polling period: 10/4 - 10/9
Margin of Error: +/- 3.5%
Sample Size: 757 likely voters (identified from 873 registered voters with party affiliation of 39% Dem, 31% GOP, 30% Ind.)
Methodology: Traditional telephone methodology using Random Digit Dial (RDD) landline and cell phone samples

*Small sample size. Interpret with caution.