Montana Survey of 500 Likely Voters

Conducted October 14, 2012
By Rasmussen Reports

*Please note that we split the survey to rotate the order of the candidates, so while half will hear the Republican first, the other half hears the Democrat mentioned first.

1* If the presidential election were held today, would you vote for Republican Mitt Romney or Democrat Barack Obama?

2* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Mitt Romney?

3* Whom do you trust more to handle the economy….Mitt Romney or Barack Obama?

4* Whom do you trust more to handle national security issues…Mitt Romney or Barack Obama?

5* If President Obama is reelected and Democrats regain control of Congress, is the economy likely to get better, get worse, or stay about the same?

6* If Mitt Romney is elected president and Republicans win control of Congress, is the economy likely to get better, get worse, or stay about the same?

7* Generally speaking, how would you rate the U.S. economy these days? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

8* Are economic conditions in the country getting better or worse?

9* How would you rate your own personal finances these days? 

10* Are your personal finances getting better these days, or worse?

11* Sometimes, unexpected things come up that prevent people from voting on Election Day.  Are you certain that you will vote in this year’s elections, or is it possible that something could come up that would prevent you from voting?

12* How would you rate the job Barack Obama has been doing as president… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?  

*NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence