Daily Swing State Tracking Poll
Swing State Tracking: Obama 50%, Romney 47%
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012
The full Swing State tracking update offers Rasmussen Reader subscribers a combined view of the results from 11 key states won by President Obama in 2008 and thought to be competitive in 2012. The states collectively hold 146 Electoral College votes and include Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin. If you do not already have a Rasmussen Reader account, subscribe now.
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In the 11 swing states, the president earns 50% of the vote to Mitt Romney’s 47%. One percent (1%) likes another candidate in the race, and another one percent (1%) undecided.
Obama is the only one of the candidates who has reached the 50% mark in the combined swing states. His support ranged from 50% to 51% for the first five days of this month, but those numbers faded and Romney bounced ahead following the president’s sub par performance in the first debate. Now that bounce is over. Because this survey is conducted on a rolling seven-day basis, nearly all of the responses in the latest survey come before the second presidential debate last night.
In 2008, Obama won these states by a combined margin of 53% to 46%, virtually identical to his national margin.
Nationally, Romney leads by one point in the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll.
(Swing State Job Approval Data Below Table)
Release Date
Obama
Romney
NET
October 17, 2012
50
47
Obama +3
October 16, 2012
49
47
Obama +2
October 15, 2012
48
48
Even
October 14, 2012
47
49
Romney +2
October 13, 2012
48
49
Romney +1
October 12, 2012
48
49
Romney +1
October 11, 2012
48
49
Romney +1
October 10, 2012
47
49
Romney +2
October 9, 2012
47
49
Romney +2
October 8, 2012
49
47
Obama +2
October 7, 2012
49
47
Obama +2
October 6, 2012
49
46
Obama +3
October 5, 2012
50
45
Obama +5
