Question:
19. And if the election for President were held today, and the candidates were Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, would you vote for [ROTATE] Barack Obama, the Democrat or Mitt Romney, the Republican?
Obama 42% (249)
Romney 43% (255)
Uncertain 16% (93)

20. Suppose the Republican Party nominated Newt Gingrich for President. Would you vote for [ROTATE] Obama or Gingrich?
Obama 48% (287)
Gingrich 37% (217)
Uncertain 15% (90)

21. If Ron Paul was the Republican candidate, would you vote for [ROTATE] Obama or Paul?
Obama 45% (269)
Paul 35% (209)
Uncertain 20% (115)

22. If Rick Santorum was the Republican candidate, would you vote for [ROTATE] Obama or Santorum?
Obama 45% (267)
Santorum 39% (233)
Uncertain 16% (96)

Poll Demographics

About this Poll
Interviewing for The Roanoke College Poll was conducted by The Institute for Policy and Opinion Research at Roanoke College in Salem, Va. between February 13 and February 26, 2012. A total of 607 Virginia residents were interviewed. The sample of land lines and cell phones was prepared by Survey Sampling Inc. of Fairfield, Conn. and was created so that all cell phone and residential telephone numbers, including unlisted numbers, had a known chance of inclusion. Cell phones constituted 24 percent of the completed interviews.

Questions answered by the entire sample of 607 residents are subject to a sampling error of plus or minus approximately 4 percent at the 95 percent level of confidence. This means that in 95 out of 100 samples like the one used here, the results obtained should be no more than 4 percentage points above or below the figure that would be obtained by interviewing all Virginia residents who have a home telephone or a cell phone. Where the results of subgroups are reported, the sampling error is higher. Results were statistically weighted for gender, race, and age.