Democratic President Barack Obama leads nominally over Republican challenger Mitt Romney in Virginia, 48% Obama to 46% Romney, in a YouGov poll of 1,497 likely voters statewide.
| In Virginia (Oct 31-Nov 3): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Obama has a marginal lead among likely voters who are Independents, 44% for Obama and 41% for Romney. | Obama enjoys a solid 55%-36% advantage in the Beltway suburbs of DC, and leads marginally 51%-46% in the Northern Virginia suburbs that are further out from DC. Obama also holds a marginal advantage in the traditional bellweather Tidewater region, Obama 50%-Romney 45%. Obama leads in Richmond and the rest of the east, 49% Obama-41% Romney, and Romney easily carried central and western Virginia, 59% Romney-36% Obama. |
| Total | Independents | Sept 7-14 | Oct 4-11 | Oct 31- | Sept 7-14 | Oct 4-11 | Oct 31- | Barack Obama | 48% | 46% | 48% | 38% | 34% | 44% | Mitt Romney | 44% | 45% | 46% | 46% | ||||
Obama has a marginal lead among likely voters who are Independents, 44% for Obama and 41% for Romney. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Obama enjoys a solid 55%-36% advantage in the Beltway suburbs of DC, and leads marginally 51%-46% in the Northern Virginia suburbs that are further out from DC. Obama also holds a marginal advantage in the traditional bellweather Tidewater region, Obama 50%-Romney 45%. Obama leads in Richmond and the rest of the east, 49% Obama-41% Romney, and Romney easily carried central and western Virginia, 59% Romney-36% Obama. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Independents | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sept 7-14 | Oct 4-11 | Oct 31- | Sept 7-14 | Oct 4-11 | Oct 31- | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Barack Obama | 48% | 46% | 48% | 38% | 34% | 44% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mitt Romney | 44% | 45% | 46% | 46% | 51% | 41% | |||||||||||||||||||||
