Romney’s Likeability Gap with Obama

January 22, 2012, 12:00 PM GMT+0

President Obama enjoys a big likeability advantage over the current frontrunner for the Republican nomination for President, Mitt Romney in the most recent Economist/YouGov poll of adults nationwide [link to archives: January 14-17, 2012]. In terms of basic feelings, 42% have a favorable impression of Obama, 43% unfavorable, with 15% neutral. For Romney, 28% have an overall favorable impression, 37% unfavorable, 35% neutral.

Obama’s advantage over Romney is even more clear when adults are asked whether they like or dislike each: For Obama, 66% like him personally, 23% dislike him, 11% are not sure. For Romney, 44% like him, 28% do not, with 29% not sure.

ROMNEY VS. OBAMA: FAVORABILITY & LIKEABILITY

FAV

UNFAV

NEUTRAL

LIKE

DISLIKE

NS

Barack Obama............

42

43

15

66

23

11

Mitt Romney..............

28

37

35

44

28

29

Photo source: Press Association

Economist/YouGov poll archives can be found here



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