Mitt Romney holds an 11-point lead in Missouri, at 53% to Romney and 42% to President Barack Obama, in a YouGov poll of 779 likely voters statewide.
| In Missouri (Oct 31-Nov 3): |
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Independents support Mitt Romney 58% to 33%, up from 52% to 36% in early October. |
Mitt Romney leads in all but one region of Missouri with his strongest lead in the South (66%-38%). He leads in East Central (62%-35%), North (56%-38%) and Kansas City (51%-44%). Barack Obama holds St Louis City and County (65%-31%). |
| Net Change in Voter Intention (Likely Voters) |
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| Total | Independents | |||||
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Sept 7-14 | Oct 4-11 | Oct 31- | Sept 7-14 | Oct 4-11 | Oct 31- | |
Barack Obama | 43% | 42% | 42% | 40% | 36% | 33% |
Mitt Romney | 50% | 52% | 53% | 52% | 52% | 58% |
Incumbent Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill strengthens her lead over Republican challenger Todd Akin 52%-42%, increasing her lead from 47%-42% back in early October
Sampling method: Respondents were selected using sample matching. A random sample (stratified by age, gender, race, education, and region) was selected from the 2010 American Community Survey. Voter registration, turnout, religion, news interest, minor party identification, and non-placement on an ideology scale, were imputed from the Registration and Voting Supplements of the 2008 and 2010 Current Population Surveys and the Pew Religion in American Life Survey. Matching respondents were selected from the YouGov panel, an opt-in Internet panel.
Some respondents were initially selected on September 7-14 from YouGov¹s panel, then recontacted on October 4-11 and again on October 31-November 3. Others were selected for the first time on October 31-November 3.
Weighting: The sample was weighted using propensity scores based on age, gender, race, education, news interest, and non-placement on an ideology scale.
Number of respondents: 779 likely voters. Margin of error ±3.8% (adjusted for weighting).
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Click here for October 31-November 3 results (likely voters).
