| Poll | Date | Sample | MoE | Obama (D) | Romney (R) | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final Results | -- | -- | -- | 52.0 | 46.2 | Obama +5.8 |
| RCP Average | 10/28 - 11/4 | -- | -- | 48.7 | 46.3 | Obama +2.4 |
| PPP (D) | 11/3 - 11/4 | 1122 LV | 2.9 | 50 | 48 | Obama +2 |
| ARG | 11/2 - 11/4 | 600 LV | 4.0 | 48 | 49 | Romney +1 |
| Des Moines Register | 10/30 - 11/2 | 800 LV | 3.5 | 47 | 42 | Obama +5 |
| Gravis Marketing | 11/1 - 11/1 | 594 LV | 4.0 | 49 | 45 | Obama +4 |
| WeAskAmerica | 10/30 - 10/30 | 1174 LV | 3.0 | 49 | 47 | Obama +2 |
| Rasmussen Reports | 10/30 - 10/30 | 750 LV | 4.0 | 48 | 49 | Romney +1 |
| NBC/WSJ/Marist | 10/28 - 10/29 | 1142 LV | 3.0 | 50 | 44 | Obama +6 |
| Poll | Date | Sample | MoE | Obama (D) | Romney (R) | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final Results | -- | -- | -- | 52.0 | 46.2 | Obama +5.8 |
| RCP Average | 10/28 - 11/4 | -- | -- | 48.7 | 46.3 | Obama +2.4 |
| PPP (D) | 11/3 - 11/4 | 1122 LV | 2.9 | 50 | 48 | Obama +2 |
| ARG | 11/2 - 11/4 | 600 LV | 4.0 | 48 | 49 | Romney +1 |
| Des Moines Register | 10/30 - 11/2 | 800 LV | 3.5 | 47 | 42 | Obama +5 |
| Gravis Marketing | 11/1 - 11/1 | 594 LV | 4.0 | 49 | 45 | Obama +4 |
| WeAskAmerica | 10/30 - 10/30 | 1174 LV | 3.0 | 49 | 47 | Obama +2 |
| Rasmussen Reports | 10/30 - 10/30 | 750 LV | 4.0 | 48 | 49 | Romney +1 |
| NBC/WSJ/Marist | 10/28 - 10/29 | 1142 LV | 3.0 | 50 | 44 | Obama +6 |
| Univ. of Iowa | 10/18 - 10/27 | 302 LV | 5.6 | 44 | 45 | Romney +1 |
| Gravis Marketing | 10/24 - 10/24 | 517 LV | 4.3 | 50 | 46 | Obama +4 |
| Rasmussen Reports | 10/21 - 10/21 | 500 LV | 4.5 | 48 | 48 | Tie |
| PPP (D) | 10/17 - 10/19 | 869 LV | 3.3 | 48 | 49 | Romney +1 |
| NBC/WSJ/Marist | 10/15 - 10/17 | 1137 LV | 2.9 | 51 | 43 | Obama +8 |
| WeAskAmerica | 10/15 - 10/15 | 1499 LV | 2.6 | 49 | 46 | Obama +3 |
| ARG | 10/11 - 10/14 | 600 LV | 4.0 | 48 | 48 | Tie |
| Rasmussen Reports | 10/7 - 10/7 | 500 LV | 4.5 | 49 | 47 | Obama +2 |
| WeAskAmerica | 9/25 - 9/27 | 1273 LV | 2.8 | 48 | 44 | Obama +4 |
| PPP (D) | 9/24 - 9/26 | 754 LV | 3.6 | 51 | 44 | Obama +7 |
| Des Moines Register | 9/23 - 9/26 | 650 LV | 3.8 | 49 | 45 | Obama +4 |
| Voter/Consumer Res/TIR (R) | 9/23 - 9/25 | 500 RV | 4.4 | 46 | 47 | Romney +1 |
| ARG | 9/20 - 9/23 | 600 LV | 4.0 | 51 | 44 | Obama +7 |
| Rasmussen Reports | 9/19 - 9/19 | 500 LV | 4.5 | 44 | 47 | Romney +3 |
| NBC/WSJ/Marist | 9/16 - 9/18 | 898 LV | 3.3 | 50 | 42 | Obama +8 |
| PPP (D) | 8/23 - 8/26 | 1244 LV | 2.8 | 47 | 45 | Obama +2 |
| Rasmussen Reports | 8/8 - 8/8 | 500 LV | 4.5 | 44 | 46 | Romney +2 |
| PPP (D) | 7/12 - 7/15 | 1131 RV | 2.9 | 48 | 43 | Obama +5 |
| WeAskAmerica | 6/18 - 6/18 | 1086 LV | 3.0 | 45 | 44 | Obama +1 |
| Rasmussen Reports | 6/11 - 6/11 | 500 LV | 4.5 | 46 | 47 | Romney +1 |
| NBC News/Marist | 5/22 - 5/24 | 1106 RV | 3.0 | 44 | 44 | Tie |
| PPP (D) | 5/3 - 5/6 | 1181 RV | 2.9 | 51 | 41 | Obama +10 |
| Des Moines Register | 2/12 - 2/15 | 611 LV | 4.0 | 44 | 46 | Romney +2 |
| NBC News/Marist | 11/27 - 11/29 | 1503 RV | 2.5 | 46 | 39 | Obama +7 |
| PPP (D) | 10/7 - 10/10 | 749 RV | 3.6 | 46 | 42 | Obama +4 |
| NBC News/Marist | 10/3 - 10/5 | 2836 RV | 1.8 | 43 | 40 | Obama +3 |
| PPP (D) | 8/19 - 8/21 | 798 RV | 3.5 | 49 | 39 | Obama +10 |
| Mason-Dixon | 7/5 - 7/7 | 629 LV | 3.9 | 44 | 47 | Romney +3 |
| PPP (D) | 5/27 - 5/30 | 1387 RV | 2.6 | 49 | 40 | Obama +9 |
| PPP (D) | 4/15 - 4/17 | 1109 RV | 2.9 | 45 | 41 | Obama +4 |
| PPP (D) | 1/7 - 1/9 | 1077 RV | 3.0 | 47 | 41 | Obama +6 |