Poll Data

In a July 2008 Washington Post-ABC News poll, Barack Obama topped John McCain on economic matters and other areas of domestic policy. Obama held an 8-point advantage overall.

Today, an average of all recent polls shows Obama with a 2.1% advantage over Mitt Romney. The economy is still a top issue, but unlike 2008's concern with gas prices, unemployment and jobs drive the narrative of the 2012 campaign.

For more polling data:

• View an archive of Washington Post-ABC News Polls.
• Check the Real Clear Politics polls and averages here.
• And Gallup polling data is here.