Romney Leads Obama 2-1 Among NASCAR Fans

If there was ever a Republican demographic.

Romney autographs a race car at the Federated Auto Parts 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race in Richmond, Virginia September 8, 2012. Image by Brian Snyder / Reuters

NASCAR fans are nearly twice as likely to support Mitt Romney over President Barack Obama, according to a new poll from the Tarrance Group for the conservative group Public Notice.

Romney leads among fans of the sport with 63 percent, compared to Obama’s 34, while maintaining a lead on a host of issues, from the economy to Medicare.

According to the survey:

Voters who follow NASCAR (68%) are more likely than all voters (54%) to say the country is on the wrong track. Also, while 48% of voters disapprove of President Obama’s job performance, nearly two thirds (63%) of NASCAR followers disapprove. This disapproval of President Obama overall extends to specific issues like the economy (66%) and the budget and spending (69%).

The telephone survey conducted early this month of 1,022 “likely” 2012 voters nationwide has a margin of error of ±3.1%.

Source: thepublicnotice.org