|
Michigan Likely Voters |
Please tell me if you would find each of the following candidates acceptable, acceptable but with reservations, or not acceptable as the Republican nominee for president: Newt Gingrich? |
Acceptable |
Acceptable with reservations |
Not acceptable |
Unsure |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Michigan Likely Voters |
29% |
30% |
38% |
3% |
Party Identification** |
Republican |
34% |
32% |
30% |
3% |
Independent |
21% |
30% |
47% |
3% |
Tea Party Supporters |
40% |
34% |
25% |
1% |
Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
47% |
38% |
15% |
0% |
Support Tea Party |
36% |
31% |
32% |
1% |
Does not support Tea Party |
19% |
29% |
49% |
3% |
Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
17% |
27% |
53% |
3% |
Conservative |
34% |
33% |
31% |
2% |
Very conservative |
39% |
34% |
24% |
3% |
Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
17% |
27% |
53% |
3% |
Conservative-Very conservative |
35% |
33% |
29% |
2% |
Past Participation*** |
Yes |
29% |
31% |
37% |
3% |
No |
28% |
27% |
40% |
5% |
Republican Candidates |
Mitt Romney |
24% |
27% |
48% |
1% |
Rick Santorum |
28% |
44% |
27% |
1% |
Ron Paul |
13% |
17% |
67% |
2% |
Newt Gingrich |
87% |
11% |
1% |
0% |
Candidate Support |
Strongly support |
31% |
29% |
40% |
0% |
Somewhat support |
25% |
34% |
40% |
2% |
Might vote differently |
30% |
35% |
34% |
1% |
Most Important Quality |
Shares your values |
27% |
37% |
32% |
3% |
Is closest to you on the issues |
25% |
26% |
46% |
3% |
Can beat President Obama in 2012 |
39% |
31% |
30% |
1% |
Has the experience to govern |
22% |
26% |
49% |
3% |
Gender |
Men |
31% |
31% |
37% |
2% |
Women |
27% |
30% |
39% |
4% |
Age |
Under 45 |
31% |
31% |
34% |
4% |
45 or older |
29% |
30% |
39% |
2% |
Region |
Wayne County (Detroit) |
22% |
19% |
55% |
5% |
Oakland and Macomb Counties |
34% |
30% |
34% |
2% |
Lansing-Ann Arbor Area |
26% |
32% |
40% |
2% |
Grand Rapids Area |
27% |
35% |
36% |
2% |
North Central/Upper Peninsula |
31% |
32% |
32% |
5% |
Household Income |
Less than $75,000 |
28% |
30% |
39% |
2% |
$75,000 or more |
31% |
32% |
35% |
2% |
Evangelical Christians |
26% |
38% |
35% |
1% |
Mormons are Christians |
Yes |
28% |
29% |
41% |
2% |
No-Unsure |
30% |
32% |
34% |
4% |
Education |
Not college graduate |
28% |
28% |
40% |
3% |
College graduate |
29% |
33% |
35% |
2% |
Interview Type |
Landline |
28% |
31% |
38% |
3% |
Cell Phone |
33% |
27% |
38% |
2% |
NBC News/Marist Poll Michigan Likely Republican Primary Voters. Interviews conducted February 19th and 20th, 2012, N=715 MOE +/- 3.7 percentage points. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding. **There are too few Democrats for analysis purposes ***Past participation refers to previous participation in a Michigan Republican Presidential Primary. |