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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: Ron Paul? |
| Acceptable |
Acceptable with reservations |
Not acceptable |
Unsure |
| Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
| Michigan Likely Voters |
28% |
26% |
42% |
4% |
| Party Identification** |
Republican |
25% |
24% |
46% |
4% |
| Independent |
33% |
28% |
36% |
4% |
| Tea Party Supporters |
23% |
27% |
47% |
2% |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
13% |
32% |
54% |
1% |
| Support Tea Party |
30% |
24% |
43% |
3% |
| Does not support Tea Party |
32% |
27% |
37% |
3% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
35% |
25% |
37% |
3% |
| Conservative |
26% |
28% |
43% |
3% |
| Very conservative |
23% |
23% |
50% |
4% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
35% |
25% |
37% |
3% |
| Conservative-Very conservative |
25% |
27% |
45% |
4% |
| Past Participation*** |
Yes |
27% |
27% |
43% |
3% |
| No |
35% |
20% |
39% |
6% |
| Republican Candidates |
Mitt Romney |
21% |
25% |
52% |
2% |
| Rick Santorum |
20% |
32% |
46% |
2% |
| Ron Paul |
83% |
13% |
3% |
0% |
| Newt Gingrich |
25% |
28% |
44% |
3% |
| Candidate Support |
Strongly support |
27% |
24% |
48% |
2% |
| Somewhat support |
33% |
30% |
34% |
2% |
| Might vote differently |
35% |
27% |
34% |
4% |
| Most Important Quality |
Shares your values |
30% |
27% |
38% |
5% |
| Is closest to you on the issues |
37% |
27% |
32% |
4% |
| Can beat President Obama in 2012 |
19% |
25% |
54% |
2% |
| Has the experience to govern |
25% |
26% |
46% |
2% |
| Gender |
Men |
33% |
26% |
39% |
2% |
| Women |
23% |
26% |
45% |
5% |
| Age |
Under 45 |
39% |
25% |
33% |
4% |
| 45 or older |
24% |
27% |
46% |
4% |
| Region |
Wayne County (Detroit) |
29% |
22% |
45% |
4% |
| Oakland and Macomb Counties |
26% |
24% |
48% |
2% |
| Lansing-Ann Arbor Area |
30% |
25% |
42% |
3% |
| Grand Rapids Area |
32% |
30% |
34% |
4% |
| North Central/Upper Peninsula |
23% |
28% |
42% |
7% |
| Household Income |
Less than $75,000 |
30% |
25% |
41% |
4% |
| $75,000 or more |
26% |
28% |
44% |
2% |
| Evangelical Christians |
20% |
28% |
49% |
3% |
| Mormons are Christians |
Yes |
28% |
27% |
43% |
2% |
| No-Unsure |
28% |
26% |
40% |
6% |
| Education |
Not college graduate |
29% |
24% |
42% |
5% |
| College graduate |
26% |
29% |
43% |
2% |
| Interview Type |
Landline |
25% |
25% |
45% |
4% |
| Cell Phone |
40% |
29% |
29% |
3% |
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. |