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: Mitt Romney?
Acceptable Acceptable with reservations Not acceptable Unsure
Row % Row % Row % Row %
Michigan Likely Voters 53% 30% 15% 2%
Party Identification** Republican 61% 28% 10% 1%
Independent 45% 34% 19% 2%
Tea Party Supporters 54% 33% 13% 1%
Intensity of Tea Party Support Strongly support Tea Party 47% 39% 14% 0%
Support Tea Party 58% 28% 12% 1%
Does not support Tea Party 52% 28% 18% 1%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 50% 30% 17% 2%
Conservative 56% 30% 13% 1%
Very conservative 50% 32% 16% 1%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 50% 30% 17% 2%
Conservative-Very conservative 55% 31% 14% 1%
Past Participation*** Yes 54% 31% 15% 1%
No 50% 29% 17% 4%
Republican Candidates Mitt Romney 86% 13% 0% 0%
Rick Santorum 33% 45% 21% 0%
Ron Paul 23% 39% 37% 0%
Newt Gingrich 53% 30% 18% 0%
Candidate Support Strongly support 56% 28% 15% 0%
Somewhat support 53% 35% 11% 0%
Might vote differently 42% 34% 24% 1%
Most Important Quality Shares your values 45% 39% 14% 2%
Is closest to you on the issues 50% 26% 22% 2%
Can beat President Obama in 2012 61% 29% 9% 1%
Has the experience to govern 63% 25% 12% 0%
Gender Men 53% 29% 17% 1%
Women 53% 32% 13% 2%
Age Under 45 54% 29% 15% 2%
45 or older 53% 31% 15% 1%
Region Wayne County (Detroit) 54% 26% 18% 2%
Oakland and Macomb Counties 57% 24% 18% 1%
Lansing-Ann Arbor Area 52% 34% 13% 2%
Grand Rapids Area 53% 33% 13% 1%
North Central/Upper Peninsula 49% 34% 14% 4%
Household Income Less than $75,000 52% 31% 16% 1%
$75,000 or more 55% 32% 12% 2%
Evangelical Christians 49% 32% 19% 0%
Mormons are Christians Yes 58% 30% 11% 1%
No-Unsure 46% 32% 20% 3%
Education Not college graduate 52% 31% 16% 2%
College graduate 55% 30% 14% 1%
Interview Type Landline 53% 29% 16% 2%
Cell Phone 53% 34% 11% 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.